This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants
Since the merging of the AFA MEC leadership in March of 2025, and the merging of many of the MEC Committees, the MEC Grievance Committees for both pre-merger Hawaiian and pre-merger Alaska continue to work separately under our separate Collective Bargaining Agreements.
We will continue to work separately until we reach a Joint Tentative Agreement, and the agreement is ratified by the entire membership. In the meantime, Hawaiian’s pre-merger grievance committee continues to work on behalf of the Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants supporting the local work done by the LEC Grievance Committees in pre-merger Hawaiian Local Councils in Honolulu, Los Angeles and Seattle.
In Solidarity,
Joni Kashiwai
Pre-Merger Hawaiian MEC Grievance Chair
joni.kashiwai@afahawaiian.org
System Board Grievances
| Year | Grievances Filed | System Board |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 7 (4 Terminations) |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
46-99-2-2-2-26 Moving Language Violation
- MEC grievance filed for the violation of the flat rate option in Section 5.B.2.
- The violation stems from HA’s requirements to substantiate an actual move to receive the flat rate option for the recent transfers to the Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants Seattle domicile.
- These additional requirements are not outlined in the Section 5 language or in the Hawaiian Flight Attendants SEA Domicile LOA.
- The initial grievance was heard on March 13.
- Management denied the grievance on March 19.
- The grievance was elevated to the System Board on April 8.
- Next steps will be to try to work out a settlement in the upcoming grievance mediation and/or to schedule the grievance for arbitration.
Grievance Mediation
- Grievance mediation is scheduled for May 21, 2026, in Honolulu, HI with the assistance of National Mediation Board (NMB) Mediator Michael Kelliher participating virtually.
Grievance Screening
- Grievance screening is tentatively scheduled for May 22, 2026.
