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        Council 19 Save the Dates

        September 19, 2014 14:50

        Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

        We had a fantastic RED HOT Summer and showed the company that we are Five Bases Standing Strong! Our solidarity is stronger than ever and we need to continue showing that strength!

        There are several events in October and November where we can come together and demonstrate our solidarity and our strength:

        October 2nd- Andy’s Town Hall Meeting and Reception
        Place: TBA
        Time: 3pm- 6pm
        Seattle LEC Officers will host a meeting prior to this event- Details to follow

        October 9th- Seattle Employee Reception
        SEA Employee Meeting & Reception
        Intended Audience:
        All AS & QX employees
        Event Date:
        10/9/2014
        Event Time:
        3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
        Event Location:
        Seattle
        Event Address:
        TBD
        Get map and driving directions
        Additional Information:
        3:00pm – 4:30pm Employee Meeting
        4:30pm – 6:30pm Employee Reception with light appetizers

        Join your co-workers as you hear senior leaders talk about the Company’s progress and where we are heading.

        As always, RED HOT AFA t-shirts are provided at the venues! If you do not have one and plan on attending please send one of you LEC Officers an email with your shirt size.
         
        October 16th- Maternity Roundtable

        Seattle LEC Maternity Co-Chairs, Beth Hogger and Danni Peterson, are hosting a maternity roundtable!
        When: October 16th
        Where: Flight Ops Building Room 230C (upstairs near the lunchroom)
        Time: 12:30pm- 3:30pm
         
        October 24th- Council 19 Meet and Greet
        Where: Seoul Room (SEA TAC Conference Center, Mezzanine Level)
        Time: 11am
        Parking is paid on all levels except 4

        Join your LEC Officers for discussions on:
        ·      Updates from the negotiating table
        ·      Current events recap
        ·      Planning for November 12th System Wide Event

        November 12th Save the Date!

        Please mark your calendars for the system wide AFA event on November 12th.  Details to follow….

        Please contact any of your LEC Officers if you have any questions on these events!

        Have you checked out the new and improved AFA Alaska website? We have added a negotiations blog! Check it out: http://afaalaska.org/negotiations/blog
        AFA Alaska: http://afaalaska.org/

        One last reminder- if you are behind on your union dues you will not be able to vote on a Tentative Agreement.  Please make sure you contact Linda Christou if you have questions on your AFA dues account so you can exercise your right to vote!

        In solidarity,

        LEC President-Laura Masserant, LEC Vice President- Jake Jones, LEC Secretary- Linda Christou, Council Rep- Stephanie Adams, and Council Rep- Adam Clarey

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        Council 19 AFA-CWA Base Meeting Agenda

        September 7, 2014 15:37

        AFA-CWA BASE MEETING

        Council 19 – Seattle

        September 9, 2014

        11:00 Base Meeting

        1:00 Town Hall 

        Meeting location will be at the SEOUL ROOM on the mezzanine level (south end) of SEA-TAC Airport at the Sea-Tac Conference Center

        Parking provided at airport with the exception of the 4th floor 

        I. Call meeting to order

        • Call for late agenda items
        • Announcements
        • Matt Isenhower (11:30)
        • Flight Pac – Bev Bullock
        • DEL Program – Laura Masserant

         II. LEC Update

        • Officer Update
        • Committee Updates
        • Budget Review
        • Donation – Project Help

        III. Update on Negotiations

         

         

         

         

         

         

         

         

         

         

         

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        “Making the Connection” Training

        September 5, 2014 14:26

        Inflight management recently announced a voluntary training called “Making the Connection” via Inflight Bulletin 2014-0173, which seems to be visible to Seattle-based Flight Attendants only. The training is intended to provide Flight Attendants some familiarization with the duties of a Customer Service Agent and vice versa. AFA was informed of the program but it was rolled out without negotiating the terms of the training with the union.

        Available for pick-up in Seattle Open Time

        “Making the Connection” is currently being offered in Seattle only and may be picked up out of Seattle’s Open Time. It is available on Mondays through October and is a trial. If the class is successful, the program may be rolled out system-wide.

        Flight Attendants in other domiciles are being allowed to pick up the training; however, be advised that management is not offering hotel accommodations in Seattle in order to position for the class. Compensation is quoted as 6 TFP, which is contractually consistent.

        “Making the Connection” is not cross training!!!

        The training is designed to foster a better understanding between the Flight Attendant and Customer Service Agent workgroups—nothing more. This is not cross training and AFA leadership and IAM leadership will pursue our respective dispute resolution processes if employees of one workgroup are required to perform duties of the other. However, we have no reason to believe this will happen.

        AFA disputes the program “follows the same rules as Recurrent Training”

        From the bulletin: “This program follows the same rules as Recurrent Training for rest requirements, date change requests and attendance (sick leave and Failure to Report to training would apply).” Through the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) process, AFA is disputing that the program as described actually follows the contractual Recurrent Training rules for attendance, sick leave and to a certain extent date change requests.

        Once AFA and management achieve agreement on the concerns, one or both parties will communicate the outcome. In the meantime, be aware that several aspects of this voluntary training class are in dispute.

        In solidarity,

        Your MEC—Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow and Stephen Couckuyt

        MEC 5B Logo (Email)

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA, Latest News Tagged With: 2014, Making The Connection, SEA, training

        Council 19 Thank You and Upcoming Events Reminder

        August 29, 2014 11:36

        Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

        WOW! What an amazing week for AFA at Alaska. You all answered the call and came out to support your negotiating committee and for that we all THANK YOU for your dedication and support!

        If you have not seen the update from the table this week go to: http://afaalaska.org/negotiations/negotiations-update-august-29-2014 for more information!

        You can also log on to the AFA FaceBook page, afaalaska, to see pictures from all of the base events and links to the local media.

        Your local officers in Seattle were blown away by the turn out on Wednesday! We counted approximately 200 Flight Attendants, friends, family members, and support from local unions. We especially would like to thank Teamsters and AFT for coming out to support us! Let’s keep up the RED HOT momentum as we move into the next few sessions.

        Stay Informed, Stay Connected, and Stay Strong!

        AFA-CWA Council 19 Local Base Meeting and Town Hall Forums

        AFA-CWA base meeting is on September 9th

        Time: 11am-1pm

        Where: Seoul Room, SEA TAC conference center, mezzanine level, south end of the terminal

        Parking is paid on all levels except 4.

        Join your LEC Officers after the meeting for an informal Town Hall style meeting from 1pm to 4pm.

        Click to view the agenda:

        http://afaalaska.org/sea/council-19-afa-cwa-local-base-meeting-9914

        September 10, 2014 Town Hall Meeting

        Time: 11am-4pm

        Where: Seoul Room, SEA TAC conference center, mezzanine level, south end of the terminal

        Parking is paid for on all levels except 4

        Upcoming October Events:

        October 24th Town Hall Forum

        Time: 11am-4pm

        Where: Seoul Room, SEA TAC conference center, mezzanine level, south end of the terminal

        Parking is paid for on all levels except 4

        We hope to see you at one or all of these events!

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

        Council 19 AFA-CWA Local Base Meeting: 9/9/14

        August 29, 2014 11:20

        AFA-CWA BASE MEETING

        Council 19 – Seattle

        September 9, 2014

        11:00 Base Meeting

        1:00 Town Hall Meeting

         

        Meeting.  location will be at the SEOUL ROOM on the mezzanine level (south end) of SEA-TAC PORT

        Parking provided at airport with the exception of the 4th floor

        I. Call meeting to order

                 A.  Call for late agenda items

        1.  Late Agenda Items  

        B.  Announcements

        II.  LEC Update

                 A.  Officer Update

        B.  Committee Updates

        C.  Budget Review

        D.  Donation – Project Help 

        III.  Update on Negotiations

        Filed Under: Council 19 SEA

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