Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Alaska Airlines Master Executive Council
Celebrating Black History Month
Human Rights Committee February 1st marks the first day of Black History Month in the United States. The celebration has a long tradition that can be traced back to 1925 when Harvard trained-historian Carter G. Woodson introduced “Negro History Week”, which sought to raise awareness of the contributions made by Black individuals to society and the […]
Never Forget: Honoring Alaska Airlines Flight 261—January 31, 2000
Master Executive Council (MEC) Twenty-three years ago today, we tragically lost Alaska Airlines Flight 261, flying between Puerto Vallarta and San Francisco, when it went down in the Pacific Ocean between Port Hueneme and Anacapa Island off the coast of Southern California. We will never forget Flight Attendants Kristin Mills, Craig Pulanco and Allison Shanks; […]
LOSA Observations Are Underway
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) As previously communicated, AFA and management agreed to conduct a Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) to help improve safety for Flight Attendants, other crewmembers, and passengers. The LOSA program is jointly administered by AFA and management as outlined in the Inflight Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Program letter of agreement. The […]
Operational Safety Debriefs
Master Executive Council (MEC) In 2019, AFA filed grievance number 36-99-2-170-19, which alleged management’s violation of section 19.A of the collective bargaining agreement. The violation was related to an incident where management conducted a debrief meeting with Flight Attendants while they were still on duty following a slide deployment incident. As there was no contractual […]
Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – January 2023
Scheduling Committee On Tuesday, January 24, our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Heather Reier (ANC), Rita Tillou (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), Jaqui Bellenie (SFO), Natalie Codd (LAX), and Kitty Cohen (SAN). Also […]
Response to the November 18th Inflight Town Hall Webcast
California meal & rest breaks Management’s continued scare tactics and speculative “what-if’s” as put forward during the Inflight Town Hall webcast today regarding California meal & rest breaks are unnecessary and extremely disappointing. Although it is true there are some challenging aspects of compliance with California meal & rest break laws for commercial aviation, AFA […]
ALPA Alaska Approves Tentative Agreement for Pilot Ratification
Master Executive Council (MEC) President Jeffrey Peterson The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Alaska Airlines leadership recently announced they approved a tentative agreement (TA) with Alaska Airlines management for pilot ratification. Click here for the Alaska Airlines Pilots TA Quick Guide (September 2022) > At a quick glance, the TA contains impressive improvements to scope, […]
Masks Are No Longer Required in Airports or Onboard
The CDC and TSA report the federal mask mandate is no longer in effect after today’s court ruling. Additionally, Alaska Airlines management just announced via multiple channels that the mask mandate is lifted effective immediately on all aircraft.
Negotiations News
- Negotiation Session 8
- Negotiation Session 7
- What commuter improvements can we expect?
- The commitment from management on industry leading pay is great news! However, pay rates are only part of the picture – are we sacrificing work rules and benefits for leading pay rates?
- Can you clarify the pay components included in our Opening Proposal (Ground, Flight, Delay, Stranded)?
- Negotiation Session 6
- Negotiation Session 5
- Can you clarify insurance premiums in the Insurance Benefits tentative agreement?
- Why isn’t the Negotiating Committee publishing tentative agreements of each section?
- Management has lawyers at the negotiating table – why don’t we?
Recent Posts
- AFA Alaska News in Review – February 3, 2023
- Celebrating Black History Month
- Never Forget: Honoring Alaska Airlines Flight 261—January 31, 2000
- LOSA Observations Are Underway
- AFA Alaska News in Review – January 27, 2023
- Operational Safety Debriefs
- Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – January 2023
- AFA Alaska News in Review – January 20, 2023
- AFA Disaster Relief Fund – California Severe Storms
- AFA Alaska News in Review – January 13, 2023
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