In This Edition
- ALPA Alaska Approves Tentative Agreement for Pilot Ratification
- Inflight Service Committee Meeting Recap – 3rd Quarter 2022
- Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – September 2022
- Modification of Section 10.S – Pre-Cancellations
- MEC Committee Chairperson & Appointed Position Interviews
- Shared on Social
- Next Week’s Events
ALPA Alaska Approves Tentative Agreement for Pilot Ratification
Originally posted September 23, 2022
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Alaska Airlines leadership recently announced they approved a tentative agreement (TA) with Alaska Airlines management for pilot ratification.
Inflight Service Committee Meeting Recap – 3rd Quarter 2022
Originally posted September 26, 2022
Our AFA Inflight Service Committee Chairpersons met on Wednesday, September 21 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!
Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – September 2022
Originally posted September 28, 2022
Our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met on Tuesday, September 27 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!
Modification of Section 10.S – Pre-Cancellations
Originally posted September 28, 2022
AFA and management have recently come to an agreement to provide better clarity as to how pre-cancellations and reassignments are confirmed in advance of the first day of a sequence. The agreement expands existing pre-cancellation language and provides protections to Flight Attendants in how Crew Scheduling handles a number of additional situations. The new language goes into effect at midnight on Saturday, October 1, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact your Local Scheduling Committee for more information.
MEC Committee Chairperson & Appointed Position Interviews
Originally posted September 29, 2022
In accordance with Article VI.C of the AFA Alaska MEC Policy and Procedure Manual, the term of appointment for the MEC Committee Chairpersons is concurrent with those of the MEC Officers. As the current MEC Officer term will end on December 31, 2022, the MEC will be conducting a review of all MEC Committee Chairperson and other MEC-level appointed positions at a Special MEC Meeting to be held November 29 through December 1, 2022.
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AFA Disaster Relief Fund
We know that disasters can change lives forever. While we can’t stop destructive events from happening, we can, as a Union, assist our members with their recovery. AFA established the Disaster Relief Fund after September 11th to assist our members whose lives were placed in harm’s way. AFA members and retirees, whose primary residences are in the counties listed on the FEMA website are eligible for $200.00 from the AFA-CWA Disaster Relief Fund. It is a gift made possible by the generosity of your fellow union siblings with AFA. (See the AFA website for links to the FEMA site: www.afacwa.org/drf.)
If you would like to apply for AFA-CWA Disaster Relief Funds, visit www.afacwa.org/drf and download the Disaster Relief Fund Application. If you wish to contribute either by check or electronic payment, please visit www.afacwa.org/drf for more information on donating.
Next Week’s Events
| Friday, October 7 | Scheduling Review Board (SRB) |
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