AFA-CWA Lobby Day July 28, 2010, Washington D.C.
Last week nearly 50 flight attendants from AFA-CWA represented airlines participated in the July 28, 2010 day of lobbying on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Flight attendant groups spent a full day visiting Senate and Congressional offices to urge support and passage of the FAA Reauthorization Bill, 
Bankruptcy and Pension reform to protect American workers and retirees, and legislation to prevent Aviation Job Outsourcing, (job loss due to Joint Ventures)
A team of flight attendant constituents from United, Alaska, Mesa, and Northwest/ Delta, visited offices of Senators Patty Murray-WA, Maria Cantwell-WA, and Washington representatives Jay Inslee-1st WA, Jim McDermott -7th-WA, and Dave Reichert-8th WA to name a few. Flight attendant’s personal stories and perspectives were shares regarding:
* the need for health and safety requirements, clean air quality standards, fatigue studies and provisions for flight attendants included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill
* the personal and economic impact of bankruptcy court decisions on our collective bargaining agreements
* the need to retain good jobs for American workers by regulating airline’s joint ventures as they attempt to outsource flight attendant jobs.
WASHINGTON STATE RACE FOR SENATE: “DINO IS COMING”. DINO ROSSI TO RUN AGAINST INCUMBENT PATTY MURRAY FOR US. SENATE
http://www.wslc.org/cope/rossi.htm
This fall’s election season promises to be contentious, with potential to unseat a number of elected officials who have worked closely with AFA-CWA and who support many issues important to airline employees.
THANK YOU Seattle Flight Attendants of LEC 96!
Both Senator Murray and Cantwell’s offices noted the large number of letters that have been received by Washington State flight attendant constituents who signed letters to urge passage of the FAA Reauthorization Bill with flight attendant friendly provisions. Thanks to all who signed letters at the visibility tables for your participation in this very effective effort to bring attention to our issues. Phone calls, letters and emails are very effective tools to engage our elected officials and gain their attention and support.
Current Status of FAA Reauthorization Bill:
The FAA Reauthorization Bill has been extended an additional 60 days, until the end of September 2010. (The controversial Fed-EX issue is one provision that has kept the Bill from passing). Hopefully the Bill will be addressed and passed when Congress reconvenes in September. Additionally, there are currently over 425 bills that have been passed in the House, and are currently sitting in the Senate. Nancy Pelosi, a guest speaker at the CWA Legislative convention addressed the lack of cooperation and difficulty passing legislation in the current congress.
EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!
We help further our causes by electing candidates who support our issues. Don’t miss out on voting in the general election November 2 because you are not registered to vote, or haven’t updated your address. Online voter registration is easy. You can also verify you are registered to vote, update your address if you have moved, find out how to contact your elected officials, and more at:
www.govote.com or www.rockthevote.com
Did you know?
That Washington State has more than 400,000 union members? We are the 4th most unionized state in the nation.
For legislative, local, and union news you can use, visit the following sites:
Delta-AFA. Our Voice on Capitol Hill
http://www.deltaafa.org/default2.asp?active_page_id=120
NWA AFA Council 96 Seattle website
NWA AFA Government Affairs
http://www.nwaafa.org/committees/govaffairs/
Washington State Labor Council:
Right to Work vs. Free Bargaining
http://www.wslc.org/legis/ri-work.htm
Pride at Work
AFL-CIO Young Workers Summit
http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/06/09/follow-the-afl-cio-young-workers-summit-live/
LEC 96 is on Facebook
AFA LEC 96 SEATTLE
Sara Crippen
Lec 96 Gov Affairs Chair
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