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Spouse. David Borer. Children. 1. Sara Nelson (born March 11, 1973) is an American union leader who serves as the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, AFL–CIO. [1] A United Airlines flight attendant since 1996, she previously served as AFA's international vice president for a term beginning January 1, 2011.
Website. www.afacwa.org. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (commonly known as AFA) is a union representing flight attendants in the United States. As of January 2018, AFA represents 50,000 flight attendants at 20 airlines. Since 2004, AFA has been part of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), an affiliate of AFL–CIO.
Flight attendants also want to be paid during the time that passengers board the plane. Only Delta Air Lines, whose attendants are nonunion, currently pays during boarding. At other U.S. carriers ...
When Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, started to emerge as the most dynamic labor leader in years, issuing calls to arms for workers all over the country, it was ...
Delta is the only U.S.-based mainline carrier where flight attendants don’t have a union, but there has been a major push recently to get its employees representation. Flight attendants to rally ...
Veda Shook is the former International President of the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, AFL-CIO. [1] An Alaska Airlines flight attendant since 1991, she previously served as AFA's International Vice President for a term beginning January 1, 2007. Today, AFA-CWA represents nearly 60,000 flight attendants at 23 airlines.
The union said 100,000 flight attendants are currently in contract negotiations. The effort came about due to their working conditions and pay having been “eroded” by operational issues and ...
Patricia A. Friend is the former International President of the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, AFL-CIO. A United Airlines flight attendant since 1966, during her 16 years as International President, Friend was a respected leader in the airline industry and throughout the labor movement. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks ...