Reserve Committee
- Our AFA Reserve Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, September 12, to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent and advocate for our Reserve Flight Attendants.
- The Committee also met with management to review specific concerns that Flight Attendants brought forward.
- Your Local Reserve Committee is available to answer questions, clarify contractual language, or help resolve reserve-related issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!
On Thursday, September 12, representatives from our AFA Local Reserve Committees met to discuss their ongoing work to advocate for Reserve Flight Attendants. Representing you at the meeting were Brandi Urban (ANC), Conner Gallagher (SEA), Anthony Eskander (PDX), Meghan Casey (SFO), Kanako Yamada (LAX), and Adrian Alcantara (SAN). Also present was MEC Reserve Committee Chairperson Julie Thornton and MEC Reserve Committee Vice Chairperson—New Hire & Probation Jarod McNeill.
The committee met with the Director of Inflight Crew Scheduling Sara Cook and Inflight Crew Scheduling Supervisor Matthew Trujilo.
The committee is next scheduled to meet on Thursday, December 12.
Topics of Discussion
The committee reviewed a number of items both during internal AFA-only conversation and when meeting with management. Some items discussed include:
- Initial Training classes for the remainder of 2024. Class 5 will start in October and will be online in December; this will be the last class of the year. Management has begun discussions about classes for next year, however the number of classes and specific number of students in each class has not yet been confirmed.
- LOAs & Settlement agreements that pertain to Reserve Flight Attendants.
- Our partnership with the PBS Committee with their in person & virtual PBS bidding assistance offered monthly.
- Recent Reserve-related scheduling issues.
- Crew Scheduling staffing. Sara Cook hired 3 additional Crew Schedulers and plans to continue to grow her team in the new year.
- Reserve-related issues that were escalated to the Scheduling Review Board (SRB) and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes.
What The Committee Is Working On
- Assisting Probationary Flight Attendants Through the Reserve Buddy Program. Answering questions from and providing support to probationary Flight Attendants through an expanded AFA Reserve Buddy program.
- Addressing Reserve Contractual Concerns. Researching and investigating reports from Reserve Flight Attendants and actively ensuring that management is compliant with our contract.
- Developing Additional Tools & Resources for New Flight Attendants. Working to create a plan to provide more user friendly, easy-to-access resources about the CBA and other job-related information for new Flight Attendants.
We Want to Hear From You!
Do you have feedback for the committee, concerns you’d like to share, or items you’d like brought up with management? Please let us know! Your Local Reserve Committee is your voice to management. You can open a support request on the AFA Alaska Online Support Center or contact us directly using the information on the Reserve Committee page of the AFA Alaska website.
