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Current Contract

The Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA), which is currently in effect, may be viewed below.  The JCBA was ratified by the membership on April 3, 2018, was extended in May 2021, and becomes amendable on December 17, 2022.  For more information about contract negotiations, please visit the Contract 2022 website.

Click here to view the AFA Alaska Airlines JCBA 2018-2021
Click here to view the 2021 One Year Contract Extension
Click here to view the Virgin America Letters of Agreement

In addition to the JCBA, a number of additional documents help to clarify and interpret contractual language. These include:

Letters of Agreement (LOAs)

The AFA constitution & bylaws grants the Master Executive Council (MEC) the authority to enter into letters of agreement (LOAs) with management to supplement contractual language and provide additional guidance surrounding matters that were either not foreseen or could not be anticipated during contract negations. LOAs have the full force of contractual language.

Click here to view LOAs

Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)

Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) provide clarification to the intent and interpretation of existing contractual language. They are binding agreements with management and are fully enforceable.

Click here to view MOUs

Labor Memorandums

Labor memorandums are guidance issued by the Alaska Airlines Labor Relations department to other company departments providing direction on how to interpret and apply the Flight Attendant collective bargaining agreement. 

Click here to view Labor Memos

Contractual Settlement Agreements

Contractual settlement agreements are used to settle a dispute in the interpretation of contractual language. Settlement agreements are considered to be an extension of the collective bargaining agreement. Similar to LOAs and MOUs, the MEC has authority to enter into settlement agreements per the AFA Constitution & Bylaws. 

Click here to view settlement agreements

Alaska Airlines & Virgin America Merger Documents

Reference Key

  • AS or L-AS: Affects only pre-merger Alaska Airlines (AS) FAs
  • VX or L-VX: Affects only pre-merger Virgin America (VX) FAs
  • AS+VX Affects pre-merger AS FAs and pre-merger VX FAs
AS+VX
AFA Alaska Airlines-Virgin America Merger Agreement
Merger AgreementDownload
AS+VX
2018-2021 Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA)
AFA Alaska JCBA 2018-2021Download
JCBA LOA Changes to the 2014-2019 CBA (03/04/2018)Download
JCBA LOA Supplemental Reduction in Force ProtectionDownload
JCBA LOA Virgin America Red-Circled Pay RatesDownload
AS
L-AS Transition Agreement 2018
L-AS FA Transition Agreement 2018Download
VX
L-VX Transition Agreement 2018
L-VX FA Transition Agreement 2018 (03/24/2018)Download
L-VX JCBA Implementation Timetable LOADownload
VX InFlight Teammate Work Rules v5Download

Past Contracts

2014 ContractDownload
2010 Contract ExtensionDownload
2010 Contract Extension Pay & Insurance RatesDownload
2006 ContractDownload

Inflight Service Committee Meeting Recap – 2nd Quarter 2022

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Our AFA Inflight Service Committee Chairpersons met on Wednesday, May 25 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to catering and onboard service/sales. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are facing onboard the aircraft. Management continues to experience challenges in many locations that are affecting the correct loading on onboard catering supplies and retail products.  Please continue to report catering issues through Block2Block and safety-related issues through ReportIt!  

AFA Council 35 (SFO) Election Results

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Master Executive Council (MEC) The following AFA Flight Attendants were elected to Local Council Officer positions representing Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants based in San Francisco: LEC President: Melissa OsborneLEC Vice President: Virginia FritzLEC Secretary: James IkeharaCouncil Representative: Brad Young View the certified election results here >> These officers will serve a term of office starting July 1, 2022 and […]

May 2022 MEC Meeting Recap

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Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Tuesday, May 24 to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. As part of the meeting, our MEC joined the May 24th Negotiating Committee Listening Session to hear directly from our Flight Attendants about experiences, thoughts, and ideas for upcoming contract negotiations. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 14 and Wednesday, June 15.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your LEC President if you have any questions.

AFA Council 15 (SAN) Election Results

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Master Executive Council (MEC) The following AFA Flight Attendants were elected to Local Council Officer positions representing Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants based in San Diego: LEC President: Brice McGeeLEC Vice President: Melanie BukerLEC Secretary: Stephen Couckuyt View the certified election results here >> These officers will serve a term of office starting July 1, 2022 and concluding on […]

Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – May 2022

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Our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met on Tuesday, May 24 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to lineholder scheduling. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are experiencing with scheduling, pairings, and bidding. Your Local Scheduling Committee is available to answer questions, provide clarification, or help to resolve any lineholder scheduling-related issues.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

December 2021 MEC Meeting Recap

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December 2021 MEC Meeting Recap Master Executive Council (MEC) President Jeffrey Peterson Just wrapped up chairing our monthly MEC meeting yesterday and today. As usual, your AFA committee chairs and reps provided written reports to the MEC about the latest developments in their areas, and we received live briefings regarding dispute resolution & grievances, scheduling, […]

Inflight Leadership Change and the Path Forward

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Master Executive Council (MEC) President Jeffrey Peterson Now that is has been officially announced that Travis will be stepping away as leader of the Inflight division, I thought Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants might want to hear from their MEC president. I may not always be at liberty to communicate the details of every conversation advocating […]

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