The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) is a union representing over 50,000 flight attendants across 17 airlines. ¹ The AFA is part of the 700,000-strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), which itself is an affiliate of the wider American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). ²

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2019 House Democrats Issues Conference

Sara Nelson, president of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, participated in a discussion titled “Standing up for America’s Working People” at the 2019 House Democrats Issues Conference. She was joined by Mary Kay Henry, president of Service Employees International Union; and Lee Saunders, president of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. ³

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3. ”2019 Issues Conference (Brochure).” House Democrats. Accessed April 11, 2019. Available: https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2019/04/2019-Issues-Conference-Agenda-House-Democrats.pdf