On July 1, 2017, Mario, Krystle, and Alan began our three-year term.  We completed New Officer Training in June at the AFA-CWA headquarters, and look forward to advocating on your behalf.

We join the PDX Flight Attendants in thanking Cathy Gwynn, Steven Maller, and Bobby Moore for their tireless support of Council 39.

You currently have 25 Committee Members in addition to the three officers available to you.  To better assist you, when contacting a committee member or an officer, please provide:

• Name
• Phone Number
• Email Address
• People Soft Number
• Sequence/Pairing Number
• Snap Shots/Copy of Sequence
• Crew Members Involved
• A Brief Description of the Situation (only facts)

We will need an email with the above information even after speaking to an AFA Representative. A reminder to use a non-Alaska email.  Do not send your questions/concerns via Facebook or Outlook (your work email).

Flight Attendants may also report issues or request support at http://support.afaalaska.org/

Your AFA Portland Committee Members (click on link)  http://afaalaska.org/pdx/committees

AFA Portland Officers Contact Information

Mario de’Medici, LEC President         (503) 575-6369           mario.demedici@afaalaska.org

Krystle Berry, LEC Vice President      (206) 218-7480           krystle.berry@afaalaska.org

Alan Sousa, LEC Secretary               (360) 567-8162           alan.sousa@afaalaska.org

For those of you that have ongoing situations that have involved AFA, we are your new point of contact.  Please call us to touch base.  We are available to assist all flight attendants, and probationary flight attendants are encouraged to call.

In Solidarity,

Your PDX LEC Officers, Mario de’Medici, Krystle Berry, and Alan Sousa

Dear Colleagues:

This is a reminder that applications are now being accepted through April 30, 2015, for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s annual scholarship offerings for the 2015-2016 school year.

The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of fifteen (15) partial college scholarships of up to $3,000 each, and the winners also will receive second-year scholarships for the same amount, contingent upon satisfactory academic achievement.

Eligible for the scholarships are CWA members, their spouses, children and grandchildren, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members.  Applicants must be high school graduates or high school students who will graduate during the year in which they apply.  Undergraduate and graduate students returning to school may also apply.

Applications will be available solely online for completion and submission to the Foundation’s website:  http://www.cwa-union.org/pages/beirne_scholarship_application.
Attached is the poster that you can distribute to members and post on local websites to encourage participation.  The winners will be chosen by lottery drawing.  Further information about the program can be found at http://www.cwa-union.org/pages/beirne.

This valuable scholarship program is made possible by the funding of CWA locals.  For those locals not yet participating in funding the Beirne scholarships, I urge you to do so.  Financial arrangements can be made to accommodate your local’s needs.

For more information and assistance, please call 202.434.1187.