The SEA LEC Officers will be conducting interviews for Local Chairpersons for the next round of local committees. During the upcoming August LEC Meeting, interviews will be conducted for the following positions:

• Local ASHSC Chairperson
• Local Reserve Chairperson
• Local Scheduling Chairperson
• Local Uniform Chairperson

Please note: Vice-Chairperson positions will also be appointed from the pool of candidates interviewed at the discretion of the SEA LEC. We encourage all those interested to submit their resume and Expression of Interest (EOI) to be considered.

General Qualifications

Qualifications for all Local Chairperson positions include:

• Current Alaska AFA Member in good standing
• Previous experience as a Committee Member is preferred.
• Previous committee-specific training preferred.
• Strong ability to lead and coordinate a diverse team in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to attend meetings as required, both via videoconference and in person.
• Strong computer skills, including a good working knowledge of Google Workspace (email, calendar, Drive, and other applications) and Microsoft 365.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write membership communications, respond professionally to internal and external emails, prepare reports, plan meetings (including scheduling, logistics, and agenda preparation), and take minutes.
• Ability to meet deadlines, delegate responsibilities, and follow up on assigned tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

Details about each committee’s duties and responsibilities are available on the respective committee pages of the AFA Alaska + Hawaiian Volunteers page. Additional information regarding Local Committee Chairperson duties and responsibilities is available in the link below:

Term of Service

Successful candidates will serve for the upcoming LEC Officer election cycle. Their official term will begin on October 1, 2026 and conclude June 30, 2029.

Expressing Interest and Interview Scheduling

The LEC will interview eligible candidates during the August regular LEC meeting on Thursday, August 13. If you are interested in interviewing, please plan to bid around this date and adjust your schedule accordingly. All interviews will be virtual via Google Meet videoconferencing.

Please submit an expression of interest and your resume using the online form below. The submission deadline is 5pm Pacific Time on Thursday, July 30. After the submission deadline, an LEC representative will contact eligible candidates for next steps.

>> Click here to submit an expression of interest form <<

Please note that a Google account is required to submit the expression of interest form. If you don’t have a Google account, you can create one for free at https://accounts.google.com/signup.

We are halfway through the voting period for our local council election, and voting will close at 12pm PT on May 15. Voting notices with your activation code and voting instructions were mailed to the address you had on file on PeopleSoft on April 28. In order to vote, you must be an active member in good-standing. You can check your standing on the AFA Membership Hub.

Please Note: You must cast your vote for all positions at one time. Due to Department of Labor guidelines, you may not re-vote or update your vote once your ballot is cast. Please make sure you have all your choices ready before voting. Local Council Officers to be elected will be LEC President, LEC Vice-President, LEC Secretary, and 2 LEC Council Representatives.

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Need a New Activation Code?

If you didn’t receive your voting notice in the mail, you can request a new activation code through the link below. When filling out the Airline field, we are Alaska Airlines Council 19. Replacement codes are sent to your personal email address on file and will invalidate all previous activation codes. Please be sure to check your inbox and spam folder. 

Candidates for Office

LEC President:

• Timothy Christian-Brookshire
• Paula Isla-McGill
• Jarod McNeill
• Kelle Wells

LEC Vice-President:

• Ian Haywood
• Melinda Jorge Henderson
• Martin Monteblanco

LEC Secretary:

• Adam Clarey
• Jamie Cogen

LEC Council Representative (2 positions):

• Brittney Jenkins
• Kiersten Larson
• Jerika Semykozov
• Andrew Stinson

Get Out the Vote

Help us raise awareness about the election and encourage your fellow SEA-based Alaska Flight Attendants to vote! We have created frames for your social media profile pictures so you can show your Union pride in participating in our local election and inspire others to do the same! Feel free to download the frames and apply them to you profile picture. If you need help, you can email a profile picture you wish to use to sea.engagement.vice@afaalaska.org to get a frame added. Thank you for taking an active role in our Union and making your voices heard!

Our MEC Reserve Chairperson/Grievance Committee Payroll Representative Julie Thornton, Council 19 LEC Reserve Chairperson Conner Gallagher and Council 19 LEC President Paula Isla-McGill are working to ensure reserve FAs on the last day of their reserve block who have been assigned APSB–after the Daily Last Flight has departed–are being paid correctly in accordance with our CBA. If you are required to remain on APSB past the departure of the Daily Last Flight on the last day of your reserve block, you are due 2.0x pay for that APSB period per Section 11.C.5. Furthermore, if you are an AM reserve who was converted to ER for an APSB period after 12:00 in accordance with Section 11.F.5 and that APSB period also occurs after the Daily Last Flight has departed you are due 3.0x pay for that APSB period. You can verify the Daily Last Flight for each domicile/co-terminal on Crew Access under Reports > Daily Last Flight from Base. Additionally, you can verify you were paid correctly on Rainmaker by referencing the FANon pay bucket.

NOTE: Typically, you will need to press a ‘+’ button to expand the FANon column to verify APSB 2.0x or APSB 3.0x pay. 

If you do not believe you were paid 2.0x or 3.0x appropriately for an APSB period occurring on the last day of your reserve block after the Daily Last Flight has departed please fill out the Google form below so we can investigate the matter further on your behalf. It is possible you are missing pay owed to you under the current CBA which went into effect when TA2 was ratified in March 2025. If you are not based in SEA please still fill out the form and we will copy your local council reps into all communications with FA Crew Pay/Crew Scheduling Management Personnel. 

Relevant Contract Sections

§11.C.5

On the last day of a block, a Reserve who does not have a scheduling obligation (e.g., APSB) may request release from the remainder of their reserve day provided the last Company-operated flight that the Reserve would be legal to fly has departed the domicile. This release time will be posted in Crew Access. Crew Scheduling must grant the request if it has no further flying for the Reserve. A Reserve who is relieved of further reserve obligation under this Paragraph, will suffer no loss of pay. However, if the Reserve must remain at the airport for an APSB assignment after the last flight described above has departed, then the Reserve will be paid two times (2.0x) the trip rate for the APSB period.

§11.F.5

The maximum time assigned to APSB will not exceed five (5) consecutive hours per duty period. APSB Reserves may be assigned a sequence with a scheduled departure time no later than one (1) hour after the end of the APSB period. The Reserve is not required to be contactable from release from the APSB period until check-in for the sequence. APSB must be assigned in the order of the RAL within the same days of availability and call type.

1. An AM Reserve may not be assigned an APSB period that ends after noon (12:00 PM). 
2. A PM Reserve may not be assigned an APSB period that ends after 11:59 PM.
3. An ER may be assigned to any APSB period.