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We have created an excel spreadsheet to review all the pairings that have been created and awarded in the ANC base.  We are excited to share that spreadsheet with all of you.  

Click the following link to view the July Pairings Spreadsheet:    July 16 Bid.xlsx

 The spreadsheet contains:

  • Pairings (Pairing Numbers)
  • Days (Length of Pairing) 
  • C/I (Check In Times)
  • C/O (Check-Out Times)
  • TAFB (Time Away From Base) which is listed as hours and minutes
  • ADC (Average Daily Credit)
  • Pay TFP (Total TFP you will be paid if trip is flown.  Inclusive of MPRs)
  • Sit TFP (Indicates how much tfp of Sit Pay is in the pairing)
  • TAFB/TFP (Time Away From Base per TFP value)
  • Duty Legs
  • D/H (DH legs)
  • L/O (Layover Location)
  • Compensation (inclusive of sit pay and per diem) and you can change the TFP Rate (located in the upper right corner of the spreadsheet) to reflect your step rate amount which will adjust the compensation column to reflect the accurate amount each individual FA will receive at their rate of pay.
  • Days (the days of the month that pairing operates)

We hope you find this information helpful and would appreciate your feedback.  If you find value in the document, we will do our best to provide it for you each month. If you have any questions about the spreadsheet, please contact us at anc@afaalaska.org.

From Ruthann:

Here is a small summary of what was discussed at the AS ANC Monthly
Employee Safety Meeting that takes place the third Wednesday of each
month.  Attendees include representatives from your AFA Air Safety
Health and Security committee, the Ramp, CSAs, Stores, Catering,
Management, etc.  This allows all the work groups to bring forth
agenda items that need to be solved with the help of other work
groups.  Below are some of the items discussed in May that will be on
the agenda for June.  If you have any safety concerns please report
them to Ruthann.Bledsoe@gmail.com or any of the other safety committee
members which include Betsy DeMay, Sarah Roberts, or Debi Wallstrom.

These are ongoing items that are on the agenda for the June 15th meeting.
1. ATB (air turn back) due to 2 juice caps in the R2 door frame on a
ANC-SEA flight.  Catering was advised and signed off for each worker to
check the door frame for internal debris before shutting the door.
2.  CSA reminder that a Cabin Baggage Tag must be attached to each FAA
approved carseat brought onto the aircraft for use in the cabin.
3. CSA reminder that service animals must be on the final flight report to
have the notice appear on the F/A iPhone to avoid flight delays.
4.  Our F/As are having a problem with the combi stairs improperly
positioned by SEA CSAs at the L2 door.  If this occurs please write an
incident report, an  ASAP, and send pictures to
Ruthann.Bledsoe@gmail.com.  ANC CSAs are positioning the L2 combi
stairs correctly.

BIDDING 101

Learn the basics on how to enter a bid, where to find information, how to search and use the pairings button as your “Cross Check”.

When:  Wed 6/15/2016 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: ANC Regional Building Susitna room

 

BIDDING 102

Discuss more advanced bidding topics, like how to enter Bid Groups ect…

When:Wed 6/15/2016 2:00pm-4:00pm
Where:ANC Regional Building Susitna room

There will also be Flight Attendants available to answer Reserve questions too.

ALL are welcome.  It is always nice to get a refresher on how to bid.  You may learn something new!

 Hosted by Lisa Pinkston

Please RSVP to anc@afaalaska.org

Happy Flying!

The AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) would like to thank Bev Bullock for her service as MEC Chairperson of the AFA Government Affairs Committee for over 15 years.  Bev has been a tireless advocate for issues affecting our profession on Capitol Hill and has spearheaded countless campaigns on behalf of Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants.  Her presence as MEC Committee Chairperson will truly be missed.

Background

The MEC Chairperson of the Government Affairs Committee is responsible for leading the committee’s effort to monitor and pursue legislative activities that relate to the AFA-CWA political agenda and to build positive relationships with candidates for office and elected officials.

Additional Information from the MEC Policy Manual

1. SCOPE

a. The Government Affairs Committee will keep members informed of legislative actions that could affect Flight Attendant income, working conditions, job security and safety.

b. The MEC Government Affairs Chairperson coordinates activity on all legislative issues with the MEC and AFA-CWA International, and shall interact with local, state and national legislatures, as appropriate, to advocate for AFA-CWA positions on relevant issues.

2. POLICY/RESPONSIBILITIES

a. The MEC Government Affairs Committee shall consist of the MEC Government Affairs Committee Chairperson and the Local Government Affairs Committee Chairperson from each council.

b. Committee Members should be registered to vote.

c. The MEC Chairperson shall:

(i) Administer the Committee and conduct activities to further the stated objectives of the AFA-CWA International Legislative Policy Committee

(ii) Compose informational and educational articles of interest to the membership and provide them to the MEC Communications Chairperson to be included in MEC communications and posted to the MEC website

d. The Committee shall:

(i) Act in an advisory role to the MEC on political matters.

(ii) Maintain an involvement in the political activities sponsored by local and central Labor Councils with which the MEC is affiliated

Qualifications

  • Previous Government Affairs Committee or political/legislative activist experience preferred
  • Knowledge of current political climate and legislative issues affecting Flight Attendants
  • Ability to attend meetings as required, including occasionally being present in Seattle
  • Ability to participate in meetings with elected officials, including occasional travel to Washington, D.C.
  • Ability and willingness to participate in political and legislative action events
  • Ability to attend AFA International and other required training as needed
  • Strong computer skills. Excellent working knowledge of Google email and Microsoft Office.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write communications, respond professionally to internal and external e-mail, prepare reports, and take meeting minutes.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and follow up on assigned tasks

Duties

  • Act on and follow through on directives as established in the AFA-CWA Constitution & Bylaws and FlightPAC
  • Act on recommendations of the AFA-CWA Director of Government Affairs and AFA-CWA Legislative Policy Committee. Provide input, suggestions, and feedback as appropriate.
  • Represent the MEC with local and central Labor Councils
  • Coordinate FlightPAC program enrollment at the MEC level
  • Schedule and attend meetings with elected officials and key staff
  • Coordinate committee participation in AFA-CWA political and legislative action events
  • Correspond with the Local Government Affairs Committee Chairpersons and MEC regularly to provide status updates. Prepare and send a monthly committee report to the MEC.

Time Commitment and Flight Pay Loss Reimbursement

  • This position is eligible for Flight Pay Loss (FPL) reimbursement by AFA. Union Business (UB) FPL is compensated at 0.75 TFP per hour when participating in pre-approved meetings or activities.
  • Time commitment is highly variable depending on the work to be completed each week and month. Workload will likely be higher when campaigning for key legislative issues and during election periods.  Most work can be accomplished remotely.

Working Relationships

With The Government Affairs Committee

Regular interaction with the Local Government Affairs Committee Chairpersons and Local Government Affairs Committee Members.

With The Master Executive Council

This position reports to the Master Executive Council. The MEC executive sponsor for the committee is the MEC Vice President.

With AFA International

Frequent interaction with the AFA-CWA Director of Government Affairs.

Expressing Interest and Interview Scheduling

  • The MEC will hold interviews during the July MEC meeting on Monday July 18 or Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Bid around the interview date or plan to arrange your schedule accordingly to accommodate.
  • Submit a declaration of interest and resume to MEC Secretary-Treasurer Yvette Satterlee at yvette.satterlee@afaalaska.org no later than 5 PM Pacific Time on Friday, July 8, 2016. Yvette will contact qualified candidates to schedule a specific interview time.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow, Stephen Couckuyt; and LEC Presidents-Elect Tim Green and Brice McGee

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Do you know how to identify if you’ve breathed ventilation air contaminated with either oil or hydraulic fluid fumes?  Are you aware of how important it is to seek immediate treatment if you’re showing symptoms of exposure?  This month your Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) presents Your Air Matters, a campaign designed to ensure that everyone knows how to identify possible signs of breathing these fumes onboard and the importance of seeking immediate treatment if you develop symptoms.

How Can I Identify Contaminated Cabin Air?

Is the unusual smell coming from the vents, or is it sourced to something in the cabin like galley equipment or a carryon?  Though smoke or haze might be present, most incidents involving oil or hydraulic fumes only involve the presence of fumes (odor) in the cabin supply air without any visible smoke or haze.  Characteristic odors include dirty socks, mold, old cheese, heated garbage, chemicals, or an electrical-like scent.  Quickly try to identify where the fumes are coming from and what they smell like, and notify the pilots.

If You’re Showing Symptoms, Seek Treatment Immediately!

Time is of the essence if you’ve breathed those kinds of fumes.  It is crucial to see a physician as soon as possible after a potential exposure.  If you have symptoms of exposure to carbon monoxide (which can be present in the fumes) then you need to get your blood tested, ideally within a few hours.Your Air Matters Logo

Seeking immediate care also allows you to establish a medical history and begin treatment for your symptoms.  A physician will be able to evaluate and create a timely record of your symptoms.  By having an understanding of your health soon after exposure, this could assist with treatment options if your symptoms persist or worsen over time.

Know Where to Get Help

In the event that you need to use this information, you’ll want to know how to access it quickly.

Keep It with You

Pick up an air quality quick reference card from your base.  Keep the card with your badge or in your purse or wallet in case you need it.  You can also print your own card.

Find It On Your IMD or Mobile Phone

  1. Open Safari
  2. Type afaalaska.org in the menu bar
  3. Click “air quality exposure info” from the menu on the front page

Keep an eye on the AFA Alaska Facebook page and Twitter feed for more information about aircraft air quality throughout the month.  If you have any questions, your Local Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Members can help.  Find their contact information on the ASHSC page of the AFA Alaska website.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow, Stephen Couckuyt; LEC Presidents-Elect Timothy Green and Brice McGee; and MEC ASHSC Chairperson Seth Heiple

The AFA-CWA Board of Directors meeting concluded last week in Atlanta. A full report of the actions of the delegates will be posted at afa-bod.org within 30 days. In the meantime, please review the following for a summary of the meeting.

 

This year all of the delegates wore red AFA pins, demonstrating solidarity for current bargaining for AFA contracts and solidarity for striking 40,000 Verizon workers represented by CWA and IBEW. In uniform, the delegates of the Board stood for the National Anthem sung by AFA Mesa Council 88 member, Elizabeth Maben.

 

AFA members were welcomed to Atlanta by CWA Vice President Richard Honeycutt. CWA Chief of Staff Ron Collins represented CWA President Chris Shelton because DOL Secretary Tom Perez called Shelton and the Verizon CEO to the table to settle the strike. The Board watched this video about the strike and recognized that the fight against corporate greed was the same fight we take on in our own bargaining – their fight is our fight. We vowed to do more to support the strike and as we report on the summary of the Board, we are proud to note that moments ago it was announced that there is an agreement in principle reached at Verizon.

 

The AFA International officers published written reports and addressed the Board. The reports and verbal remarks will also be added to the afa-bod.org website next week.

 

Congressional Issues and Strong Bi-Partisan Partnerships

Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ-02), who also serves as the chair of the House T&I Aviation Subcommittee, addressed the Board with a welcome video. We do not have a better friend from the House of Representatives in the Republican Party than Frank LoBiondo. He has voted with us 100 percent of the time, on rest, human trafficking, Deny NAI, etc. and all issues related to our collective bargaining rights and safety. He is a real Flight Attendant hero and we are proud to partner with him on building bi-partisan support in Congress.

 

Fight for 10

 

The Board reviewed our Fight for 10 and AFA’s effective government affairs strategy. Together, we built a strong coalition with bipartisan support and a massive grassroots advocacy network. The video of the March 16th Rally for Rest was played.

 

The FAA Reauthorization bill provided the platform for our legislative focus this year and we succeeded in achieving inclusion of all of our issues. Most issues, in some form, are in the Senate bill and the House committee report, both of which provide a strong foundation for keeping them in the final bill:

 

  • FAA Minimum Rest of 10 Hours and a Fatigue Risk Management Plan
  • Human Trafficking Awareness Training
  • Mechanical (non-chemical) Disinsection on Commercial Flights
  • Ban on Voice Communications in Flight
  • No Knives on Planes
  • FAA Review of Evacuation Certification Standards
  • Secondary Barriers
  • Improved Notification of Insecticide Use
  • Smoking Ban for E-Cigarettes

 

Update on FAA Bill: The Senate bill was adopted 95-3. The House bill has been approved by the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, but has not yet made it to the House floor for vote. At this point the bill could move forward with the Senate bill as foundation and the House committee report as the basis for conference between the two chambers, or the House bill could be presented for a full vote prior to conference between the two chambers. There is pressure to get this done since funding for the FAA ends this summer. However, it is possible Congress could simply adopt an extension and work would begin again in the new Congress next year. While that is not the preferred course, we should note that our work this year to advance our issues will provide a likely path to achieve inclusion of the same issues if we must continue the work into next year. Our advocacy now is to move forward with the bill this year and we took part in a press conference at DCA on May 16th with Senators Klobuchar and Warner to encourage lawmakers to do just that. We will keep up the pressure.

 

AFA-CWA Government Affairs Director Steve Schembs was commended for doing a phenomenal job in leading our legislative work.

 

Fight Against Flags of Convenience – #DenyNAI

 

There was significant focus on our efforts to Deny NAI. All aviation unions and the AFL-CIO are united in opposition of the Norwegian Air International application for a foreign air carrier permit under a flag of convenience model. This has immediately become the top priority of the union to defeat since it threatens our jobs, our industry, our ability to promote safety, health and security or bargain contracts and maintain a discriminatory-free workplace. We continue to encourage AFA members to take action based on the latest news posted at www.afacwa.org/denynai.

 

Video: Why We Need to Be ‘All In’ to DenyNAI

 

In 2014, we successfully beat back the DOT exemption for NAI that would have allowed the subsidiary to fly during the review of the air carrier permit application. Since the DOT issued its “show cause” order with tentative approval of the air carrier permit on April 15, 2015 we have worked in coordination with the affiliated unions of the Transportation Trades Department to quickly and vehemently oppose this ruling. Since then we have:

 

  • Achieved a 10 day extension for opposition comments
  • Generated tens of thousands of comments to DOT prior to May 16, 2016 deadline
  • Produced over 200 comments from Members of Congress to DOT in opposition to the ruling.
  • Achieved introduction of HR 5090 to enforce the labor provision of the U.S./E.U. open skies agreement – co-sponsored by Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Ranking Aviation Subcommittee member Rick Larsen (D-WA) and full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking member Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
  • Working with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) as leaders on legislation in Senate and to achieve a Republican counterpart
  • Led Rally at White House on May 12th and with all other aviation unions turned out 1000 at rally to #DenyNAI – Video of Rally Speech >

 

The DOT reply period ended May 23, 2016 and then there is no deadline for the final ruling. We need to keep up the pressure so that DOT either reverses its position or does not issue a final rule that will set in motion flag of convenience in aviation and ultimately destroy our jobs with it. This is our top priority since everything else flows from it, including our ability to move our careers forward at the bargaining table. AFA members are encouraged to go to http://www.afacwa.org/denynai to continue to take action.

 

The National Child Identification Program

 

The Board heard from Kenny Hansmire of The National Child Identification Program, a community service initiative dedicated to providing parents and guardians with a tool they can use to help protect their children. The ID kit allows parents to collect specific information by easily recording the physical characteristics and fingerprints of their children on identification cards that are then kept at home by the parent or guardian. If ever needed, this ID Kit will give authorities vital information to assist their efforts to locate a missing child and save lives.

 

Constituency Group Spotlight

 

Stan Kiino of AFA United Council 11 SFO, presented the work of constituency groups Pride at Work and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. Stan encouraged AFA leaders and members to join these constituency groups to help build our diverse and strong union.

 

Bridge the Gap Protest Against Delta

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The entire Board of Directors participated in a protest march for equality – focusing on Delta in Atlanta. Delta Connection Flight Attendants are not equally recognized for their contribution as frontline employees of Delta’s network. We marched several blocks to protest outside of the World of Coca-Cola, as Coke’s CFO Kathy Waller sits on Delta’s board.

Our message was simply – Inequality Has to Go! The airline industry is raking in billions, at the expense of workers on the frontlines of regional airlines. Delta and the other major U.S. carriers are profiting from wage inequality. It’s the same brand, the same passengers buying tickets, but the compensation for Delta Connection’s first responders is 45 percent less. Delta is profiting from wage inequality.

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AFA recently called on Georgia Governor Deal to veto HB 757, an anti-LGBTQ bill that would have paved the way for wide-ranging discrimination. For four decades, AFA has promoted equality for all flight attendants, and our union successfully beat back numerous discriminatory practices so that anyone with the heart of a flight attendant can become one. We also marched for this core principle of our union.

 

Bridge the Gap is our campaign to end regional and mainline compensation disparity and lift standards for all Flight Attendants. All Flight Attendants are in jeopardy as long as the disparity exists.

 

AFA Newsletter Sending System

 

AFA Communications Director Christopher Lee unveiled a newsletter sending system custom designed for AFA Locals and MECs. The system seeks to provide reliable delivery of communications to AFA members, a more intuitive subscription process and a user-friendly system for leaders. The focus is to provide reliable, effective communication tools that benefit AFA members.

 

Advanced Leadership Development Training

 

The Leadership Development Committee, chaired by AFA Hawaiian Council 43 HNL President Jaci-Ann Chung, reported out on progress for Advance Leadership Development training for AFA leaders.

Action on Agenda Items

 

A list of proposed agenda items may be found clicking here.

 

#1 – Annual Budget: The budget was approved by 10:04 am on Tuesday, May 24th. It provides continued funding for all AFA Locals, MECs and Departments at current levels.

 

#2 – Electronic Balloting: This agenda item was adopted as proposed to address requirements expected this year from the Department of Labor.

 

#3 – Direct Membership Election of Master Executive Councils: This agenda item was adopted as amended. The issue was discussed thoroughly in the agenda committee. The committee approached the issue with an effort to determine what it would take to make MEC officer direct membership election work, and they identified over 20 issues that need to be thoroughly reviewed and addressed in order to produce a proposal that would work with all provisions of the constitution and could be seriously considered by all of the members of AFA. Therefore, the agenda item was referred to the Strategic Planning Committee to conduct a review of the questions and craft an agenda item for the 2017 Board of Directors. It was recognized by the entire Board of Directors that the issues needs a full discussion among members this year to ensure democracy is exercised as we consider changing the structure of AFA, recognizing that AFA has direct membership election of the Local Council Presidents who are the decision-makers of the union. The 2013 Board report on this issue will be published and made available to members along with encouragement to review and thoroughly discuss the agenda item prior to next year’s meeting.

 

#4 – Nomination and Election Process: This agenda item was not adopted but the committee recommended that the issue be taken up by the Strategic Planning Committee this year for possible introduction at a later time.

 

#5 – BOD Meeting – Agenda: This agenda item was adopted.

 

#6 – Continuing Committees: This agenda item was adopted as amended.

 

#7 – Dues Obligation and Elimination of Initiation Fee: This agenda item was adopted as amended. The Board of Directors changed the dues obligation to begin after four full calendar months on the line and eliminated the initiation fee – essentially keeping the payments equal to the initiation fee but allowing for full inclusion in our democracy sooner. The Board recognized that our newest members receive full representation from the first day of service even though due process is not available in the event of termination during probation. The Board also confirmed that if a member is terminated before the end of probation, any dues money paid will be refunded to the terminated Flight Attendant. This takes the control of when members can participate out of the hands of management and strengthens our position at the bargaining table because management must recognize these members as participants in any strike vote or ratification vote.

 

#8 – Prepayment of Annual Dues: Consistent with the 2015 Board, this agenda item was not adopted.

 

#9 – Authority to Establish Local Council: this agenda item was adopted with a substitute motion to refer the issue to the Strategic Planning Committee.

 

#10 – Flight Pay Loss Accountability: This agenda item was adopted as amended to clarify the different lost time procedures at each airline and will be implemented as soon as the program for accounting is finalized in the next two months.

 

#11 – Negotiations Policy, Tips from Onboard Sales: This agenda item was adopted as proposed.

 

#12 – Negotiations Policy, Preamble & First Contracts: This agenda item was adopted as proposed.

 

#13 – Never Forget Honor Guard: This agenda item was adopted as amended to further clarify the Honor Guard.

 

#14 – Study by Strategic Planning Committee: This agenda item was adopted as proposed.

 

#15 – Agency Fee Requirement for Members of Management: This late agenda item refers the issue to a study for feasibility. It was adopted as proposed.

 

Resolutions

 

The AFA Board of Directors unanimously adopted three resolutions this year:

  • The BOD resolved to honor Cami Barletta, of AFA EWR Council 6, stating that “in her memory we rededicate ourselves to care for each other as we would care for ourselves and always honor our Flight Attendant family.”
  • The BOD called on Doug Parker to restore the retiree and buddy pass travel benefits that have been lost by the Flight Attendants serving within the American Eagle brand.
  • The BOD recognized the whistleblowers of Council 26 for their unwavering dedication to safety and security of the passengers in our care.

 

Recognition and Awards

 

We honored AFA staff for their dedication to Flight Attendants. Mark Littleton, Senior Staff Negotiator; Josie Bautista, Senior Staff Attorney; and Scott Goodman, Staff Attorney, were honored for their years of service to Flight Attendants across the union. We thank them for their service to our union and wish them well in future endeavors.

 

The Edith Lauterbach Merit Award, the highest honor in our Union, was awarded to Robert Barrow of Envoy Air. Robert is a worthy recipient of this year’s award due to his work as an Info Rep co-chair, CHAOS™ Command Chair, Council 52 DFW Grievance Committee, Council 52 President, and MEC President. His body of work and dedication to our union and its members is exemplary. He is an outstanding Union worker and activist who steps up every time to advocate for AFA members and engage in efforts to build solidarity among all workers.

 

The Peggy Price Award was established 16 years ago to recognize the value of our EAP committees’ work and to highlight the outstanding efforts of one local EAP committee. The EAP Committee at United Los Angeles Council 60 at United in Los Angeles won the award this year due to their quality one on one interactions with Flight Attendants.

Congratulations to Local Co-Chairs Ernie Cornejo and Yulonda Harriston along with EAP representatives Dean Jacques, Krista Beyer and Jillian Brock.

 

Members who attended the meeting on their own time were recognized and thanked for their participation in the AFA Board meeting.

 

JFK Council 5 transitions to EWR Council 6

 

Prior to the start of the Board meeting, the AFA-CWA Executive Board acted to rename United’s JFK Council 5 to EWR Council 6. This change was implemented in response to management’s recent decision to transition domicile operations to EWR from JFK, following the closure of the JFK station. Consistent with prior action of the Board of Directors, which retired Council 6 EWR until operations were re-established at EWR, the transition from JFK Council 5 to EWR Council 6 is in order. This is simply a name change and does not alter the membership of the council.

 

If you have any questions about the BOD, contact your LEC president.

 

In Solidarity,

 

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow, Stephen Couckuyt; LEC Presidents-elect Tim Green and Brice McGee

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Seattle Council 19 is currently looking for people to join several of the local committees. Below is a list of the available opportunities:

 

Reserve Committee

The Reserve Committee shall be responsible for monitoring all problems specific to flight attendants on reserve status.

Committee Chair: Carole Babcock

 

Government Affairs

Experience in government affairs work and/or political background is helpful, but not required. Committee members should be registered to vote. The committee will monitor and pursue legislative activities that relate to the AFA-CWA political agenda and to build positive relationships with your elected officials.

Committee Chairperson: Christel Hall

 

Hotel

Good organizational skills are required. Attend meetings and possible travel to review hotel sites. The purpose of this committee is to investigate flight attendants’ complaints about hotel facilities, and also to periodically check these facilities for any decline in quality.

Committee Chairperson: Jodi Snow

 

ISSC

This committee shall meet with management to discuss any change in service, procedures to be followed, and other pertinent matters prior to the implementation of such service. Qualifications include working knowledge of cabin service procedures and ability to attend joint union-inflight briefings.

Committee Chairperson: Linda Christou

 

Air Safety, Health and Security Committee 

This committee shall work with managment on matters pertaining to cabin and flight attendant safety and health. The safety chair shall be the primary contact with managmenet, the FAA and the Air Safety, Health and Security Department at the AFA-CWA International office. This committee should be composed of members with an interest in improving the health and safety of the flight attendant membership and the aircraft and passengers of the airline as well.

Committee Chairperson/Vice Chairperson:  Susan Lee & Steve Vincent

 

Benefits

The Benefits Committee works to educate and provide assistance to Flight Attendants in all matters involving benefits (including insurance, maternity, worker’s compensation, and leave of absence programs).

Committee Chairperson: Kathy O’Malley

 

If you are a member in good standing and are interested in applying for one of the above positions, please send your resume and/or letter of interest to Council 19 LEC President Laura Masserant at laura.masserant@afaalaska.org

The AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) would like to thank Karyn Kobe her service as Chairperson of the AFA Air Quality Subcommittee and also as Council 18 LAX ASHSC Chairperson over the past several years.  Karyn has helped numerous Flight Attendants through incidents of contaminated cabin air exposure and has relentlessly advocated for continued improvement to the way that the company handles air quality events.

With the continued growth of the company and corresponding increase in work for the ASHSC, the MEC has elected to establish a Vice Chairperson position for the ASHSC.  The former responsibilities of the Air Quality Subcommittee will become part of the duties of the new ASHSC Vice Chairperson.

Background

The Vice Chairperson of the ASHSC will assist the MEC Chairperson as needed with the work of the committee.  S/he will also have responsibility for overseeing all AFA and ASHSC efforts pertaining to aircraft air quality including responding to complaints or incidents involving possible contaminated air.

Additional Information from the MEC Policy Manual

1. SCOPE

a. The Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) shall work with the Company on matters pertaining to cabin and Flight Attendant safety and health.

2. POLICY/RESPONSIBILITIES

a. The MEC ASHSC shall consist of the MEC ASHSC Chairperson, MEC ASHSC Vice Chairperson, and the Local ASHSC Chairperson from each council.

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d. The MEC Vice Chairperson shall:

(i) Perform the duties of the MEC Chairperson in her/his absence

(ii) Assist the MEC Chairperson as needed

(iii) Regularly communicate with and provide updates to the MEC ASHSC Chairperson on all activities, meetings, and work being performed

(iv) Work on all matters pertaining to the quality of air onboard the aircraft.  Coordinate ASHSC response to any incidents or complaints involving air quality, specifically:

(A) Handle any air quality or contamination issues as they arise

(B) Work with the company to investigate and address the source of air quality or contamination when it occurs

(C) Assist Flight Attendants in obtaining proper care, treatment, and testing when involved in an air quality or contamination incident

(D) Follow up with the Flight Attendant(s) involved to ensure they have received proper care, treatment, and testing

(E) Keep members informed of air quality incidents and developments through the MEC Communications Committee

(F) Attend Cabin Air Review Team (CART) meetings and other air quality-related meetings

(G) Develop, distribute, maintain, and update membership education materials about air quality, contamination, symptoms, and follow up procedures

(H) In conjunction with the International Office, develop and provide initial and ongoing training to the ASHSC of each Local Council

Qualifications

  • Previous ASHSC experience required
  • Knowledge of contaminated cabin air exposure protocols
  • Ability to attend meetings as required, including being present in Seattle regularly
  • Ability to attend AFA International and other required training as needed
  • Strong computer skills. Excellent working knowledge of Inflight Mobile Device, Google email, and Microsoft Office.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write communications, respond professionally to internal and external e-mail, prepare reports, and take meeting minutes.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and follow up on assigned tasks

Duties

  • Fulfill the duties of the MEC Chairperson when s/he is absent or otherwise committed
  • Perform tasks as assigned by the MEC Chairperson. Regularly communicate with and provide updates to the MEC Chairperson on all activities.  Assist the MEC Chairperson in preparing the monthly committee report to the MEC.
  • Actively respond to any incidents involving aircraft air quality. Provide assistance to the affected Flight Attendants.  Work with management to determine the root cause.
  • Represent AFA and the ASHSC at bi-monthly Cabin Air Review Team (CART) meetings in Seattle
  • Assist the MEC Chairperson in planning and conducting bi-monthly meetings of the committee and other meetings and conference calls as needed. Attend and actively participate in all meetings and conference calls in coordination with the MEC Chairperson.

Time Commitment and Flight Pay Loss Reimbursement

  • This position is eligible for Flight Pay Loss (FPL) reimbursement by the Company under §27.P Company Business (CB) Flight Pay Loss with a 5% override and “A” pay. CB is compensated at 0.75 TFP per hour of work.
  • Estimated 4-6 hours per week (12 to 18 TFP per month).  This amount is highly variable and may be higher or lower depending on the amount of work to be completed each week and month.  Some work may be accomplished remotely.  Regularly required to be in Seattle to work on projects and attend meetings.

Working Relationships

With The ASHSC

Frequent interaction with Local ASHSC Chairpersons and Committee Members

With The MEC ASHSC Chairperson

Constant interaction; this position reports to the MEC ASHSC Chairperson

With Alaska Airlines Management

Constant interaction with inflight management, particularly the Director of Inflight Safety & Compliance, Manager of Inflight Policy, and Inflight Safety & Policy Specialists

Expressing Interest and Interview Scheduling

  • The MEC will hold interviews during the July MEC meeting on Monday July 18 or Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Bid around the interview date or plan to arrange your schedule accordingly to accommodate.
  • Submit a declaration of interest and resume to MEC Secretary-Treasurer Yvette Satterlee at yvette.satterlee@afaalaska.org no later than 5 PM Pacific Time on Friday, July 8, 2016. Yvette will contact qualified candidates to schedule a specific interview time.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow, Stephen Couckuyt; LEC Presidents-Elect Tim Green and Brice McGee; and MEC ASHSC Chairperson Seth Heiple

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The AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) officers, Local Executive Council (LEC) presidents, and many other LEC officers and committee chairpersons just finished attending the 44th Annual AFA Board of Directors (BOD) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. This annual meeting is where AFA conducts the business of our union at the international level. More detailed information about the BOD will be released soon.

Special MEC Merger Meeting

 

In conjunction with the BOD meeting, a special MEC merger meeting was held on Wednesday, May 25th. The purpose of the special MEC meeting with AFA International President Sara Nelson, the International officers and certain members of AFA staff was to discuss the proposed merger of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America in accordance with Section X [Merger Policy…] of the AFA International Policy Manual. In addition to the MEC officers (including Council 18 Los Angeles and Council 15 San Diego presidents-elect), Merger Representatives Sandra Morrow and Marie Maxwell as well as many local officers participated in the discussions. The MEC and AFA International are in the process of coordinating a communication to membership regarding the merger.

Dissatisfaction with the pairings discussed during the May MEC Meeting at the BOD

 

As was indicated in the Open Time Trial Update May 2016, the MEC has received a lot of feedback recently regarding dissatisfaction with the pairings as well as with several of management’s communications regarding the pairings. This topic was thoroughly discussed at our MEC meeting that was held this past Saturday in conjunction with the BOD. The MEC is diligently working on a communication to you on that subject, so continue to stay tuned!

 

In Solidarity,

 

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow, Stephen Couckuyt and LEC Presidents-elect Brice McGee and Tim Green

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Seattle Flight Attendants,

Please find the attached minutes from the May 17th LEC Base Meeting.

Also, the local committee chair reports are listed below.

AFA-CWA Council 19 Base Meeting

May 17th 1-4

I. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Laura at 1:10pm

      a. Call for late agenda items – None

      b. Late agenda items – None

      c. Announcements – The merger with Virgin America and Survey Results posted

II. AFA BOD Agenda Items

14 agenda items discussed and can be found on the AFA International site

Laura and Adam led in depth discussions on all 14 agenda items. Council 19 members, in    attendance, provided excellent and direction to Laura on how she should vote at the BOD.

III. LEC Update

      A. Officer Update

      1. LEC President, Laura Masserant: It’s been busy. During time in Greece (Crete) I take phone calls, text messages, and answer emails. I am always happy to discuss my work and commute with any of the members. I am in the States through the end of June and back the middle of July through mid August.

Attending the AFA BOD in Atlanta 5/20 and returning on 5/20. Linda and Adam will also be attending. Remember that anyone can come to a BOD if in good standing.

June 12th through 15th Laura is attending the CWA President’s meeting and Legislative conference in Washington DC.

MEC meeting is June 28-30th and the MEC will be interviewing for the “Merger Integration Committee.” Over 30 Seattle FA’s applied for the “Merger Committee.” This was an amazing turn out!

Council 19’s FB page is being reignited to help address scheduling questions and concerns. Make sure you follow us on Facebook: AFA Council 19 Seattle.

Grievance work has slowed down since the holidays. We have no reports of any discipline as the result of “RED FLAG” customer comments.

2. LEC VP, Jake Jones: I am extremely busy with scheduling issues, pairing building. I am in the office most of the week dealing with scheduling issues. I am not doing as many grievances as scheduling duties and pairing work along with flying takes most of my time.

3. LEC Secretary, Linda Christou: I continue my work updating the Salsa database along with membership status. Meeting and grievances have slowed down a little and I fill in for Laura, in the AFA office, when she is in Greece.

4. Committee Reports: Sent out in an update to Council and posted on our AFA webpage. 

IV. Open Time Trading Q & A

            A little history~ In 2006-2012 FAs were dumping entire schedule into OT. Ann Ardizonne discovered  how FAs were “downtrading” schedules and began started “checkerboarding” OT. A grievance was filed by AFA, which was denied by the company and went to arbitration. AFA won. However, as part of the arbitrator’s decision, several aspects of OT came into play, withholding trips,” checker boarding,” and a loss of transparency occurred.

As a result, FAs sought a different OT system during negotiations. Going back to book brings back Crew Scheduling control over Open Time, checkerboarding, loss of transparency, withhold trips and close/open the days after first 24hrs at their leisure.  But typically, days remained closed.

The negotiation committee conducted a very thorough investigation in the back to book  OpenTime system to provide something similar in nature, but ultimately different. Something FAs           were adamant to achieve.

We even conducted a survey by Hart and received feedback on how FAs used open time and trading functionality.

            Jake spent a great deal of time at the end of the meeting going over the functions and system mishaps of OT. He did a small presentation on how to trade with the codes. Council 19 members had some great questions and several ideas to help others learn the system came forward.

JCTE is up and running in October.  Unfortunately, staffing still is a problem and we are about 80

FA’s short right now and even with new classes coming online, we still will be short.

As a result of short staffing, management moved average flying up to cover reserve numbers. Staffing based off of the 3rd quarter (high QPP flying).

V. Virgin America Q & A

FA’s asking about how the seniority would work and integration according the AFA Constitution

And By-Laws is “adjusted date of hire.” This is the task of the “integration committee.” This is  something that will be discussed at the special merger meeting at the BOD on the 25th. More information will be forthcoming after this meeting.

Virgin is part of TWU and are without a contract, but do have TA’d sections.

VI. Budget Review

For information on the budget please contact LEC President, Laura Masserant

            Meeting adjourned at 4:20pm

SEA Air Safety, Health and Security Committee Update

AIR QUALITY

NEW Air Quality Cards are now available in the SEA ready room.  Please pick up some for your crew the next time you check in upstairs. They are in a box by the co-mail baskets.

SPACE BINS

Stephanie Garnett and Ronda Ruderman participated in a review of the Boeing Space Bins.  As a result of their feedback Boeing has designed an assist mechanism similar to the ones on the BSI bins, which will provide some assistance.   If a bin is extra heavy 2 F/As should close together.

CARRY ON BAGGAGE

Procedures in your manual support caution in assisting with heavy bags and you are not required to lift bags.  This is still, by far, our top injury.  You can assist by finding a location and directly customer to place item, lend a hand while using proper body mechanics, and implement the “Tug Test.”

MAIN CABIN SERVICE FLOW

Steve Vincent and Stephanie Garnett participated in a Main Cabin Service Flow Workshop.

SEA BASE MEETINGS

We hold a local Seattle Base Meeting twice a year and invite six Flight Attendants.  These have been very popular and effective.  It’s a great way to provide input to the Safety Committee and become familiar with base issues.  The next meeting will be in October.  Look for the invitation in your Outlook email from Carmen Williams, SEA Base Manager.

PORT OF SEA EMPLOYEE BUS

Take care when getting on and off the bus.   If the bus is not lowered to the curb, feel free to ask the driver.

AFA WEBSITE

There is a lot of good information on our AFA CWA website.  Click on the Safety Tab! http://www.afacwa.org/safety_health_security

Interested in air safety, health and security? We have openings on this committee! Please contact Susan Lee or Steve Vincent for more information.

SEA LEC Chair, Susan Lee and SEA Vice Chair, Steven Vincent, Ronda Ruderman, Laura Masserant

Benefits Committee: Medical Leaves, Workers’ Compensation and Maternity

Our committee is always busy with helping our fellow Flight Attendants with Leave of Absences, on the job injuries, FMLA, and many more questions.  We continue to partner with Inflight, when needed, to help resolve issues.  Many calls we received are basic questions regarding our medical plan, inquires on medical leaves and the process of applying for a leave, and the differences between FMLA vs Sick Family, etc.

The medical leave handbook in available online on your Flight Attendant homepage under the FORMS tab. It’s important to review the handbook, write down your questions, and contact one of your committee members PRIOR to starting your leave.

We are seeking additional members for this important committee! Contact Kathy O’Malley for more information.

SEA LEC Benefits Chair, Kathy O’Malley

Committee members: Laura Masserant and Linda Christou.

Employee Assistance Program and Professional Standards

MEC EAP Vice Chair, Jeanne McCleave, SAN LEC Secretary, Melanie Buker, and I are working closely with management on a return to cabin drug/alcohol change in policy.  We are also working closely with Heather Healy and Skywest airlines to review other return to cabin policies.  We are hopeful to have a rough draft of the Alaska Airlines return to cabin policy by the FADAP conference in September!

The current statistics for EAP cases, system wide for Alaska, is:

2,762 cases for 2015= 88.38%, which is the highest in the industry.

SEA: 1,510 cases  = 87.10%

To register for the

6th Annual FADAP Conference:

www.fadap.org

SEA LEC EAP Chair, Lisa Haugen

Committee members: Andrea Korican, Carole Babcock, Lori Collins, Mimi Sterling, Norm Bernard, and Paula Minor

Government Affairs

 Please welcome Kris Hall as the new LEC Chair for Government Affairs! Kris has been very active on this committee since joining last fall and will fill some big shoes left by Krystle Cook~ but Kris will fill those shoes just fine! Kris has spent time with Krystle attending several Legislative affairs conferences and is fully prepared to tackle this important role.

Thank you, Krystle, for your dedication and undying energy that you have provided the committee! We wish you all the best in PDX!

The committee is working extra hard with several key pieces of legislation that directly affect Flight Attendants: FAA Reauthorization Bill, 10 hrs rest, and Deny NAI.

For more information on these important issue visit our webpage: afaalaska.org.

LEC Chair, Kris Hall

Committee members: Adam Clarey, Jennifer Wise MacColl, Steve Poynter

 Hotel Committee

DTW~ As of June 1st, FAs will start layovers. FAs will stay at the Doubletree. Nichole Turner is tasked with sharing information on food options. The hotel van will be available to transport crews to restaurants up to a 5-mile radius.

IAH~Currently 2 hotels being used:  Marriott Woodlands and the Hilton Greenspoint.

Marriott Woodlands is the long layover hotel.

Hilton Greenspoint is for layovers less than a 13hrs. The Hilton has a van that will drive within a 5 mile radius so crews can get food.

Everyone must remember that we do not have language in our contract for short or long layover hotels.

CABO~ Unfortunately, the hotel will not negotiate a lower meal cost.  Crews do receive the complimentary breakfast.

OGG~The only hotel that AFA recommends is the Marriott Wailea.

The Marriott will finish their renovations by the end of Nov’16.

AFA recommends Alaska move 10 rooms to the Maui Coast to help with room placement and Chad Koehnke agreed.

OAK~ Alaska’s new security representative, Shawn McBride, the downtown Marriott and decided the hotel is unsafe for crew. MEC Vice Chair & SEA LEC Chair, Jodi Snow, is reaching out to Shawn McBride to discus this decision with the OAK Marriott.

SLC~ FYI…new transportation: Super Shuttle.

If you are interested in the joining this committee please contact Jodi!

SEA LEC Hotel Chair, Jodi Snow

Committee members: Jimmy Alfred, Brian Palmer

Inflight Service Committee~ ISC

Please note that we have a new MEC chair for this committee, Stephanie Garnett! Stephanie’s plan is to increase inclusion with the committee members/line holders and the company.

You are going to see a lot of things happening in the next year and don’t be surprised to see your flight testing different types of service flow an equipment for our new premium service. There have been 2 workshops that both ISC members, along with Air, Safety, and Health Committee members, have participated in. They have learned a lot and have been tweaking and time testing the flow in hopes that we will offer a consistent and safe service throughout the cabin.

New POS devices should be here in July and this should help speed up our service. We are seeking a better way to address catering concerns and hoping that Lucretia can come up with some way to streamline a way to address the concerns or shortages from a particular flight in a speedy way.

Tidbits are returning~ We are seeking ideas and suggestions from our group to help streamline our service and to give a consistent experience for our customers.

Announcements are now on your IMD. It is important to get in the habit of using your IMD to make your announcements and to limit your announcements to only the required announcements.

Menus are being updated and we will soon go back to having monthly cycles of food. FC menus are being refreshed and you could possibly see a version of small plates come back in 2017.

We are seeking several flight attendants to join this important committee. Contact Linda Christou for more information!

SEA LEC Chair, Linda Christou

Committee members: Ronda Ruderman, Donnelle Porter, Rob Atterton, and Tim Roddy.

Membership

As of May 10th we have 2012 flight attendants based in Seattle and maintain an outstanding balance of dues owed of $7500.00. If you receive an invoice from AFA International it means that you owe past dues. Your dues come out of each 20th paycheck and it is likely you did not have enough pay to cover the deduction. Your deduction counts towards the current month (i.e. May 20th is for dues for the month of May). If you are in Bad Standing and in a Standing 5 for more than 90 days (Section 26 C, D & E) you can be invoked by International and face termination by Alaska.

Things that could cause you to be in arrears:

  1. You are on a leave and not coordinating any type of sick leave or vacation pay with your leave (according to the C&B’s you must pay your first three months of a leave if not coordinating).
  2. You are on a leave and coordinating sick leave or vacation but not coordinating enough to have dues auto deducted.
  3. You flew low TFP in a given month and not enough to auto deduct.

Changes of Address/Email/Phone Numbers

Access the AFA International change of address form

Access the AFA Alaska email update form

Changing your address in PeopleSoft or with the company does not automatically change your address with AFA.  To ensure that your contact information with AFA is kept up-to-date, please submit a change of address to AFA International when you make a change in PeopleSoft.

A Special Note About Email Address Changes

If you have a change to your email address, you’ll also need to submit a separate email update to AFA Alaska, as the AFA International and AFA Alaska databases are separate systems that are not linked.  Please make sure to complete both the AFA International change of address and AFA Alaska email update forms above.

Reserve Committee

We have been busy daily answering Reserve questions and helping to resolve reserve issues.  On going concerns: Interruption of 9 hr Silent Rest, 4 K flying assignments and minimum rest. As summer approaches and our Reserve Numbers increase, we will have more coaching to do for those that have not been on Reserve for sometime.

We have just welcomed 11 New Hires from Class 2016-1 and are hoping for more from Class 2016-2 on July 1!!!!!

SEA LEC Reserve Committee Chair, Carole Babcock

Committee members: Julie Pinson, Dee Murphy, Judy Dybing, Phoebe Ganthman

Scheduling Committee

The SEA scheduling committee has been busy campaigning to “Voice” flight attendants concerns to management regarding the deteriorating quality of pairings, lack of flexibility, and high line averages that have particularly plagued the SEA base over the last 3 months.  We seem to have their attention for the moment, but will press on if things don’t improve. We meet monthly with management.

We are pleased to add Denise Woodley to the scheduling committee. Denise has been an advocate for scheduling issues over the past few months and we are looking forward to her help on the committee.

Our next scheduling committee meeting will be held June 7th.

SEA LEC Scheduling Chair and Vice Chair, Martin Vance and Rita Tillou

Committee members: Rosalinda Chamberlin, Kelly Letourneau, Christina Frees, and Denise Woodley

Uniform Committee

Camp shirt

Feedback has not been positive and FAs complain the cut too full and does not breath well. Also, the shirt shows sweat stains.

Women’s dress

The new dress replaces the jewel neck dress it is not an addition.  Both can be worn but Lands Ends is no longer carrying the jewel neck dress and inventory will not be re-stocked.

Notes from Uniform working Committee Meeting 4/14 (Attended by MEC Uniform Chair, Bob Moore.)

Group Exercise

Went around the room and asked all to share how each topic (listed below) is important to their work group.

Communications

Standards

Design

Wear test

Fit Tour

Then, we broke into five groups to work on each topic as a team and then share what each group come up with.

Reviewed Goals and expectation for the working committee.

Reviewed time line for the uniform project.

Reviewed American Airlines Uniform Ambassador Program.

Would be the wear testers to promote and inform with employees updates (  I spoke with Ron and explained the expectation that AFA committee member would be used and we need projections for how many at each base if we need to add members.)

Wear test projected to begin the first quarter of 2017

SEA LEC Chair, Dean Silva Health

Committee members: Tyler Vail, Susan Knox, Timothy Christian, AnnMarie Laura, Grace Dunning, and Sala McDaniel

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