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New SAN and LAX Officers Begin Term of Office

Newly elected Council 15 (San Diego) and Council 18 (Los Angeles) Local Executive Council (LEC) Officers begin their term of office today.  Nominations and elections for these positions were held this spring.  These officers will serve a three-year term of office beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019 consistent with AFA election cycle III.

Council 15 – San Diego

Incoming Council 15 LEC Officers are President Brice McGee, Vice President Melanie Buker, and Secretary Stephen Couckuyt.  Biographies for each officer can be found on the Council 15 page of afaalaska.org.

The MEC would like to recognize outgoing LEC President Stephen Couckuyt and Secretary Brice McGee for their work in their previous officer roles and congratulates Melanie Buker on her reelection to the office of Vice President.

Council 18 – Los Angeles

Incoming Council 18 LEC Officers are President Tim Green, Vice President Melanie Seymour, Secretary Fady Shenouda, and Council Representative Bryan Wall.  Biographies for each officer can be found on the Council 18 page of afaalaska.org.

The MEC would like to recognize outgoing officers Sandra Morrow, Kelly Johnson, Kelese Stallings, and David Lehman for their years of service to the members of Council 18 and AFA Alaska.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Tim Green and Brice McGee

AFA Council 15 San Diego Certified Election Results

The following AFA Council 15 San Diego Flight Attendants were elected to a Local Executive Council (LEC) term of office beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2019. Certified Council 15 San Diego election results are posted on www.afacwa-elections.org, or click here.

Council 19 San Diego

LEC President: Brice McGee

LEC Vice President: Melanie Buker

LEC Secretary: Stephen Couckuyt

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 Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow and Stephen Couckuyt

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AFA Meeting LAX & SAN – October 8th

Please join us for our joint AFA Meeting (LAX & SAN)

October 8th from 11 am -2pm

What A Dish Cafe

24921 Dana Point Harbor Drive, b 100

Dana Point, CA 92629

Please join us for lunch with guest speaker, Jeffery Peterson

RSVP by October 6th to:

LAX – Sandra Morrow – sleemorrow@verizon.net – 951-532-3880

SAN – Melanie Buker – melanie.buker@gmail.com – 208-890-1849

Please feel free to stay and join us for an un-hosted Happy Hour that starts at 3:00 pm.

LAX and SAN Meeting October 8th

Save The Date October 8th
LAX and SAN flight attendant bases will have a joint AFA meeting on October 8th. Please bid for the day off if you plan on attending this event with your LEC officers, committee chairs, and MEC President Jeff Peterson as the guest speaker.

Time and place TBD (somewhere between the two bases).

In Solidarity,
Your LEC

Sandra Morrow, LEC President • sleemorrow@verizon.net •
Kelly Johnson, LEC Vice President • laxvice@aol.com •
Kelese Stallings, LEC Secretary • kelesestallings@yahoo.com •
David Lehman, LEC Rep • lehmaninla@yahoo.com •

Council 15 News – September 2015

Dear San Diego Flight Attendants:

October bids are posted; please note the Open Time changes beginning in September:

  • Posting of trips for trade: 14th at 20:00 PT
  • Open Time trading & FA to FA trading:  15th(see below for base start times)
  • Out of domicile trades, pick-ups and giveaways: 17th at 09:00 PT
  • Trading/Open Time start times for each base:

SAN  09:00 am PT
PDX   10:00 am PT
ANC  11:00 am PT
LAX  12:00 noon PT
SEA  14:00 pm PT

Save the Date – October 8th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm we will have a joint AFA Meeting with the LAX base. SAN based F/A and MEC President, Jeff Peterson, will be the guest speaker. Place to be determined (somewhere between LAX and SAN).

Scheduling Notes from Chase Vandergrift

Not much in the way of news from the last scheduling meeting. The eMaestro update went live today and is a “go” for September 15. The one thing to note is that now SAN trading will be first at 9am, which is a change from our usual 2pm. Both FA-to-FA trades and open time will happen all at once.

Hotels – we are about 2 weeks away from a new tool on the inflight page which will allow you to enter your pairing number and it will tell you what hotel you are staying at. It will not work for 1000 pairings but most of the time, those have an original pairing number listed at the bottom or a comment referencing the pairing the hotel is from at the top.

The SAN PBS base visit is first on Oct 5th from 9:30 to 13:30, for people with bidding questions. I believe Sabrina from crew planning and Steve Poynter will be on hand.

We plan to have a pairing/trip suggestion box in place in our Inflight office if you would like to give me your feedback or feel free to send me an email – chase.vandergrift@gmail.com

– Chase

 

Tips & Reminders:

  • Vacation Bidding starts September 8th – refer to Bulletin #2015-0212 for more information.

 

Upcoming Events:

September 9th – 11th – FADAP (Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program) Melanie, Brice and several of our EAP Representatives will be attending this conference in Baltimore.

September 10th – Bi-Monthly Air Safety, Health & Security Committee Meeting

September 15th – Quarterly Uniform Meeting

September 16-17th – MEC Meeting

September 18th – Benefits Meeting

Please feel free to contact one of your Officers or Committee Chair/Members if you have any questions or concerns you would like answered.

 

The PBS Committee and Crew Planning will be in the bases in October and November to help with your holiday bidding and answer any questions you may have about pairings.

Oct 5th  – SAN 9:30 am-1: 30 pm

Oct 6th  – LAX   6:00 am-1:00 pm

Oct 7th  – PDX 6:15am-1: 30 pm

Oct 8th – SEA 5:00 am-1:00 pm

Nov 5th  – ANC 9:00am -3:00 pm

Nov 6th  – ANC 5:00 am-12: 30 pm

Nov 9th – SEA 5:00 am -1:00 pm

In solidarity,

Stephen Couckuyt – SAN AFA Council 15 President
Melanie Buker – SAN AFA Council 15 Vice- President
Brice McGee – San AFA Council 15 Secretary

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Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Chairperson Election Results

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants During this week’s MEC Meeting, our MEC held interviews for the position of MEC Reserve Committee Vice Chairperson—New Hire & Probation. We want to thank everyone who expressed interest in the available positions and their willingness to serve. After careful consideration and deliberation, the following candidate has […]

SEA Domicile Negotiations Update – January 2026

The Hawaiian Seattle Domicile Negotiating Committee has reached an agreement with management, confirming the “Rescinding the Award” provision and extending the bid timeline by one week to Monday, January 19 at 2359 HT. As of January 7, a total of 189 Hawaiian Flight Attendants have submitted bids for the new SEA Domicile, primarily from HNL and LAX. Discussions about the moving day process are ongoing, with further updates expected before the revised bid deadline.

Using Apps to Support New Year Wellness Goals

The start of a new year often brings renewed goals around improved physical and mental well-being. Many people use apps to help with these goals. Here are some popular free wellness apps to try this year that can support your health, sleep, and daily routines. Most have strong free features, and some offer additional options […]

Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – December 2025

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Tuesday, December 16, our pre-merger Alaska AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons and Representatives met virtually to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Heather Reier (ANC), Melinda Jorge (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), […]

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