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        August 27 RED Hot Informational Picketing – Sign Up Now!

        August 12, 2014 10:04

        Your AFA Negotiating Committee will go back to the table with management on August 25 in San Diego, CA for our next mediation session. As a show of support and solidarity for the Negotiating Committee, we will be conducting informational picketing on Wednesday, August 27 in each of our five bases. The Negotiating Committee is counting on you to show management and the public how serious we are about getting a contract with the improvements we deserve!

        Sign Up Now And Show Your Support!

        Click here to sign up now to participate in the August 27th event

        Are you ready to turn up the heat? Your support is vital to help make the event successful. Help to turn the airport RED in solidarity! Click on your base below for times and details.

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        Show your solidarity by proudly wearing your RED AFA pin and RED Five Bases Standing Strong lanyard!

        Specific Questions?

        If you have specific questions about the event at your base, please contact your Local Mobilization Chairperson for assistance. You’ll find contact information at afaalaska.org/mobilization. You can also see the information below for more details.

        In Solidarity,

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

        Your Negotiating Committee – MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo

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        Wednesday, August 27, 2014
        11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (AKDT)

        Meeting Point
        Meet on the departure level ramp, south of the domestic terminal

        LAX

        Wednesday, August 27, 2014
        8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (PDT)

        Meeting Point
        Meet in front of Terminal 6, departures level

        PDX

        Wednesday, August 27, 2014
        6:00 AM to 8:00 AM (PDT)

        Meeting Point
        Meet in front of Columbia Sportswear, pre-security

        SAN

        Wednesday, August 27, 2014
        8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (PDT)

        Meeting Point
        Meet in the employee parking lot

        SEA

        Wednesday, August 27, 2014
        4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PDT)

        Meeting Point
        Meet at Angle Lake Park 

        Filed Under: Council 15 SAN, Council 18 LAX (pmAS), Council 19 SEA (pmAS), Council 30 ANC, Council 39 PDX, Latest News, Mobilization Committee, Negotiations Tagged With: Informational Picketing, Mobilization, picketing, solidarity

        Council 39 Portland Officer Election Run-off Results

        May 16, 2014 13:36

        Dear Flight Attendants,

         

         

        Cathy Gwynn was re-elected as Council 39 Portland president to the term of office beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2017. Certified Council 39 Election Results here: http://afacwa-elections.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Council-39-Certified-Results-Run-Off-2014.pdf.

         

        The Master Executive Council (MEC) congratulates Cathy and we sincerely thank John Cornelius for stepping 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

        Filed Under: Council 39 PDX, Latest News

        Council 39 LEC President Runoff Election – Polls Close Friday

        May 12, 2014 10:48

        Dear Fellow Flight Attendants:

        Polls are currently open and voting is underway in the Council 39 LEC President runoff election.  The two candidates on the runoff ballot for LEC President are John Cornelius and Cathy Gwynn.  If you haven’t already voted, please be sure to do so.  Polls close on Friday, May 16 at 12 PM PDT.  Results will be published after the ballots are certified.

        For more information about the runoff election or to view the results after ballots are certified, 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

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        Filed Under: Council 39 PDX

        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

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