AFA - US Airways E-Line
January 29, 2002
http://www.afausairways.org/eline.htm
Contents:
Request
for Extension of Voluntary Furlough
Flight attendants on voluntary
furlough are required to notify the Company no later than 90 days prior
to the expiration of the voluntary furlough if they desire to extend their
furlough. For those flight attendants on a six (6) month Voluntary
Furlough which commenced December 2, 2001, you must apply for an extension
by MARCH 3, 2002.
The “REQUEST TO EXTEND VOLUNTARY
FURLOUGH” form is available from your Inflight Supervisor or from the AFA-US
Airways website. Go to: http://www.afausairways.org/Furlough/VFReq01_02.htm
Download/print the form and
fax to US Airways Inflight Administration at 703-872-6476.
The form must be received
by Inflight Administration no later than 90 days prior to the expiration
date of your Voluntary Furlough. Your request is subject to approval
by the Company. Voluntary Furlough Extensions will not be granted
past December 2, 2004.
Relatedly, AFA and the Company
have begun preliminary discussions on ways to mitigate any over-staffing
situations that may result from a large number of flight attendants returning
from the six-month voluntary furlough. AFA will keep you advised as more
information becomes available.
Massachusetts
Confronts the Recession:
A Speakout on Fairness
and Justice in the Economy
MASSACHUSETTS JOBS
WITH JUSTICE
The Weekly Workers’ Rights
Calendar
Massachusetts Confronts
the Recession:
A Speakout on Fairness and
Justice in the Economy
Date: Saturday, February
2
When: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Across the state, working people
and retirees are facing tough times. Thousands of people are being
laid off, losing their healthcare and retirement benefits. Worse, there
is virtually no safety net left to protect Massachusetts families: social
services have been cut and unemployment and welfare benefits have been
rolled back.
Meanwhile, CEOs are getting
big bonuses, companies are asking for - and getting - hefty tax breaks,
and Congress is once again talking about a tax give back for the wealthiest
Americans.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts
Workers’ Rights Board, this hearing will bring together those hardest hit
by the economic downturn to give testimony to state political, religious,
and community leaders.
Come support fellow Boston-based
flight attendants as they speak on behalf of those in our ranks who have
lost their jobs. Call Chris at 617-821-5886 or MASSACHUSETTS JOBS WITH
JUSTICE 617-524-8778 for more information. Those on an overnight are welcome
too!
BOSTON
WORKERS UNITE AND HELP IATSE LOCAL 182
Join IATSE Local 182’s Motion
Picture Machine Operators of Boston, the MASS AFL-CIO and STREETHEAT for
a day of solidarity as they rally for their jobs, fair contracts, and the
right to organize.
While the executives of Loews
Complex Entertainment have voted themselves $4.4 Million in bonuses, they
are tyring to oust current union projectionists in favor of managers, retaliating
against newly organized groups, and are discourgaing new groups of cinema
employees from organizing.
Date: Wednesday,
January 30th
Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Where: Loews Boston Common
Cinemas
Nearest T stops: Park(red),
Boylston (green), Downtown Crossing or Chinatown (Orange). Special Guests
will include local labor leaders and politicians to be announced.
For more information call:
Millie Gulimello
at IATSE Local 182 617-287-9867
Combating
Credit/Identity Theft
Original story contibuted
by an E-Line reader (edited for clarity):
A corporate attorney sent
this out to the employees in his company:
We’ve all heard
horror stories about fraud that’s committed using your name, address, SS#,
credit, etc. Unfortunately I (the author of this piece who happens
to be an attorney) have first hand knowledge, because my wallet was stolen
last month and within a week the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly
cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved
to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my
driving record information on line, and more.
But here’s some critical
information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone
you know:
-
As everyone always advises,
cancel your credit cards immediately, but the key is having the toll free
numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep
those where you can find them easily.
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File a police report immediately
in the jurisdiction where your wallet/pocketbook was stolen, this proves
to credit providers you were diligent, and is a first step toward an investigation
(if there ever is one).
But here’s what is perhaps most
important (I never ever thought to do this):
-
Call the three national credit
reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name
and SS#.
I had never heard of doing that
until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit
was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company
that checks your credit knows your information was stolen and they have
to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised
to do this, almost 2 weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done.
There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves’ purchases,
none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then,
no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away
this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them
in their tracks.
We pass along jokes; we pass
along just about everything. Do think about
passing this information
along. It could really help someone.
What to do if you are a victim
of Credit & Identity Theft
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CANCEL your credit cards immediately.
The key to this is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy
so you know whom to call. To be prepared, photocopy the contents
of your wallet. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc.
You will know what you had in your wallet if it is stolen you will have
all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel.
Keep the photocopy in a safe place.
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CALL the three national credit
reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name
and SS# (see below). This alert will warn lenders to be especially
careful in authenticating identity of anyone claiming to be you.
It will mean that you cannot open instant credit, for example, at a retail
store. But that is a minor inconvenience in light of the damage identity
theft can do.
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CONTACT each credit grantor
who has allowed a fraudulent account and tell them you did not open that
account. Have them close these accounts. If you open new accounts,
make sure to place a password on the account.
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FILE a report with your local
police department and make sure to get a copy.
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CALL the Federal Trade Commission
Identity Theft Toll-Free Hotline at 1-877-ID THEFT 1-877-438-4338).
This is the central point of contact within the federal government for
reporting incidents of identity theft.
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DOCUMENT all these contacts
with dates, names and phone numbers for your records.
AFA Scholarship
Fund
In 1993 Dee Maki, then AFA
President, established a scholarship program for dependents of AFA members.
Dee (PHW), provided the fund’s first donation and the Association of Flight
Attendants Scholarship Fund exists today due to donations by members, an
annual contribution by AFA and from other supporting organizations.
The fund’s purpose is to
further the education of promising young women and men who are dependents
of AFA members in good standing who otherwise would not have the opportunity
for higher education.
Applications can be obtained
through the AFA International Office - 800-424-2401, Georgeanne Wiggin
- ext 826, or from your local AFA Office. Plans are also underway
to post the scholarship application on the AFA International website. AFA
2002 Scholarship Fund applications must be received by APRIL 10 at:
The Association
of Flight Attendants Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 212
Warrenton, Virginia
22186
Donations to the AFA scholarship
Fund are fully deductible as a charitable donation under Internal Revenue
regulations and can be made at the above address. |
AFA
- US Airways MEC
