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For Immediate Release: June 26, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
Flight Attendant Union Calls For Action To End Domestic
Violence
Washington, DC, June 26, 2012 – Joined by hundreds of supporters
and inspirational speakers, International President of the
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), Veda Shook, spoke at
a rally today in support of a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
reauthorization that serves all victims. The rally was part of a
national campaign in support of the “real” VAWA bill pending in
Congress.
“It is imperative that Congress continue its work to reauthorize
the VAWA. We need to pass comprehensive, expansive
reauthorization that expands protections to all victims of
domestic violence; female, male, gay, bisexual transgender,
Native American and immigrant,” said Shook. “Now is not the time
to roll back current law and deny coverage to any victim.”
In addition to participating in today’s high-profile event,
Flight Attendants across the country flooded Congressional
leadership offices with calls urging the U.S. Senate and House
of Representatives to take action before leaving for summer
recess. The “real” VAWA passed in the Senate on April 26. AFA
and supporters hope that the Senate will resolve the procedural
problems in S.1925 and bring the bill to conference with the
House. A final bill must be passed before the end of summer,
reauthorizing the landmark VAWA of 1994.
“In the early 1990s, AFA helped spearhead the implementation of
VAWA. Today, we are here to help continue our legacy of fighting
to end abuse in personal relationships. The list of potential
victims is too long and our great nation has come too far in
erasing barriers to legalized discrimination. It is time to pass
the real VAWA so that no victim will be turned away and denied
help and assistance,” added Shook.
The Association of Flight Attendants is the world’s largest
Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant
issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight
Attendant profession for over 65 years. Serving as the voice for
Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in
the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight
Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working
conditions. Nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 21 airlines come
together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong
Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at
www.afacwa.org .
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