In a strong show of solidarity, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA produced a video to educate flight attendants about the importance of public services and the role of solidarity in winning our fights.\u201cThe U.S. Postal Service mail and packages fly on our planes. The routes we fly to communities across the country depend on a strong United States Postal Service. We\u2019re standing with our sisters and brothers from [the four postal unions] to stop privatization!\u201d<\/p>\n
The video features APWU convention delegates speaking about the importance of a public Postal Service and the need to stand in solidarity. Courtney Agee from Birmingham, Alabama is ready for the fight against privatization: \u201cWe can prevent this. We can. We can band together. We can not be scared. We can get in the face of Congress and say, \u2018Hey, you can\u2019t take this from the public like you want to.\u2019 I can\u2019t even imagine America without the Postal Service.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLook to your left, look to your right, look behind you, and tell everyone around you, \u2018I\u2019ve got your back!,\u2019\u201d proclaimed Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA at the August APWU convention in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
Nelson\u2019s call for solidarity inspired APWU member Stephanie McGee from Kansas City. \u201cTo see that you have other unions that support you and that have your back 100 percent,\u201d said McGee, \u201cit\u2019s a wonderful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n