Archives for 2024

In This Edition:

• ANC Mobilization Chair, Rebecca Owens
• AFA Alaska Strike Vote
• SIDA Badge Privileges 
• AFA Text Messaging from AFA Alaska MEC

ANC Mobilization Chair

A very warm welcome to Rebecca Owens, who recently accepted the role of Mobilization Chair for our ANC flight attendants. We are excited for Rebecca’s enthusiastic approach to union work and we look forward to her representing our Mobilization Committee.

A special thank you to Rebekah Olds, for stepping in and becoming our interim Mobilization Chair and organizing our group for the December 2023 picket! And thank you to Thresia Raynor and Lindsay Raber-Adams for their previous work on the committee. 

If you are interested in becoming a Mobilization Committee volunteer, please visit https://contract2022.afaalaska.org/mobilization/volunteer/signup/ or email anc.mobilization.chair@afaalaska.org. 

AFA Alaska MEC Authorizes Strike Vote 

For over a year, we have fought at the bargaining table for a contract that recognizes our value as Flight Attendants at Alaska Airlines. Your Master Executive Council (MEC), in coordination with AFA International, has decided it’s time to take the next step in our fight for a new contract. That step is a strike vote.

The proposed merger with Hawaiian Airlines will not distract or delay our fight for our contract. Now more than ever, we must raise the standard for our careers prior to any merger. We will be strategic and use our leverage in this merger to secure an industry leading agreement. Management’s actions have made it abundantly clear that they have the money.

It’s time to Pay Us or CHAOS™.

Video message on the Strike Authorization Vote from Jeffrey Peterson, AFA Alaska MEC President and Chairperson of the Negotiating Committee. 

Ballots will be mailed January, 3, 2024. Please remember that flight attendants must be in good standing with AFA to vote. Contact ANC LEC Secretary, Annie Madsen, to check your status. 

For the most up to date strike vote info, visit https://contract2022.afaalaska.org/strikevote/.

ANC SIDA Badge Privileges 

Anchorage flight attendants are in the unique position of being allowed SIDA badge privileges to gain access to secure areas of the airport. Please take a moment to refresh your knowledge of when you can and cannot use your badge. 

• SIDA is ONLY to be used when working a flight in uniform.
• SIDA CANNOT be used while deadheading whether in uniform or not. KCM or regular security must be used instead.
• SIDA CANNOT be used for personal travel, this includes commuting.
• If you SEE someone bypassing security call airport police IMMEDIATELY and then contact any leader. If this is not followed, the person witnessing the event can also have their SIDA suspended.
• If you are assigned airport standby you may use your SIDA to access the C5 elevator to preboard and/or work a flight.
• Once you scan your SIDA badge into a secure area, you are REQUIRED to follow ALL TSA directions. This includes bag searches and body pat downs. Failure or refusal to do so may be considered breach of security and may result in disciplinary action. 

Important Text Messages from AFA MEC

We are excited to announce a new way to receive messages from the MEC. You can now sign up for text message updates from AFA Alaska. Initially, these will only be messages being sent from the MEC level. We are looking at ways to utilize this from the local level and more information will come soon. We will not flood your phones with messages. AFA Alaska text messages will only be sent for significant events and time-sensitive alerts. You can visit the sign-up page to enroll. 

In Solidarity,

LeiLauni, Heather and Annie