February 13, 2014

As of mid-day today, 2368 votes have been placed, which is 80.3% of all eligible to vote. Let’s move this into the 90’s! The vote is far too important to let someone else decide your future!

Your dues must be current in order to vote. If you believe your dues are in arrears, contact AFA Member Services at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 7). They are open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm Easter Tim.

If you are current on your dues and have not received your ballot and instructions, please contact the AFA Ballot Helpline at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 1, then Ext 706).

Due to severe weather the AFA International office is closed but staff are working from home during business hours. Leave a message with the requested information and somebody will contact you in the morning.

If you have already voted and wish to change your vote, the last recorded vote is the one that counts. If you do not vote, it does not count one way or the other. All votes must be submitted by noon Pacific Time on Friday, February 14, 2014.

We anticipate results will be validated by early afternoon tomorrow and AFA will communicate the certified results as soon as possible.

Finally, our group is extremely passionate and emotions have been running very high in regards to the vote. Your Master Executive Council (MEC) and Negotiating Committee request that we all take a moment to reflect on our interactions with each other—particularly on social media. (Your leaders are certainly not excluded here.) This is a great opportunity for us all to step away from the keyboard for the evening, take a deep breath and begin focusing on moving forward with grace and kindness.

We thank you all for being so engaged and we’ll know the results soon!

In solidarity,

AFA at Alaska Airlines

Roadshow FAQ #2

General:

Q. Is it normal to clarify language in a TA after it is presented to the Membership?

A. Yes. Once the provisions are reviewed by many parties in various forums (e.g. AFA leaders, Flight Attendants on social media, roadshow participants and workplace discussions), questions inevitably come to light that may not have been anticipated by the parties in negotiations. Clarifications are sought in those instances to answer these “what if…” questions. It is a robust and healthy exercise that ultimately results in much-improved contract language.

Q. If I have already voted can I change my vote?

A. Yes, the last vote recorded will be what is counted.

Q. When do the polls close on February 14^th?

A. The polls close at 12:00pm (noon) Pacific Time on February 14^th.

Section 12 Exchange of Sequences

Q. Will FA to FA trading begin at the same time as the Quartile System?

A. Yes each individual’s FA to FA trading will open when that individual’s Quartile opens.

Section 14 Vacation

Q. Does the 960 tfp requirement for the extra week of Vacation (Longevity PTO) for those who have completed 25 years of service as an Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant include vacation and sick leave?

A. Yes, see definition of ‘Flown TFP’ in Section 5 Definitions of the TA.

Section 21 Compensation

Q. Will all the current pairings remain the same after the new Minimum Pay Rules are in place?

A. The goal of Minimum Pay Rules is to require pairings to become more efficient or pay a penalty for remaining inefficient. For example the minimum pay rules will either pay us for long sit times or cause the pairing to have lower sit times. The pairing optimizer program is designed to minimize soft time such as Minimum Pay Rules but the optimizer will not be able to completely get rid of them. It is not possible to predict with any degree of certainty which pairings will or will not be affected.

Section 32 Attendance Policy

Q. Does use of the Quarterly Point Reduction Form have a quarterly flying requirement?

A. No there isn’t a quarterly flying requirement to use the Quarterly Point Reduction Form. However the form cannot be used for any Single Continuous Occurrence (SCO) that touches one of the four paid holiday blackout dates (New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).

Q. If I call sick on-line while on a multi-day sequence, do I need to have departed (“wheels up”) after the first leg following the layover on each day or just the very first leg of my sequence?

A. Sick on-line requires that you call in sick following wheels up of the first leg of your sequence. Everything thereafter is considered a sick on-line just like in the current contract.

February 11, 2014

IMPORTANT TENTATIVE AGREEMENT VOTING INFORMATION

There is a severe weather system moving toward Washington, DC, and it is possible that the AFA International office will be closed Thursday and/or Friday. While the actual electronic voting is handled by an independent 3^rd party company, if you have questions or trouble voting and need to reach the AFA Ballot Helpline or Membership Services, the response time may be delayed. If you call either and receive voice mail, leave a message and AFA staff will be checking and responding to messages remotely.

We urge everyone to vote as soon as possible. Polls close this Friday, February 14, at noon Pacific Time. If you have already voted and wish to change your vote, the last recorded vote is the one that counts. If you do not vote, it does not count one way or the other.

Need Assistance: Contact the AFA Membership Services or the AFA Ballot Helpline, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm Eastern Time.

Your dues must be current in order to vote. If you believe your dues are in arrears, contact AFA Member Services at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 7).

If you are current on your dues and have not received your ballot and instructions or need assistance with voting, please contact the AFA Ballot Helpline at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 1, then Ext 706).

Leave a message if the call is not answered directly.

PERCENTAGE VOTED TO DATE

As of mid-afternoon today, 2121 of eligible voters have cast their votes, or 69%. We urge everyone to exercise their right to vote. This is too important to let somebody else decide your future!

In solidarity,

AFA at Alaska Airlines

February 10, 2014

As of 1pm PT today, 1963 votes have been placed, which is 64.1% of all eligible to vote. That is 329 more since Friday or an additional 10%. This vote is far too important to let someone else decide your future!

Your dues must be current in order to vote. If you believe your dues are in arrears, contact AFA Member Services at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 7). They are open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm ET.

If you are current on your dues and have not received your ballot and instructions, please contact the AFA Ballot Helpline at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 1, then Ext 706).

If you have already voted and wish to change your vote, the last recorded vote is the one that counts. If you do not vote, it does not count one way or the other. All votes must be submitted by noon Pacific Time on Friday, February 14, 2014.

Roadshows begin in San Diego tomorrow and then on to Los Angeles on Wednesday and Orange County on Thursday. Help AFA get out the word and encourage your fellow Flight Attendants to vote on the Tentative Agreement!

In solidarity,

AFA at Alaska Airlines