Flight Attendant Social Security Information

[SKY HIGH]

Dear US Airways Member:

Recently it was brought to our attention that a company file containing seniority information was sent to the US Airways Local Presidents. The file was requested in the course of normal business by... a Local President who wanted to examine the seniority dates on it.
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Upon notice that social security numbers of members were included in the file, we immediately exercised our internal protocols to ensure that this sensitive information remained protected. Protection of members’ information is critically important to our union and we take this issue seriously. All recipients were contacted the day transmittal of this file was discovered, and all were informed that the file in question must be deleted.

The recipients acknowledged receipt, and most importantly, confirmed that the file in question was indeed deleted. Further, assurances were received that no copies of the information were made and nothing was distributed.

We want to be exceptionally clear that no personal information was divulged and none was compromised.

In Solidarity,

Kevin (removed)
International Secretary-Treasurer
Association of Flight Attendants – CWA, AFL-CIO

 

[traderjake]

It was the West/AOL's fault.

 

[SparrowHawk]

Once again sloppy administration by an organized labor group. Date security plans must be written, implemented and ENFORCED.

 

[BoeingBoy]

SH,

Or was it a case of the international not knowing that encrypted SS numbers were in the file until after the fact, as with the AOL mess? One would think that US management would have learned from that incident and had a sanitized version of the file as well as the original version, and protocols for who could get which version...

Jim

 

[SparrowHawk]

SH,

Or was it a case of the international not knowing that encrypted SS numbers were in the file until after the fact, as with the AOL mess? One would think that US management would have learned from that incident and had a sanitized version of the file as well as the original version, and protocols for who could get which version...

Jim

OK, Throw US IT under the bus too. Data Security is no laughing matter. The key is your last sentence, security protocols must be iron clad.