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        [pmAS] Additional Transportation Options Between Domiciles/Co-Terminals/Out Stations

        February 2, 2018 09:00

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants

        Due to several recent flight diversions and how crew member transportation was handled in those situations, AFA has worked with management to clarify what options Flight Attendants have for transportation in these situations.  A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Company putting this clarification in writing.

        If your flight is diverted and passengers and crew members are transported by ground, you have the contractual right to be transported separately from the passengers per §22.B of the Flight Attendant collective bargaining agreement.  The new MOU gives you the additional option to use the transportation provided for passengers in such a situation if you choose to do so.

        If you have any questions about the MOU, please contact your Local Council Officers.

        In Solidarity,

        Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green, Brice McGee; and MEC Scheduling Committee Chairperson Jake Jones

        Filed Under: Contract, Latest News, Reserve Committee, Scheduling Committee Tagged With: 2018, diversion, ground transportation, MOU, transportation

        [AS] Pending Compensatory Grievance Settlement

        January 17, 2018 09:00

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants

        AFA is pleased to announce the remedy for Grievance #36-99-2-4-17 Open Time Trips Withheld from Open Time and Premium Pay Removed. On July 5, 2017, AFA and Alaska Airlines management mediated the remedy with Arbitrator Horowitz.

        AFA waited for months while management researched which premium trips were removed from Open Time on the four days in question. Once management provided the correct data, the parties agreed to exclude any trips that were picked up and paid at premium as well as any trips that were flown by Reserves. (See grievance and mediated remedy below after the signature block.) The parties determined the aggregate TFP value of all the remaining trips and converted the Company’s premium pay liability on those trips to the straight time TFP equivalent.

        The aforementioned calculations resulted in 21,150.64 TFP, which AFA asked management to divide among all Flight Attendants on payroll as of the last blanket withholding date of April 21, 2017.

        This equates to a minimum 5.2 TFP payout per Flight Attendant.

        There was a small TFP remainder that will be distributed in occupational seniority order in increments of 0.1 TFP until it is gone. Therefore, Flight Attendants at the top of the seniority list until about the 28-year mark will receive 5.3 TFP.

        This compensatory settlement will be on the upcoming paycheck dated January 19, 2018.

        Good news!

        In Solidarity,

        Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green, Brice McGee; MEC Grievance Committee Chairperson Stephanie Adams, MEC Grievance Committee Member Christina Frees, MEC Scheduling Committee Chairperson Jake Jones and AFA Senior Staff Attorney Kimberley Chaput

        Grievance No.: 36-99-2-4-17- Violation of §9.E. & §12.E. All Open Time Trips Withheld from Open Time and Premium Pay Removed. This grievance alleges the Company’s violation of Collective Bargaining Agreement Section 9.E. [Junior Available//and Premium Open Time/Premium Open Time] & 12.E. [Exchange of Sequences/Open Time], past practice and all related sections of the Collective Bargaining Agreement when on or about February 9, 2017, and on or about February 16, 2017, all Open Time trips across the entire system were withheld from Open Time and premium pay was removed. This is an ongoing violation, and this grievance intends to include all future violations. Details: The Company agreed it violated this provision of our CBA. This grievance also includes a violation in March and on April 21, 2107. Settlement: The Company will research the trips that were offered as premium and were then withheld from open time. They will then back out any of the trips that were picked up and paid at premium as well as any of the trips that were flown by reserves.  They will pay the 0.5x or 1.0x additional premium (i.e., 1.5x – 1.0x straight time = 0.5x, or 2.0x – 1.0x straight time = 1.0x) as applicable, to be distributed equally in TFP among all non-management flight attendants on the seniority list as of the date of each incident. If the Company cannot calculate the number/payment with a reasonable margin of certainty, the parties will discuss other methods for obtaining an acceptable remedy. A flight attendant who is on leave at the time of the distribution will receive the payment on the first 20th paycheck after returning to service.

        Filed Under: Grievance Committee, Latest News, Scheduling Committee Tagged With: 2018

        [AS] Vacation Open Time Trading Will Now Open Tonight

        October 26, 2017 17:30

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants

        After working to create a technical fix for the vacation trading system, management has advised us that they will be opening vacation open time trading tonight, Thursday, October 26.  Each base will open in hourly increments as shown below.

        SAN 7 PM
        PDX 8 PM
        ANC 9 PM Pacific (8 PM ANC local time)
        LAX 10 PM
        SEA 11 PM

        Further Conversation with Management to Be Had

        Your AFA leadership is extremely disappointed and frustrated with the IT failure surrounding the delay in the start vacation open time trading. This is yet another occurrence in a long list of IT-related issues that continue to plague various company-related systems and negatively impact Flight Attendant quality of life.  We plan to have further discussion with management regarding this situation soon and will provide an update after that conversation has taken place.

        In Solidarity,

        Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green and Brice McGee

        Filed Under: Latest News, Scheduling Committee Tagged With: 2017, vacation, vacation opentime, vacation OT, vacation trading

        [AS] MEC Scheduling Committee Update

        October 5, 2017 18:00

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants

        Reporting Issues vs. Contract Questions

        A new email is available for reporting Crew Access issues (incorrect illegality, unable to swap, etc.). For issues specific to Crew Access functionality, please email: mgmt.facrewsked@alaskaair.com.

        If you have any contract or pay questions, we encourage you to file a report using the AFA Online Support Center. This ensures your question is routed to the correct AFA representative and tracked for informational purposes. Access the AFA Online Support Center here: http://support.afaalaska.org/

        Irregular Operations

        Whenever flight attendants experience irregular operations, union representatives reach out to offer assistance and ensure the flight attendants know what to request through an Activity Claim Form. For your convenience, we have attached the Irregular Operations document we send to affected crews. Keep in mind this is a quick reference guide of contract provisions. We advise you spend time familiarizing yourself with the contract as well.

        Double Checking Pay

        Many flight attendants have questions on how to accurately double check pay/TFP totals. While the union agrees flight attendants should not need to double check and request their hard earned pay and TFP, we also want you equipped with the best information possible.

        If you choose to check your pay or TFP totals, use your Crew Paysheet as your main resource. Use the Pay Sheet Description and Crew Pay Sheet Codes to interpret your paysheet. You may then compare this to the totals on your actual paycheck each month.

        Transition Training

        Currently, transition training is scheduled to begin July 2018 and run through November 2018. Alaska FAs will learn the Airbus aircraft and Virgin America FAs will learn Boeing. More information and details will be released once management and AFA discuss the process.

        Crew Access

        Trading with Codes

        There have been many questions recently about trading in Crew Access with TO and non-coded trips. We have attached a document explaining what trades are legal/allowed on Crew Access. Please keep in mind that multiple trades, previously allowed on eMaestro, are not allowed on Crew Access.

        ‘Published’ vs. ‘Release’ roster report

        The Published Roster report is current and should reflect the trips you have flown/are scheduled to fly in a month period. The Roster Release report shows the trips you were originally awarded from PBS, and does not reflect any changes to your schedule.

        The TFP ‘Circle’

        The TFP ‘circle’ at the top of Crew Access shows your monthly TFP totals. Keep in mind this number only reflects your TFP through the current day of the month. To avoid any error, we advise you to use the published roster report for an accurate TFP total for the month.

        Trading Recurrent

        Recurrent training may be traded with any open recurrent day in OT, the same as you would trade any trip. You may also direct trade recurrent dates with another flight attendant the same as you would direct trade a trip. Notice the ‘trip number’ for recurrent in the picture below.

        Please note: when trading recurrent, you will need to contact CS to remove travel days from your schedule in order to pick up trips on those dates. You will also need to cancel any hotel reservations. SAN FAs – currently, trading recurrent must be done after “out of domicile” trades are allowed.

        If you have any questions, please email your Local Scheduling Committee Chairperson.

        Fly safe! – MEC Scheduling Committee

        Filed Under: Latest News, Scheduling Committee

        [AS] Trip Trades/Pickups and Screenshots

        September 20, 2017 12:00

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants

        It has come to our attention that management is requiring screenshots of a Flight Attendant’s roster and the pairing in question if a Flight Attendant is requesting pay protection.  Management has not yet put out an official communication stating this.  AFA has several recent examples where management has denied activity claim forms without this information.

        Due to the position that management appears to be taking, AFA highly recommends taking a screenshot of all pairings that you pick up or trade into, along with a picture of your roster with the pairing showing.  This will help to resolve any dispute surrounding pay protection should one occur.

        If payroll denies your activity claim form, please contact your LEC Officers for assistance.  You can find contact information for your LEC Officers on your Local Council page of the AFA Alaska website.  Alternately, you can file report using the AFA Online Support Center at http://support.afaalaska.org/.

        In Solidarity,

        Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green, Brice McGee, MEC Grievance Committee Chairperson Stephanie Adams, and MEC Grievance Committee Representative Christina Frees

        Filed Under: Grievance Committee, Latest News, Scheduling Committee Tagged With: 2017, activity claim, pay protection, payroll, pickups, Scheduling Committee, trades

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