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    Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – 4th Quarter 2022

    December 9, 2022 12:00

    Hotel Committee

    • Our AFA Hotel Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, December 8 to discuss their ongoing program of work to protect and improve the quality of Flight Attendant hotel accommodations and ground transportation providers.
    • The Committee met with representatives from management and the Company’s crew accommodations vendor to review current trends and concerns related to layover hotels and transportation.
    • You can help the Committee by reporting hotel and transportation feedback (both positive and negative) through CrewCare. Feedback that is reported through CrewCare provides the Committee with important data to support keeping hotels that are Flight Attendant favorites or drive change when conditions are unacceptable.

    On Thursday, December 8, our AFA Local Hotel Committee Chairpersons met to receive an update about current layover hotels and transportation providers and discuss concerns with management.  Representing you at the meeting were Dori Marron (ANC), Jarod McNeill (SEA), Kelly Hepworth (PDX), Cassie Dole (SFO), Chris Cardenas (LAX), and Selwyn Morales (SAN).  Also present were MEC Hotel Committee Chairperson Laura Hinojosa, MEC Hotel Committee Vice Chairperson Jodi Snow, MEC Hotel Committee Chairperson-elect James Bozanich, and MEC Vice President Brian Palmer.  The committee met with Crew Hotels & Administration Manager Nichole Turner, Director of Crew Planning Mike Ostler, and Managing Director of Operations Staffing & Resource Management Brittany Audette from management.  Representatives from the Company’s crew accommodations vendor Accommodations Plus International (API) and ALPA participated in the meeting as well.

    Topics of Discussion

    The committee reviewed a number of items during the meeting with management and API.  Some items discussed include:

    • Overview of new technology developed by API that will allow management to forecast the number of hotel rooms that may be needed for unscheduled layovers and secure those rooms in advance.  This technology has been implemented and will hopefully keep crewmembers on unscheduled layovers at regular contracted crew hotels more frequently.
    • Review of technology that API has available to provide additional hotel information, communication, and functionality to crew members.  Management is working with IT to determine how the features can possibly be integrated into Alaska systems.
    • Review of working relationship between API and Crew Scheduling, including how things are handled when crewmembers call in with a problem that needs immediate resolution.
    • Statistics about API’s performance in handling unscheduled layover reservation requests.
    • Ongoing issues with lack of room availability when crewmembers arrive at the hotel.  Management and API are working to take action to prevent these situations from happening by taking action with problem hotels.  If crewmembers have to wait for a hotel room upon arrival, it is essential to call Crew Scheduling to report the issue and follow up with a documented report using the feedback function in MyCrewCare.
    • Review of hotel utilization statistics: top cities for hotel usage and spending, makeup of contracted hotels by brand, utilization over expected (relocations, unscheduled layovers, etc.)
    • Issues with ground transportation provider challenges.  The problem is industry-wide and is affecting all airlines.  There is a shortage of drivers and vehicles which is compounding the problem.  Management and API are working to build vendor contracts that focus on improving performance and delivering results.
    • Review of CrewCare reports filed (both complaints and compliments).  Top complaints by crewmembers are: noisy hotel, room assignment issue, no rooms available upon arrival, unclean room, and housekeeping disruption.
    • Review of hotel van times, early/late arrivals to the airport and gate, and KCM-related issues that are causing crewmember delays in arriving to the gate on time.
    • Review of the overall condition of the hotel industry and how the industry is recovering from the pandemic.  The hotel industry continues to show strong performance when compared to where it was pre-pandemic and average rates and occupancy percentages have increased almost everywhere.  The conditions make it challenging to find hotels that are interested in contracted crew business.  Some cities have been and/or will be particularly challenging to find desirable hotels.

    What The Committee Is Working On

    1. Conducting hotel site visits.  Visiting hotels under consideration by management and advocating for management to select the hotel that will provide the safest and most comfortable layover experience for Flight Attendants.  Our Hotel Committee has conducted site visits in over 25 cities in 2022 and more are anticipated in 2023.
    2. Investigating CrewCare reports.  Reviewing CrewCare reports and working to hold hotel and transportation providers accountable through management and API.
    3. Advocating for an established process for bed bug exposure incidents.  Together with the AFA Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC), working to address management’s lack of a published process for handling confirmed instances of bed bug exposure.  The Committees are in the process of formulating an initial proposal to present to management.

    We Want to Hear From You!

    If you’ve had an unacceptable or substandard experience with a layover hotel or ground transportation provider, please report the issue!  Our AFA Hotel Committee receives a copy of every CrewCare report filed and each one is read and reviewed.  You can file a CrewCare report using the web app on your IMD home screen or by clicking here. 

    Do you have other feedback for the committee or items that you’d like brought up with management?  Please let us know!  Your Local Hotel Committee is your voice to management.  You can find our contact information on the Hotel Committee page of the AFA Alaska website. 

    Filed Under: AFA Alaska News Now, Hotel Committee Tagged With: committee meeting

    Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – 3rd Quarter 2022

    August 15, 2022 17:00

    Hotel Committee

    • Our AFA Hotel Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, August 12 to discuss their ongoing program of work to protect and improve the quality of Flight Attendant hotel accommodations and ground transportation providers.
    • The Committee met with representatives from management and the Company’s crew accommodations vendor to review current trends and concerns related to layover hotels and transportation.
    • More than ever, the Committee needs your help in reporting hotel and transportation concerns through CrewCare.  Issues that are reported through CrewCare provide the Committee with important data to drive change with management.

    On Thursday, August 12, our AFA Local Hotel Committee Chairpersons met to receive an update about current layover hotels and transportation providers and discuss concerns with management.  Representing you at the meeting were Dori Marron (ANC), Jarod McNeill (SEA), Cassie Dole (SFO), Majo Tanco (LAX), and Kanani Vallot (SAN).  Also present were MEC Hotel Committee Chairperson Laura Hinojosa and MEC Hotel Committee Vice Chairperson Jodi Snow.  The committee met with Crew Hotel Support Specialist Alyssa Umagat, Crew Hotels & Administration Manager Nichole Turner, and Managing Director of Operations Staffing & Resource Management Brittany Audette from management.  Representatives from the Company’s crew accommodations vendor Accommodations Plus International (API) and ALPA participated in the meeting as well.

    Topics of Discussion

    The committee reviewed a number of items both during the meeting with management and API.  Some items discussed include:

    • Review of the overall condition of the hotel industry and how the industry is recovering from the pandemic.  Similar to the airline business, the hotel industry has mostly rebounded at this point to business levels that are on par or exceed 2019.  This has driven hotel rates up and availability down (supply and demand).
    • Overview of new technology options being offered by API that may improve the flow of information about hotels and ground transportation to crewmembers.  Management will be working with API to evaluate how the options could be used at Alaska.
    • Review of the Company’s utilization of hotels by city
    • Review of CrewCare reports filed (both complaints and compliments). 
    • Ongoing issue with rooms not being available when crew members arrive at a hotel and having to wait.  It is important that Flight Attendants call Crew Scheduling upon arrival if rooms are not ready and then again when provided with a room.  Management has been providing additional compensation for documented wait times of one hour or longer.  Please follow up by documenting with a CrewCare report.
    • Concerns about upcoming major events in LAS, PHX, and ANC that may impact hotel availability and quality of crew layovers.  Working to ensure that crew members have rooms and minimal disruptions.
    • Ensuring room availability in cities that experience major seasonal fluctuations in hotel demand (primarily ANC during summer).  The Committee had previously asked that management take a more proactive approach to guarantee room availability for crews in these locations and is continuing to do so.

    What The Committee Is Working On

    1. Conducting hotel site visits.  Visiting hotels under consideration by management and advocating for management to select the hotel that will provide the safest and most comfortable layover experience for Flight Attendants.
    2. Investigating CrewCare reports.  Reviewing CrewCare reports and working to hold hotel and transportation providers accountable through management and API.
    3. Working to ensure hotel availability in cities with seasonal demand.  Advocating for improved processes to ensure that enough contractually compliant hotel rooms will be available for crews in cities that experience strong seasonal fluctuations in demand for hotels.  

    We Want to Hear From You!

    If you’ve had an unacceptable or substandard experience with a layover hotel or ground transportation provider, please report the issue!  Our AFA Hotel Committee receives a copy of every CrewCare report filed and each one is read and reviewed.  You can file a CrewCare report using the web app on your IMD home screen or by clicking here. 

    Do you have other feedback for the committee or items that you’d like brought up with management?  Please let us know!  Your Local Hotel Committee is your voice to management.  You can find our contact information on the Hotel Committee page of the AFA Alaska website. 

    Filed Under: AFA Alaska News Now, Hotel Committee Tagged With: committee meeting

    Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – 4th Quarter 2021

    December 10, 2021 14:00

    Hotel Committee

    • Our AFA Hotel Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, December 9 to discuss their ongoing program of work to protect and improve the quality of Flight Attendant hotel accommodations and ground transportation providers.
    • The Committee met with representatives from management and the Company’s crew accommodations vendor to review current trends and concerns related to layover hotels and transportation.
    • More than ever, the Committee needs your help in reporting hotel and transportation concerns through CrewCare.  If issues aren’t reported through CrewCare, then management believes they don’t exist!

    On Thursday, December 9, our AFA Local Hotel Committee Chairpersons met to receive an update about current layover hotels and transportation providers and discuss concerns with management.  Representing you at the meeting were Dori Marron (ANC), Jarod McNeill (SEA), Cassie Dole (SFO), Kimberly Hillebrand (LAX), and Kanani Vallot (SAN).  Also present were MEC Hotel Committee Chairperson Laura Hinojosa, MEC Hotel Committee Vice Chairperson Jodi Snow, and MEC Vice President Brian Palmer.  The committee also met with Crew Hotel Support Specialist Alyssa Umagat, Senior Crew Hotel Support Specialist Nichole Turner, Manager of Crew Hotels & Administration Ethan Coughlin, and Managing Director of Crew Planning & Resource Management Cathy Cao from management.  Representatives from the Company’s crew accommodations vendor Accommodations Plus International (API) and ALPA participated in the meeting as well.

    Topics of Discussion

    The committee reviewed a number of items both during the meeting with management and API.  Some items discussed include:

    • Review of the overall condition of the hotel industry and how the industry is recovering from the pandemic.
    • Overview of new technology options being offered by API that may improve the flow of information about hotels and ground transportation to crewmembers.  Management will be working with API to evaluate how the options could be used at Alaska.
    • Review of the Company’s utilization of hotels by city
    • Review of CrewCare reports filed (both complaints and compliments).  Compared to 2019, reports filed in 2021 are down substantially.  Management believes that this means things have improved.
    • Upcoming hotel changes in BZN, SAT, SMF, and PHX in early 2022.  Watch the Hotel Hotline for information about the changes (F/A Website > Hotel, Travel, & Station > Hotel Hotline)
    • Discussion about the holiday meal availability list that is traditionally published showing options for each layover hotel.  Management has been having challenges getting hotels to respond and some hotels are providing inconsistent information.  They are working to clarify.

    What The Committee Is Working On

    1. Conducting Hotel Site Visits.  Visiting hotels under consideration by management and advocating for management to select the hotel that will provide the safest and most comfortable layover experience for Flight Attendants.
    2. Investigating CrewCare Reports.  Reviewing CrewCare reports and working to hold hotel and transportation providers accountable through management and API.
    3. Working to Improve Unscheduled Layover Hotels.  Conducting a full review of the Company’s alternate hotel list and pushing for improvements when Flight Attendants have to stay at unscheduled layover hotels during irregular operations situations. 

    We Want to Hear From You!

    If you’ve had an unacceptable or substandard experience with a layover hotel or ground transportation provider, please report the issue!  Our AFA Hotel Committee receives a copy of every CrewCare report filed and each one is read and reviewed.  You can file a CrewCare report using the web app on your IMD home screen or by clicking here. 

    Do you have other feedback for the committee or items that you’d like brought up with management?  Please let us know!  Your Local Hotel Committee is your voice to management.  You can find our contact information on the Hotel Committee page of the AFA Alaska website. 

    Filed Under: AFA Alaska News Now, Hotel Committee Tagged With: committee meeting

    Next Week: Committee Meetings with Management

    December 2, 2021 09:00

    Master Executive Council (MEC)

    • Several AFA committees will meet with management next week for regularly scheduled discussions of issues currently impacting Flight Attendants.
    • Each AFA Local Council/base sends a representative to committee meetings to ensure that the voices of all Flight Attendants are heard.
    • If you have concerns or items that you would like to see brought forward, please reach out to your respective Local Committee Chairperson prior to the meeting.

    Most AFA committees hold meetings with management on a regular basis as a part of their advocacy work on behalf of our Flight Attendants.  These meetings are an opportunity for our Committee Members to bring concerns and issues forward and push for improvements to our workplace.  Representing you at these meetings is your Local Committee Chairperson (sometimes another Local Committee Member or LEC Officer may fill in), who is your voice to management on matters related to the committee.

    Next week, several committee meetings are scheduled to take place with management.  They include:

    • Human Rights Committee on Monday, December 6
    • Retirement Committee on Tuesday, December 7
    • Reserve Committee on Thursday, December 9
    • Hotel Committee on Thursday, December 9
    • Inflight Service Committee on Friday, December 10

    If there are items that you would like to see any of these committees bring forward to management at their upcoming meeting, please let your Local Committee Chairperson know.  Click below for contact information.

    Human Rights Committee
    Retirement Committee
    Reserve Committee
    Hotel Committee
    Inflight Service Committee

    Filed Under: AFA Alaska News Now, Hotel Committee, Human Rights Committee, Inflight Service Committee, Master Executive Council (MEC), Reserve Committee, Retirement Committee Tagged With: committee meeting

    AFA Alaska Update – September 3, 2021

    September 3, 2021 17:00

    In This Edition

    • September 11th Unity Remembrance Pin
    • Uniform Quality Issues – Your Help Is Needed!
    • Hotel Resources & Safety Reminders
    • Personal Strategies for Approaching the Anniversary of September 11th

    September 11th Unity Remembrance Pin

    AFA International

    Our September 11th Unity Remembrance Pin was designed in solidarity with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) to honor our heroes.  AFA and APFA members lost their lives on September 11, 2001, but Flight Attendants across the industry – whether in our unions or not – feel the significance of this day and promise alongside us to #NeverForget. We welcome all Flight Attendants across the industry to wear this pin representing the crews of all four flights and the bond we have as Flight Attendants. Wear this pin on September 11th and throughout the month of September, along with your official AFA pin. 

    How Do I Get a Pin?

    Local Councils will be distributing these pins in person starting this week.  Be on the lookout for a communication from your Local Council with more information on how pins will be distributed locally at your base.

    Questions?

    If you have any questions, please contact your Local Executive Council (LEC) Officers.


    Uniform Quality Issues – Your Help Is Needed!

    Uniform Committee

    Our Uniform Committee is continuing to advocate for improvements in uniform quality and needs your help!  Committee Members have heard your concerns loud and clear and want to continue driving change that will improve the quality of our uniforms. 

    Management and Unisync, the Company’s uniform vendor, currently have a matrix in place to “red flag” issues after hitting a threshold number of complaints. The more individual reports that are received by Unisync, the more likely a particular issue will get management’s attention.  Management is incredibly focused on this data and uses it almost exclusively to dedicate resources to making changes and resolving issues.  Our Uniform Committee is asking for your help by reporting every uniform quality issue that you have in a documented email to Unisync.

    Some progress has already been made based on response to the most recent survey and emails sent by Flight Attendants. As of July 1, 2021, the following changes have been put in place:

    • All new production of pants, skirts and dress hems will be double-stitched at the factory.*
    • All hems performed at the distribution center will be double stitched and only done in-house.*
    • Thread loop counts will be increased on all buttons for new production garments at the factory.*
    • Unisync has increased inspections performed on new garments and returns coming into the distribution center and will repair any hems or buttons to the above standard.

    * Please note that some residual stock may remain with the previous manufacturing method.

    There are still more issues to be addressed such as fabric quality and accessory/detail pieces like wings and zippers.  Please help our Uniform Committee by taking the time to email Unisync with any quality issues you are experiencing.  Contact information for Unisync can be found below or on the Uniform Subsite under “Customer Service.”  When sending an email, please describe the issue with as much detail as possible and include a photo if possible.  Please CC your Local Uniform Committee Chairperson on the email so that the Uniform Committee can track the issues as well.

    Smaller issues such as buttons falling off or hems coming out can be fixed at the Uniform Fit Center or through a tailor of your own choosing and submitted for reimbursement following the alterations guidelines; however, we ask that you still report to Unisync so the issues can be tracked and monitored.

    How To Report Issues to Unisync

    Email: alaskaservice@unisyncgroup.com
    Phone: 1-833-5-ALASKA / 1-833-525-2752
    Monday-Friday, 8 AM-6 PM Pacific time

    When emailing, please include your Local Uniform Committee Chairperson on the CC line

    Questions?

    Thank you for joining us in this process. We want all of you to be proud to wear our uniform!  If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your Local Uniform Committee. 


    Hotel Resources & Safety Reminders

    Hotel Committee

    Hotel Hotline Document

    Each month, management publishes a resource document with information about layover hotels and transportation providers.  This document, called the Hotel Hotline, is available on both the Inflight website (Hotel Travel & Station > Hotel Hotline) and in GoodReader on the IMD (ASFASupplemental > Hotel Hotline).  In the Hotel Hotline, you’ll find a wealth of information including current local face covering requirements, food & beverage options and discounts, and other amenity information for each hotel.

    Verify Your Transportation Provider

    You can find information about the designated transportation provider for your layover in your trip information in Crew Access.  The Hotel Hotline document often provides additional details including what type of vehicles the provider operates, what they look like, and how they might be marked.  To ensure your safety, it is always a good idea to know who your transportation provider is and what the vehicle that will be picking you up should look like.

    When a transportation provider arrives and indicates they are scheduled to transport your crew, ask the driver to verify the airline and flight number that they have been assigned to pick up. All drivers should have this information.  If the driver is unable to verify the flight number, call the transportation provider using the phone number listed in Crew Access or the Hotel Hotline to confirm that they have dispatched the driver.  If you are unable to get in contact with the transportation provider, call Crew Scheduling for additional verification before getting into the vehicle.

    Layover Safety

    Safety is always our primary responsibility while on the aircraft, but we should also remain focused on safety when on layovers.  Taking additional precautions and keeping personal safety at the forefront of your mind is always a best practice.  Here are a few tips:

    • If not staying at hotel, leave contact information with other crewmembers or a trusted contact if not traveling with other crew members.
    • Prop the guestroom door open with luggage while examining closets, bath, windows, under beds, and ensuring all locks are in working order—if there is an intruder, you have an opportunity to yell for help and quickly leave room.
    • Use the buddy system to ensure each crew member’s room is clear.
    • Always use chain latch/bar latch (secondary lock) while in room.  If you must open door, keep chain/bar latched.
    • Always use optical viewing port when available.
    • If anyone should request entry to room, verify with front desk that the individual has a need for access.
    • While moving about hotel (restaurant, lounge, pool area, etc.), if you feel that you are being followed or closely watched, inform the hotel front desk.  Remain at the front desk until a determination has been made concerning suspicion.
    • Leave TV on and turn volume up a little louder when leaving room.
    • During evening hours, when outside the hotel, walk in pairs—it is always a good idea to use buddy system.  Do not assume all areas are good areas to walk or jog.
    • Do not use back stairways and avoid dark areas around hotels.
    • Do not wear expensive jewelry on layover—do not be a target.

    You can find more information about layover safety in the Flight Attendant Manual (FAM), section 7.600, pages 8–11.

    Questions?

    If you have any questions, please contact your Local Hotel Committee.


    Personal Strategies for Approaching the Anniversary of September 11th

    Employee Assistance Program (EAP)/Professional Standards Committee

    As we approach the anniversary of September 11th, many of us will begin to plan how we’ll recognize this day. Anniversaries offer an opportunity to acknowledge our memories and experiences, to connect with others who share in them, and to pay tribute to our individual and collective journeys.  They can also serve as personal and professional milestones of our healing and resiliency.   For some, September 11th will be marked with private personal gestures such as observing a moment of silence, spending quiet time reflecting, or dedicating our flying to our profession.  For others, it will be marked with collective activities such as ceremonies and memorial services.

    There is no right way or better way to recognize the anniversary; but, there are some suggestions that may prove helpful as we approach the anniversary of September 11th. 

    • Observe the anniversary in a way that’s comfortable for you.  Say no to events or activities that you sense may flood you with too many feelings.  Find more gentle ways of honoring the anniversary.
    • Don’t compare yourself to how others around you appear to be dealing with the September 11th anniversary.
    • Acknowledge that we all heal at different rates, in different ways, and with different outcomes.
    • Give yourself permission and time to be affected.  Though uncomfortable, anticipate and plan for having a stress reaction as the anniversary approaches.  Trust that if you have moments of difficulty, you’ll be able to pull yourself back together.
    • Try not to isolate yourself.  Pre-plan now to be with people if you know you have this tendency.

    However you choose to structure your day this September 11th or however it just naturally unfolds, please remember that your AFA EAP Committee Members welcome being a part of it.  If you or a flying partner needs a confidential ear, please call us at (949) 470-0493 or find your Local EAP Committee contact information at afaalaska.org/eap.  Remember, we’re just a phone call away.  

    Filed Under: EAP/Professional Standards Committee, Hotel Committee, Latest News, Master Executive Council (MEC), Uniform Committee Tagged With: 2021, hotels, layovers, safety, September 11th, uniforms, Unisync

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    January 31, 2023 Leave a Comment

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