Member action center
Resignation and signing an authorization card are separate individual decisions. Read every document and keep copies for your records.
PDF · Version August 20, 2026
Founding member packet
The Founding Member Working Packet brings together the approved Guild language — why we formed, the Preamble, the founding member instructions, the resignation letter template, and the United Airlines authorization cards. Use only the current approved versions and do not alter their language.
Scan to visit the Guild
Point a phone camera at this code and it opens the Guild online at Nfag.net. Keep the same code on everything you print — the Founding Member Packet, the authorization cards, and your literature — so every Flight Attendant can find the Guild in one scan, online and on paper.
Opens a crisp navy-on-white code in a new tab — save it as a PNG or SVG and print it at any size on the packet, the cards, and your literature. Test it with your phone camera before printing.
Signing authorizes the Guild to petition the NMB for an election
Signing authorizes the Guild to petition the National Mediation Board for a representation election. It is not the election and it is not a vote.
Complete the approved card accurately, then sign and date it in your own handwriting. Do not alter its language. Place it in a sealed envelope and return it through one of the secure routes below.
National Flight Attendants Guild
I, the undersigned, a Flight Attendant of United Airlines, hereby authorize the National Flight Attendants Guild to petition the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election.
[must be dated and signed in your own handwriting]
YOUR RIGHT TO SIGN THIS CONFIDENTIAL CARD IS PROTECTED BY LAW. YOUR EMPLOYER WILL NEVER KNOW IF YOU SIGNED THIS CARD.
Before you sign — please read
Print the approved card and complete it by hand. Only a wet-ink signature — written in your own handwriting, with your own pen — counts. Digital, typed, or electronic signatures cannot be accepted.
Once your card is signed, place it in a sealed envelope and return it whichever way feels safest: hand it directly to a Guild member, or mail it to the Guild’s California mailbox below — the New York and Texas mailboxes are coming soon.
Return your original card
Complete the approved card accurately, then sign and date it in your own handwriting. Do not alter its language. Place it in a sealed envelope.
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West Coast · Open for mail
Mail your sealed original card to National Flight Attendants Guild, 33562 Yucaipa Blvd, STE 4, PMB 244, Yucaipa, California 92399.
Coming soon
The Guild’s New York mailbox will be published here the moment it is finalized.
Coming soon
The Guild’s Texas mailbox will be published here the moment it is finalized.
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Assigned by base
Place the card in a sealed envelope and return it directly to the designated Guild Advocate serving your base.
Print · Sign by hand · Two copies · One to each office
The approved individual resignation and continuing objection letter
AFA-CWA RESIGNATION AND PERMANENT AGENCY FEE OBJECTION [FULL NAME] [STREET ADDRESS] [CITY, STATE ZIP] United Airlines Flight Attendant United Airlines Employee/File No. [________________] [DATE] VIA EMAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
CWA Agency Fee Administrator Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC 501 Third Street NW Washington, DC 20001-2797
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AFA-CWA Membership Services Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO 501 Third Street NW Washington, DC 20001
Dear CWA Agency Fee Administrator and AFA-CWA Membership Services:
I hereby resign as a member of AFA-CWA.
My resignation is effective immediately. I will continue to meet my lawful obligation of paying a representation fee to the union under its "union shop" or "agency shop" agreement with United Airlines.
Furthermore, I object to the collection and expenditure by the union of a fee for any purpose other than my pro rata share of the union's costs of collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment, as is my right under Ellis v. Railway Clerks, 466 U.S. 435 (1984). Pursuant to Teachers Local 1 v. Hudson, 475 U.S. 292 (1986), I request that you provide me with my procedural rights, including: reduction of my fees to an amount that includes only lawfully chargeable costs; notice of the calculation of that amount, verified by an independent certified public accountant; and notice of the procedure that you have adopted to hold my fees in an interest-bearing escrow account and give me an opportunity to challenge your calculation and have it reviewed by an impartial decision maker.
Please reply promptly to my request. Any further collection or expenditure of dues or fees from me made without the procedural safeguards required by law will violate my rights under the Railway Labor Act and/or U.S. Constitution.
Please consider this objection to be permanent and continuing in nature.
Please provide written confirmation that: 1. My AFA-CWA membership status has been changed to reflect my resignation effective as of the date of this letter. 2. My permanent and continuing agency fee objection has been received and processed. 3. United Airlines payroll has been notified, as appropriate, so that only lawfully chargeable representation fees are deducted.
Regards, ____________________________________ SIGNATURE [FULL NAME]
Need a printed card?
This request form does not replace the original hand-signed authorization card. A Guild Advocate will reach out to arrange delivery of a printed card.
