Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

As the Seattle base continues to grow to almost 2,200 Flight Attendants, Council 19 will be adding members to a few of our Local Committees.

If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering your time, please review the information below and reach out to the committee contact to express your interest.

All applicants must be current dues paying members & in good standing (you can still be on probation, however you must have started paying union dues, which normally starts after your 4th full month flying).

Please review the committee member requirements below, and send your letter of interest along with resume to the specific contact person listed.

Inflight Service Committee (ISC)

• Regular worked TFP of 40+
• No intention of transferring from the Seattle base in the near future.
• Must have a good knowledge of Service Standards, and follow them.
• Must be willing to volunteer. There may be an opportunity to be compensated for some committee work throughout the year (meetings and special projects).
• Willingness to attend the the first available Alaska AFA “Committee 101” training after joining the committee.

If interested in the ISC committee, please send your letter of interest, resume and a basic overview of the type of flying your normally bid (turns, 2 days, what position, reserve, etc)  to Ross Dejong: rdj9002@gmail.com.

Reserve Committee

• Must possess a knowledge of Section 11 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Ability to work with Crew Scheduling Management in a professional manner.
• Willingness to monitor and answer questions on the Seattle Reserve Facebook page.
• Willingness to be assigned new hire flight attendants as “buddies” to help mentor through the probationary and reserve process.
• No intention of transferring from the Seattle base in the near future.
• Must be willing to volunteer. There may be an opportunity to be compensated for some committee work throughout the year (meetings, new hire orientations and special projects).
• Willingness to attend the first available Alaska AFA “Committee 101” training after joining the committee.

If interested in the Reserve committee, please send your letter of interest & resume to Antoine Rouse: antoine.rouse@afaalaska.org.

Air Safety, Health & Security (ASHSC)

• Willingness to attend ASHSC training sessions.
• Adherence to committee policies, procedures and standards of ethical conduct.
• Willingness to do ongoing committee work on a volunteer basis.
• Attend Seattle base meetings with Inflight Management and Flight Attendants from the Seattle base two times annually.
• Willingness and ability to attend safety meetings and/or workshops as requested.
• Ability to work closely with Alaska Management.
• No intention of transferring from the Seattle base in the near future.

If interested in the Air Safety, Health & Security committee, please send your letter of interest & resume to Sue Lee: susan.lee@afaalaska.org.

If you have any additional questions about the position, please reach out directly to the committee contact listed.

All letters of interest and resumes need to be received by 5:00 PM (PST) on July 31st.

In Solidarity,

Council 19

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

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Seattle Local Base Meeting

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

Hampton Inn 

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

SeaTac, WA

  Agenda

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

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.