Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Alaska Airlines Master Executive Council
Q: I can’t seem to find the part in the TA about getting retro pay for L-AS Flight Attendants back to January 2018. Is that true, and if it is, will L-AS FAs be getting the on the April 20th paycheck if the TA passes?
A: Retro pay for L-AS FAs to January 1, 2018, is located in the L-AS FA Transition Agreement 2018 (located on the Merger TA & Info page) under “JCBA Implementation Schedule.” If the TA is ratified, L-AS retro pay is anticipated on the May 20th paycheck.
The Master Executive Council (MEC) has collected the following information to help you navigate the pitfalls of this year’s Recurrent Training. See AFA Alaska’s “Recurrent Training” (January 16, 2020) and “Recurrent Training 2020 – Part 2” (January 23, 2020) for additional background and information. General preparation The Recurrent Training SharePoint Site has a ton of […]
The Recurrent Training (RT) program for 2020 was unveiled with many significant changes: two days rather than one, verbatim drills, instructor vs. evaluator, the list goes on. Unfortunately, what we didn’t expect was how disorganized and unprepared Inflight Training management would be in delivering this new program. In our last communication about Recurrent Training (January […]
The Master Executive Council (MEC) appreciates Inflight management addressing the rumor mill regarding Recurrent Training (RT). We are particularly thankful Inflight went on record to state the recent changes to RT in response to an audit by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were absolutely not due to inadequate Inflight Instructors. However, the MEC is extremely […]
In This Edition REMINDER: Know Your Dues Obligation Recurrent Training Two Computer Based Trainings (CBTs) are Due in January Uniforms Commitments to Healthier Habits National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month REMINDER: Know Your Dues Obligation Membership Committee Each of us has an obligation to ensure that our AFA dues payments are current and up-to-date. Section […]
In This Edition MEC Committee Position Appointments MEC Committee Position Appointments Master Executive Council (MEC) At last week’s regular MEC Meeting, the MEC conducted interviews for MEC Committee positions. We would like to thank everyone who expressed interest in the available positions and a willingness to serve. After careful consideration and much deliberation, the six […]