Council 19 October Update

Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

Your LEC Officers want to remind you of the following upcoming events:

• Maternity Roundtable October 16th

      Where: Labor Room: 230C

Flight Ops Building (where we have RT) on the second floor near the lunchroom.

      When: 12:30-2:30

• LEC Meet & Greet October 24th

      Where: SEA TAC Conference Center- Seoul Room (Mezzanine Level)

      When: 11am-3pm

      Parking is free on all floors- except #4– in parking garage

• Open Enrollment: October 29^th thru November 18^th

Now is the time to review your current health care plan and options. Log on to         alaskasworld/people soft/click benefits tab/click benefits summary to review your current selections.

• All Flight Attendants are entitled to Short Term Disability benefits at 40%. But, did you know that you could sign up for an additional 20% to receive 60% of your pay when you are off work due to a medical reason? Now is the time to sign up for this important benefit!

• Your LEC Benefits Chair, Kathy O’Malley, will be hosting base sits throughout the open enrollment period. Stay tuned for more information on the dates!

Membership Update

• Do you owe AFA dues? Now is the time to verify your balance and update your addresswith AFA International. The address you share with the company is not necessarily the same address AFA has for you!
• Click on the follow link for more information: http://www.afacwa.org/membership
• Also, you can contact LEC Secretary-Treasurer, Linda Christou (lschristou@comcast.net) for more information.

AFA Blast Emails

• Many of you are reaching to receive our AFA blast emails and we want to remind you of a few helpful hints to ensure that you are up to speed on the latest information!

• The blast email system is run on the SALSA platform. This platform has a few quirks that are problematic for AOL and Comcast accounts. If you have an AOL or Comcast account and you have reached out to us for help, please know that we do our best to reset your account. You can help by adding info@afaalaska.orgto your email’s contact list to ensure that our emails are not sent to your SPAM folder.

• You can find the latest blast emails posted on the AFA website: afaalaska.organd on the AFA Alaska FaceBook page.

Next week the MEC and the Negotiating committee are meeting to review the “Agreement in Concept.” We know you are all anxious to hear details and we are anxious to share the details with you. But, the MEC wants to ensure that we have a document that we believe will be supported by the group. Be patient with us are we go through this process and allow us to take our time to fully understand the changes.

Stay informed! Find the latest information on the AFA website: afaalaska.org

In solidarity,

Laura, Jake, Linda, Stephanie, and Adam

Hello Seattle Flight Attendants,

Please remember that Thursday is the Council 19 Meet & Greet!

Where: Hilton Sea Tac Airport- Elliott A

When: 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Then, we will head to Andy’s Town Hall & Social at 3:00 pm. If you have not RSVP’d to Andy’s Town Hall & Social please do! The RSVP link is located on the FA homepage.

We hope to see you there!

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