Dear Fellow Flight Attendants,

This is a reminder that there will be a Local Council Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 15 from 8:30 AM to 12 PM.  The meeting will be held in the Vancouver Room at the PDX Airport Conference Center.  From the Oregon Market Food Court, take the stairs near the clock tower to the mezzanine level and turn left. The Vancouver Room is the first room down the hall on the left.  You can preview the meeting agenda on the PDX page of the AFA website and can be accessed by clicking here.

The first portion of the meeting will be for conducting local council business.  Starting at 10 AM, we will be in joint session with AFA Council 17 (Horizon Air, PDX/MFR) for the purposes of discussing AFA Board of Directors Meeting advanced agenda items.  You can preview these agenda items on the AFA Board of Directors website at http://afa-bod.org/index-of-agenda-items.

We hope to see everyone at the meeting and that you will take this opportunity to become involved in the activities and business of our union!

In Solidarity,

Your LEC Officers – Cathy Gwynn and Brian Palmer

Agenda

Local Council Meeting
Alaska Airlines Council 39, Portland
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 – 8:30 AM to 12 PM
Vancouver Room, PDX Airport Conference Center, Portland, OR

Prior to the meeting, Liz Skayhan, Alaska Airlines PDX Inflight Base Manager will be available to provide information and announcements about the status of the base.

1. Call To Order
2. Introduction of Guests
   1. AFA HZN Officers
3. Announcements
   1. Negotiations Update
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Call For Late Agenda Items
6. Officer’s Reports
   1. President
   2. Vice President
7. Committee Reports
   1. Air Safety, Health, & Security
      1. Air Quality
   2. Benefits
   3. EAP/Professional Standards
   4. Government Affairs
   5. Grievance
   6. Hotel
   7. Inflight Service
   8. Membership
   9. Mobilization
   10. Reserve
   11. Retirement
   12. Scheduling
   13. Uniform
8. Old Business
   1. LEC Officer Elections (CG)
9. New Business
10. Good and Welfare
11. AFA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda (jointly with HZN Council 17, PDX/MFR)
12. Adjournment

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Dear Fellow Flight Attendants:

This is just a reminder that you have less than one week left to have your voice heard in our Local Executive Council (LEC) Officer Elections.  Polls are currently open to elect the three officer positions—President, Vice President, and Secretary.  The officers who are elected to these positions take office on July 1, 2014 and represent you for a three-year term of office.  Polls close on Friday, April 11 at 10 AM Pacific Daylight Time and election results will be announced as soon as the Ballot Certification Committee at AFA International has certified them.

If you have not received your voting instructions with the 16-digit activation code, call the AFA Ballot Helpline at (800) 424-2401, option 1 then extension 706.  If you have questions about dues or membership issues should call AFA Membership Services at (800) 424-2401, option 7.

For more information about the elections, including a list of nominated candidates, please visit the AFA-CWA Elections website at http://afacwa-elections.org/councils/ala-council-39-pdx.

In Solidarity,

Your LEC Officers – Cathy Gwynn and Brian Palmer

Please mark your calendar for our next Local Council Meeting, to be held Tuesday, April 15 from 8:30 to 12 PM. The meeting will be held in the Vancouver Room of the PDX Airport Conference Center. From the Oregon Market Food Court, take the stairs near the clock tower to the mezzanine level and turn left. The Vancouver Room is the first room down the hall on the left.

We will conduct Local Business from 8:30 AM to 10 AM and then will be a joined by members and officers from Horizon Air Council 17 (PDX/MFR) from 10 AM to 12 PM to discuss advanced agenda items for the AFA Board of Directors Meeting.

If you have an advance agenda item to submit, please email it to LEC President Cathy Gwynn at catgwynn@comcast.net. Submission deadline for advance agenda items is Tuesday, April 8 at 8:30 AM PDT. Please direct any other questions to LEC Vice President Brian Palmer at bpalmer@alaskamec.org.