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The NC negotiated the tentative agreement.  The NC unanimously voted to send the TA to the MEC for their consideration.  The MEC voted 4 yes, 1 no to present the tentative agreement to the members for your consideration.

Secondly, per the constitution and bylaws the MEC is required to give a recommendation of neutral, for or against.  The MEC voted 4 neutral and 1 against.

The individual LEC Presidents provided statements as to why they voted either yes or no to send the agreement to the membership for consideration.  In addition they have provided information as to why they either recommended neutral or against. They are available to answer questions regarding the voting process and their recommendation if you have specific questions please contact them as the NC does not speak on their behalf.

 

It is important to note the information provided was used for January 2015.

Pairings                              Pairing Operations

6456                                    13,872                    Total

327                                       687                       Long Duty Pairings

5%                                       5%                       Percentage created

There are two moving parts to the insurance premium.

1.  There is a cost sharing for self insurance.  Currently, our rates are locked, and you pay a portion of the overall benefit.  16% paid by the FA, 84% paid by the Company.  Each year the cost sharing will increase 1%, up to a maximum of 20% paid by the FA by the end of the Agreement.

2.  A year-over-year cap not to exceed 15%.

2015 rates are already set, so any possible increases would not occur until 2016 at the earliest.

Example:

Overall benefit cost is $1000:

FA pays $160 (16%)
Company pays  $840 (84%)

If TA2 is ratified, the 2016 Cost Sharing change for the FA would increase from 16% to 17%  (1% increase).

Overall benefit cost remains $1000:
FA pays $170 (17%)
Company pays $830 (83%)
In this example, FA cost increases by $10.  (New 2016 rate ($170) – 2015 rate ($160) = $10.)

But lets say the overall benefit cost jumps from $1000 (2015) to $2000 (2016).  In that example the cost sharing would require $340 (17% cost sharing paid by you) and $1660 (83% paid by Alaska).  With the cap of 15% year over year, your prior year you paid $160, so 15% increase would cap the cost to you at $184.

Overall benefit cost increase to $2000:

FA pays $184
Company pays $1816.
In this example, despite a major increase in overall benefit cost, FA cost increases by $24.  (New 2016 rate ($184) – 2015 rate ($160) = $24.)

As illustrated in the examples above, considering cost sharing and the 15% cap year-over-year, the maximum amount for the insurance benefit portion you pay may only increase by 15% year-over-year.

Example: 

2015 – $100

2016 – $100 * 15% = 115 (15% max)(year over year cap and cost sharing combined)
2017 – $115 * 15% = 132.25 (15% max)(year over year cap and cost sharing combined)2018 – $132.25 * 15% = 153.08 (15% max)(year over year cap and cost sharing combined)

A: NO

EVERYONE needs to work 480 to accrue PAID vacation for the following year.

IF you do not work 480 you will be given a FULL credit towards Healthcare coverage consistent with your seniority awarded vacation allotment.

Seniority affords you more vacation days and the ability to hold prime vacation time whether it was earned the previous year or not. In order to have your vacation as a PAID benefit everyone will need to work 480 TFP over the entire year.

The Negotiating Committee believed this was the most fair application across all seniority groups.

During the Negotiations Process, there are three rooms.  There is a joint room where all members from both committees meet to exchange proposals and have discussions.  Each committee has it’s own room as well, allowing us to have private discussions and work on issues without the other committee present.

The Longevity Premium is paid on all worked TFP. It’s a premium for those at the top of scale (TOS) based on years of service (YOS). All premiums in the contract are paid only on worked TFP. Just like the Reserve Premium and Productivity Premium, the Longevity Premium is not paid on vacation or sick leave. Keeping all premiums the same in the intent and application was important to the integrity of what a true premium is. Premiums are paid when you are flying.

There are two premiums (Reserve and Longevity) that are paid only to specific groups within the seniority list – Reserves and Lineholders that have entered the TOS. The third premium is available for all flight attendants including Reserves and Lineholders who will also be earning their respective premium associated with their placement within the seniority list.

Dear Seattle Flight Attendants,

The desire to funnel our communication platform to our AFA Facebook page and AFA negotiation blog is in effect this weekend. Because many of you may not have received the previous Council 19 Update dated November 8 due to problems with our blast email system and the Comcast email platform, I wanted to take a minute to repost my LEC President statement for those who may not have received it:

Along with the TA Summary email the LEC Presidents released a memo stating their reasons for the stance on the TA. The LEC Presidents of ANC, PDX, SAN and I voted “yes” to send the TA out for your consideration, but we did not take a stance on how you should vote. You may be wondering why we are taking this position now; versus the “Yes” stance we took with TA1. Well, the answer is simple: We do not believe it is our responsibility to tell you how to vote.

After TA1 failed I personally promised many of you that I would not vote to send out a TA the second time unless I believed it would meet or exceed your expectations. I truly believe that this TA meets, and in many cases, exceeds your expectations for pay and quality of life issues. The negotiating committee did an amazing job of regaining many of the provisions that were lost in TA1 and gained incredible pay increases across the pay scale.

Why do I not support encouraging you to vote YES? Again, I believe that YOU have to consider this TA and vote according to your individual circumstances. I was elected to represent your best interests and I believe that I am doing this by affording the ability to make you own informed decision.

In solidarity,
Council 19 LEC President, Laura Masserant

Click here to read President’s full Statement.

Upcoming Roadshow Schedule:

M Dec 1st – SAN

Tu Dec 2nd – LAX

W Dec 3rd – PDX

Th Dec 4th – ANC

F Dec 5th – SEA

M Dec 8th – PDX

Tu Dec 9th – ANC

W Dec 10th – SEA

Th Dec 11th – SAN

F Dec 12th – SNA

Ballots will be mailed November 18th and the count date will be December 17th.

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