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100 American Airlines flight attendants have coronavirus, union says
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:28 pm
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The union representing flight attendants for American Airlines says about 100 flight attendants have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, representing more than 27,000 flight attendants, disclosed the figure in a message to its membership and said the airline has "agreed to start providing face masks for frontline team members while at work should you choose to wear one." The union said masks are being distributed this week.
APFA president Julie Hedrick said Tuesday the union has "been pushing the company since January" to provide personal protective equipment for flight attendants.
"We have consistently advocated for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all of our flight attendants to be available on every aircraft, for social distancing between passengers and crew jump seats, for thermal scanning in the airports, and to receive immediate notification of flight attendants who have tested positive for the virus," Hedrick said.
“Flight attendants are aviation's first responders, who are transporting medical personnel and supplies into COVID-19 hotspots, and they need to be treated and protected as such."
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:30 pm to John88
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Flight attendants are aviation's first responders, who are transporting medical personnel and supplies into COVID-19 hotspots, and they need to be treated and protected as such."
New front runner in the Covid war hero campaign?
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:31 pm to John88
Will be watching the stock price.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:32 pm to John88
Id like to know how many flight attendants they have. This can't be a very big percentage. Though I do imagine that flying is high risk.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:32 pm to John88
Are they giving them n95s or shitty paper surgical masks that are giving openings as wide as the Grand Canyon for droplets to jump into?
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:32 pm to John88
Aren’t they down to like 15 flights a day?
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:33 pm to Btrtigerfan
Nah, leverage in their next negotiation. They got taken to the woodshed a few years ago. I think they turned down a deal, opted for mediation and got a lot less.
This was during the US Airways integration. Doug Parker won big.
This was during the US Airways integration. Doug Parker won big.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:33 pm to BearsFan
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Id like to know how many flight attendants they have
I’d guess around 27,000
Ah, I guess the union represents all flight attendants, not just AA’s
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:39 pm to BearsFan
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Id like to know how many flight attendants they have
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:47 pm to John88
What are their underlying causes
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:49 pm to Winston Cup
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What are their underlying causes
Most are fat and ugly
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:53 pm to John88
This proves it. Flight attendants are sluts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:55 pm to Btrtigerfan
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Will be watching the stock price.
They have worst balance sheet among the majors.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:57 pm to fallguy_1978
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fallguy_1978
Thanks
Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:59 pm to Btrtigerfan
I think some of them will go under or merge unless we bail them all out. That will require more stimulus.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:00 pm to Ed Osteen
AA probably doesn't have as many as it seems, since a lot of "AA" flights are actually those regional carriers.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:30 pm to John88
Not being ugly at all when I ask this — how many of them typically miss stents due to flu?
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