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        C19 AFA-CWA Local Base Meeting Notes, Crew Access Q and A

        June 26, 2017 11:07

        AFA-CWA COUNCIL 19 LOCAL BASE MEETING

        JUNE 21, 2017

        1:00pm – 4:00pm

        2:25 Call Meeting to Order

        ·  Meeting called to order by Laura Masserant (LEC President)

        2:25:  Budget Review

        ·    BOD only and the Finance Committee

        No dues increase with proposed budget. AFA is operating within our means, which is good.  But, the Finance and Budget committees believe that it is prudent to save money and prepare for upcoming costs in the future (Local Elections, for example) A contingency plan to establish a saving account and save 400k per year is proposed and this will ensure that the reserve account stays in tact. SBA is fully funded as are Negotiations budgets. This budget even allows the hiring of another staff attorney and a staff negotiator.

        ·  Why was the dues procedure changed for new hires?  It was voted on the past BOD that new hires will begin to pay due in their first full 4th month of service. Did away with the initiation fee and provides reserves the ability to run for office and actively participate in union elections sooner.

        ·  BOD Budget was unanimously voted in by Council 19 members present.

        3:35 LEC Officer Reports

        Report from Laura Masserant

        ·  Introduction of the new officers: Terry Taylor, Jake Jones, Adam Clarey, Melinda Jorge and Megan Brown

        ·  OS TIcketing went live and you can file a ticket via the system.

        Laura would like to thank everyone for their support over the past six years. It has been her pleasure to serve the Council 19 members and

        Report from Jake Jones – Vice President

        ·  Status Quo~ Happy to serve another term as the LEC VP

        Report from Linda Christou – Secretary Treasury

        ·  Membership on track and declining. This is Linda’s last term as LEC Secretary-Treasurer, but she is already serving in her new role as the MEC Secretary-Treasurer.

        3:40 Committee Reports

        ·  Reports given electronically and will be posted

        3:45 Late Agenda Items

        ·   None

        3:46 Unite Here “Fight for 15”

        ·  Guest Brian Mason, Unite Here, presented information about the fight for $15.00 and on-going issues with Alaska Airlines to pay workers. Seattle FAs pledge to help in any way that they can.

        4:00 Call for Adjournment of Meeting

        Click here for the Local Committee reports:

        JUNE 2017 SEA COMMITTEE REPORTS

        Crew Access Q and A

        ​

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        C19 AFA-CWA LEC Base Meeting Agenda

        June 14, 2017 14:43

        Seattle Local Base Meeting

        Wednesday~June 21, 2017 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM

        Hampton Inn 

        (18850 28TH Ave South-across from Flight Ops Building)

        SeaTac, WA

          Agenda

        1:00 PM Andy Schneider (VP of Inflight) and Ron Moyer (Manager JCTE) – Q & A
        2:00 PM Call Meeting to Order
        2:05 PM Budget Review for AFA Board of Directors Meetings
        2:30 PM LEC Officer Reports

        § LEC President

        § Introduction of your new Council 19 Local Officers

        § LEC Vice President

        § LEC Secretary-Treasurer

        3:00 PM Committee Reports

        § ASHSC

        § Benefits

        § Communications

        § EAP

        § Government Affairs

        § Hotel

        § Inflight Service

        § Reserve

        § Retirement

        § Uniform

        3:30 PM Final Call for Late Agenda Items
        3:30 PM Unite Here “Fight for 15” Brian Mason
        4:00 PM Adjourn

        Members in Good Standing are invited to attend the meeting. Parking is free at the hotel and shuttle service is available from the airport via Hampton Inn or MVP Shuttle (to AS Flight Ops building only).

        In solidarity,

        Laura, Jake, Linda, Adam, and Stephanie

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        C19 News and AFA-CWA Base Meeting Reminder

        June 9, 2017 00:19

        Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

        There is a lot happening right now and we want to try and address your questions and any rumors that are out on the line. It’s important to remember there are resources available to you, along with your LEC Officers, where you can find answers to your questions. It’s important that we curtail rumors and bad info on the line and address issues with factual responses!

        We hope that this newsletter addresses the top concerns and provides you with the necessary resources to seek your answers, too.

        AFA-CWA Local Base Meeting June 21, 2017

        1:00 – 4:00 pm

        Hampton Inns and Suites, 28th Ave

        (across from AS Fight Ops)

        You have 2 options to get from the airport to the hotel:

        1. Call the hotel directly for the shuttle (206) 244-5044

        2. Call MVP shuttle (206) 243-3211. MVP is available for AS employees with their ID. The shuttle will drop you off at the Flight Ops building (just across from the hotel).

        If you are driving to the meeting, parking at the hotel is free.

        Andy Schneider has confirmed that she will attend the meeting to discuss recent concerns with Crew Access.

        Council 19 LEC Officer Transition Process

        Your current LEC Officers and the LEC Officer-Elects have been working together over the past month training and transitioning for the new officer term, which begins July 1, 2017.

        Starting in June, LEC President Officer-Elect, Terry Taylor, will be included in all local base communication. This means that Terry will be cc’d in on all emails, alerted to texts, and updates with phone calls that the current LEC President, Laura Masserant, receives. This will ensure that Terry is up to speed on all events/issues that affect the Flight Attendants of Council 19.

        Also, beginning June 1, Terry will be the point person for all performance meetings. Laura will step down from all performance/grievance related issues to ensure continuity of the grievance process during the transition process.

        Virgin America Updates

        Did you know that Virgin America (VX) F/As have are now part of AFA and the Alaska MEC? Their 3 domiciles (SFO, LAX, and JFK) make up AFA Council 35. The transitional council has a Local Council President, Melissa Osborne, and a Local Council Secretary, James Ikehara. Read more about James and Melissa at:

        https://afaalaska.org/vx/officers

        Melissa and James have attended the past 2 MEC meetings and they have been very busy! If you would like to know what they are doing to get their VX FAs ready for integration you can find updates on the AFA website:

        https://afaalaska.org/vx

        Melissa and James are answering questions in their updates, such as: VX travel, merger and integration appointees for VX FAS, along with a multitude of other questions. It’s a good rule of thumb for all of us to stay up to date with our brothers and sisters by adding Council 35 to your AFA newsletter preferences and receive their newsletters (see how to do this below).

        Seniority Integration Questions?

        Your officers are hearing questions about seniority integration. We want to remind everyone of the AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws language which stipulates how seniority will be addressed:

        https://afaalaska.org/latest-news/afa-constitution-mandates-date-of-hire-seniority-integration-protected-by-u-s-law

        ‘Date-of-Hire’ Principle Used, ‘Bidding Seniority’ Actual Term

        Section X.C.2.a.(2). of the AFA-CWA C&B ensures that, “…the ‘seniority date’ of a Flight Attendant shall be the date from which each Flight Attendant accrues competitive (bidding) seniority as a Flight Attendant as of the date of the merger agreement between the affected airlines.” The term “date-of-hire” is common terminology among Flight Attendants and is the principle contained within the C&B. This term describes our principle but not the actual wording that refers to bidding seniority.

         Receiving newsletters from other domiciles

         How can I receive newsletters from other councils? It’s easy! Simply locate the manage your subscription link located at the bottom of every AFA newsletter that you receive and add councils to your subscription list.

        You can add all AS/VX councils, as well as other airline councils who participate in the newsletter system.

        Crew Access Update~Adjusted Trip Trading Dates for FA to FA Trading and June Open Time

        AFA and management have agreed to adjust the trip trading dates so that Flight Attendant-to-Flight Attendant trades will no longer occur on the same day as Open Time. This is effective in June for July trading. Because Flight Attendants did not have an opportunity to bid for the new trading dates in June, the parties have agreed to keep Open Time trading on the 15th and instead move FA-to-FA trading up a day to the 14th. Starting in July for August trading and beyond, FA-to-FA trades will go back to the contractual trading date of the 15th and Open Time trading will occur a day later on the 16th.

        For more information on this Letter of Agreement click the following link:

        https://afaalaska.org/committees/scheduling/as-adjusted-trip-trading-dates

        Your officers hope that you find this information helpful. Remember, you can reach us at sea@afaalaska.org.

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        C19 Scheduling Committee First Quarter Report

        May 5, 2017 18:37

          SEA SCHEDULING COMMITTEE REPORT

        LEC Chair, Martin Vance and LEC Vice Chair, Rita Tillou

        We are offering additional training classes in Crew Access beginning May 1, 2017. We encourage FAs to attend who may need a little more help understanding Crew Access. Topics that could benefit FAs attending class would include: Setting up Personal Filters, Text Alerts, How to post for grab, Direct Trade, and SIP/SPLIT trips. Also, we will cover what options are in your Reports and how to utilize them for best benefit.

        Additional benefit for FAs this time are that classes are offered BOTH at Airport and at the Flights Ops building this time! 

        For class schedule and availability, FAs can sign up via the SignUp genius~ this is found at:
        http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4babae2fa1f58-crew6

        FILTERS are your Friend

        Did you know with Crew Access you have the ability to create Filters for up to 5 TEXT ALERT SUBSCRIPTIONS? You also have the ability to create numerous personal filters when searching Crew Access to navigate easier viewing when searching for specific days, trips, layover cities or FA position. Filters can be a one use option or saved for future use and ease when searching in Crew Access and deleted anytime at your discretion.

        HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TEXT ALERTS?

        With summer flying upon us don’t miss out on your Dream trips, Layovers and Premium Pay flying when it becomes available. Sign up for text alerts to alert you of premium pay trips in open time, specific trips you want to fly, or even desired layover cities.

        To Create a Filter:

        Go to trip Pool

        Highlight Filter

        Choose Start date End Date (may be left blank if you want it to continue)

        Min days or Max days (Length of trip)

        Layover (Designate your favorite layover)

        Choose Role (FA Position, if preferred)

        Mark box Show only Premium Trips

        SAVE Filter

        NAME your filter

        Mark the box SUBSCRIPTION

        Then go to:

        Top left corner Hamburger Menu

        Go to SETTINGS under Allow notifications mark the box “Allow SMS notifications”

        Review PERSONAL INFORMATION make sure it’s correct with a phone number that ALLOWS TEXTS

        Verify your Personal Information in Peoplesoft is accurate and up to date with a Phone number that allows Texts. This can be found in FA page Other Schedule Options, Open Trip Text Notifications, follow prompts.

        Helpful Hints

        Published Roster it is the “accurate” view of your schedule. 

        FLIGHT ATTENDANT NAME OF POSTING FA FOR GRAB IS NOW SHOWING

        FA posting a trip for Grab or Direct Trade their name and position NOW shows. Be aware that if Trip was posted before the recent patch was done the FA name willNOT show this updated version. (FA may want to unadvertise trip and repost for Grab).

        IMPROVEMENT HOW TO PRINT YOUR TRIP (PAIRING)

        When you look at your trip in your Roster pairing is in BLUE click on this trip (pairing) will appear with a PRINT option.

        FLIGHT LOADS ARE BACK 

        Schedule and Bidding 

        Under My Schedule and Trading

        Flight loads will show 5 days out 

        You can email sea.scheduling@afaalaska.org with questions

         

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        C19 Crew Access Training Sessions and Base Sits

        April 28, 2017 14:41

        Don’t forget to sign up for Crew Access Training Sessions!

        Save the Date(s): Crew Access Info Sessions

        Please note the following dates and locations for upcoming Crew Access information sessions~ They begin next week!

        For this round we added dates at the Alaska Airlines Flight Ops building, in addition to the dates at the base. We hope this provides more options to accommodate your schedules.

        To see the list of times on each day and sign up for a classroom session click on the following link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4babae2fa1f58-crew6

        May 5th and May 12th we are looking to offer reserve training sessions.

        If you are on reserve and want to attend please sign up now! 

        Also, class lists are finalized the day before~ if you want to attend a class please make sure you sign up prior to the class.

        If you have any questions please contact your LEC Scheduling Chairs at sea.scheduling@afaalaska.org

        In solidarity,

        LEC Scheduling Chair, Martin Vance and LEC Scheduling Vice-Chair, Rita Tillou

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

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