• Involuntary Furloughed Job Opportunity Notification Extension
• Benefit Telephone Number Changes
• Accessing The Hub
• AFA Local Numbers

Involuntary Furloughed Job Opportunity Notification Extension

The announcement whereby America West will offer positions to involuntarily furloughed flight attendants on the US Airways seniority list has been extended until Noon, EST, Thursday, February 2nd, 2006. 

The bid form below gives you the following two choices:

(a) bid on the opportunities that are currently available; or

(b) bypass on this round of opportunities and be considered for potential future opportunities at America West. If you bypass this round of training classes, you will be contacted once more for future America West opportunities. If at that time you then pass, you will not be considered for any additional America West training classes, but it will not affect your recall rights to US Airways.

If you do not return your bid in a timely fashion, you will be deemed to have passed this round of opportunities. Once you bid for a class, if you later cancel, no-show or fail to complete the class, you will lose your right to a position at America West, unless extenuating circumstances are reviewed and approved by America West.

Classes are scheduled for March, April, and June 2006.

More information can be found at the links below.

http://www.afausairways.org/merger/invol_offer.doc

http://www.afausairways.org/merger/Bidform_AWA.doc

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Benefit Telephone Number Changes

Beginning Monday, February 6, 2006 flight attendants will no longer contact the Benefits Center for information on Long Term Disability or questions about the pension program.

Effective February 6, 2006 please use the following telephone numbers:

MetLife (Long Term Disability) 1-800-638-2242

Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) on pension: 1-800-400-7242

Paul H. Frishkorn
AFA MEC Benefits Chairperson
PFrishkorn@afausairways.org
610-544-2875

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Accessing The Hub:

http://thehub.usairways.com 
Logging in the first time your user name is u0(zero) and your five digit employee number. Your initial password is the first five digits of your social security number. Questions about the Hub? Please contact the EDS Help Desk at 336-744-6000 for assistance. More information can also be found HERE.

AFA Local Numbers

Council 40 PIT 724-695-3329
Council 41 DCA 703-212-8090
Council 69 BOS 781-289-8454
Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
Council 82 LGA 315-736-3483
Council 89 CLT 704-527-0325

New Hotline Number Toll Free: 866-USA-AFA2
US AIRWAYS Benefits Information 800-872-4780

Reply to Inflight: askinflight@usairways.com

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