Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

Yesterday was an emotional day for our work group and your LEC Officers appreciate the fact that this emotion may take some time to subside. Today we can reflect on our votes, either yes or no, but we must realize the importance of moving forward. Today, the work of understanding the changes and how the apply to you begins.

Seattle Flight Attendants came out with a 90.8% turnout and illustrates your dedication to the process. You are a highly educated and smart group of individuals and we need your help communicating the changes in a factual way. The MEC will also need your understanding and patience over the next few weeks as we work through some of changes. We understand that you will have questions, management has questions, and we will do our best to respond as quickly as we can.

In the mean time it is going to be important that you stay informed and read your new collecting bargaining agreement! There are still copies available in the in flight office.

You will find the implementation schedule in the back of the agreement: Letter of Agreement #6.

You can also review the following release from the MEC that highlights the changes that are in effect:

http://afaalaska.org/negotiations/collective-bargaining-agreement-2014-2019-implementation-information-for-the-next-two-weeks

Common questions

Crew Snacks: Effective today crew snacks will no longer be boarded on your flight. We realize that many of you did not have sufficient notification to pack accordingly, but know that you have the ability to purchase items at 50% off the price on the airplane. The new crew rates should be loaded into the POS devices.

Jet Way Trading: This is a manual process and you will have to call scheduling to process the trade

Sit time: Pay begins today and will be paid by filing an activity claim form. All other minimum pay rules begin no later than May 1, 2015.

Junior Assignment: Only 2 provisions begin today- the 2.5 pay for the assignment and the ability to trade the JA assignment.

Management Can Fly to Prevent Cancellation

Beginning next week

Sick Leave Make Up

Remember that sick leave make up replenishes tfp to your sick bank. If you called in sick for a 2-day trip worth 10.0 you can pick up 2 Reserve sick leave make up days to replenish this amount. You will be paid sick leave from your bank, but then will be able to replenish that tfp. If the 2-day reserve block provides you with a trip value that exceeds 10.0 that overage amount is paid directly to you. This overage amount will count towards your 480 thresholds.

Changes Beginning January 2015

The new 480 thresholds begin on January 1, 2015. No changes right now to the current accruals.

Medical/Maternity Leaves with Short Term Disability coordination can be 9.0 or 9.3, or between 70 and 120 TFP.

Beginning no later than May 1, 2015

Minimum Pay Rules, 4k Pairings and 15 minute debrief.

We know that there are many more questions that may arise and we hope that you come to your LEC Officers for the answers. Emailing is the best option because we are able to paste contract language into our responses. Our emails are listed below.

On behalf of your entire Seattle LEC Officer staff and all the Committee members we wish you a very Happy Holiday/Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

REMINDER!

The Seattle Road Show is tomorrow!

December 10, 2014 at the Sea-Tac Hilton!

Times: 8am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 4:00pm

AFA will cover your parking expense when you park in the conference center parking lot. You can enter the hotel through the back doors and you will find the meeting room down the hall on the left as you walk towards the main lobby: Glacier/Horizon Rooms

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

The Negotiating Committee is making its way through the system holding Road Shows this week and next week. If you are on a layover and can attend a road show in one of the following cities please do so!

If you have not received a ballot you can still vote!

Please call the AFA Ballot Helpline to receive an activation code. The new activation code is emailed to the Flight Attendant directly from the balloting system. This email also includes instructions for phone or online voting. The AFA Membership Services Department is open 9:30AM to 5:00PM EDT Monday-Friday.

AFA Ballot Helpline at 1-800-424-2401 Press 1 then EXT 706.

Here are the remaining road shows and locations!

PDX Wed 12/03
9 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 – 5 PM

Sheraton Portland Airport
8235 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97220
ANC Thu 12/04
8 – 11:30 AM
12:30 – 4 PM

Millennium Alaska Hotel
4800 Spenard Road
Anchorage, AK 99517
SEA Fri 12/05
9 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 – 5 PM

Hilton Seattle Airport
17620 International Blvd
Seattle, WA 98188
PDX Mon 12/08
8 – 11:30 AM
12:30 – 4 PM

Sheraton Portland Airport
8235 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97220
ANC Tue 12/09
8 – 11:30 AM
12:30 – 4 PM

Millennium Alaska Hotel
4800 Spenard Road
Anchorage, AK 99517
SEA Wed 12/10
8 – 11:30 AM
12:30 – 4 PM

Hilton Seattle Airport
17620 International Blvd
Seattle, WA 98188
SAN Thu 12/11
8:30 AM – 12 PM
1 – 4:30 PM

Sheraton San Diego Hotel
Bay Tower (Smaller Tower)
1380 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
SNA Fri 12/12
7:30 – 11 AM
12 – 3:30 PM

Embassy Suites Santa Ana
1325 E Dyer Road
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

The desire to funnel our communication platform to our AFA Facebook page and AFA negotiation blog is in effect this weekend. Because many of you may not have received the previous Council 19 Update dated November 8 due to problems with our blast email system and the Comcast email platform, I wanted to take a minute to repost my LEC President statement for those who may not have received it:

Along with the TA Summary email the LEC Presidents released a memo stating their reasons for the stance on the TA. The LEC Presidents of ANC, PDX, SAN and I voted “yes” to send the TA out for your consideration, but we did not take a stance on how you should vote. You may be wondering why we are taking this position now; versus the “Yes” stance we took with TA1. Well, the answer is simple: We do not believe it is our responsibility to tell you how to vote.

After TA1 failed I personally promised many of you that I would not vote to send out a TA the second time unless I believed it would meet or exceed your expectations. I truly believe that this TA meets, and in many cases, exceeds your expectations for pay and quality of life issues. The negotiating committee did an amazing job of regaining many of the provisions that were lost in TA1 and gained incredible pay increases across the pay scale.

Why do I not support encouraging you to vote YES? Again, I believe that YOU have to consider this TA and vote according to your individual circumstances. I was elected to represent your best interests and I believe that I am doing this by affording the ability to make you own informed decision.

In solidarity,
Council 19 LEC President, Laura Masserant

Council 19 Q and A Tomorrow: November 12th 9am

Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

Please remember our Q and A session is tomorrow- We hope that you join your LEC Officers for discussion on the TA Summary and more!

Where: London Room, Sea Tac Conference Center (Mezzanine Level South end of the airport)

When: 9am to 4pm- Open Session

Parking is Free when you park on any level EXCEPT 4

Please bring your TA Summary:

http://afaalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Print-FINAL-ALA-TA2-Summary-v3-11.10.14.pdf

Also, your LEC Benefits Chair, Kathy O’Malley, will be in attendance to answer any questions that you may have about Open Enrollment!

Did you update your address with AFA International?

Tomorrow is the last day to have your mailing address updated with AFA International to ensure your ballot is received! The ballots will be mailed on November 18th and the Vote Closes on December 17th.

AFA International: http://www.afacwa.org/change_of_address