Dear Flight Attendants,

 4pm update

Due to the continuing problems with eMaestro today AFA has requested, and the company has agreed to, an extension to the close of bids from 09:00 (pst) to 12:00 noon (pst) tomorrow, July 10^th.

 AFA brought forward the concern with a Flight Attendant’s inability to trade or pick up trips during the last few days of the month and how this does affect bid awards.

 If the system comes back on line tonight the close of bids will remain 12:00 noon (pst) tomorrow, July 10th.

Again, bids are now due by 12:00 noon (pst) tomorrow. We do not anticipate any delay to bid the awards.

 Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Terry Taylor, Yvette Gesch, Melanie Buker, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn and Sandra Morrow

 “Five Bases, One Voice”

Dear Flight Attendants,

AFA did receive reports that Navtech, the bidding system, was also experiencing glitches. We did ask the company to research the reports and at this point Navtech is fully operational.

We do want to remind you that the Navtech system is best supported by Internet Explorer 9 and Chrome browsers.

We are still awaiting updated information on eMaestro and hope to have this out to you soon.

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Terry Taylor, Yvette Gesch, Melanie Buker, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn and Sandra Morrow

“Five Bases, One Voice”

www.alaskamec.org

Dear Flight Attendants,

eMaestro continues to experience issues at this time and the company is working on a fix. We will update you when we receive any information.

If you need to process a trade or pick up a trip with a check-in for today you can call crew scheduling to do a manual trade. Otherwise, we ask that you hold off calling crew scheduling to process trades for other days to ensure we keep crew scheduling lines open for essential calls.

Thank you!

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Terry Taylor, Yvette Gesch, Melanie Buker, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn and Sandra Morrow

“Five Bases, One Voice”

www.alaskamec.org

Dear Flight Attendants,

The MEC Discussion Board is up and going and we encourage you to post your questions on this password protected site versus posting on other “Open” sites.

 We realize that the change to the website may be a little confusing, so we have prepared a step by step instruction list for you!

 First, the MEC website is an open site.

This means that no log in or password is required to view 99% of the site.

You will see that there is a rotating picture function on the main page that illustrates a picture for each base; it starts with Council 18- LAX and moves through the bases.

 Registering for the Discussion Forum:

On the main page you will find Discussion Forum tab along the top of the page. Click on this tab to go to the discussion forum area. If you have signed up for a login and password you will be asked to sign in to view the forum. If you are a new user you will need to register for the discussion forum.

To register simply click on the word register: You will be asked to provide an email address and a username. Once you register with this information an email will be sent to you with a generic password. Log into the discussion forum with your created user name and generic password- After you log into the discussion forum you can change your password and edit your preferences.

 You are now in the discussion forum and can continue to the discussion area.

 Viewing the discussion topics:

 In the middle of the page is the General Discussion box. To see the list of topics click on “Post Here” and the list of topics will appear. Simply click “Topic Title” to see the discussion and add your post.

If you want to go back to the Topics List simply hit the arrow back button on your page.

 If you have any problems logging into the discussion forum please do not hesitate to let us know by filling out the “Contact Us” form on the main page.

 Other helpful hints for the new site:

•  In the middle of the home page you will find the latest updates from the MEC under the heading “Latest News.” Along the right side of the main page are important links- just one click away from your eMaestro page and the latest information from Negotiations.

•  At the bottom of the page is the MEC Office address and location, along with a search function for the site and more helpful navigation links.

•  Most of you will want to focus on the top of the main/home page. Here you will see tabs, starting with HOME, which will whisk you away to the different pages in the site. If you hold your mouse on the MEC Committee tab the list of MEC Committees will appear.

•  Do you need information on getting out of the Twin Hill uniform and into the M and H? Click on the MEC Uniform Committee tab and on this page you will find “Your Uniform Your Health.” Simply click on this and you have the information you need to start the process.

•  Moving back to the main page- locate the Local Councils tab. Hover your mouse over this tab and the local councils will appear. Are you PDX based? Simply click on Council 39 PDX to view officers and committee members in this base.

 Take some time click through the site! As always, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to let your LEC President know by filling out the Contact Us form on the main page!