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AFA Employee Assistance Program Newsletter

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January 19, 2010

 

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Flight Attendants Helping Flight Attendants

International Alcohol Testing

When flying in and out of the International destinations please be aware that you could be alcohol tested at arrival or departure from your international destination. If suspected by any airport authority that you are under the influence, you could be detained until that test is performed, and possibly even jailed.

  • Use extreme caution when consuming alcohol on an overnight on your international layover.
  • Security screeners are not only trained but are REQUIRED to report any suspicious behavior.
  • You can be prosecuted for violating the law. Period!
  • Convictions can result in heavy fines and/or prison time.
  • Failure to submit to a breathalyzer test will result in your immediate arrest.
  • THINK before you drink!

Company Policy

US Airways prohibits any employee from reporting for duty or remaining on duty while having a breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher.

The level that you must register is .02 or below, same as our corporate policy, but, remember that both the actions and procedures that you are subjected too may well differ from country to country.

USA MEC EAP Chairperson
Deborah A. McCormick

Local EAP Numbers

Washington # 41 Annette Hill 703-212-0580
Barbara Collier 202-230-7026
Walter Davis 202-230-7633
Philadelphia-#70 Mark King (chairperson) 267-455-7561
  Angela 'Cookie' Turner 404-423-3793
  Candace Ackerman 267-250-4459
Lee Jarrell 215-554-1917
Charlotte-#89 Jackie Anthony (chairperson) 704-579-0857
Laurie Harkenrider (chairperson) 704-501-6308
  Lucy Mosby 704-299-0658
  Eloise Dean 910-465-2112
  Terri Flynt 919-943-1977
  Linda Shuford 704-906-3458
  Jeffrey Steele 704-258-4350
Boston-#69

Deborah McCormick

401-225-1459

Should you not be able to contact a peer representative, you may also call the International AFA EAP help-line at 1-800-424-2406 or 1-202-434-0560 to assist you with accessing resources.

USA MEC EAP Chairperson
Deborah A. McCormick

401-294-6107
401-225-1459 (Cell)

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