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Greetings,
Dear AFA-CWA Member:
Your Congressional Representative, Dana Rohrabacher has yet to support extending Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) benefits to all flight attendants. As a constituent of Congressman Rohrabacher, we need your help to contact and urge him to support the Airline Flight Crew Family and Medical Leave Act.
You may have already sent an e-mail or letter to Congressman Rohrabacher and we appreciate your support, however, it's time for your voice to be heard?.literally! Placing a phone call to his office is the best way to get him to co-sponsor our legislation.
The Family and Medical Leave Act was intended to provide all Flight Attendants with the ability to take time off from work to take care of family members facing serious illness. Unfortunately, corporate executives and their allies in congress have short-changed many of our flying partners, denying them the protections of FMLA. The law, signed by President Clinton has been a lifeline for working families, protecting their jobs while they attend to family priorities.
To ensure that all Flight Attendants are covered by FMLA, AFA-CWA worked with our friends in Congress to draft and introduce The Airline Flight Crew Family and Medical Leave Act. Members of Congress are signing on to our bill, with over 180 cosponsors so far. Our FMLA legislation is a bi-partisan bill, attracting support from both Democrats and Republicans.
While our momentum is gaining for our legislation, AFA-CWA government affairs activists have met with many members of the House and Senate who have made it clear that, in order to sign on, they need to hear from their constituents - you!
E-mail campaigns and traditional letter writing campaigns are effective but only up to a certain point. Calling Congressman Rohrabacher’s office, identifying yourself as a constituent and asking that he co-sponsor the Airline Flight Crew Family and Medical Leave Act is the most effective way to gain his support.
Below is the contact information, as well as a sample script that you can use when calling him. Please take the few minutes it takes to help make your voice heard by your elected representatives.
202-225-2415
Sample phone call script for Congressman Rohrabacher:
Hello. My name is ___________ I am a Flight Attendant and a voter in your district. I am calling Congressman Rohrabacher to ask him to cosponsor HR 2744, The Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act.
This bill is a priority for all flight crewmembers and for me.
As a constituent I would appreciate his support and I hope that you will convey this message to Congressman Rohrabacher.
Again, please tell Congressman to cosponsor HR 2744. Thank you.
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If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or your AFA-CWA Local Council. And please let us know if you made your call.
Working together we can make a difference. Thank you for your help.
In Solidarity, Mary Oswald Email: oswaldmec@yahoo.com AFA-CWA / American Eagle MEC Government Affairs Chair
Find more info on Flight Attendant FMLA at http://www.afaeagle.org/gac.htm |
