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Mobilization Update July 17, 2014: Turn the Airport RED on Tuesday, July 22nd

Turn the Airport RED – Solidarity Activity on Tuesday, July 22nd

The Negotiating Committee went back to the table with management last week and needs your support as they continue negotiating for the contractual improvements we deserve!

Let’s show management we’re serious about our contract negotiations!

Join us on Tuesday, July 22nd for our next airport solidarity event.  Volunteers are needed to demonstrate our strong presence at each of the five bases.  We’ll also be distributing new RED solidarity items to Flight Attendants!

Can the Negotiating Committee count on you?

We still need volunteers in all five bases during the following time slots:

ANC – 1 to 4 PM

SEA – 5 to 9 AM, 11 AM to 4 PM, 5 to 10 PM

PDX – 5:30 to 8 AM, 8 to 10:30 AM

LAX – 5 to 8:30 AM, 8:30 AM to 12 PM, 1 to 4:30 PM

SAN – 8 to 11:30 AM

Click here to sign up for a time slot now

By volunteering just a few hours out of your day, you’ll help to solidify our strong presence at the airport and help management see RED in our five bases!

Already flying that day?

Be on the lookout for Mobilization Volunteers at each of the five bases throughout the day.  They’ll be clearly visible in new RED AFA t-shirts.  When you see them, ask them for your new RED solidarity items!

Questions?

Contact your Local Mobilization Committee Chairperson for more information.  You can find contact information at alaskamec.org/mobilization.

 

In solidarity,

Your Master Executive Council, Negotiating Committee and Mobilization Committee

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Mobilization Update July 3, 2014: More Solidarity Events!

Dear Flight Attendants,

Your Master Executive Council (MEC), Negotiating Committee and Mobilization Committee have been busy planning more solidarity activities this summer. We wanted to get this information into your hands before the Independence Day holiday weekend and before bidding opens in PBS.

Join us at the RED Hot AFA Summer BBQ at Angle Lake Park in SeaTac, WA—right next to the Alaska Airline Corporate Headquarters! The picnic will be on Wednesday, August 20th in the afternoon. Flight Attendants throughout the system are invited and may utilize non-revenue travel to attend this recreational—and educational—event!

AFA will also conduct a system-wide solidarity activity at each of the Flight Attendant domiciles on the following Wednesday, August 27th, time TBD. For maximum impact, we are going to withhold the details for now.

Also, remember there is a system-wide solidarity event on Tuesday, July 22nd.  We will be doing another airport walk and handing out the latest swag. Do you think it’s time for a new AFA t-shirt? Come out and join us!

Here are the session times around the system:

ANC: 1pm-4pm
SEA: 5am-9am, 11am-4pm, 5pm-10pm
PDX: 5:30am-8:00am, 8:00am-10:30am
LAX: 5am-8:30am, 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm
SAN: 8am-11:30am

Volunteers sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RAUYuw2muX7zk5g55YgWck6sIdXCPbQm_2HPlfm4sn4/viewform.

For more information regarding upcoming mobilization efforts, visit alaskamec.org/mobilization.

In solidarity,

Your MEC—Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow and Stephen Couckuyt; and
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo; and
MEC Mobilization Chairperson Adam Clarey

 

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Mobilization Update June 20, 2014: No Need to Purchase a Logo Item from the Company Store

Dear Flight Attendants,

 

Many of you have inquired what you should be doing with your $100 credit to the Company Store that will be available on June 24. The Negotiating Committee previously asked you to plan on purchasing an Alaska Airlines logo item. The idea behind this request was to obtain a Company item that would be used as part of a future solidarity event.

 

Because the Company Store credit appears to be restricted to particular items, we are not confident there will be enough stock of the items needed to make this effort successful. The Negotiating Committee, the Master Executive Council and the Mobilization Committee are currently coordinating an even better idea in preparation for our July 22nd system-wide solidarity event.

 

Stand by for more details in the coming weeks!

 

In solidarity,

 

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

 

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

 

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Negotiations Update June 13, 2014: Negotiations Now in Early July!

Dear Flight Attendants,

 

 

The first meeting in our second round of mediation has been rescheduled from the week of July 21st in San Francisco, CA, to an earlier date in July! We will now be meeting the week of July 7th 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

 

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Gear Up For Solidarity on July 22nd

Are you ready to GEAR UP for our next solidarity activity?  Things are going to get RED Hot as we go back the negotiating table with management.  The time has come to STAND UP In support of your Negotiating Committee at the next system-wide SOLIDARITY event on July 22nd!

Here’s what you can do to help support your Negotiating Committee:

  • Bid July 22nd off so that you can participate in the next SOLIDARITY event
  • Continue to show management our STRENGTH by wearing your RED AFA pin

More information will be out soon about the July 22ndevent, including time slots for each base.

Ready to take it a step further?  It’s not too late to become a MOBILIZATION VOLUNTEER.  Let your Local Mobilization Chairperson know that you’re interested in getting involved.  You can find their contact information at alaskamec.org/mobilization.

Spread the word and get ready to demonstrate our UNITY on July 22nd!

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