In This Edition
- Delayed Publication of May 2022 Bid Awards
- April 2022 MEC Meeting Recap
- Introducing our MEC Mobilization Committee Chairperson
- Shared on Social
- Next Week’s Events
Delayed Publication of May 2022 Bid Awards
Originally posted April 13, 2022
Management violated section 10.J.8 of our collective bargaining agreement when they failed to publish bid awards by 9 AM Pacific time on the 13th of the month. They owe all of us a explanation as to why they failed to honor their obligation and what they plan to do to hold themselves accountable. Our MEC has also let management know that we expect them to engage with AFA about an appropriate and mutually acceptable remedy for the contractual violation.
April 2022 MEC Meeting Recap
Originally posted April 14, 2022
Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13 to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. As part of the meeting, the MEC met with members of inflight, labor relations, and executive management to discuss issues and concerns that are facing our work group and need to be addressed. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 24. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your LEC President if you have any questions.
Introducing our MEC Mobilization Committee Chairperson
Originally posted April 15, 2022
Our Master Executive Council (MEC) conducted interviews this week for the MEC Mobilization Committee Chairperson position who will be responsible for coordinating mobilization activities across all six bases during our upcoming contract negotiations. Our MEC would like to thank the candidates who demonstrated willingness to represent our Flight Attendants. After thorough deliberation, the voting members of your MEC, consisting of the six directly-elected LEC Presidents, have appointed a candidate to the position.
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Management’s Violation of CBA Section 10.J.8
Our MEC is extremely frustrated by management’s violation of section 10.J.8 of our collective bargaining agreement through their failure to post bid awards by the 13th of the month at 9 AM Pacific time. The issue is being discussed by the MEC and we are preparing to file a contractual grievance on behalf of all Flight Attendants. Please note that there is no need to file a ticket through the AFA Alaska Support Center as any action taken under the contractual grievance process will be on behalf of our entire workgroup. We will be publishing a more in-depth communication on the issue later today.
Next Week’s Events
| Monday, April 18 | AFA Presentation to Initial Training Class 2022-06 |
| Tuesday, April 19 | SEA Base Safety Meeting |
| Tuesday, April 19 – Wednesday, April 20 | Negotiating Committee Training |
| Thursday, April 21 | Council 19 (SEA) Local Council Meeting |
| Thursday, April 21 | Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) |
