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- Human Rights Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2022
- March 2022 MEC Meeting Recap
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- Next Week’s Events
Human Rights Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2022
Originally posted March 9, 2022
Our AFA Human Rights Committee Chairpersons met on Friday, March 4 to discuss their ongoing program of work to advance human rights within our workplace and community. The Committee also met with management to receive updates on what progress has been made on concerns that had been previously brought forward and address new concerns that have come to light. If you have ideas, thoughts, or feedback for the committee, your Local Human Rights Committee Chairperson would love to hear from you!
March 2022 MEC Meeting Recap
Originally posted March 10, 2022
Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Tuesday, March 8 to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. The MEC was originally scheduled to meet with management and a group of union leaders from other company workgroups, but the meeting was cancelled by management due to scheduling conflicts. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your LEC President if you have any questions.
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Support for the People of Ukraine
More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations refugee agency and is “set to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century.” The United Nations estimates that 12 million people will need relief and protection inside Ukraine, a country with a population of around 43 million, as Russia intensifies its military assault and targets civilian areas.
The AFA Executive Board unanimously adopted a resolution last week in support of the people of Ukraine, February 28, 2022. The resolution reads in part:
WHEREAS, a peaceful world is central to freedom, free movement, and equality – all central principles to the mission of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and directly the job security of our members;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the AFA-CWA Executive Board strongly condemns the premeditated act of aggression by the Russian government against the people of Ukraine; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, war is inherently violent, deadly, and destructive, and we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and all those impacted by this conflict; and,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that as a symbol of our support for the people of Ukraine and all who stand with them, we encourage AFA-CWA members to wear blue and yellow ribbons under our AFA pin and we will continue to stay closely informed on developments in Ukraine and around the world to ensure AFA members are aware of any impact to our jobs and/or threats to our world-wide security.
Next Week’s Events
| Monday, March 14 | AFA Presentation to Initial Training Class 2022-04 |
| Thursday, March 17 | LAX Semi-Annual Base Safety Meeting |
