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    End of Year Update

    December 28, 2020 08:00

    Goodbye, 2020!

    As 2020 comes to an end, your local AFA Officers want to express our gratitude to each and every member of AFA Alaska Council 15- SAN.  Starting with the Recurrent Training fiasco to the COVID pandemic, our members have handled everything thrown at us with grace and professionalism. We have stayed unified and supported each other.  We are proud to represent such an amazing group of Flight Attendants!

    4th Quarter CBTs

    All 2020 CBTs must be completed by Dec. 31st if you are not on a leave. Failure to complete by the deadline will result in progressive steps of discipline. If you are currently on a leave you have 60 days once you return from leave to complete your CBT.

    CBT’s may be completed on your company issued IMD or on your personal device or computer.

    On your IMD, launch the Cornerstone Learn App
    portal:  aagtraining

    Using your personal device or computer?
    Alaskas World > Inflight Page> Training> Cornerstone

    *Please verify that all modules have been completed by reviewing your Cornerstone Learn transcript OR ensure that you have a received an email stating your training has been completed.

    If you are having any significant problems with the Cornerstone app, please open a support ticket by going to the following link: http://support.afaalaska.org/ provide screenshots if possible.

    Be Prepared

    We are seeing a rise in Covid 19 exposures and test positives as well as entering into the Flu season. It is a really good idea to pack a thermometer, ibuprofen and your favorite cold medicines in your overnight bag.

    Professional Standards vs. Management

    Conflicts or issues with Coworkers 

    Please keep in mind that many personal conflicts should be taken to your AFA Professional Standards (PS) team and not taken immediately to management.  Often EAP/ PS can resolve the problems or issues without Management becoming involved. Once management is aware of the situation, it could lead to all parties being called in for meetings. There is the potential of 1 or all parties involved receiving discipline and or possibly even termination depending on the issue and once all parties involved are heard in meetings with Management.

    Our AFA EAP and Professional Standards Committee is an invaluable resource to assist you in dealing with conflicts between Flight Attendants (as well as Pilots) without creating job jeopardy or threat of discipline. 

    The PS/EAP team works with both sides of the disagreement to find the best possible resolution and is completely confidential. Our Professional Standards team can reach out to other AS workgroups that have Professional Standards. 

    The Professional Standards team has had a high success rate in working with the Flight Attendants involved to achieve a positive outcome. 

    Your EAP/ Professional Standards Committee Representatives are:

    Melanie Buker – chair 

    melanie.buker@afaalaska.org

    208-890-1849

    Ava McWilliams – co-chair

    ava.eap@yahoo.com

    951-662-3486

    Norma Dorman  

    eap.norma@icloud.com

    619-417-4617

    Rex Hampton 

    rexonthebeach@yahoo.com

    760-218-7567

    Holly Mozzone  

    hollymozzoneeap@msn.com

    253-334-2848

    Contacted by Management?

    If you receive a call or email from any Supervisor, it is best first to clarify if the conversation could lead to disciplinary action. If the answer is “Yes,” at this point you can request that the Union be involved in any further discussions. However, even if the supervisor states that the conversation won’t lead to any discipline if at any time you feel the questions to be uncomfortable you can end the conversation by saying you will only continue with an AFA Union rep present. 

    Including a Union rep, there is insurance. They are an advocate and a second set of ears to ensure that your point is understood clearly by the company and not misinterpreted.

    Reach out to your local officers at SAN@afaalaska.org

    Membership Dues

    Thank you to those of you that have made an effort to remain current with your Membership Dues while out on leave of absence and/or Voluntary Furlough!

    If you are calling the AFA Membership office 800-424-2401 EXT 707, please leave a message.  Due to the COVID pandemic office staff are working remotely.  Messages are checked and calls will be returned within a timely manner.   

    “How much do I owe?”

    While on leave of absence (Medical, COVID, Staffing Adjustment, etc.  LOA) and/or enhanced voluntary furlough (EVF) you are responsible for the first three months of membership dues ($50/mo.) 

    If you took a combination of leaves/EVF and you were out continually for three months or longer it is unlikely that you will owe more than $150. you can pay online at https://unionly.io/o/afacwa/dues 

    “Do I owe membership dues if I attend(ed) Recurrent Training (RT) while on Leave of Absence/EVF?”

    No.  Attending RT during a month in which you were on LOA/EVF does not trigger an additional membership dues payment.  This also applies to Requal Training (RQ).

    More information can be found here: Payment Options

    Guest Passes

    Remember to convert your unused companion travel passes before the end of day December 31st. Once converted the live in your FLY account under guest passes, manage guest passes. They can be ticketed for 3 months after the conversion date.
     
    FLY> Guest Passes> Manage Guest Passes

    End of Year Record Improvement

    Record Improvement S32.G.4– should be applied by mid-January, If you had 4 or fewer points at the end of 2020, and you did not accrue any points in NOV, DEC your points will be removed and you will be starting 2021 with zero points. Please allow about two to three weeks for the attendance Supervisors to apply your Nov/Dec record improvement. Once this has been done, let your Officers know if there are any discrepancies. 

    December PPP

    JCBA§21.R. 
    December is an Individual PPP month ($350).

    To qualify,  you must meet or exceed your awarded TFP for the month of December by at least five (5.0) TFP.

    The payout will be on Jan 20th in a separate check from your normal pay.

    Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and looking forward to 2021!

    In Solidarity,

    Brice, Melanie, JR

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: end of year, Newsletter, updates

    SAN November Updates

    November 6, 2020 08:00

    SAN LAX SFO Membership Meeting Nov 16

    The next membership meeting for Council 15 members will be Monday, November 16, 2020 at 1100 on Zoom. The purpose will be to discuss the AFA Board of Director’s Meeting scheduled for November 18, 2020. This meeting will be a combined council meeting and open to all Council 15, 18 and 35 members in good standing (up-to-date on dues).  You must register to attend.  If you have any agenda items to discuss or specific questions please submit to SAN@afaalaska.org by November 9, 2020.

    Increases to High-Deductible Health Insurance Plan

    Your Council 15 Officers have fielded many questions regarding increases in the consumer choice health insurance plan.  The JCBA §23.A.3 defines the option: “The Company will offer a high-deductible group-insurance plan. Flight Attendants will pay no more than any other work group to participate in the plan.” The regular PPO is limited to a 15% increase over current rates in §23.A.1 and did not increase for 2021. The PPO rates are frozen at the 2019 rates per JCBA§23.A.2 

    Multi-Factor Authentication coming soon 

    Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is a security process for authenticating users by requiring two methods to sign in – generally a password and another form of identification. Many already using this process to access sites such as online banking, and Alaska is now rolling it out to all employees for PeopleSoft and Office365 products.  The deadline to enroll in MFA is December 1, and employees that do not enroll by the deadline will be locked out of AS accounts.  Enrollment information will be sent to all employees via company email. 

    FMLA Qualifications after Staffing and Furlough Mitigations Leaves

    To qualify for FMLA, FAs need to work 504 hours within a rolling 12 month period.  With so many FAs taking leaves this year, qualifying for FMLA is a struggle for many.  AFA approached management to request a waiver or exemption to qualifying hours.  Management declined to change required hours to remain consistent with other work groups in the company.  This means that if an FA doesn’t qualify for FMLA, the intermittent leave option will not be available. Continuous leaves will be offered through Matrix as a (non-FMLA) medical leave.

    Trending Performance Investigations and Disciplines

    CBT


    Discipline for failing to complete quarterly CBTs are continue to trend.  Flight Attendants returning from leave are given 60 days to complete CBTs.  The Council 15 Grievance Committee has been successful in assisting FAs dispute discipline when evidence of technical difficulties exist.  Being busy and forgetting to complete the CBT has not been accepted as extenuating circumstances to miss a CBT deadline and the discipline will remain.  If more than one CBT deadline is missed, discipline will progress to higher steps on the discipline scale (ie 2 missed CBTs in 18 month period will escalate to a Written Warning).


    Reserve Violations


    Reserves that spend their reserve days out-of-base or not remaining within airport during airport standby continue to be investigated.  Violations of the reserve proximity requirements will result in termination on the first offense.  Please see JCBA§11 for rules regarding reserve availability periods.

    Contacting AFA Officers

    Please, Do Not call from a blocked phone number.  Blocked Calls/Voicemail are filtered out and may not be delivered.
    Please, Do Not send messages via Facebook Messenger (or any 3rd party message App).

    Please, Do Not email over Company servers  (@alaskaair.com).  

    The company has access to all communications on company servers.   Assume every email sent or received via Co Email will be seen by management.   

    Member run Facebook Pages are NOT actively monitored by AFA.  Therefore, there should be no expectation that any AFA officer will see or address any issues or complaints posted on those pages.

    If you need assistance, please reach out to your AFA Reps via appropriate channels and provide details for us to assist you.  

    Please contact us using the following approved platforms:

    Email: SAN@afaalaska.org

    Phone: (206) 457-2010 X5
    OS Ticket:   https://support.afaalaska.org/
    Committee Roster:  https://afaalaska.org/san/committees

    Registered Commuter Status

    Key reminders for F/As who are registered commuters D8Y Status:•

    •  Commuting using the D8Y boarding priority is only permitted when traveling to/from work.
    •  F/As are not eligible to use when traveling for personal reasons.

    F/As must submit an update request or removal request via the Commuter Form on the Inflight Website if any of the following events have changed since originally enrolling in the Commuter program.

    • Registered commuter city, primary residential address, permanent domicile, temporary base swap

    Commuting using the D8Y boarding priority is not permitted when: 

    • Beginning or completing an out of base pick up
    • When choosing to be released from a deadhead originally scheduled to return F/A to domicile,
    • F/A travels to a city that is not their registered commuter city and then flies to their domicile(exception: making a legal connection en route from the F/A’s registered commuter city to the F/A’s domicile or vice versa).

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    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: Council 15, Newsletter, SAN, updates

    California Councils Joint Membership Meeting November 16, 2020

    October 8, 2020 20:28


    Board of Directors Membership Meeting

    The next membership meeting for members will be Monday, November 16, 2020 at 1100 on Zoom. The purpose will be to discuss the AFA Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for November 18, 2020.  This meeting will be a combined council meeting and open to all Council 35, 18 and 15 members in good standing (up-to-date on dues).  

    Agenda, time and registration details will be sent in a separate communication. 

    We look forward to seeing you there!

    -Your AFA Alaska California Council Officers-

    • Melissa, Aladrian, James and Brad (SFO@afaalaska.org)
    • Tim, Kelese, Martin and Bryan (LAX@afaalaska.org)
    • Brice, Melanie and JR (SAN@afaalaska.org)

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN, Council 18 LAX, Council 35 SFO Tagged With: Board of Directors, BOD Meeting, Council 15, Council 18, Council 35, meeting

    Proposed Annual Budget 2020-2021

    May 13, 2020 10:57

    Membership Meeting to Review 2020-2021 AFA Proposed Annual Budget

    The next membership meeting for Council 35 members will be Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 1100-1200 on Zoom. The purpose will be to discuss the AFA Board of Director’s Budget Proposal 2020.  The Board will be voting on this budget during the special AFA Board of Director’s Virtual Meeting on May 20, 2020, so this is the opportunity for members to ask questions and provide feedback to their LEC President on voting preferences.  

    This meeting will be a combined council meeting and open to all Council 35, 18 and 15 members in good standing (up-to-date on dues).  The only agenda item for this meeting will be the budget.  Stay tuned for future meetings to allow members the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics with a full agenda.

    You may review the agenda prior to this meeting. The full budget document will be shared during the Zoom meeting by the host.  Special Guest Terry Taylor from the AFA Finance Committee will be present to answer specific questions.

    If you wish to attend, please register by May 18, 2020. Once registered, you may submit budget questions to your LEC and the question will be answered during the meeting.  No anonymous questions will be accepted.

    Your AFA Alaska California Council Officers-

    Melissa, Aladrian, James and Brad (SFO@afaalaska.org)

    Tim, Kelese, Martin and Bryan (LAX@afaalaska.org)

    Brice, Melanie and JR (SAN@afaalaska.org)


    Melissa Osborne, LEC President •  Melissa.osborne@afaalaska.org • 415-275-1322
    Aladrian Hillmon, LEC Vice President • Aladrian.hillmon@afaalaska.org •  415-991-3791
    James Ikehara, LEC Secretary •  James.ikehara@afaalaska.org  • 415-289-9011
    Bradley Young, Council Representative • Bradley.young@afaalaska.org • 916-508-3503

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN, Council 18 LAX, Council 35 SFO Tagged With: AFA, Council 15, Council 18, Council 35, meeting

    3rd Quarter CBT Due Soon!

    September 21, 2018 10:30

    We have 66 SAN Flight Attendants that have not completed the 3rd Quarter CBT (Computer Base Training). The title of the required training is Q3 inflight service updates.

    The current training is due September 30, 2018.

    Failure to complete the required quarterly trainings by the deadline can result in discipline of an Oral Warning and meetings with Management.

    Open your Cornerstone App on your IMD. After logging in all uncompleted courses will show on the main page. Remember its always a good idea to take screen shots of your completed courses as backup.

    If your main screen is blank you can double check your completed courses by clicking on the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner and choosing the completed tab. All completed trainings will be visible there. All non completed courses will be under the Active tab.

    If you have any concerns regarding the current trainings contact any of the SAN Supervisors.

    Fly Safe.

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: CBT, required training

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