Piedmont Flight Attendants cannot afford to work at Piedmont and are taking a strike vote right now. I just signed a petition supporting @afa_cwa Piedmont Flight Attendants' Fight for a Fair Contract. Join me: https://t.co/c8YPEkvMTs #1u
1/ My statement on the budget resolution, which includes #paidleave for family & medical needs at the top of the Senate Finance Committee list is below, but let me just say here that the scope of much needed investments for climate, care and jobs is beautiful. #BuildBackBetter
Glad to report that @FlyFrontier is doing the right thing. Thanks to so many people for supporting the work of Flight Attendants and the incredibly difficult jobs crews are charged with doing right now.
Today, we remember the 2 crew and 3 passengers who perished onboard American Eagle Flight 5456, a scheduled commuter flight between San Juan and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The plane crashed during heavy rain into a swamp, short of the runway in Mayagüez.
#Illinois Flight Attendants, family, & friends: We need you to call your State Reps and tell them to support Senate Bill 645 so that Flight Attendants & other aviation workers can be protected by the Illinois Sick Leave Act. Make your call: https://t.co/GaCwWOviLG
Let the youth in your life know they can count on you, including ones that might be hard to talk about, like a private photo being posted. Learn what to do if an explicit photo has been posted online, via @MissingKids: https://t.co/1CChqn62zV #onlinesafety#parentingtips
Urgent Illinois Action: Call your state representative and tell them to support Senate Bill 645 so airline workers can be protected by the Illinois Sick Leave Act. Make your call now! https://t.co/FWN08x7fZ5
Illinois aviation workers have been excluded from IL expanded sick leave! Speaker @RepChrisWelch, please move SB 645 so that Flight Attendants& aviation workers are included and protected by the Illinois Sick Leave Act
Every person I met in Birmingham/Bessemer (I was meeting with Amazon workers) was relieved to get the ARP stimulus checks because she/he/they were barely hanging on and needed the $. Keep talking like you don’t know the people at all who make Amazon possible. See you at the table
WE DID IT! Congress passed the American Rescue Plan, extending our Payroll Support Program through September 30, 2021. @POTUS will sign the bill this week. WATCH this message from @afa_cwa President @FlyingwithSara. #ExtendPSP
As early as tomorrow, the Senate will begin work on the American Rescue Plan with #ExtendPSP. Call your Senators every day this week.
SENATE: 888-848-4824
We talked to Sara Nelson, the International President of @afa_cwa about the possibilities for the #labormovement in 2021 and beyond. https://t.co/6yW1xT9sG3
Tomorrow, at 11:00am EST, @FlyingWithSara will testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on: “Protecting Transportation Workers and Passengers from COVID: Gaps in Safety, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps.” Watch via livestream: https://t.co/tD9rMFgyVl
We applaud @JoeBiden for including #PaidLeave and #PaidSickDays in the #RescuePackage. These programs are critical for our nation's recovery, our public health and the livelihood of millions of Americans.
"We in aviation have a serious role to play in nat'l security...Airlines, in coordination w/ TSA, DHS, FAA, DOT & law enforcement must take all steps to ensure the safety & security of passengers & crew by keeping all problems on the ground." - @afa_cwa. https://t.co/ZuLRvcYM31