For release to pre-merger AS councils only
Trip trading using the new Jeppesen Crew Exchange system continues to be extremely frustrating for everyone—especially on Open Time day. AFA has filed several more grievances related to Jeppesen Crew Access (JCA) since our last communication on the subject. AFA will highlight the status of JCA-related grievances in a separate communication shortly.
AFA and management have agreed to adjust the trip trading dates so that Flight Attendant-to-Flight Attendant trades will no longer occur on the same day as Open Time. This is effective in June for July trading. Because Flight Attendants did not have an opportunity to bid for the new trading dates in June, the parties have agreed to keep Open Time trading on the 15th and instead move FA-to-FA trading up a day to the 14th. Starting in July for August trading and beyond, FA-to-FA trades will go back to the contractual trading date of the 15th and Open Time trading will occur a day later on the 16th.
Click here for the “Adjusted Trading Dates” Letter of Agreement (5/25/2017) >
June 2017 (for July trading)
| Posting of Trips | FA to FA | Open Time & Recurrent | Trip Drop Coupons | ||||||
| All bases 13th | 20:00 | SEA | 14th | 14:00 | SEA | 15th | 14:00 | Due 13th | 06:00 |
| ANC | 14th | 10:00 | ANC | 15th | 10:00 | Results 13th | 08:00 | ||
| PDX | 14th | 10:00 | PDX | 15th | 10:00 | ||||
| LAX | 14th | 12:00 | LAX | 15th | 12:00 | ||||
| SAN | 14th | 09:00 | SAN | 15th | 09:00 | ||||
| Out of domicile FA to FA & OT Pickups | 17th | 09:00 PT |
July 2017 (for August trading)
| Posting of Trips | FA to FA | Open Time & Recurrent | Trip Drop Coupons | ||||||
| All bases 14th | 20:00 | SEA | 15th | 14:00 | SEA | 16th | 14:00 | Due 14th | 06:00 |
| ANC | 15th | 10:00 | ANC | 16th | 10:00 | Results 14th | 08:00 | ||
| PDX | 15th | 10:00 | PDX | 16th | 10:00 | ||||
| LAX | 15th | 12:00 | LAX | 16th | 12:00 | ||||
| SAN | 15th | 09:00 | SAN | 16th | 09:00 | ||||
| Out of domicile FA to FA & OT Pickups | 17th | 09:00 PT |
The AFA Alaska Contract page has been updated with this latest letter of agreement. AFA will continue to advocate to management that improvements to JCA are not occurring fast enough and that management needs to make things right with the Flight Attendants.
In Solidarity,
Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green and Brice McGee
