To: AMFA Membership
From: Bret Oestreich, National Director Date: March 19, 2020
Re: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Dear Members:
Over the past several weeks, airlines and their employees have been under an enormous amount of pressure amid an ever-changing environment in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. AMFA leaders have been in communication with our carries on a regular basis and have been taking guidance from the CDC to ensure we are taking effective steps to combat the significant challenges posed by this pandemic.
We ask that if you are ill, or have been exposed to any virus in your household, do not come to work. Self-disclosure is imperative to help keep the work place safe and healthy. AMFA has been actively involved in making sure all our carriers follow through with work place cleaning and increased disinfecting. Please keep us aware of inadequate work place cleaning. We also encourage you to read and review company correspondences about leaves, adjusted schedules, and accommodations.
As Scott King, National Safety and Standards Director, said in the message put out last week regarding what you can do to protect your health,
AMFA will continue to collaborate with Alaska, Horizon, and Southwest on options for our members in the event possible restrictions or even a temporary shutdown is imposed on domestic air travel. In an effort to help our carriers, AMFA is supportive of and encouraged by the FAA's announcement that it will waive existing "use it or lose it" slot requirements for airlines at major US airports. In addition, we are closely monitoring and providing input on the government’s efforts to produce a financial assistance bill for the airline industry. Our Legislative Affairs team is supporting and advocating for more ways to address any potential economic impact on our members and the craft as a whole.