U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio and Sherwood Boehlert have written a letter to FAA Administrator Jane Garvey asking her to rescind the FAA's jurisdiction over crewmember's health and safety issues. This would allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to claim jurisdiction. The APFA is asking that all APFA members call, fax, or e-mail their Representatives in Congress today and urge them to sign Representative Defazio's and Representative Sherwood's letter to Administrator Garvey. APFA President John Ward has already sent a letter to each Member of Congress on behalf of the entire APFA Membership, but they need to hear from you personally.
Flight Attendants are among the only workers in the transportation industry that do not have some form of OSHA coverage. It is time for that to change. Contact your U.S. Representative today and ask them to help end the 26 years of unfair treatment of Flight Attendants. Ask them to sign the Defazio-Boehlert letter asking the FAA to step aside and allow OSHA to provide Flight Attendants with safety and health protections. (A similar Senate letter is in the works. We will notify you as soon as it is released.)
You can locate your Representative's contact information by going to the APFA Web site at www.apfa.org and clicking on the "Write To Congress" link.
Representatives that have already signed the letter are: Representatives Peter Defazio, Sherwood Boehlert, Rush Holt, Tom Lantos, Gregory Meeks, Stephen Lynch, Barney Franks, and Frank Lobiondo.
Flight Attendants are among the only workers in the transportation industry that do not have some form of OSHA coverage. It is time for that to change. Contact your U.S. Representative today and ask them to help end the 26 years of unfair treatment of Flight Attendants. Ask them to sign the Defazio-Boehlert letter asking the FAA to step aside and allow OSHA to provide Flight Attendants with safety and health protections. (A similar Senate letter is in the works. We will notify you as soon as it is released.)
You can locate your Representative's contact information by going to the APFA Web site at www.apfa.org and clicking on the "Write To Congress" link.
Representatives that have already signed the letter are: Representatives Peter Defazio, Sherwood Boehlert, Rush Holt, Tom Lantos, Gregory Meeks, Stephen Lynch, Barney Franks, and Frank Lobiondo.