Representing the Flight Attendants of Alaska + Hawaiian
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!
Mark your calendar and plan to bid Wednesday, November 12 off for our next RED Hot informational picketing event! Your Negotiating Committee is counting on your support to demonstrate our solidarity to management on the opening day of the scheduled November mediation session. More information including a sign-up link and picketing times for each base will be coming soon!
In Solidarity,
Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow and Stephen Couckuyt
Your Negotiating Committee – MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
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
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
II. LEC Update
III. Update on Negotiations
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.
“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.
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.
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
