The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) is a labor union headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, that represents aircraft mechanics at Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Horizon Air. The union was founded in the 1960s to specifically organize on behalf of aircraft mechanics, in contrast to other national unions that represent a variety of airline workers.
The union is independent and is not affiliated with any national labor federation or any other national labor union. The union lobbies on behalf of pro-union policies and, in 2021, founded a political action committee to fund targeted congressional campaigns. The union has publicly feuded with the Transport Workers Union/International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (TWU/IAM) Association, a rival alliance of AFL-CIO-affiliated unions that the AMFA is attempting to replace at American Airlines. 6
The union is also currently in the middle of a conflict with the TWU/IAM Association, an affiliate of the Transportation Workers Union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers that is part of the AFL-CIO labor federation, over the representation of mechanics at American Airlines. 6
Policy Stances
The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association lobbies on behalf of ostensibly mainstream pro-union and airline industry legislation. The union is not as politically engaged on left-of-center policy issues as its rival unions which are affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The union has supported various airline relief bills, airline safety legislation, and training efforts for airline mechanics. 0){
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