September 18, 2020 — Congress has 12 days to save our jobs! Inaction is not an option and there is growing support for a full relief bill. Everyone “supports us.” True support for the American worker comes in the form of a relief bill. We need every Flight Attendant, regardless of status, to commit to Take Action every day until October 1st.
| View in a web browser Flight Attendants to Congress: 12 Day Deadline. Pass COVID Relief NOW. Congress has 12 days to act. Without a COVID relief bill that includes an extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP), tens of thousands of aviation workers will lose their jobs on October 1, and that’s only the beginning. Yesterday, Flight Attendants in Denver rallied outside of Sen. Cory Gardner’s office demanding Congress to get back to the table and pass an extension of the Payroll Support Program. NEW AND DUE TO YOUR ACTION: Yesterday, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) took to the Senate flow and urged her colleagues to take action to pass a COVID relief bill and extend the Payroll Support Program. She urged lawmakers to “come back to the table” before the major layoffs. Watch her entire floor speech > Yesterday, Airline CEOs met with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the need to extend the Payroll Support Program and prevent tens of thousands of furloughs on Oct. 1. American CEO Doug Parker told reporters, “We airline CEOs are here on behalf of the people that work for us, keeping our country moving when our country is largely paralyzed. Without action [from Congress] they’re going to be furloughed on Oct. 1. It’s not fair to them, it’s not fair to our country. We’re just here to plead with everyone involved to get to a COVID relief package before October 1.” Watch the airline CEOs remarks > TAKE ACTION EVERY DAY Call Congress Make three calls every day. One to your Representative and two to your Senators. SENATE: 888-848-4824 HOUSE: 888-907-9365 “Hello, I am a constituent calling to tell my (Senator/Representative) that aviation workers need a relief package before October 1 to stop mass job loss and cuts to small airports that also hurt veterans and other Americans who count on air service to get their medicines in the mail. Both parties and the White House are on record with overwhelming support for an extension to the Payroll Support Program for essential workers and to keep service in place to small communities. But words of support won’t keep us flying or help us pay our bills. We need a COVID-19 relief package with our payroll support passed TODAY. In [12] days we’re out of work and millions are hurting without this relief! Keep us connected to our jobs, paychecks, & healthcare. We are counting on you. Thank you.” Tweet Your Representative and Senators (add pictures of you in uniform to each!): We’ve made it easy to Tweet at your lawmakers. Just click here and follow the form, it will automatically add your Representatives and Senators to the tweet> Or, you can copy and paste the below Tweets into your Twitter. “Flight Attendants and aviation workers are facing massive layoffs on Oct. 1 if Congress does not act. [tag your Senators/Representative], pass #ReliefNow to save my job & healthcare! #ExtendPSP I’m one of thousands of furloughed Flight Attendants who needs [tag your Senators/Representative] to act to extend the Payroll Support Program before Oct. 1. We need #ReliefNow! #ExtendPSP.” Tell your personal story using the hashtags #ReliefNow and #ExtendPSP If you do not know your Senators or Representatives’ Twitter handles you can find them here! Don’t have Twitter, set up an account today to take action. Here’s how > #ReliefNow Actions Rally for CARES in NYC – Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:00 AM Office Building of Senators Schumer & Gillibrand 780 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 RSVP here > #ReliefNow Rally Orlando – Monday, September 21 11:00 AM Senator Marco Rubio’s Office 201 S Orange Ave #350 Orlando, FL 32801 RSVP here > Detroit #ReliefNow – Monday, September 21, 2020 11:00 AM Senator Debbie Stabenow Chrysler House Bldg. – Downtown Detroit 719 Griswold St #700 Detroit, MI 48226 RSVP here > #ReiefNow #ExtendPSP Minnesota – Monday, September 21 10:00 AM Senator Amy Klobuchar’s Minneapolis Office 1200 Washington Ave S, #250 Minneapolis, MN 55415 RSVP here > Relief NOW! ATL Rally – Tuesday, September 22 11:00 AM Senator David Perdue’s Office 3280 Peachtree Rd. NE Atlanta, GA 30305 RSVP here > #ReliefNow Phoenix, AZ – Tuesday, September 22 9:00 AM Outside Senator Martha McSally’s Office 2201 E Camelback Road #115 Scottsdale, AZ 85016 RSVP here > #ExtendPSP Rally L.A. – Wednesday, September 23 10:00 AM Senator Dianne Feinstein’s L.A. Office 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915 Los Angeles, CA 90025 RSVP here > * This will be immediately followed by an event at Sen. Harris office. RSVP here > Plan your own #ReliefNow event > Write Congress Sign this letter to your Representative and Senators > AFA in the News Airline industry presses for more aid, CBS This Morning Airlines struggle amid pandemic, jobs at risk, TODAY Show Airline CEOs meet with White House in last-minute plea for more coronavirus aid, CNBC Airline workers rally for extension of ‘vital’ federal COVID-19 relief program, News5 Cleveland Hawaiian Airlines’ job cuts widen with delayed reopening for tourism, Honolulu Star-Advertiser Flight attendant advocate Sara Nelson fights to protect their jobs, Roll Call Airline workers have lower rates of COVID-19 than general population, Business Insider |