Representing the Flight Attendants of Alaska + Hawaiian
Do you have questions about the T/A? Would you like us to post a specific blog post? Is there language you would like clarified or need more information about? Email the Negotiating Committee at negotiations@afaalaska.org to get your answers from the source and give us suggestions!
In solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
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: 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 11-18-14. 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.
No. The JA provisions will not take effect until 2015. We understand that changing the provisions immediately would not allow you the ability to adjust your schedules. We are looking at an implementation of the new JA rules after January 1st, 2015. Once we have an exact date of JA implementation we will communicate that for your consideration.
Social media is an extremely powerful communication tool. As such the Negotiating Committee has attempted to acknowledge the importance of social media by interacting on various outlets in order to reach the greatest number of our members. However, it is also extremely challenging for an institution such as AFA Alaska to beneficially channel social media without allocating significant resources. Some may have agreed or disagreed with our approach at times but our intent has always been to use social media simply as a supplementary source of information. Any controversies that have resulted from our presence on social media have been unintentional.
Earlier today, administrators of one of the private secret Facebook groups called “Voice the Vote” announced a name change to “Voice the Yes Vote.” Obviously the name change is indicative of taking a particular stance on TA2, a position that AFA cannot support. Our understanding is that the name may have been changed back to “Voice the Vote” and with new administrators.
Rather than taking sides or continuing to navigate the rapidly shifting sands of social media, the Negotiating Committee will no longer be redirecting to the official channels from “Voice the Yes Vote,” “TA Talk,” “Almost Open,” or any other social media outlet not officially sanctioned by AFA. We are taking this unilateral action on all private social media outlets out of fairness to all their members and administrators. We sincerely regret if this will cause misunderstandings or hurt feelings.
Going forward, the Negotiating Committee will be posting exclusively on the Negotiations blog or on the AFA Alaska Facebook page or the individual council Facebook pages. You can also contact the Negotiating Committee via email at negotiations@afaalaska.org.
The Negotiating Committee will continue to focus on our preparations for the upcoming Roadshows starting December 1st (see http://afaalaska.org/negotiations/ta for the full Roadshow schedule). We hope to see you soon!
In solidarity,
Your MEC—Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow and Stephen Couckuyt; and
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
Click on this link to access TA2 Calculator
Thank you for your patience while there were enhancements to the TA2 calculator. It is now available for your use once again.
In solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
A: If you are on a leave of absence and coordinating with sick leave then that month is not counted as part of the calendar year look-back under TA2. The look-back would extend into the previous year to capture additional months of flying to count towards the 480 TFP. This provision is a more favorable application than what is in place today as you are currently credited with only the minimal amount of sick leave (11.3 today, 9.0 or 9.3 under TA2).
Example: FA is on MLOA in May 2015 and chooses to coordinate 9.3 TFP of SL in order to stay on payroll while on their leave. If this same example happened in May 2014 under the current book, that FA would have received only the 11.3 TFP credit in May 2014 towards their 480 requirement in 2014. However, under TA2, May 2015 would be excluded and thus would require a one month look back into the last full month on active duty in the previous calendar year (2014) in order to calculate the 480 requirement in 2015.
You are eligible to accrue vacation while on a leave but if you have no paid time in a month, you would receive a 1/12 reduction to your vacation entitlement, same as current book. On any unpaid leave you would receive a 1.333 credit towards the 480 TFP for each day of the leave.
In Solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
The company offered a productivity premium and told us it was a take it or leave it item because they were not asking to negotiate any provision for it. We asked to put the money into the rates and they told us absolutely not. We asked to include vacation and they said no. Your MEC and Negotiating Committee met with Ben Minicucci, COO and lead negotiator for management to advocate for vacation to be included and the answer was still no. The goal was to incentivize flight attendants to work what they are scheduled to work. It is available to everyone and no one is penalized for not achieving it.
Remember in school when some kids would get that neat award for perfect attendance or perfect grades? Was it fair that not everyone got the award? YES it was fair, because everyone had the opportunity to achieve it and no one was excluded from the opportunity.
The payscale was negotiated with this mathematical equation below –
No step would be lower then 2 or 3 in the industry, no step would get less then $5 at DOS, no step would fall behind AA/US/DL during or at the end of 5 years with managements 1.5% downline requirement (AS/DL had between 2-4%) and managements requirement that the top not exceed the 10.8% TOS increase given to the pilots making the FA’s and pilots the highest percent increase at TOS of all work groups on the property.
The overall step percentage increases vary based on the unbalance of the payscale over the years and how the top continued to keep pace with the top of the industry while the bottom was left falling further behind in the industry. We used this formula to keep it consistent and eliminate the preferential treatment of any step.
The longevity premium was lowered to YOS 16 to capture more people and be able to increase the rate on worked TFP making the scale rate consistent with the above formula but allowing for more money to be paid to TOS when working. If you add in the longevity premium to the scale the top continues to climb above the 10.8% on any worked TFP.
Minimum Pay Rule Pairings – click on this link for a full list.
Average Duty Period Guarantee
L7111 Check-In 16:10 Check-Out 09:21 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 561 LAX 17:10 PDX 19:32 8ET 002:22 2.5 003:37
PDX 010:13 Shilo Inn
2 560 PDX 06:45 LAX 09:04 000:51 739 A 002:19 2.5
2 707 LAX 09:55 YVR 12:52 739 A 002:57 3.1 007:07
YVR 016:08 Hilton Vancouver A/P
3 708 YVR 06:00 LAX 08:51 739 A 002:51 3.1 004:06
TFP: 13.6
BLOCK: 010:29
TAFB: 041:11
Crew Comp: 1 FD
Value Today: 13.6 TFP. Value Under TA: 15.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee x 3 duty periods = 15 TFP)
Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay
B7202 Check-In 06:00 Check-Out 22:23 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 539 BUR 07:00 SEA 09:35 002:40 73H A 002:35 2.7
1 324 SEA 12:15 SJC 14:18 8ET 002:03 2.1 008:33
SJC 023:52 Hilton San Jose
2 329 SJC 15:10 SEA 17:14 002:21 8ET 002:04 2.1
2 520 SEA 19:35 BUR 21:53 73G P 002:18 2.7 007:58
TFP: 9.6
BLOCK: 009:00
TAFB: 040:23
Crew Comp: 1 FA, 1 FB, 1 FC
Value Today: 9.6 TFP. Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, 2 x sit time over 2 hours = +1 TFP additional)
Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay
L7270 Check-In 07:00 Check-Out 13:53 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 459 LAX 08:00 SEA 10:45 002:15 734 A 002:45 2.8 |=====================|
1 554 SEA 13:00 PSP 15:40 734 P 002:40 2.9 008:55
PSP 023:45 Hilton Palm Springs
2 555 PSP 16:25 SEA 19:14 000:46 734 P 002:49 2.9
2 694SEA 20:00 GEG 20:55 734 000:55 1.0 005:30
GEG 010:05
3 695 GEG 08:00 SEA 09:10 001:35 734 001:10 1.0 +
3 460 SEA 10:45 LAX 13:23 739 A 002:38 2.8 006:38
TFP: 13.7
BLOCK: 012:57
TAFB: 054:53
Crew Comp: 1 FA, 1 FB, 1 FC
Value Today: 13.7 TFP. Value Under TA: 16.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, sit time over 2 hours = +1 TFP additional
Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay
A5017 Check-In 13:05 Check-Out 22:45 February 2014
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Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 187 ANC 14:05 FAI 15:04 000:46 34M P 000:59 1.0
188 FAI 15:50 ANC 16:54 002:13 34M 001:04 1.0
45 ANC 19:07 BET 20:20 000:50 34M 001:13 1.4
1 46 BET 21:10 ANC 22:15 34M P 001:05 1.4 009:40
TFP: 4.8
BLOCK: 004:21
TAFB: 009:40
Crew Comp: 1 FB, 1 FC, 1 FD
Value Today: 4.8 TFP. Value Under TA: 6.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, sit time over 2 hours after second leg = 1 TFP additional)
Extended Overnight Rule
A5016 Check-In 10:35 Check-Out 03:16 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty | S M T W T F S |
1 64 ANC 11:35 JNU 13:12 000:48 34M A 001:37 1.8
64 JNU 14:00 PSG 14:50 000:40 34M 000:50 1.0
64 PSG 15:30 WRG 15:55 000:45 34M 000:25 1.0
64 WRG 16:40 KTN 17:12 000:42 34M 000:32 1.0
1 64 KTN 17:54 SEA 20:39 34M P 001:45 2.1 009:19 SEA 026:11 Hilton Seattle A/P
2 121SEA 23:50 ANC 02:46 34M P 003:56 4.0 005:11
TFP: 10.9
BLOCK: 009:05
TAFB: 040:41
Crew Comp: 1 FB, 1 FC, 1 FD
Value Today: 10.9 TFP. Value Under TA: 14.9 TFP (2 duty periods over 3 calendar days = 2 duty periods over 3 calendar days x 4 TFP = 12 TFP minimum; free from duty 01:00-23:00 during layover = 4 TFP additional is greater)
Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay
B7202 Check-In 06:00 Check-Out 22:23 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 539 BUR 07:00 SEA 09:35 002:40 73H A 002:35 2.7
1 324 SEA 12:15 SJC 14:18 8ET 002:03 2.1 008:33
SJC 023:52 Hilton San Jose
2 329 SJC 15:10 SEA 17:14 002:21 8ET 002:04 2.1
2 520 SEA 19:35 BUR 21:53 73G P 002:18 2.7 007:58
TFP: 9.6
BLOCK: 009:00
TAFB: 040:23
Crew Comp: 1 FA, 1 FB, 1 FC
Value Today: 9.6 TFP. Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, 2 x sit time over 2 hours = +1 TFP additional)
Multi-Day Sequence Minimum
A5032 Check-In 20:40 Check-Out 03:18 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 106 ANC 21:40 SEA 02:03 34M P 003:23 4.0 004:38
SEA 020:47
2 121SEA 23:50 ANC 02:48 34M P 003:58 4.0 005:13
TFP: 8.0
BLOCK: 007:21
TAFB: 030:38
Crew Comp: 1 FB, 1 FC, 1 FD
Value Today: 8.0 TFP. Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (2 duty periods over 3 calendar days x 4 TFP = 12 TFP minimum)
Multi-Day Sequence Minimum
P6158 Check-In 21:25 Check-Out 07:39 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 145 PDX 22:25 ANC 01:25 73H P 004:00 4.2 005:15
ANC 024:15 Captain Cook (907) 276-6000
3 130 ANC 02:40 PDX 07:09 8ET A 003:29 4.2 004:44
TFP: 8.4
BLOCK: 007:29
TAFB: 034:14
Crew Comp: 1 FD
Value Today: 8.4 TFP Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (2 duty periods over 3 calendar days x 4 TFP = 12 TFP minimum)
Extended Overnight Rule
P6143 Check-In 17:40 Check-Out 07:57 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 863 PDX 18:40 OGG 22:55 8ET PP 006:15 6.8 007:30
OGG 024:00 Wailea Beach Marriott R&S
2 822OGG 23:55 PDX 07:27 8ET P 005:32 6.8 006:47 |
TFP: 13.6
BLOCK: 011:47
TAFB: 038:17
Crew Comp: 1 FD
Value Today: 13.6 TFP. Value Under TA: 17.6 TFP (free from duty 01:00-23:00 during overnight = 4 TFP additional)
Sit Time Pay
P6045 Check-In 05:45 Check-Out 15:20 February 2014
Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty 1 560 PDX 06:45 LAX 09:05 003:20 739 002:20 2.5
1 569 LAX 12:25 PDX 14:50 9ER P 002:25 2.5 009:35
TFP: 5.0
BLOCK: 004:45
TAFB: 009:35
Crew Comp: 1 FD
Value TODAY: 5.0 TFP. Value UNDER TA: 6.0 TFP (sit time over 2 hours = + 1 TFP additional)
Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay
P6135 Check-In 14:45 Check-Out 22:40 February 2014
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Day Flt Dep Arr Turn Eqp Meal Flight TFP Duty
1 DH2517PDX 15:45 SFO 17:45 002:50 P 000:00 1.8
1 235 SFO 20:35 PDX 22:10 8ET 001:35 1.8 007:55
TFP: 4.0
BLOCK: 001:35
TAFB: 007:55
Crew Comp: 1 FD
Value Today: 4.0 TFP. Value Under TA: 6.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, sit time over 2 hours = + 1 TFP additional)
