About The AFA

The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) is the world's largest labor union organized by flight attendants, for flight attendants. AFA represents over 46,000 flight attendants at 26 airlines, serving as a voice for flight attendants at their workplace, in the industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill. Simply put, the goal of flight attendants who become part of AFA is to negotiate better pay, benefits, working conditions and work rules at their airline, and to improve their safety on the job.

AFA negotiates the best flight attendant contracts in the industry, maintaining and improving wages, benefits and working conditions for flight attendants.
AFA has strength in numbers and a professional staff to assist flight attendants with workplace, career and interpersonal concerns.
AFA is a democratic union representing flight attendants at every type of carrier. All AFA officers are flight attendants who solicit member input on policy and financial decisions.
AFA is the only flight attendant union solely representing flight attendant's concerns affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the 13-million-member American labor federation.
AFA shares information and strategies, working in solidarity with flight attendant unions around the world through the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF).

AFA policies, budgets and dues levels are set by AFA's democratically-elected flight attendant leaders. All AFA officers are flight attendants. Copies of financial reports and the AFA Constitution and Bylaws are available to every member upon request from their local representatives.

At Each Domicile
All flight attendants working for the same airline and assigned to the same domicile form the Local Council. The president, vice president and secretary of each council, elected by the members of that Local Council to a three-year term, form the Local Executive Council (LEC).

At Each Airline
All local council presidents from the same airline form a Master Executive Council (MEC). The MEC elects a president, vice president and secretary-treasurer for three-year terms, and handles negotiations and other business affecting members at that airline.

At the National Level
The Board of Directors (BOD), the union's highest governing body, consists of all AFA local council presidents. The BOD amends AFA's Constitution and Bylaws, elects national officers, determines the annual budget and oversees all union activities.

All MEC presidents make up the Executive Board, which interprets policy and carries out decisions of the Board of Directors.

The BOD elects and advises the International Officers - the international president, vice president and secretary-treasurer - who serve full-time for four-year terms and administer union operations.

AFA-CWA Union Websites
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CWA Local Numbers

Domicile	CWA Local Number
JFK	21005
LHR	21007
ORD	24008
DEN	27009
SEA	27010
SFO	29011
LAX	29012
HNL	29014
FRA	21020
DCA	28021
LAS	29025
HKG	29026
BOS	21027
NRT	29038

AFA Local / National Contacts (See also >> The Council 5 Directory)

Office:	AFA Local Council 5 Office
Address:	PO Box 101 West Haverstraw, NY 10993
Telephone:	(845) 893-6327
Fax:	(845) 429-7741
Email:	council5@council5.org
EAP Hotline:	(800) 424-2406

Office:	AFA MEC Office
Address:	One O'Hare Center 6250 N. River Rd. Suite 4020 Rosemont, IL 60018 View/Print Map to MEC Office
Telephone:	(847) 292-7170
Fax:	(847) 292-7180
Email:	info@unitedafa.org
Website:	http://www.unitedafa.org/

Office:	AFA-CWA International Office
Address:	501 Third Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone:	(202) 434-1300
Fax:
Email:	afatalk@afanet.org
Website:	http://www.afanet.org/

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