It is with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Joseph Mendoza, a 27 year Flight Attendant, dear friend, cherished crew member, and strong advocate for Flight Attendants. Joseph passed suddenly last night after checking in to work a trip to South America.

Union Flight Attendants at American secured $4.2 billion in added improvements with their new contract that was ratified by 87% last month. Here’s how our “work rules” at Delta stack up.