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

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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PDX LEC Officer Elections—Polls Close Friday!

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

Councils 39/17 Joint Local Council Meeting

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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.

New Reserve Committee Member

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New Reserve Committee Member

Please join us in welcoming Bethany Gilbo to the Reserve Committee, effective February 12, 2014.  Bethany has been an Alaska Flight Attendant since December 2011 and was with Horizon prior to joining Alaska.  This is her first time being involved in a union position.  She is looking forward to helping Reserve Flight Attendants gain knowledge about their work group and contract while working to make the transition to their new career as easy and understandable as possible.

The main purpose of the Reserve Committee is to help Flight Attendants to interpret and understand the reserve portion of the contract and serve as a liaison between Crew Scheduling and Flight Attendants holding a reserve schedule.  They may be contacted through the PDX AFA Hotline at (503) 396-4089, option 4 or through the AFA website at http://alaskamec.org/pdx/reserves.

Yours In Solidarity,

LEC President Cathy Gwynn, LEC Vice President Brian Palmer, and Local Reserve Committee Chairperson Hannah Winit

Tomorrow’s Local Council Meeting CANCELLED

Dear Fellow Flight Attendants:

Due to the ongoing severe weather emergency in the Portland area, your LEC Officers have elected to cancel tomorrow’s Local Council Meeting.  Information about a rescheduled meeting date will be provided soon.

Yours In Solidarity,

Your LEC Officers – Cathy Gwynn & Brian Palmer

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