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PBS Training

BIDDING 101

Learn the basics on how to enter a bid, where to find information, how to search and use the pairings button as your “Cross Check”.

When:  Wed 6/15/2016 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: ANC Regional Building Susitna room

 

BIDDING 102

Discuss more advanced bidding topics, like how to enter Bid Groups ect…

When:Wed 6/15/2016 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where:ANC Regional Building Susitna room

There will also be Flight Attendants available to answer Reserve questions too.

ALL are welcome.  It is always nice to get a refresher on how to bid.  You may learn something new!

 Hosted by Lisa Pinkston

Please RSVP to anc@afaalaska.org

Happy Flying!

Save The Date – ANC Local Council Meeting

When: Monday, May 16th, 2016

Where: TBD

Time: 11am-2pm

Your AFA Officers are preparing for the annual AFA Board of Directors (BOD) meeting and we need to discuss the agenda items for the BOD and seek your input. We will be posting the agenda items for review and look forward to discussing them with you at the May 16th meeting.

Please bring all your Open Time trading questions for our scheduling experts; we will be having a Q&A regarding Open Time trading.  If you can’t attend our local council meeting send us your trading questions to anc.scheduling@afaalaska.org.

Agenda

I. Call to order

A. Call for late agenda items

B. Late agenda items

C. Announcements

II.  AFA BOD agenda items

III. Local Executive Council (LEC) Update

A. Officer Update

1. LEC President Report

2. LEC VP Report

3. LEC Secretary and Membership Report

B.  Open Time Trading Q&A

If you would like to add an agenda item please email LEC Secretary Laura Rueckert at anc@afaalaska.org by May 8th.  Please RSVP to anc@afaalaska.org so we can get a tentative head count in order to determine a location to hold the meeting.

In solidarity,

Your Council 30 Officers

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AFA Council 30 Local Base Meeting

AFA Council 30 Local Base Meeting

Date: November 3rd
Time: Noon-2pm
Location: Uncle Joe’s Pizzeria
11700 Old Seward Highway
Anchorage, AK 99515

Please join your newly elected officers and Committee Chairs as we host our first Council 30 Base Meeting!

Agenda

  1. Call meeting to order
    Call for late agenda items
    Late Agenda Items
    Announcements
  2. Officer Update
    LEC President Report
    LEC VP Report
    LEC Secretary Budget and Membership Report
  3. Committee Update
    Air Safety, Health, and Security Chair Report
    Benefits Chair Report
    Communications Chair Report
    Employee Assistance Program Chair Report
    Government Affairs Chair Report
    Hotel Chair Report
    Inflight Service Chair Report
    Reserve Chair Report
    Scheduling Chair Report
    Uniform Chair Report
  4. Open Time Update/Feedback

Please RSVP and advise if you would like anything added to the agenda by November 1st to LEC Secretary, Laura Rueckert at laura.rueckert@afaalaska.org.

We look forward to seeing all of you!!

Your ANC LEC Officers

ANC Semi-Annual Base Safety Meeting

ANC Semi-Annual Base Safety Meeting

Our ANC Semi-Annual Base Safety Meeting is Thursday, October 29th from 11am – 3pm.  If you are interested in attending please email or call to let me know.  Also, if you plan to attend or not, please take a few minutes and email me any safety, health, or security concerns so we can add your items to our agenda.

We look forward to hearing from you and thank you so much,

Ruth Ann Bledsoe, ANC F/A
Phone: (907) 854-3393
Air Safety, Health, and Security Chair
ruthann.bledsoe@gmail.com

Update on Open Time Fixes

Update on Open Time Fixes

We just wanted to update you on a few things that are on a list to be fixed in the New Open Time system.  There are four things that going to be fixed in the coming months:

  1. Net 40 Calculator being visible in Maestro.
  2. No need to recall your trip before being able to trade with OT.
  3. Correct coding of trips – programing the TX code.
  4. Codes displaying on trips in Maestro.

We will keep you posted on the progress of these fixes, but please know they are on the list and actively being addressed.  Once the coding is corrected, this will allow you the ability to trade a trip on your line with a trip in OT coded with anything other than DD, CP or TO (e.g. TX, SL, ML, UB, CB, etc.) for a different report date as long as you are covering the same days of flying or greater.  For example, you have a two day trip on October 20/21 and you want to trade for a 3 day trip on October 19/20/21 in OT coded TX.  This trade will be approved once the TX coding is programed.

We appreciate everyone’s feedback on this new open time system.

In Solidarity,

Your ANC LEC Officers

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Pre-Merger Alaska Reserve Webinar Video and Q&A Recap – August 6, 2026

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants Thank you to everyone who joined our first pre-merger Alaska Reserve Webinar! We created this interactive session to share practical contract tips and help you feel more confident about reserve life. You can now watch the recording on our YouTube channel using the link below. Please note that […]

Wrapping Up Membership Engagement Focus Month: Stronger Together

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Benefits Committee Meeting Recap – July 2026

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Wednesday, July 22, our pre-merger Alaska Benefits Committee Chairpersons met for their regular monthly meeting. This meeting was an internal AFA-only meeting and did not involve management.  Representing you at the meeting were Ava McWilliams Ellington (LAX), Linda Gunselman (PDX), Sonia Quackenbush (SAN), Kathy O’Malley (SEA), […]

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As part of Membership Engagement Committee Focus Month, we’re excited to spotlight one of our core missions: empowering you with knowledge and confidence to participate more fully in our Union. When we understand how our Union works, we strengthen our collective voice and create a more engaged community. To help you on this journey, we’re […]

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