Keturah Johnson

Keturah began working as a ramp agent at Piedmont Airlines in 2013, a wholly owned regional of American Airlines. After five years, she moved to the Inflight Department and became a Flight Attendant, where she felt like she belonged. Keturah is a Combat Veteran, and being of service is second nature to her, so she immediately became active in AFA-CWA. Soon afterward, she was elected the Master Executive Council President of Local 61. During this tenure, Keturah also secured a historic 100% vote during contract negotiations to strike if negotiations didn’t reach a conclusion soon. After four years and the WORST crisis the Flight Attendant industry had ever faced, Piedmont Flight Attendants ratified a new contract in March 2022!

Since then, Keturah hasn’t stopped making history. On the first day of #Pride month, Keturah began her term as AFA-CWA International Vice President making her the first Queer Woman of Color and Combat Veteran elected to serve in the role. Keturah says it is an honor to represent so many and to work to make these spaces safe and supportive for all people, including immigrants, trans people, Black and Indigenous people, and the LGBTQIA+ community so that every person that AFA represents has a voice.