Take Action to End the Shutdown
Take Action to End the Shutdown
January 21, 2019 - The government shutdown is in Day 31. Real people are facing real consequences during the longest shutdown in history. No money to pay for rent, for childcare, or a tank of gas to get to work.
Read more »General Strike: The Fierce Urgency of Now
General Strike: Fierce Urgency of Now
January 20, 2019 — AFA International President Sara Nelson accepted the 2019 AFL-CIO MLK Drum Major for Justice Award, with a call to conference activists from across the Labor Movement to talk with their union leadership about conducting a General Strike to end the Government Shutdown.
2019 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil and Human Rights Awards Dinner
Washington, DC
Air Traffic Map is Not Partisan
Jan 20, 2019 - Which one of these airplanes are Democrat, Republican, Independent, Libertarians, Green Party, Military, MED EVAC (heart transplants etc.)?
Read more »FBI Agents: Shutdown Threatens National Security
FBI Agents: Shutdown Threatens National Security
January 20, 2019 - The government closure has pushed workers into hardship – and weakened the very immigration system it was meant to bolster
Read more »Government Shutdown’s Negative Impact on Federal Cybersecurity
Government Shutdown’s Negative Impact on Federal Cybersecurity
This article was originally posted by Security Boulevard on January 14, 2019.
A quick glance at the headlines tell you how the government shutdown is affecting people across the country. National parks vandalized. Food safety inspections halted. Air travel at risk as planes aren’t fixed or inspected and TSA workers calling in sick instead of working without pay. These are all very serious concerns, but there is another area impacted by the shutdown: Our nation’s cybersecurity is at stake.
Read more »10 Years of Awe: Celebrating Crew of US Airways Flight 1549
10 Years of Awe: Celebrating Crew of US Airways Flight 1549
January 15, 2019 - On the tenth anniversary of the amazing water landing, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) cheers the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 for inspiring the world with a “miracle” on the Hudson.
Read more »Take Action to Stop the Shutdown
Take Action to Stop the Shutdown
January 15, 2019 — The government shutdown is in Day 25, with key safety programs stopped. TSA officers and air traffic controllers are coming to work to do their jobs, but they are not getting paid and the financial stress is piling up as we need these "essential" government employees focused on safety and security.
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