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DECLARATION OF JULIE HEDRICK

1. I am an adult resident of the state of California and I make this Declaration based 

on personal knowledge and records maintained in the usual course of business by the Association 

of Professional Flight Attendants (“APFA”). 

2. I am employed as a Flight Attendant by American Airlines, and I have served as 

the National President of APFA, an elected position within that organization, since April 2020. 

Prior to being elected National President, I also served on the APFA’s negotiating committee and 

an APFA member to the Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee, among other things. 

3. Pursuant to Article III of the APFA Constitution, the governmental powers of the 

APFA are vested in the Board of Directors, and the officers and representatives of the APFA. 

The Board of Directors is authorized to take any and all lawful action consistent with the APFA 

Constitution to safeguard and protect the APFA, to interpret the Constitution and to establish

policies for the direction and management of the APFA. 

4. The Board of Directors is comprised of the APFA National Officers and the Base 

Presidents from each APFA Base. The National Officers (the National President, National Vice 

President, National Secretary and National Treasurer) have a voice but no vote on the Board of 

Directors. The Base Presidents have a voice and vote on the Board. 

5. APFA also has an Executive Committee, which acts as the agent for the voting 

Board of Directors (the Base Presidents). The Executive Committee consists of the APFA 

National Officers and five (5) Ad Hoc Members. 

6. The National President is the chief executive officer of the APFA responsible for 

conducting the affairs of the APFA in accordance with the APFA Constitution and resolutions 

and policy decisions of the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee. The National 

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Treasurer is responsible for the care and custody of the funds and securities of APFA, all 

financial records of APFA, and receipt of all dues, fees and special assessments assigned to the 

APFA, among other duties. 

7. APFA’s National Officers are elected every four years. In the campaign leading to 

my election in 2020, I ran on a slate with Larry Salas (who was elected National Vice President), 

Erik Harris (who was elected National Treasurer), and Josh Black (who was elected National

Secretary). One of our primary campaign themes was a pledge to establish transparency into 

internal union affairs for all APFA members. 

8. When I took office, I was aware that Mr. Ross had resigned under some form of 

agreement with APFA in 2018, but I did not know all the specific terms of that agreement. Upon 

taking office, I learned that Mr. Ross had signed a “Transition Agreement” with the APFA Board 

of Directors in March 2018, but that the union did not have a copy of the executed agreement. I 

and the other newly elected National Officers requested a copy from prior APFA counsel who 

had been involved in the Transition Agreement. We received a copy of that Agreement in May 

2020. 

9. In 2020, APFA retained William W. Osborne, Jr., an attorney expert in the laws 

governing internal union affairs and union members rights, to provide legal advice regarding 

member inquiries for information and dealings with the Department of Labor, among other 

things. After consulting with Mr. Osborne, I and the other National Officers decided that the 

Transition Agreement should be made available for review by members who requested such 

review under the APFA Constitution and federal law. I advised Mr. Ross by email that this 

disclosure would be made and the Transition Agreement was then made available for review. 

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10. Under the APFA Constitution, the National President and other National Officers 

serve on the union’s Executive Committee. One of the Executive Committee’s functions is to 

review charges filed by an APFA member against another union member under Article VII of 

the APFA Constitution, and to determine by majority vote if the charges are “timely”, “specific” 

and “valid” as those terms are applied under APFA Constitution. This is a threshold 

determination in the Article VII process, subject to independent review by an Article VII 

arbitrator.

11. In November, 2020, I became aware that two union members – Melissa Chinery 

and Sandra Lee – had filed charges against Robert Ross and Eugenio Vargas under Article VII of 

the APFA Constitution. I had no role in their decision to file such charges, nor in the drafting or 

filing of the charges. My only role in the Article VII process initiated by Ms. Chinery and Ms. 

Lee, with regard to charges filed against both Mr. Ross and Mr. Vargas, was in my capacity as an 

Executive Committee member responsible for voting on the threshold issues of whether the 

charges were “timely”, “specific” and “valid” under the APFA Constitution.

12. The Article VII Arbitration decisions regarding Mr. Ross and Mr. Vargas 

addressed issues which I felt were of utmost importance to the APFA membership, including the 

obligations of APFA National Officers to the union and its membership. In addition, the awards 

required APFA to make significant changes to its financial policies going forward. After the 

decisions were issued, it was critical for the membership to be aware of the outcome in both 

cases, which involved among other things, findings that union funds (which came from union 

members in the first place) had been misused and not properly accounted for by prior elected 

leadership and affected the future operations of our union. Accordingly, APFA published two 

“Hotlines” to APFA members advising them of the decisions and their significance. I firmly 

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believed, and continue to believe, that it was our obligation as National Officers to provide this 

information to APFA members. Copies of the Hotlines we authorized regarding the Ross and 

Vargas arbitration awards are attached hereto as Exhibits A (3/24/22 Email “APFA Receives

Article VII Arbitration Awards”) and B (8/27/22 Email, “Supplemental Arbitrator Decisions for 

Article VII Charges Received”. I believed at the time of publication of both Hotlines, and 

believe today, that all of the factual statements therein are true.

13. I did not report any debt owed by Mr. Ross to APFA to any credit reporting

agency.

14. I understand that Mr. Ross and Mr. Vargas both alleged that I have in some way

been motivated in my actions regarding the overpayment to Mr. Ross, the Article VII

proceedings, and the publication of the above-referenced Hotlines, by a desire to penalize or

retaliate against them for their supposed opposition to a merger between APFA and another labor 

organization. This allegation is false. I did not take any steps with regard to Mr. Ross or Mr. 

Vargas based on either my view or their view regarding a union merger. My actions described 

above have been in my capacity as National President of APFA and were all taken in furtherance 

of what I view as my fiduciary duty to the organization and its membership. Moreover, since I 

came into office in 2020, there have been no steps taken toward any such merger on behalf of the 

APFA, not by myself or any other officer or representative of APFA of which I am aware. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 23d

day of April 2024. 

___________________________ 

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3.24.22 – APFA Receives Article VII Arbitration Awards

Thursday, March 24, 2022

On March 19th, Arbitrator Ruben R. Armendariz issued a decision in Article VII charges brought under

the APFA Constitution and Policy Manual against former APFA National President Bob Ross.

Arbitrator Armendariz barred Ross from serving in any APFA position for life, ordered Ross to resign as

San Francisco Base President, ordered Ross to repay APFA a substantial sum of money, and ordered

an independent audit of certain expenses.

This decision follows a February 18th, 2022 decision that barred former APFA National Treasurer

Eugenio Vargas from holding any APFA position for life and fined him half the cost of the arbitratio

among other remedies.

Arbitrator Armendariz also ordered sweeping changes in the APFA financial policy, which requir

training on allowable expenses, and instructed APFA to create a separate body of trained forensic

accountants. This ruling demonstrates that this organization has spent years operating without proper

financial controls. We have attached the decisions below and encourage all members to educa

themselves on these issues.

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These charges were brought by APFA members Melissa Chinery and Sandra Lee under Article VII of

the APFA Constitution. We thank them for bringing these issues forward. The fact that we are in this

place illustrates the need for more reform. You deserve to have your dues money spent according to

the strictest financial standards. The dues dollars that allow our union to operate and provide o

paychecks are your dollars, and we have a fiduciary responsibility to safeguard union finan

When our administration took office, we supported financial transparency and committed to uphol

the language that members have the right to review the financial information of the union und

Article III of the APFA Constitution and federal labor law. Previously, this union has prevented

members from reviewing all financial documents. Following prior legal advice, members were on

allowed to view monthly financial reports and the LM-2 reports (our annual Department of Lab

filing). We believe our past outside attorneys and advisors guided us improperly. We will continue 

ensure members are not kept in the dark about dues spending.

To view the Chinery-Lee v Ross Arbitration Award, please click here

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/7488c141-524c-97d2-1cd

53b497ea5173/22_Corrected_Decision_Robert_Ross_1.pdf).

To view the Chinery-Lee v Vargas Arbitration Award, please click here

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/2eb32bb3-8897-24c5-50a

e8be520735c0/22_Decision_Eugenio_Vargas.pdf).

Next Steps: Ensuring Financial Transparency and Accountability at APFA

These decisions are a wake-up call for our entire union. As an independent union, we have no parent

body to scrutinize our actions and must hold ourselves to the strictest standards. In the coming

months, we will be reviewing the APFA Policy Manual to further reform APFA’s financial policies. 

will fully cooperate with Arbitrator Armendariz’s decisions and will draw on the expertise of legal and

financial expert

Financial accountability and transparency have been a priority for our administration. We have taken

several steps to ensure that APFA is handling your dues dollars responsibly, including:

Increasing membership visibility into our financial reports, including audits, LM-2 filings, mon

financial reports, expense and mileage reports, credit card statements, signed contracts a

agreements, and payroll registers.

PA/AR removals (flat rate of 5 hours per day) used for all known meetings (such as Board 

Director’s Meetings and Executive Committee Meetings). PA/AR days are pre-planned absences

placed onto a union Representative’s schedule before PBS processes and count towards the

Representative’s PBS award max (Policy Manual 5.C.1.g (https://www.apfa.org/members/)).

Enforcement of the Financial Reform Initiative resolutions passed at the March 2021 APFA

Annual Convention, which included the following updates to the APFA Policy Manual:

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Resolution #8- APFA Issued Credit Cards

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/33410129-1e48-4d7f9286-9085e19b3a86/2021_Conv_08_APFA_Issued_Credit_Cards.01.pdf) creates a n

section 5.L in the Policy Manual and limits APFA credit card usage to National Officers. 

also requires accountability by ensuring that another National Officer has to sign off 

charges, requires strict documentation of all charges, and implements twice-yearly reviews

of credit card activity by the Budget Committee. At least one (1) random audit will be

performed by the Budget Committee every six (6) months to ensure proper spending, and

training on the policy will be required by all incoming National Officer

Resolution #9- APFA Apartments

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/c4308b62-2a91-460

ad04-cfb5a33d7e1a/2021_Conv_09_APFA_Apartments.01.pdf) puts more stringent

guidelines on spending and inventory for APFA provided apartments. The Budget

Committee shall maintain a table of the approved costs for purchasing new or replacement

items. It adds a new inventory system to track all items belonging to APFA.

Resolution #10- Business Related Meals

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/ce5361e7-6fd8-4da

8b5c-17d7420fab2d/2021_Conv_10_Business_Related_Meals.01.pdf) adds policy for

group meals to ensure compliance with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure

Act of 1959 (LMRDA) regarding meals purchased using an APFA credit card. All meal

charges must be accompanied by a written explanation of the specific union busine

conducted during the meal and the full names and titles of all attendees.

Resolution #11- Rental Car Policy & APFA Provided Transportation

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/3f9e49a6-7fe8-421baaed2a21da0f9494/2021_Conv_11_Rental_Car_Polilcy_APFA_Provided_Transportion.01.pdf)

dds language that any APFA Representative on union business in DFW should make every

effort to utilize APFA-owned vehicles before using a taxi, rental cars, or other paid forms of

transportation. This resolution also revises, further defines, and limits APFA Policy Manu

Section 5.H.4 by limiting rental car usage by incoming National Officers to thirty (30) day

except in extenuating circumstances and only upon approval from the APFA Executive

Committee.

Resolution #12- National Officer Relocati

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/f2c34cd8-f670-44fdb288-741a6b9fac5f/2021_Conv_12_National_Officer_Relocation.01.pdf) updates

amount allowed for a National Officer to move to DFW. Instead of offering $10,000 rou

trip for a move to DFW, the Budget Committee shall maintain a table of approved

relocation costs. Relocation reimbursement may be provided in accordance with the

table.This resolution also limits the time in which a National Officer must decide to move 

DFW or take an APFA provided apartment. This change allows the National Officer thr

(3) months from the election date to make their decision.

This resolution also limits the amount of time a National Officer may reside in a hotel whi

deciding to move to DFW or take an APFA apartment. If a National Officer elects to live 

an APFA apartment while in DFW, they will not be paid moving expenses if they suddenly

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change their mind and decide to relocate to DFW.

Resolution #13- Collection of Non-Dues Related Monies Owed by APFA

Representatives

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/82664914-049c-4ad

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580d909aa465/2021_Conv_13_Collection_of_Funds_from_APFA_Representatives.01.pdf)

adds a new section to the APFA Policy Manual, Section 7.J. It states that Representatives

owing non-dues related monies to APFA will receive written notification from the Nation

Treasurer and ensures payment or a payment plan within thirty (30) days of receipt of such

notification. If no payment is received, the monies will be sent to a collection agenc

Resolution #14- Resignation or Recall of a National Offic

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/901dadb6-fdd1-499

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b639a67cb8d1/2021_Conv_14_Resignation_or_Recall_of_a_National_Officer.01.pdf) ad

new language. Before this resolution, APFA had no written policy or procedure outlining

pay and benefits for a resigning or recalled National Officer. This resolution adds a

Section 6.E to the APFA Policy Manual outlining the pay and benefits for a resigning 

recalled National Officer and will remove the possibility of any future National Officer 

agreements.

We will continue to review policies that have been in place for many years and make the changes

necessary to ensure APFA is compliant with the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), t

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), and the Internal Revenue Service

(IRS) standards for labor unions.

In Solidarity,

Julie Hedrick

APFA National President

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8.27.22 – Supplemental Arbitrator Decisions for Article VII Charges

Received

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Supplemental Arbitrator Decisions for Article VII Charges Received

On March 24, 2022, we posted a hotline (https://www.apfa.org/2022/03/24/3-24-22-apfa-receivesarticle-vii-arbitration-awards/) notifying APFA members of the issuance of arbitration decisions in

connection with the charges filed by APFA members against former APFA National President B

Ross and former APFA National Treasurer Eugenio Vargas under Article VII of the APFA Constitution

(https://www.apfa.org/members/).

In both decisions, Arbitrator Ruben R. Armendariz ordered the APFA Board of Directors (BOD) or the

APFA Executive Committee (EC) to hire an Independent Forensic Auditor to audit various charges and

expenses by Ross and Vargas. The audits are now complete. As a result of the auditor’s findings, 

August 24, 2022, Arbitrator Armendariz issued a Supplemental Decision and Remedy Modification 

each case, which modified the remedies in both of the original decisions to reflect the Indepen

Forensic Auditor’s identified item

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To view the Supplemental Decision and Remedy Modification for former APFA National Preside

Bob Ross, click here (https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/c6e7b59

83cd-2457-3d3b-1ec0d1153d79/Supplemental_Decision_and_Remedy_Modification_Ross_76_.pdf

To view the Supplemental Decision and remedy Modification for former National Treasur

Eugenio Vargas, click here

(https://mcusercontent.com/1450c9c25bd3b5096022a9f71/files/aa262ce2-12c9-ad49-bc8fcb9043a57633/Supplemental_Decision_and_Remedy_Modification_Eugenio_Vargas_002_68_.p

Independent Forensic Auditor Findings

for Former National President Bob Ross

In his March 19, 2022, decision in connection with the charges against Bob Ross, Arbitrator

Armendariz ordered as one aspect of the remedy that:

“The APFA will hire an Independent Forensic Auditor to audit Robert Ross’ weekly reports, monthly

reports and APFA credit card charges from April 1, 2016, through July 2018 and perform the following

tasks:

Specificall

1. The Auditor shall inspect the receipts for the Ross family vacation taken in the Grand Canyon in

August 2016. Ross claimed all of hotel stays, meals and mileage charges as relocation moving

expenses when some are for a personal vacation. Please determine what costs should not have

been claimed as relocation moving expenses. Ross is liable for the excess cost and is hereby

Ordered to repay APFA for all inappropriate charges!

2. The Auditor shall inspect Ross’ APFA credit card usage for personal and group meals and

purchases for personal items such as tools, toiletries, bath towels, and candy from April 1,

2016, through July 2018 and determine the cost of all inappropriate charges. If no

documentation was provided to support each purchase was a union related business cost, then

Ross is liable for all inappropriate charges and is hereby Ordered to repay the APFA for all

inappropriate charges!

3. The Auditor shall inspect all of Ross’ rental car usage from April 1, 2016, through October 16,

2016, and determine if these rentals were for union related business. APFA paid for the rental

cars but there should be documentation to show if it was for union related business. If not, Ross

is to be assessed the cost of the rental cars during the above period and is hereby Ordered to

repay APFA for inappropriate rental car usage!

4. The Auditor shall inspect all of Ross’ claimed mileage from the Sacramento Airport to his

residence (42 miles) and return (42 miles) as well as all monthly parking of his personal car. He

claimed $105.00 per month from April 1, 2016, through July 2016 to park his car at the

Sacramento airport. Ross is to be assessed the mileage and monthly parking he claimed, and

Ross is hereby Ordered to repay APFA for all of these inappropriate charges!”

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Upon completion of the audit, the Independent Forensic Auditor prepared a report which was

submitted to the Arbitrator. In that report, the Auditor determined, after review of all the available

financial records, that former National President Ross owed an additional $20,336.19 to t

Membership of the APFA, in addition to the monies the Arbitrator had already found to be owed in

his March 18, 2022, decision. Based on the Auditor’s findings and report, the Arbitrator issued h

August 24, 2022, Supplemental Decision and Remedy Modification, linked above, in which 

concluded and ordered that Ross owed and shall repay the APFA membership the following total

amounts:

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Independent Forensic Auditor Findings

for Former National Treasurer Eugenio Vargas

In his February 18, 2022, decision, as clarified by his March 10, 2022, supplemental decision, 

connection with the charges against Eugenio Vargas, Arbitrator Armendariz, ordered as one aspect of

the remedy that:

“1. Issue No. 1 is remanded to the BOD or EC to hire an Independent Auditor to audit Vargas credit

card charges during his term as National Treasurer. Vargas is hereby Ordered to repay APFA for all

meals he purchased on the APFA credit card for himself and for all other meals he has not properly

documented. If he has failed to provide documentation to support the purchase of the meal expense,

the Independent Auditor must determine if said expense was or was not for the sole purpose of

conducting Union business. Moreover, the audit must comply with federal income tax guidelines which

distinguish between personal and nonpersonal expenses.”

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Upon completion of the audit, as was done in the Ross case, the Independent Forensic Auditor

prepared a report which was submitted to the Arbitrator. In that report, the Auditor determined,

after review of all the available financial records, that former National Treasurer Eugenio Varg

owed an additional $13,914.87 to the Membership of the APFA, in addition to the monies the

Arbitrator had already found to be owed in his February 18, 2022, decision and March 10, 2022,

supplemental decision. Based on the Auditor’s findings and report, the Arbitrator issued h

August 24, 2022, Supplemental Decision and Remedy Modification, linked above, in which 

concluded and ordered that Vargas owed and shall repay the APFA membership the following

total amounts:

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In addition to the monetary amounts that Arbitrator Armendariz ordered Ross and Vargas to repay

APFA, he further ordered that the APFA must take certain steps to reform the way we do business.

Your APFA Leadership is in the process implementing financial reforms to ensure APFA complies wi

this ruling. Arbitrator Armendariz ordered:

“The APFA if it hasn’t done so, must create a separate body of trained forensic accountants to

oversee the annual audit and to create procedures and recommendations to preclude fraud for

the BOD’s review and action to be included within the Policy Manual. 

National Officers or Officers who have the authority to extend APFA to credit or use of an 

credit card must be held economically responsible. The language created must be very clear and

unambiguous. Training over the LMRDA must be a requirement for all National Officers or a

person who can extend APFA to credit and whom is given an APFA credit card. These individuals

must sign a document declaring and attesting that they have read and understand their

responsibilities in using an APFA credit card or extending credit to the APFA for rental cars,

apartments, etc., and that negligence will not be tolerated and will be dealt with severe

penalties.” 

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APFA is an independent union and does not have a parent body to scrutinize the actions of the

National Officers. Therefore, changes to the Policy Manual are necessary to ensure finan

transparency and integrity. Earlier this month, your APFA Board of Directors unanimously approved a

resolution that updates and clarifies the APFA credit card policy. Once the minutes of the meeting a

available, we will send a communication detailing the changes.

This administration since day one has taken steps to ensure member access to all of APFA’s financi

records and reports, including audits, LM-2 filings, monthly financial reports, expense and mil

reports, officer credit card statements, signed contracts and agreements, and payroll registers. And 

are in the process of taking the actions necessary to implement the financial reforms as ordered by t

Arbitrator. All APFA Members in good standing may review these documents for the current and

former administrations by contacting the APFA National Treasurer.

In Solidarity,

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