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Paused AMFA Airline Rep Membership Update 01.02.21 January 2, 2021 To All AMFA Members at Southwest Airlines: As you know on December 18th, we had completed the hearings for all three Expedited Arbitrations (AMT, App Tech, and FMT) for furlough protection. AMFA was to the point where briefs were due to the arbitrators starting next week. We are pleased to communicate that all three cases are now officially history. Read More... Download: ALR Member Update 01022021.pdf ALR Membership Update 12.18.20 December 18, 2020 To All AMFA Members at Southwest Airlines: The expedited arbitrations concerning the “Reduction in Force” for all three AMFA represented groups began on Monday the 14th and concluded this afternoon. Each Arbitration case had a separate arbitrator assigned. Read More... Download: ALR Membership Update 18Dec2020.pdf ALR Membership Update 12.2.2020 The expedited arbitrations for protections from furlough have been scheduled. As a reminder, we placed the Company on notice by letter dated October 23, 2020 that if WARN Act notices were sent to our members, we intended to utilize the expedited arbitration provisions of our CBAs in order to enforce language, among other provisions, which restricts any reduction in force so long as the Company continues to outsource our work. Read More... Download: ALR Member Update-12022020.pdf ALR Membership Update 11.23.20 November 23, 2020 To All AMFA Members at Southwest Airlines: We met with the Company today for the first time since it issued WARN Act notices to our members last week. The Company’s actions today served only to reinforce its goal of not letting this crisis go to waste. Read More... Download: ALR Member Update-112320.pdf ALR Membership Update Re: WARN Act Notices November 18, 2020 To All AMFA Members at Southwest Airlines: Southwest Airlines, under its current leadership, showed its true colors today. Those colors paint a picture of a company engaged in textbook crisis capitalism. As you are now aware, Southwest sent WARN Act notices to 403 of our members today. Read More... Download: ALR Member Update-111820.pdf

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National Director Update Dear Members: We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy as we continue to navigate through this COVID-19 pandemic. We are cautiously optimistic as we continue to see cases decline throughout the United States. Despite the challenging time, our members are the most unified we have ever been as mechanics and related aviation professionals. We thank you for your perseverance and dedication in performing your duties and producing a safe, reliable aircraft. Our unity, especially during these times, is our strength. Please read the Mechanic’s Creed. Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs), also known as aircraft mechanics, work tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of the flying American public, and in many cases these men and women do so while working odd hours, weekends, and holidays in all types of inclement weather. They take to heart the responsibility to provide a safe aircraft and strive to maintain the trust of the flying public. On behalf of AMFA members and our craft, we are proud of the AMTs who emanate their knowledge, skill, and integrity every day to maintain our country’s aircraft. Read More... Download: 20210302 ND Monthly Update Oestreich.pdf Aviation Industry Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting On October 8, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders on issues facing the agency in the administration of the whistleblower protection provisions under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21). OSHA is interested in obtaining information from the public on key issues facing the agency’s whistleblower program. AMFA National Safety and Standards Director Scott King was in attendance and had the opportunity to provide the following feedback to questions posed by OSHA: Read More... Download: 20191014_OSHA_AIR21_Stakeholders_Mtg.pdf AMFA Smartphone App Now Available!! AMFA is proud to introduce the New AMFA Smart Phone App! Here you'll find the latest news, updates, and relevant information regarding the Association including the Facebook and Twitter feeds. The AMFA App is available in both Apple and Android formats. To download the app click here from your smartphone or navigate to the following from your smartphones browser http://apps.unionactive. Read More...

National Director Update Dear Members: We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy as we continue to navigate through this COVID-19 pandemic. We are cautiously optimistic as we continue to see cases decline throughout the United States. Despite the challenging time, our members are the most unified we have ever been as mechanics and related aviation professionals. We thank you for your perseverance and dedication in performing your duties and producing a safe, reliable aircraft. Our unity, especially during these times, is our strength. Please read the Mechanic’s Creed. Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMTs), also known as aircraft mechanics, work tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of the flying American public, and in many cases these men and women do so while working odd hours, weekends, and holidays in all types of inclement weather. They take to heart the responsibility to provide a safe aircraft and strive to maintain the trust of the flying public. On behalf of AMFA members and our craft, we are proud of the AMTs who emanate their knowledge, skill, and integrity every day to maintain our country’s aircraft. Read More... Download: 20210302 ND Monthly Update Oestreich.pdf

Aviation Industry Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting On October 8, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a public meeting to solicit comments and suggestions from stakeholders on issues facing the agency in the administration of the whistleblower protection provisions under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21). OSHA is interested in obtaining information from the public on key issues facing the agency’s whistleblower program. AMFA National Safety and Standards Director Scott King was in attendance and had the opportunity to provide the following feedback to questions posed by OSHA: Read More... Download: 20191014_OSHA_AIR21_Stakeholders_Mtg.pdf

AMFA Smartphone App Now Available!! AMFA is proud to introduce the New AMFA Smart Phone App! Here you'll find the latest news, updates, and relevant information regarding the Association including the Facebook and Twitter feeds. The AMFA App is available in both Apple and Android formats. To download the app click here from your smartphone or navigate to the following from your smartphones browser http://apps.unionactive. Read More...