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        Opentime Agreement Road Show

        March 6, 2019 16:06

        Save the Date!!!

        We are happy to announce that AFA has reached a tentative agreement for Open Time which will be presented to the membership on April 30th. Time and location will come out soon, however it will only be available in Seattle. If you are unable to come to Seattle, the presentation will be available live online and will also be recorded and posted for future viewing. 

        Please bid appropriately if you would like to attend and standby for a future communication with the specifics. 

        **Please Note: This agreement is still awaiting final language approval from Management, so the dates could push back at the last minute.

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        April PBS Training

        March 5, 2019 08:30

        APRIL PBS SUPPORT

        Your Seattle PBS, Scheduling & Reserve Committee are offering support for the transition to the new PBS webpage. The cutover to using ONLY the new website is May 1st.  When bidding in May for your June schedule you will be required to use the new PBS website. 

        There will be support offered in May, however April will be the most robust support schedule. Classes will fill up quickly if March was any indicator. Base sits are on a first-come, first served basis. Bring the device you plan on using to bid if possible (if attending a class you must bring your own device.). Please click here to watch the training videos. We ask that you watch them prior to attending a class or base sit.  

        Seattle

        April 5th: SeaTac Office Center (same complex as 13 Coins) Click here to Sign Up. There will also be a base sit in the Inflight Office from 5:00am – 7:00pm

        April 6th: SeaTac Office Center (same complex as 13 Coins) Click here to Sign Up. There will also be a base sit in the Inflight Office from 5:00am – 7:00pm

        April 7th: Base Sit (Inflight Office) from 5:00am – 7:00pm

        April 8th: SeaTac Office Center (same complex as 13 coins) Click here to Sign up. There will also be a base sit in the Inflight Office from 5:00am – 7:00pm

        April 9th: Base Sit (Inflight Office) from 5:00am – 7:00pm

        In Solidarity, 

        Your Council #19 PBS, Scheduling & Reserve Committees and Council #19 Officers

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA, Latest News

        Rally at SeaTac Airport

        February 12, 2019 21:28

        Rally at SeaTac Airport – February 16, 2019

        NO MORE SHUTDOWNS!!!!

        We will be holding a rally at the Flag Pavilion off of International Blvd, just in front of the terminal parking entrance (across the street from the Radisson Hotel) on Saturday February 16th, from 2PM – 4PM. 

        We will be joined by representatives from the Martin Luther King Labor Council, AFGE and other Labor Groups. Alaska Airlines management supports our push to end government shutdowns, and has approved wearing uniforms to picket. Red t-shirts or street clothes are also acceptable, but uniforms are preferred. 

        Hope to see you there!!!

        In Solidarity, 

        Your Council #19 Officers and Government Affairs Committee

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        Council #19 – Leafleting

        February 10, 2019 22:19

        Council #19 Leafleting

        February 13 & 14 at SeaTac

        WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!

        We will be leafleting from 11AM – 4PM on February 13th and 6AM – 9AM/1PM – 4PM on February 14th. 

        Alaska AirGroup supports our actions to stop the shutdown. You may wear your uniform, red t-shirts or street clothes (however uniforms are preferred!). 

        We need to make certain that the public and our co-workers understand the serious effects of a government shutdown on aviation safety. 

        There is a real threat of continuing the shutdown to day 36. Federal workers were already stretched  to a breaking point and may have not received the pay the are due from the 35 day shutdown and programs have not started again. The system will be in crisis if we go to day 36 and it may not be able to recover quickly. 

        White House Chief of Staff Mulvaney said on Meet the Press that we “absolutely cannot” rule out another shutdown. The Washington Post and others report talks are stalled, and Reuters reports that Congressional negotiators don’t even have meetings scheduled for the coming week. 

        It is critical that we take action. This is about our safety, our security, and our jobs. To get the full briefing, there is a webcast tomorrow at 2PM PST. Click Here to register for the webcast. 

        We all need to understand two things:

        1. Our lives are on the line
        2. Our jobs are on the line

        If we show how fiercely we are willing to stand up for our lives and our jobs, that translates to real power for fixing all the other issues plaguing us in our individual airlines. 

        Please reach out to Bev Bullock at blk.bullock@gmail.com if you can participate, even for a short time. 

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        Council #19 – February Base Update

        February 7, 2019 16:25

        Council #19 – Seattle

        February Update

        AFA Council #19 will be joining industry-wide work groups in calling for an end to using government workers, upon whom we and the traveling public depend for our safety, as pawns in political debates. We will be conducting leafleting during the week of February 11th – 15th at SeaTac. 

        If you can spare a bit of time next week, please contact Bev Bullock at blkbullock@gmail.com. We would prefer that you leaflet in uniform, if possible. 

        AFA-CWA is scheduling a webcast for members on Monday, February 11th at 5PM EST to explain the dangers of a continued government shutdown. Further information will be sent out soon!!

        Why are we doing this? 

        The longest running government shutdown in history has ended, at least temporarily. Workers who were deemed ‘essential’ by their agencies were forced to come back to work without pay for 35 days. The end of that shutdown was only temporary, however. It is important to note that not all furloughed employees have been paid yet!

        AFA has been crucial in calling for an end to this dangerous gambit. Industry leaders, including our Alaska Air Group management and leaders from other airlines have called for an end to the practice. 

        TSA agents were working without pay, and at one point, KCM in Seattle was closed. Air Traffic Control nation-wide is currently 30% below optimum staffing levels. Nationwide, 20% of the Controllers are approaching mandatory retirement age at 56. In New York, 40% are nearing retirement. It takes 3-5 years to fully train these workers, upon whom we rely for our safety. 

        Runway incursion mitigation studies and remediation have stopped, as has the Next Gen upgrading of our nationwide systems, which is designed to improve our safety. Restarting both of these essential programs is very time consuming. Some of the contractors involved have not yet been paid, and it is uncertain when and if they WILL be. 

        The FAA Reauthorization bill which contained our minimum irreducible 10-hour rest has not been implemented, and it is unclear when that will take place. In addition, operations into Paine Field have been delayed until March 4, 2019. 

        These are just a few of the impacts on our Safety. This simply cannot occur again. 

        Rescheduled Joint Local Council Meeting:

        Due to the predicted snow storm that is supposed to begin this weekend, which is predicted to be worse than the one this week, we felt it was in our best interest to postpone the meeting. 

        We have rescheduled the meeting, to March 15th, from 11:30AM – 2:30PM. It will be in the Earhart Room on the LP (Lower Plaza) level, South Tower of the SeaTac Office Tower (the same building as 13 Coins. Free parking is available in front of the building, or we can validate your parking ticket if you park in the rear. 

        This will be a joint council meeting, with Compass and Horizon Airlines joining us. This is the annual pre-Board of Directors meeting. This year is a one-day meeting, and the agenda will consist solely of the AFA-CWA Annual Budget. 

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

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