Just a reminder that Roadshows for the Tentative Agreement are taking place this week.

DATES: Thursday, March 8th & Saturday March 10th

LOCATION: Sheraton Four Points SeaTac Airport, 22406 Pacific Highway South, Des Moines, WA

TIME: 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM

PARKING: Free parking behind the hotel. Ignore any signs that say “Guests Only”.

For those of you coming from the airport, the hotel offers a complimentary shuttle. Just call 253.642.0100 for pick-up!

Please come and get all of your questions answered!

Have you heard of the “me too. campaign”?

You are not alone. Over 20 million people  have reported sexual assault since 2000.

AFA-CWA International has put together a short 3 minute survey on sexual harassement that may have been experienced in our workplace. Please take a moment to complete the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FAmetoo

Council #19 February Base Update

Grievances

We have had a very busy start to 2018. We have had a flurry of activity due to the Oral and Written Warning Grievances filed for those who were unable to complete the CBT Compliance Training. There were multiple IT issues for those who had difficulty completing the training by the deadline.  The problems seem to be continuing with the Cornerstone Recurrent Training program. If you are or have had difficulties using the Cornerstone application for the Computer Based Training or the Recurrent Training version, and if you have records or screenshots of your attempts to solve the problems through supervisors, Spot On or IT, please forward them to grievance@afaalaska.org.  We are hopeful that the Desktop version will prove more reliable.

Benefits

On February 18th the Seattle Benefits Committee held a Maternity Roundtable for those Flight Attendants who are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant. The meeting was well attended. Seattle Benefits Chair, Kathy O’Malley, Benefits Maternity Chair Danni Peterson, Seattle Benefits Committee Member LeAnne Canton, MEC Grievance Chair Stephanie Adams and MEC Benefits Chair/Council 19 President Terry Taylor were present to discuss recent changes to Maternity Leaves and to answer questions. If you have maternity related questions, feel free to contact Danni Peterson at dannipeterson252@gmail.com.

Having a problem? Not sure who to contact? 

There is a complete list of Seattle Committee members available at afaalaska.org/sea/committees. You will also fined laminated cards in the Seattle Inflight Office that lists all of the Committee Chairpersons and Officer phone numbers. We will have some available at the TA Roadshows and PBS sits, as well.

You can also go to support.afaalaska.org and open a ticket. This is very helpful if you have a reserve, pay or scheduling issue. You can attach supporting documents so that we can resolve your issues as quickly as possible.

Are you finding the new PBS format confusing?

New NavTech PBS System – Base Sits – Get expert help!

March 5:  5am-6pm – Inflight Office (Mezzanine Level)

March 6:  10am-6pm – Inflight Office (Mezzanine Level) and 5am-4pm – C Concourse break room for Reserves.

March 7: 5am-6pm – Inflight Office (Mezzanine Level)

March 9: 5am-1pm – Inflight Office (Mezzanine Level) and 5am-4pm – C Concourse break room for Reserves.

April 5: 8am-5pm – SeaTac Office Tower, South Tower, LP Level, Earhart Room

April 9: 8am-5pm – SeaTac Office Tower, South Tower, LP Level, Earhart Room

Mary 4: 8am-11am – SeaTac Office Tower, South Tower, LP Level, Earhart Room

May 8: 8am-5pm – SeaTac Office Tower, South Tower, LP Level, Earhart Room

This is the building that 13 Coins is located in on International Blvd., across from the airport. Free parking is available in front or behind the building. If parking behind, tell the guard that you are attending an Alaska Airlines event.

Seattle TA Roadshows are Scheduled:

The roadshows are for current AS/VS Flight Attendants only. Please do not bring non Flight Attendant guests or spouses. You may bring infants/small children if child care is problematic.

March 8: 9am-12pm  and 1pm-4pm

March 10: 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm

All roadshows will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Seattle Airport South. 22406 Pacific Highway South, Des Moines, WA 98198.

Council #19 Base Meeting

We will be holding our Council #19 Base Meeting on March 27th from 1pm-4pm. The first two hours of this meeting will be a joint meeting along with Horizon Council #16. The majority of the agenda items will be advanced Board of Director’s meeting agenda items, as this is required in the AFA Constitution and Bylaws, however, we will devote the last hour of the meeting to taking questions regarding the TA. There will be a Joint Negotiating Committee Member present at the meeting.

The meeting will be at SeaTac Towers (same building as 13 Coins), Lower Plaza Level in the Earhart Room.

New Classes

Class 18-1 graduated last week and will be starting on Reserve March 2nd. You will see some of them flying prior to them, so please wish them a warm welcome to our Alaska Family.

Are You Connected?

Make sure to follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AFA-Council-19-Seattle-538630496190284/

You can receive the most important Council #19 updates via text! Register at: https://www.remind.com/join/sea19

In Solidarity,

Terry, Jake, Adam, Melinda and Megan

We will be holding a Local Council #19 meeting on March 27th. The majority of the agenda items will be advanced Board of Director’s meeting agenda items, as this is required by the AFA Constitution and Bylaws.

We will devote the last hour of the meeting to taking questions regarding the TA, but they will be structured and time limited. We will have a JNC Committee member in attendance to assist in answering questions.

What:  Council #19 Base Meeting

When:  March 27, 2018, 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Where: Sea Tac Office Towers, South Tower, Earhart room (Lower Plaza)

Parking: Parking is provided. There is a large lot behind the building, tell the guard you are attending an Alaska Airlines AFA meeting.

Updated PBS Website

Your Joint PBS Committee is ready to roll out the newly updated NAVBLUE PBS website. The internal functionality of PBS remains the same as far as processing bids. However, there are several updates to logging in, entering bids, searching for pairings, and options for saving or submitting bids.

Training Materials

Training materials are available on the PBS QA/Help page. Access from the Flight Attendant Webpage under Line Bidding> PBS QA/Help. Links for training materials are also available at the top of the PBS Info Page.

A great start would be to watch the PBS Quick Tour video, produced by ANC Scheduling Chairperson Justin Wetherell.  More tutorial videos are available on the PBS QA/Help page, or by clicking here. *It may be difficult to navigate the updated website without using the training materials and videos.
Access the updated PBS website here: https://asa.classbid.com/webapp/#/