Dear Flight Attendants,

The first meeting in our second round of mediation has been rescheduled from the week of July 21^st in San Francisco, CA, to an earlier date in July! We will now be meeting the week of July 7^th at the National Mediation Board (NMB) in Washington, DC.

Negotiations Calendar

June 17-18: Negotiating Committee writes second round opening proposal – Seattle, WA

June 24-25: Negotiating Committee, MEC, AFA International staff and NMB members meet for negotiations training – Seattle, WA

July 8-9: Negotiations – NMB, Washington, DC

July 22: Solidarity Event (details TBA) [see alaskamec.org/mobilization]

Week of August 25 (tentative): Negotiations – location TBD

We return to the table in a few weeks with renewed energy.  What can you do in the meantime? Continue to be informed and participate in your local AFA meetings and solidarity events.

Not only that but you can wear the new RED AFA pin each and every day to show your support for your Negotiating Committee. Management must see an ocean of RED pins on the line, which will reinforce our negotiations leverage. When they look across the bargaining table, they must see 3,200 of us looking back!

In solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo

May 22, 2014

Dear Flight Attendants,

It has come to the attention of the Master Executive Council (MEC) that a video has been posted to social media. That video features a modified clip from Vice President of Inflight Services Andy Schneider’s interview with KTUU at the Alaska Air Group Shareholders Meeting on May 8th. It also contains one of AFA Alaska’s recent mobilization messages throughout and other statements about the interview and negotiations.

This video was not produced by AFA and is in no way sponsored or endorsed by AFA, your MEC or your Negotiating Committee. We believe the source video has since been taken down.

With the recent solidarity activities fresh on everyone’s mind and our RED Hot countdown underway, we understand that many of you are eager to engage in more collective action events. The Negotiating Committee has a strategic plan in place to leverage the power of our unified group as we return to negotiations in July.

Individual efforts that are conducted outside of our AFA mobilization campaigns could dilute our unified voice and have a detrimental effect on the success of the Negotiating Committee at the table. Additionally, discipline or perhaps even termination of employment could result from such activities.

Going forward if you have ideas for mobilization activities, email those suggestions to negotiations@alaskamec.org.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn and Sandra Morrow; and

Your Negotiating Committee – MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo

We are turning up the heat. Now is the time to mobilize our workgroup for action. Solidarity is a powerful force, and we are calling on every flight attendant to STAND STRONG as we begin our second round of negotiations.

Here’s where we STAND:

• February you voted with a CLEAR voice to send us back to negotiations on your behalf to fight for a better contract
• May 8th you backed that vote with a LOUD voice during the shareholder meeting in Anchorage
• May 20th you backed that vote with an INFORMATIVE voice by joining the mobilization efforts in ANC, SEA, PDX, LAX, & SAN

Now let’s continue to back that vote with a STRONG voice by:

• Sending a clear message to management with a 100% participation in wearing your RED AFA pin
• Sharing the message of UNITY to your fellow flight attendants
• Participating in SOLIDARITY events, as your Negotiating Committee continues to stand for a contract you can believe in

Why RED?  RED signifies our strength & power!
­­Why NOW?  It’s time to send a unified message!
Why ME?  Each flight attendant is crucial to our success!

Management will literally be counting RED pins to get an understanding of our strength when coming back to the table. We need YOU, we need your VOICE, we need your SOLIDARITY, we need your STRENGTH.

This is OUR TIME! Each of you is valuable to your Negotiating Committee’s success. The countdown has begun. Send your Negotiating Committee to the table with 100% support as we represent YOUR VOICE to management.

RED Hot Countdown  –  60 days to 100% support:

• Wear your RED AFA pin – Share a pin
• Encourage each other to participate
• Join the fun! Tweet & Instagram your photos
• Look for your RED Hot rewards around the system
• Participate in solidarity events