Representing the Flight Attendants of Alaska + Hawaiian
Dear Fellow Flight Attendants:
Due to the ongoing severe weather emergency in the Portland area, your LEC Officers have elected to cancel tomorrow’s Local Council Meeting. Information about a rescheduled meeting date will be provided soon.
Yours In Solidarity,
Your LEC Officers – Cathy Gwynn & Brian Palmer
February 8, 2014
The Negotiating Committee just completed another week of contract roadshows in Portland, Anchorage and Seattle. With less than a week to go before the count date of February 14, there are only three days of roadshows left in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County this coming week.
As of Friday 1634 votes have been placed, which is 53.5% of all eligible to vote. This vote is far too important to let someone else decide your future!
Your dues must be current in order to vote. If you believe your dues are in arrears, contact AFA Member Services at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 7). They are open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm ET.
If you are current on your dues and have not received your ballot and instructions, please contact the AFA Ballot Helpline at 1-800-424-2401 (Press 1, then Ext 706).
If you have already voted and wish to change your vote, the last recorded vote is the one that counts. If you do not vote, it does not count one way or the other. All votes must be submitted by noon Pacific Time on Friday, February 14, 2014.
Help AFA get out the word and encourage your fellow Flight Attendants to vote on the Tentative Agreement!
In solidarity,
AFA at Alaska Airlines
The Council 39 Inflight Service Committee will be undergoing a change of Committee Members over the next few weeks.
Tutu Smith will be joining the Committee, effective February 12, 2014. Tutu has been an employee for Alaska Airlines since February 2001. Her foundation started as a Customer Service Agent in Seattle and she then transferred to Portland after about a year. In 2007, she decided to pursue a career in Inflight and honestly loves flying. “I’ve seen familiar faces over the years and definitely have met new ones that have created loyal and lifelong relationships for me,” says Tutu. Though she has not been involved in any prior union committees, she looks forward to the opportunity to be representing her coworkers on the Inflight Service Committee.
Tutu was born and raised in Portland and has an amazing supporting cast at home: her husband John and daughters Ariana (9) and Averie (4).
David Sutherland will join the Committee effective February 5, 2014. David started his flying career 12 years ago and has worked with SkyWest, United and Alaska. He started his most recent round with Alaska in 2008 and has been based in Portland since 2010. He loves the Portland base and is lucky enough that he’s able to work with some of closest friends on a regular basis.
David’s previous union involvement includes serving on the Reserve Committee. As a new member of the Inflight Service Committee, he looks forward to giving Flight Attendant thoughts and feedback on changes that will keep us competitive in this always-changing industry.
David was born and raised in Fairview, Oregon and has lived all over the west coast and in Washington D.C. He has 3 adorable nephews who keep him occupied on his off time and currently resides in Northwest Portland.
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Please join us in thanking Committee Members Alan Sousa and Cali Huynh, who have served on the Committee for the past few years. They will remain on the Committee during the transition period and will step down on February 28, 2014. We thank them for their volunteerism and service.
The Inflight Service Committee represents Flight Attendant interests regarding catering and inflight service/sales and addresses Flight Attendant complaints and concerns regarding catering and inflight service/sales. They may be contacted through the PDX AFA Hotline at (503) 396-4089, option 7 or through the AFA website at alaskamec.org/pdx/inflightservice.
Yours In Solidarity,
LEC President Cathy Gwynn, LEC Vice President Brian Palmer, and Local Inflight Service Committee Chairperson Todd Horn
Dear Flight Attendants,
Your Negotiating Committee (NC) has been working with management to clarify intent and/or achieve improvements to language in the Tentative Agreement (TA). Our efforts have been in response to feedback we have received from the Membership during the first round of roadshows and direct communications with the NC. You may consider the following clarifications and revisions as superseding the TA language where appropriate.
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Section 9 Junior Available (JA)
You cannot be JA’d into vacation.
The TA already indicates that you cannot be JA’d while on vacation or on the last day of vacation in 9.B. However, some have been concerned that the language does not specifically prohibit being JA’d into a vacation period. Specific language preventing this is not in our current Contract, but this has never been the practice to JA into vacation and management does not intend to change practice. The parties will add clarifying language during final cleanup.
ACARS (Aircraft Addressing and Reporting System) is an approved method for notification of JA.
The current contract does not specifically address the use of ACARS but this has been established practice for many years. Technically notification via ACARS is still being “contacted in person on Company property…” per 9.C because the pilots must pass the ACARS along to the Flight Attendants in order for the notification to have occurred. There is no intent to change practice so we will add clarifying language addressing ACARS during final cleanup.
If you have been assigned to a JA sequence and subsequently trade away the JA, you are not “re-JA’able” during that same calendar day.
The above does not apply to Flight Attendants who simply pick up a JA sequence and subsequently trade it away. However, you are protected from being JA’d again if you are given a JA while on duty and subsequently trade away the JA while still on duty. That is, you will be ineligible to be given another JA upon completion of your current sequence.
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Section 12 Exchange of Sequences / Open Time Implementation Letter of Agreement (LOA)
Management has agreed in writing to the following clarification:
“It is our mutual understanding regarding the new Open Time System that, upon
initial implementation:
1) Only the “Day of Sequence Departure” will be considered when evaluating
whether or not a trip may be dropped into OT if that day is open. Additionally, only the day of departure will be considered when a Flight Attendant is trading a trip a trip in OT, regardless of the number of days of either sequence and whether or not the days of the traded sequences are “open days.”
2) Even if an OT day is closed, a trade (trip for trip) may be executed if the “Day of Sequence Departure” is the same for both sequences, regardless of the number of days of either sequence.
Additionally, this application may be changed by either party as outlined in the ‘TRIAL PERIOD’ section of the Open Time Process Implementation LOA one year after implementation, unless changed sooner by mutual agreement, and the provisions outlined in 12.D.7 a. and b. of the TA will then apply until amended by both parties.”
Keep in mind that the parties have agreed during the (minimum one year) OT trial to test out higher or lower threshold closing numbers which may vary by domicile. If the OT liability proves to be too great even after reducing the threshold closing numbers, the parties agreed to count each day of a sequence toward the threshold closing number for each day the sequences touches. After one year either party can back out of the MOU and the language defaults to that in the Section 12 TA. Then AFA and management would negotiating a new OT system. This is all covered in the OT Implementation LOA.
Be assured this MEC has pledged to place the product of those negotiations (the re-negotiated OT system) out for Membership ratification.
OT Background
(You can skip this part unless you want to know why there was a need to seek a clarification on the section above.)
Flight attendants have been confused by the discrepancy between language in the body of Section 12 Exchange of Sequences and in the Open Time Implementation Letter of Agreement. The reason there is language regarding Open Time in two different sections of the TA is because this was the deal brokered by the mediator. You see, there was a disagreement between the parties in regards to the original Open Time Section tentative agreement which was largely the reason the parties entered mediation.
Ultimately the parties agreed that the new Open Time system (looking at only the day of sequence departure when dropping a trip into OT or trading a trip with OT) would be tested for at least a year. (This is all the in the LOA at the end of the TA.) If the trial does not work out for the parties, then OT would default “back to Book.” That means what is written in the body text of Section 12 of the TA would govern OT while the parties negotiated a new OT. This change would be that “day for day” would be the consideration when dropping a trip into OT – all the days have to be open; and “day for day” would be the consideration when trading a trip with an OT trip.
As has been pledged at the roadshows, the MEC intends to place the re-negotiated agreement out for Membership ratification. During the trial period (or longer if the trial works out) OT is governed by the language of the OT Implementation LOA which supersedes but works in conjunction with the language of the body text in Section 12.
Unfortunately, there was an oversight by both parties and one critical line of language was missed in the LOA. This oversight was pointed out at the roadshows and has been often discussed on social media. However, be assured that management and AFA had multiple discussions about this concept at the table and in front of the mediator. We have been communicating as much at the roadshows but management has confirmed the intent to resolve the discrepancy during final formatting.
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Section 14 Vacations
Longevity Paid Time Off (PTO) Implementation Schedule
Flight Attendants must achieve 800 Flown TFP between March and December 2014 in order to qualify for the extra week of Longevity PTO upon completion of 25 years of service. “Flown TFP” is a new term in Section 5 Definitions: “All TFP exclusive of Stranded pay, Minimum Pay rules and Reserve Guarantee.” Management has confirmed Flown TFP is the appropriate qualification for achieving 960 TFP for Longevity PTO (or 800 TFP between March and December 2014).
Anything and everything paid in TFP except Stranded pay, Minimum Pay rules and the Reserve Guarantee is factored into the qualifications for achieving Longevity PTO. Sick Leave, Vacation and even Longevity PTO is included in the definition of Flown TFP along with many other applications in which TFP is paid. This significantly lowers the threshold to achieve Longevity PTO for many of our senior Flight Attendants !
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Section 16 Sick Leave/On the Job Injury – Sick Leave and the Rolling 12 Month Lookback
Paragraph 16.A.3 incorrectly states the application for Flight Attendants on an unpaid leave. The language should have the following application:
“Any month a Flight Attendant is on an unpaid personal, military, extended, medical, maternity, FMLA, Workers Compensation, parental leaves of absence or on a furlough (including voluntary furlough) will receive an unpaid credit of 1.333 TFP for each day on such leave.will not count toward the twelve (12) bid month look-back threshold calculation (of 240 or 480 Worked TFP).The look-back will extend into the prior year to include additional bid month(s) equal to the number of excluded bid month(s), such that twelve (12) full bid months are included in determining if either threshold has been met. A Flight Attendant with less than one (1) year of service will receive full sick leave accrual until such time that s/he has twelve (12) full bid months of active service, at which point the thresholds above will apply.”
Paragraph 16.A.4 will be amended as follows:
“Months in which a Flight Attendant is on a leave of absence coordinating sick leave (or vacation with short term disability) shall be excluded from rolling twelve (12) bid month calculation in paragraph A.1 above. for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days and in no circumstances more than four (4) bid months. The look-back will extend into the prior year to include additional bid month(s) equal to the number of excluded bid month(s), such that twelve (12) full bid months are included in determining if either threshold has been met. A Flight Attendant with less than one (1) year of service will receive full sick leave accrual until such time that s/he has twelve (12) full bid months of active service, at which point the thresholds above will apply.”
With paragraph 16.A.4 amended above, this means there is no 90 day cap on the lookback when a Flight Attendant is coordinating sick leave while on a leave of absence. This is application is consistent with the language in other sections relating to the 480 TFP threshold.
Paragraph 16.A.5 (re-numbered from 16.A.4) will be the EXAMPLE (unchanged, just re-numbered) from the TA 16.A.4.
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Section 21 Compensation
Longevity Premium
Longevity pay is a minimum of $1 per TFP (the TA incorrectly indicates only $1 in 21.C) which is paid starting upon completion of 20 years of service as an Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant. That is, one qualifies for the Longevity Premium as if there were a Step 20.
Additionally, the Longevity Premium will be paid on all Worked TFP (which is all TFP exclusive of Sick Leave and Vacation). The TA currently reads that Longevity Premium will only be paid on “actual flights flown, APSB, training, Association Business (UB), and Company Business (CB). Therefore, Longevity Premium will also be paid on Minimum Pay Rules and everything else paid in TFP except Sick Leave and Vacation/Longevity PTO. The language will be revised during final formatting.
Minimum Pay Rules
Sit Pay will be paid above Reserve guarantee and all other Minimum Pay Rules will be paid towards Reserve guarantee.
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480 Implementation Schedule
Because no one knew that Vacation would no longer count toward the 480, it would be unfair to consider any months prior to the TA’s ratification count date – because no one was planning for that. So, the accruals will be calculated as below:
VACATION 480 for 2015 accruals: Just for 2014, FAs will only have to accrue 400 worked TFP for full vacation accrual in 2015. That means from March 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014, a FA must accrue 400 worked TFP for full vacation accrual. In 2015, s/he must accrue 480 worked TFP during the full calendar year.
INSURANCE 480 for 2015 Benefit: Same as above for Vacation ↑ EXCEPT, Sick Leave and Vacation are included in the “400” minimum threshold.
SICK LEAVE 480 for 2014: Until management implements the 2 sick banks, ALL sick leave accrued will go into your “Primary Bank.” To determine your sick accrual (full, half or none), management will do a “rolling weighted average” for 2014 to determine what your accrual will be. For example – they will multiply the number of months accrued working TFP + VACATION, starting with March to equal 12 months. See the chart below:
| Month | Worked TFP in month+ VAC | “weighted average multiplier” to get 12 months | Total TFP toward 480 |
| March | 40 | March x 12 | 480 |
| April | 60 | (March + April) x 6 | 600 |
| May | 30 | (March + April + May) x 4 | 520 |
| June | 50 | (March + April + May + June) x3 | 540 |
| July | 20 | (M + A + M + J + July) x 2.4 | 480 |
| August | 40 | (M + A + M + J + J + August) x 2 | 480 |
| September | 45 | (M + A + M + J + J + A + September) x 1.71 | 487 |
| October | 50 | (M + A + M + J + J + A + S + October) x 1.5 | 503 |
| November | 40 | (M + A + M + J + J + A + S + O + Nov) x 1.33 | 499 |
| December | 20 | (M + A + M + J + J + A + S + O + N + Dec) x 1.2 | 474* |
| January 2015 | 45 | (M + A + M + J + J + A + S + O + N + D + Jan) x 1.1 | 484** |
| February 2015 | 40 | (M + A + M + J + J + A + S + O + N + D + J + Feb) x 1 | 480 |
* This indicates that in January, the FA would have the reduced (½) SL accrual for that month.
** This indicates that in February, FA would have full SL accrual again.
From March 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014, any month in which a Flight Attendant is on a leave and coordinating sick leave will not be counted and the weighted average will be derived from months worked on a case-by-case basis.
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Some have concluded that the TA is incomplete because the NC is having discussions with management to reach clarity on these various provisions. The NC and the Master Executive Council strongly believe that discussions of this nature are not detrimental to the TA. In fact, these discussions have served to capture improvements and mitigate some of the negatively perceived provisions of the TA. Ideally all language would be completely resolved before a TA is put out for ratification but the reality is that TAs are constantly being tweaked all the way up to publication.
Ultimately, it is up to you to decide how to evaluate this information but we hope that you will find this helpful as you work through the decision making process.
In solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee – MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Tracy, Karina Cameron-Fetters, Jake Jones and AFA Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
The next round of Negotiation Road Shows hit Seattle February 6, 7, and 8. The 6th and 7th dates will take place in the Central Auditorium, Mezzanine Level, of the airport. The sessions are from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm both days. Free parking on levels, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
The show on the 8th will be held at the Sea Tac Hilton (across from the airport). The first session is from 9:00am to 12:00pm and the second session is from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Parking in the structure behind the hotel is paid.
Printed T/As
Please ensure that you bring your copy of the T/A to the roadshow to ensure that you have it to reference. The initial printing run of 3,300 T/As (enough for each F/A to have a copy) has been completely distributed; printed copies will not be available at the roadshow.
Ballot Questions?
Flight Attendants who do not receive their voting instructions with the 16 digit activation code must call the AFA Ballot Helpline at (800) 424-2401, option 1 then extension 706.
Flight Attendants who have dues or membership issues must call AFA Membership Services at (800) 424-2401, option 7.
The office is staffed Monday through Friday 930AM EST to 5PM EST.
Voting Instructions: As with the LEC Officer Elections, Flight Attendants will receive a ballot packet containing the voting instructions including a 16-digit activation code and the voting guide. These will be mailed from the mail house in Maryland on 1-14-13. The activation code is specific to each Member therefore new instruction or voting guides will not and cannot be mailed. If a Flight Attendant did not receive their ballot packet they must contact the AFA Ballot Helpline. A new activation code with instructions will be emailed from the voting system directly to the member.
Local Council Meeting
Alaska Airlines Council 39, Portland
Monday, February 10, 2014 – 8:30 AM to 12 PM
Sandy Room, PDX Airport Conference Center, Portland, OR
Download: 2014.02.10 Council 39 Local Meeting Agenda
I. Call To Order
II. Introduction of Guests
III. Announcements
IV. Approval of Minutes
V. Call For Late Agenda Items
VI. Officer’s Reports
VII. Committee Reports
VIII. Old Business
IX. New Business
X. Good and Welfare
XI. Adjournment
Dear Alaska Flight Attendants,
We just passed the 14th anniversary of Flight 261 and, for those of us who were here when this tragic day occurred, this day becomes a day of reflection. We think of the friends and co-workers we lost, we remember how our airline struggled to get back on its feet, and we remember how the employees all came together to solidify the family foundation that we enjoy today.
Shortly after our industry experienced turmoil in the wake of 9/11. For Flight Attendants it was not only an attack on our nation it was an attack on our profession. We came together to fight for stronger rules and regulations. We learned from the heroes, the First Responders, on the airplanes that day and their sacrifices provide us with safer regulations today.
We have struggled through the good and the bad during the last decade due to hard economic times. All employees at Alaska Airlines have helped our company survive the downturn of the economy, especially the Flight Attendants who voted to sign an extension to a contract so our company could focus on positioning the airline for success.
The Alaska Airlines family has successfully and gracefully worked together to ensure we can enjoy long careers in a family atmosphere with respect and compassion.
However, the long hard battles we have fought over the past 14 years are beginning to wear on us. High expectations for this round of negotiations are increasing tensions and the passion that makes us the best in the industry is starting to turn negative and directed in a manner that hurts one another.
Your LEC Presidents want to ask that we all take a deep breath and step back for a moment.
Contract negotiations are stressful for everyone; Flight Attendants, AFA Officers, Negotiation Committee members and our family members at home. We all feel the tension. We are aware of this fact and validate your concerns. This TA may be our Flight Attendant bible for the next 5 years and we respect the fact that it needs to meet your standards. With a diverse work group the reality is that we may not be able to find the solutions that everyone can appreciate. However, we have promised to deliver specific improvement and this TA answers those promises.
The TA is a positive improvement for some Flight Attendants and for other Flight Attendants it is not. We recognize this fact and remind you that you enjoy the right to vote in a manner that best reflects you.
We love healthy debates and healthy debates are good for the soul. As we enter into the next round of Road Shows your LEC Presidents want to remind everyone that we expect the debate and are happy to answer the tough questions, but we ask that the debate remains respectful.
The one thing we all have in common is we are first and foremost Flight Attendants. We have grown up together and watched our families grow together. Whatever the outcome of the upcoming vote, it is imperative that we continue to respect one another through the process.
All of us, the AFA Officers and the Negotiating Committee need to be kinder and more thoughtful in how we treat each other during this time.
We ask that you come to the Road Shows and gather all the information, ask your questions, and make your decision if you haven’t already done so.
Your LEC Presidents unanimously voted to endorse the TA for your consideration. We believe the TA has significant benefits and pay increases and we are obligated to share this with you. It is now up to you, the Flight Attendants, to decide if this is the right TA for us.
Your LEC Presidents continue to support our Negotiation Committee and we thank them for all the hard work and dedication they have given us over the past 3 years. There is a reason we select Flight Attendants to negotiate our contracts: Flight Attendants representing Flight Attendants who know our jobs, our desires, and our needs.
We truly appreciate the ability to represent you and thank you for being the best Flight Attendants in the industry!
Your LEC Presidents,
ANC LEC President Becky Strachan, SEA LEC President Laura Masserant, PDX LEC President Catherine Gwynn, and LAX/SAN LEC President Sandra Morrow
February 3rd– 8th
Feb 3 (Mon): PDX – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Sheraton Hotel PDX airport (8235 NE Airport Way)
Feb 4 (Tue): ANC I – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Courtyard by Marriott Anchorage Airport (4901 Spenard Road)
Feb 4 (Tue): PDX Q & A Session – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Sheraton Hotel PDX Airport (8235 NE Airport Way) LEC Officers hosting a Q & A Session, Negotiating Committee will not be present
Feb 5 (Wed): ANC II – 9 AM to 12 PM, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM @ Courtyard by Marriott Anchorage Airport (4901 Spenard Road)
Feb 6 (Thu): SEA I – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Central Auditorium SEA TAC Airport Mezzanine Level
Feb 7 (Fri): SEA II – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Central Auditorium SEA TAC Airport Mezzanine Level
Feb 8 (Sat): SEA III- 9 AM to 12:15 PM, 1:15 PM to 4:30 PM @ Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center (17620 International Boulevard)
February 11th– 13th
Feb 11 (Tue): SAN – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Little Italy (1646 Front St)
Feb 12 (Wed): LAX – 9 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM to 5 PM @ Westin Hotel LAX Airport (5400 W Century Blvd)
Feb 13 (Thu): SNA – 9 AM to 12 PM, 1 PM to 4 PM @ Embassy Suites Santa Ana (1325 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana, CA 92705)
Dear Flight Attendants,
A comparison chart of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) vs the Tentative Agreement (TA) has been posted on TA information page: http://alaskamec.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Comparison-Chart-TA-vs-Current-CBA.pdf.
As a reminder, the second round of roadshows begins next week. A list of the roadshows is at the bottom of the TA information page: http://alaskamec.org/ta/.
Hope to see many of you soon!
In solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee – MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Tracy, Karina Cameron-Fetters, Jake Jones and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
Dear Flight Attendants:
Due to the cancelation of our January MEC meeting to accommodate the TA Roadshows, the previously scheduled interviews for the position of MEC Air Safety, Health, and Security Committee Chairperson have been re-scheduled. The interviews will now be held February 19 and 20 at the MEC office in Seattle.
For those of you interested in applying for this position, there is still time to submit your resume. Please submit your resume to MEC Secretary-Treasurer Yvette Gesch by fax at (206) 246-4752 or by email at ysgesch@gmail.com. Resumes must be submitted by February 10, 2014. Yvette will then contact you to schedule your interview.
For a description of the position responsibilities please see below. If after reviewing this information, you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact current MEC Air Safety, Health, & Security Chairperson Barb Moynier at shsc@alaskamec.org or MEC Vice President Brian Palmer, who oversees our MEC Committees, at bpalmer@alaskamec.org.
In Solidarity,
Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, and Sandra Morrow
a. The Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (SHSC) shall work with the Company on matters pertaining to cabin and Flight Attendant safety and health.
a. The MEC SHSC shall consist of the MEC SHSC Chairperson, MEC SHSC Vice Chairperson—Air Quality, and the Local SHSC Chairperson from each council.
b. The MEC SHSC Chairperson is the primary contact with the Company, the FAA and the International office, regarding Flight Attendant safety and health issues.
c. The MEC Chairperson shall:
(i) Attend any safety meetings with the company.
(ii) Attend FAA/Alaska Airlines safety meetings.
(iii) Attend AFA-CWA Air Safety Department training seminars
(iv) In conjunction with the International Office, develop and conduct initial and ongoing local Safety/Health training, including NTSB accident investigation procedures
(v) Communicate with the AFA-CWA Air Safety Department.
(vi) Communicate with other airline safety representatives, as appropriate.
(vii) Participate in accident investigation, hijacking, sabotage, etc., as directed.
(viii) Communicate with the Alaska ALPA MEC Safety Chairperson as appropriate.
(ix) Attend and participate in Congressional hearings dealing with cabin safety, as directed.
(x) Assign special safety assignments to local Safety/Health Chairpersons as appropriate. The MEC officers and appropriate LEC President shall be advised of these special assignments.
(xi) Handle safety incidents, i.e. equipment problems, occupational injuries, as they arise.
(xii) 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.
(xiii) Be on a 24-hour call-out in the event of an accident.
d. The committee shall:
(i) Participate in programs concerned with air safety, health and security.
(ii) Act in an advisory role to the MEC on safety and health matters.
(iii) Study safety and health problems and prepare recommendations to be presented to the MEC for consideration.
(iv) Review material, handle correspondence and keep members informed of safety and health developments through the Communications Committee and/or reports at Local Council meetings.
(v) Attend company debriefings after an accident or incident or when pertinent issues are discussed.
