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        New PDX Uniform Committee Members

        May 2, 2014 14:33

        Please join us in welcoming Lisa Curry, Tracy Speck, and David Jelinek to the Alaska AFA PDX Uniform Committee.

        Lisa Curry

        Lisa started her flying career with Alaska Air Group in August 1989 with Horizon Air. She left Horizon in April 1996 to continue her flying career with Alaska Airlines. Although she doesn’t have any previous AFA involvement at Alaska Airlines, she has been involved in several special projects and committees at Horizon Airlines including aircraft standardization, recycling, food and beverage committee, Big Brother/Big Sister mentorship program, and interviewing potential new hire flight attendant candidates.

        Lisa brings prior experience of an eight-year career in men’s and women’s fashion to the committee.  She has worked both in sales roles at Nordstrom, Contempo and Foxmoor Casuals and in both sales and management positions at Meier & Frank.  Her heartfelt passion for design and fashion in general will help to bring her ideas to the workplace and apply them specifically to our own company’s uniforms.

        Lisa is extremely grateful for this opportunity to be a voice for our workgroup and she very much looks forward to working with such a talented to team.

        Tracy Speck

        Tracy started with Alaska Air Group in 1996 as a Customer Service Agent in Portland.  In April 1999, she joined inflight and has served proudly as a Flight Attendant since.  Her previous AFA experience includes serving as a VOICE Committee Member.

        Being an active voice for our Flight Attendant group is important to Tracy.  This motivated her desire to join the Uniform Committee.  She looks forward to providing expertise and input as to the concerns, likes and wants of a leading airline uniform while helping to make decisions of a quality yet professional and classy look.  Tracy is eager to be an integral part of the process and bringing a look to our Flight Attendant group that sets us a part from other carriers.  “We are number ONE in the industry and should look number ONE,” says Tracy.

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        David Jelinek

        David joined Alaska Airlines as a Flight Attendant in March 2013.  Prior to Alaska, he flew for 8 years with Frontier Airlines.  During that time he served for 4 years on the Uniform Committee and helped implement a new uniform as well as update uniform standards and wear guides.

        David has a degree in costume design from the University of Northern Colorado. When not flying, he enjoys making costumes and doing other sewing projects.

        David wanted to get involved with the AFA Alaska Uniform Committee because he wants to help in the creation process of the new Land’s End custom uniform. He looks forward to working with the committee to design a uniform that is not only stylish and professional, but is comfortable and easy to wear. Most importantly, he looks forward to helping to design something that showcases the updated Alaska Airlines brand and that Flight Attendants will be proud to wear.

        We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Contesa Diaz-Nicolaidis and Deanna Hill for their work on the Uniform Committee over the past several years.  Their contributions to the committee during both the TwinHill and interim Land’s End uniform periods have been sincerely appreciated.

        The Uniform Committee is responsible for ensuring contract language compliance for Flight Attendants in the area of uniforms. The Committee is also charged with representing Flight Attendant interests to management regarding design, fabric selection, and other details of the Flight Attendant uniform.

        In Solidarity,

        Your LEC Officers – Cathy Gwynn, Brian Palmer and Local Uniform Committee Chairperson Bob Moore

        Filed Under: Council 39 PDX, Uniform Committee

        Council 39 (PDX) Local Council Meeting Minutes – April 15, 2014

        April 22, 2014 10:49

        Dear Fellow Flight Attendants,

        Below is the link to the minutes from our latest Local Council Meeting held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in the Vancouver Room at PDX Airport.  A special thanks to all of our Council 39 Officers, Committee Members and Chairs, and Members who attended!

        Click here to see the Local Council Meeting Minutes >>

        If you have any questions about the minutes or the meeting itself, please contact LEC President Cathy Gwynn at catgwynn@comcast.net.

        In Solidarity,

        Your LEC Officers – Cathy Gwynn and Brian

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        Filed Under: Council 39 PDX

        Reminder – PDX Local Council Meeting Tomorrow

        April 14, 2014 09:31

        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

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        Filed Under: Council 39 PDX

        Council 19 Seattle and Council 39 Portland Officer Election Results

        April 11, 2014 12:16

        April 11, 2014

         

        Dear Flight Attendants,

         

         

        The following Flight Attendants were elected to the term of office beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2017. Certified Council 19 Seattle Election Results and Certified Council 39 Portland Election Results are posted on www.afacwa-elections.org.

         

         

        Council 19 Seattle

        LECP Laura Masserant

        LECVP Jake Jones

        LECS Linda Christou

        LEC Council Representatives Stephanie Adams & Adam Clarey

         

        Council 39 Portland

         

        The position of Local Executive Council (LEC) president ended in a tie vote between Cathy Gwynn and John Cornelius. In accordance with the AFA Constitution & Bylaws a run-off election will be conducted between Cathy and John. AFA will announce the dates for the run-off election very soon.

         

        LECP (To Be Determined)

        LECVP Steven Maller

        LECS Bobby Moore

         

        The Master Executive Council (MEC) congratulates the officers-elect and we sincerely thank all those who stepped forward to run in the election.

         

        In solidarity,

         

         

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

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        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA (pmAS), Council 39 PDX, Latest News

        Council 39 (PDX) Local Council Meeting Agenda – April 15, 2014

        April 11, 2014 06:37

        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

        Click here for a PDF version

        Filed Under: Council 39 PDX

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