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Including Worker’s Compensation, Maternity, FMLA, and Leaves of Absence
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What Does This Committee Do?
The Benefits Committee works to educate and provide assistance to Flight Attendants in all matters involving benefits (including insurance, maternity, worker’s compensation, and leave of absence programs)

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Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  • Work with management to resolve any concerns involving claims submitted under benefits programs
  • Act in an advisory role to the LEC Officers on matters related to benefits, insurance, maternity, worker’s compensation, and leave of absence programs
  • Actively communicate information of interest to the Flight Attendants. Provide information to the Communications Committee for inclusion in Local Council communications.
Why Would I Contact This Committee?

The Benefits Committee is available to help you with:

  • Company provided or voluntary benefits programs
  • Medical or maternity leaves of absence
  • Family medical leave (FMLA)
  • On-the-job injuries and workers compensation procedures

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Who Do I Contact?

For assistance, contact any member of your Local Benefits Committee.  You can find a list of Committee Members on your Local Council Committees page.  For your convenience, a list of Committee Chairs and links to the Local Committee lists are below.

ANC

Lisa Pinkston
lisa.pinkston@afaalaska.org

View the ANC Committee List >>

LAX

Sherri Reyes
sherrihann@aol.com

View the LAX Committee List >>

PDX

Ann LaRue
pdxfa@comcast.net

View the PDX Committee List >>

SAN

Sonia Quackenbush
squack22@gmail.com

View the SAN Committee List >>

SEA

Kathy O’Malley
benefitsassist@hotmail.com

View the SEA Committee List >>

MEC

Terry Taylor, MEC Chairperson
terry.taylor@afaalaska.org

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Committee News

View the Benefits Committee news archives

[L-AS] Maternity Grievance Settlement

Posted: May 4, 2018

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants This information applies to Legacy Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants who were on a maternity leave of absence any time from December 2014 to approximately December 2017. Most, if not all affected Flight Attendants, have received an email from AFA requesting information related to their maternity leave […]

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[pmAS] Definition of Family Member for Sick Leave Purposes

Posted: March 9, 2018

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Siblings are now included under the definition of family members for sick leave purposes. Under the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law (RCW 49.46.210) enacted in January 1, 2018, one of the many changes is adding an employee’s sibling under the definition of family members for whom […]

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Washington Paid Sick Leave Law 2018

Posted: February 7, 2018

AFA alerted management in early January about a new paid sick leave law in effect January 1, 2018.  The law is encompassed in I-1433, RCW 49.46, and WAC 296-128.  Management did not respond to us with their position until yesterday at which time they advised their lobbying group, Airlines for America (A4A), filed suit against […]

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[pmAS] Maternity Leave Grievance Survey

Posted: January 29, 2018

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Last September, AFA published information about management granting our grievance #36-99-2-24-17 (Violation of Section 15.M.1.a & 2.a, Failure to Allow Minimum Coordination While on Maternity Leave) and grievance #36-99-2-25-17 (Failure to Allow Minimum and/or Maximum Coordination While on Maternity Leave). Grievance #36-99-2-24-17 applies to the time period […]

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[AS] Annual Benefits Enrollment

Posted: October 23, 2017

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants Annual Enrollment is the time to review your benefits and make changes if desired for the upcoming plan year. Annual enrollment began today (10/23/17) and ends 11/13/17. Optional ADD, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability may be selected during Open Enrollment, to take effect 01/01/2018. A few […]

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Latest News

MEC Grievance Update – Quarter 2, 2018

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The Master Executive Council (MEC) has been very hard at work ensuring disciplinary due process and contractual compliance on your behalf.  Section 20.N.2 of the Flight Attendant Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) allows for 10 arbitration dates per year to argue discipline/termination cases and contractual issues.  The newly ratified Joint CBA increases this amount and provides […]

[L-AS] REVISED Pyramid Pay/Payroll Issues Update

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This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants [Note: AFA has reissued this communication with additional information regarding pyramiding pay due to membership feedback.] AFA is working daily on payroll issues.  In January 2018 we mediated payroll issues with management which was overseen by Arbitrator Horowitz.  Many of the payroll resolutions were published in […]

[L-AS] Parking Stipend Errors

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This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants AFA was advised of management errors in processing the $75 parking stipend that is a negotiated part of the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA).  If you requested, but did not receive, your parking stipend for the months of May and/or June, please contact your base supervisor […]

[L-VX] Introducing Your MEC Scheduling Committee Vice Chairperson – Legacy Virgin America

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This message is for pre-merger Virgin America Flight Attendants Your Council 18 and 35 Presidents as well as other members of your Master Executive Council (MEC) conducted interviews earlier this month for the new MEC Scheduling Committee Vice Chairperson—Legacy Virgin America position. The MEC would like to thank the candidates who demonstrated willingness to represent […]

[L-AS] Open Time Grievance

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This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants On May 17, AFA filed grievance #36-99-2-130-18, requesting that Alaska Airlines management investigate the circumstances regarding the Company’s alleged violation of Section 12.C.3 “Trading Procedures”.  The grievance contends that the Company’s Jeppesen Crew Access (JCA) Open Time Trading System failed to synchronize time across the system, […]

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