Joint Contract Negotiations Session 16 – July 2026

This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants

• Our JNC met with management this week on July 1 to July 3 in Seattle; our next negotiation session is scheduled for July 21 to July 23
• A Tentative Agreement has been reached for Section 35 (Flight Attendant Jumpseat and Pass Privileges) and LOA 9 (Flight Attendant Jumpseat)

Negotiations Update

Our AFA Alaska + Hawaiian Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) met this week for three days of collective bargaining with management. The JNC met with management from July 1 to July 3 in Seattle, WA. At the negotiating table for this session were:

Representing AFA and our Flight Attendants	Representing Management
Tim Green, Joint Negotiating Committee Chairperson	Allen Thieman, Vice President of Inflight, Alaska
Martin Gusman, Joint Negotiating Committee Member	Ryan St. John, Vice President, Finance, Planning and Investor Relations, Alaska
Jeffrey Fuke, Joint Negotiating Committee Member	Joe Wonderly, Vice President, Labor Relations, Alaska
Virginia Fritz, Joint Negotiating Committee Member	Carmen Williams, Managing Director, Labor Relations, Alaska
Heather Reier, Joint Negotiating Committee Member	Kalani Sloat, Senior Director, Labor Relations, Hawaiian
Paula Mastrangelo, AFA Senior Staff Negotiator	Mike Link, Labor Relations Program Manager, Alaska
	Karen Themelis, Senior Labor Relations Business Partner, Alaska

This week, the JNC has reached a tentative agreement on Section 35 (Flight Attendant Jumpseat and Pass Privileges) and Letter of Agreement (LOA) 9 (Flight Attendant Jumpseat). These provisions cement protections governing Flight Attendant Jumpseat usage and establish the priority order for Flight Attendant assignment to the jumpseat. The LOA further secures jumpseat assignment order and availability ensuring access and guidelines for Flight Attendant pass travel. The JNC also received the first proposal from management on Section 23 (Insurance Benefits) and spent a considerable amount of time analyzing and consulting with our subject matter experts to prepare a comprehensive counter proposal. The JNC also passed a proposal on Section 30 (Training) and is continuing to make progress forward.

Section by Section Progress

The Alaska CBA is being used as the basis of the joint contract for language purposes. Each section and provision from both contracts will be reviewed individually to incorporate and amend the strongest elements from each agreement.

Sections discussed in this session:

• Insurance Benefits (AS CBA Section 23 and HA CBA Section 32)
• Training (AS CBA Section 30 and HA CBA Section 26)
• Flight Attendant Jumpseat and Pass Privileges (AS CBA Section 35 and HA CBA Section 30)
• Commuter Policy (AS CBA Section 36 and HA CBA Section 34-28)

Sections in ongoing discussion:

• Vacations (AS CBA Section 14 and HA CBA Section 18)
• Sick Leave (AS CBA Section 16 and HA CBA Section 19)
• Leaves of Absence (AS CBA Section 15 and HA CBA Section 17)
• General and Miscellaneous (AS CBA Section 24 and HA CBA Section 27)
• Domiciles (AS CBA Section 28 and HA CBA Section 5, 14, and 27)

Sections listed below are on hold until discussions regarding future sections, which affect specific provisions, take place.

• Seniority (AS CBA Section 6 and HA CBA Section 9)
• Grievance Procedures (AS CBA Section 19 and HA CBA Section 23)
• Charters (AS CBA Section 33 and HA CBA Section 12)

What’s Upcoming

Our next session with management is scheduled for July 21 to July 23.