How Can Joining AFA Help Me?

Questions, answers & information about the world's largest flight attendant union.

Who We Are

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, is the largest flight attendant union in the world  started by flight attendants nearly 60 years ago.

Flight attendants from every AFA airline elect flight attendant leaders from each base to serve as their local AFA officers who will represent you at your airline. In turn, those local officers serve as delegates to AFA's annual Board of Directors meeting, where they set policies and priorities for the entire union, approve the annual budget, and elect three International Officers every four years.

AFA negotiates and enforces labor contracts, and represents flight attendants' interests before Congress and federal agencies. AFA is known within our industry and around the world as a strong and positive advocate for flight attendants and our issues. From demanding fair treatment to winning industry-leading contracts, from investigating aircraft accidents to lobbying for onboard safety protections * AFA is the leading advocate for flight attendants.

Today, AFA joins together 46,000 flight attendants at more than two dozen airlines. AFA is part of the 700,000 member strong Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO.