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Council #19 – April Base Update

Upcoming Flight Attendant Census

The AFA-CWA International Office will be sending out links to a Flight Attendant Census Survey, conducted by the University of New Hampshire to all those who have email addresses filed with AFA. We strongly encourage all of you to participate. The email will come from Sara Nelson via the University, with the subject line “AFA Census – Response Requested.”

It has been years since the last survey was conducted. Our group has changed over the years. In order to provide all members with the best possible representation, we need up to date information as to the current make-up of our membership. If you do not receive AFA emails, please send your email address to adam.clarey@afaalaska.org, and we can add you to the list. There is more information at https://www.afacwa.org/afa_2019_census.

The individual information received is strictly confidential. Please take 15-minutes to complete the survey.

AFA-CWA Board of Directors

The annual Board of Directors meeting was held in Denver on March 20th. This was a one-day meeting, with the sole Advance Agenda Item consisting of the 2019/2020 AFA Budget. We were able to achieve a balanced budget, with no dues increase. LEC Presidents, and the MEC Officers from all AFA carriers attended. Adam Clarey, Council #19 LEC Secretary was also in attendance. 

Service and Catering Changes

As a result of a large number of Flight Attendant concerns which have been submitted regarding catering issues, such as difficult to complete service standards, and missing catering items; as well as a great deal of work and input from the Inflight Service Committee, significant changes to service standards and catering are coming soon. We appreciate your feedback. Please keep filling out catering discrepancy reports. They really do make a difference. 

Back to Book – Open Time

A tentative agreement has been reached regarding an alternative proposal for Open Time. The road show is scheduled for April 30th in Seattle. The road show will be streamed live and also recorded for later viewing. Look for a tentative agreement summary soon. 

New Classes

Class 19-1 started on March 18th and will start flying in SFO and ANC on May 1st. Class 19-2 started on April 1st and will start flying on June 1st (bases to be assigned the last week of April). The 3rd and 4th classes will start flying on July 1st, and the 5th class will start flying on October 1st. If you see new members of our Alaska Flight Attendant Family, please make sure to say hello!

Are you keeping in touch? 

There are several ways to keep in touch with Council #19. CLICK HERE to go to our Facebook page, CLICK HERE for our Council #19 Reserves Only page, and CLICK HERE to sign up to receive text message updates (we limit what we send out via text, just the most important information!).

Welcome to SFO!

On behalf of your Council 35 officers, we would like to offer a warm welcome to all new SFO base transfers!  Please keep an eye open for a welcome letter which contains resources for SFO.

Don’t Forget to Vote!

It’s election season again, and don’t forget to exercise your right to vote!  SFO will be selecting officers and a newly created Council Representative position which was voted in by members at the August 6, 2018 Membership Meeting.  All Council 35 voting instructions and guidelines can be found on the AFA Elections Page. 

Council 35 Election Dates

Ballots Mailed:                                  April 3, 2019

Polls Open:                                       April 5, 2019

Polls Close /Results:                      May 2, 2019

Term Date Start:                              July 1, 2019

Term Date End:                                June 30, 2022

Commuter Policy

With the transition of the L-VX Commuter Policy to the Commuter Policy outlined in the JCBA, Council 35 has received many questions about how to use the policy.  To list as D8Y you must be traveling to/from work and only between registered cities. That means if you pick up out of domicile you cannot use D8Y commuter status to reposition for the assignment if the city is not the registered city on file. The booking or listing can be multiple legs; however, the final destination should be your registered city. For example, to commute out of PHX which has no regular service between PHX and SFO, you can use D8Y to book travel for a commute however it would include a connection in SEA or PDX.   For more information please review the commuter policy in §28.G of the JCBA. To register as a commuter, submit a completed commuter form on Alaskasworld inflight page:

Administration>>Commuter Form

D-Pairings and Reassignments

There seems to be some confusion about which Flight Attendant gets reassigned or offered a deadhead (DHD) when there is a down-grade of aircraft or a crew complement over minimum crew is assigned to a sequence.  The JCBA defines reassignments to go in seniority order, allowing the most senior person to decide if they would like a reassignment or be offered the deadhead.  This applies to crews on the same sequence (or pairing number) and does not apply to sequences where a D-position F/A is assigned. The D-position has a separate sequence (pairing) number and whenever present, the D will be the F/A that will be removed, reassigned or may choose to DHD. Guidelines for reassignments can be found in §10.R of the JCBA.

No 480 Requirement for L-VX in 2019


As a reminder, the transition agreement outlines the 480 requirements for Legacy VX Flight Attendants.  L-VX will not be held accountable for the 480 requirements until 2020, which means that for 2019, L-VX F/As do not have to maintain 480 hours to receive the benefits associated with the program.  For more information please reference the L-VX Transition Agreement.

Flight Attendant Wish List Items 

Now that L-VX Flight Attendants are represented by AFA, we are lucky to have a professional group of Union negotiators that formally approaches management with AS Flight Attendant needs.  The contract dictates when we discuss “wish list” items, which is normally reserved for §6 negotiations (when the contract becomes amendable) or occasionally AFA and management find opportunities to resolve individual issues through side Letters of Agreements.  These Letters of Agreements have the full force of the contract and are binding.  An example of this is the upcoming Bay Area Co-Terminal Negotiations.  Per the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) the company does not have the ability to unilaterally implement a Co-terminal without negotiating AFA’s agreement. Management asked AFA to enter negotiations and we organized a group of negotiating committee members to participate in those discussions.  

To approach the company outside of agreed upon discussions with a wish list is not the current practice and will not normally be successful.  It is important strategically to allow the appointed negotiating committees to speak directly with management regarding the desires and wishes of the Flight Attendant group as a whole.  This is the art of negotiation and for many F/As at L-VX this process is new.  Rather than sending management your “wish list,” please remember to reach out to your Council 35 officers for input on future items for the bargaining table.  You may even be approached by management at certain times of negotiations and asked about your views.  If this happens, please let them know your negotiating committee speaks for you! For more information about contract negotiations, please visit the Negotiation Process on our webpage.

FAQs

How do I contact Council 35 officers?

The best way to contact Council 35 officers is via email.  Emails are easier to forward for follow up and to have a record of information.  Using your personal email account, please know that concerns received by Council 35 are held in confidence and will not be shared for follow up without the permission of the original sender.  Avoid using your alaskaair.com email to share concerns as those accounts are not private and subject to audits. To get the fastest and most thorough response, please email sfo@afalaska.org.  All officers can respond to emails sent to that address which facilitates a more efficient use of resources.  Please allow at least 24 business hours for a response to any method of contact.

In Solidarity,

Melissa Osborne

LEC President
Alaska Airlines Council 35, San Francisco

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

melissa.osborne@afaalaska.org
415.215.1322

Aladrian Hillmon

LEC Vice President
Alaska Airlines Council 35, San Francisco

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

aladrian.hillmon@afaalaska.org

415.991.3791

James Ikehara

LEC Secretary

Alaska Airlines Council 35, San Francisco

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

james.ikehara@afaalaska.org
206.457.2010 ext. 7002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2019
Contact: Taylor Garland, press@afacwa.org
Selene Saavedra Roman Statement After Release from ICE Detention
Washington, DC (March 22, 2019) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) is overjoyed that after 6 weeks in ICE custody, Mesa Flight Attendant Selene Saavedra Roman was released this evening.

“Being released is an indescribable feeling. I cried and hugged my husband and never wanted to let go,” stated Selene Saavedra Roman. “I am thankful and grateful for the amazing people that came to fight for me, and it fills my heart. Thank you to everyone that has supported. I am just so happy to have my freedom back.”
The union issued a statement earlier this evening as well.
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The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 73 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2019

AFA CONTACT: Taylor Garland, press@afacwa.org, 202-550-5520

MESA AIRLINES CONTACT: Brian Gillman, media@mesa-air.com, 602-685-4051

Flight Attendant Union and Mesa Airlines Seek Release of Selene Saavedra Roman

Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2019) — The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Mesa Airlines are calling on the Administration and the Department of Homeland Security to immediately review the case of DREAMer Selene Saavedra Roman, release her from detention, and drop all charges against her after she was detained during while working as a certified flight attendant. 

“We are deeply sorry Selene and her husband have had to endure this situation. It is patently unfair for someone to be detained for six weeks over something that is nothing more than an administrative error and a misunderstanding,” said Mesa Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein. “We are doing everything in our power to ask the administration to release Selene, and drop all charges stemming from this horrible situation.”

“Our union is mobilizing and we will not stop fighting until Selene is returned home and all charges dropped,” said Sara Nelson, AFA President. “We will fight with every tool at our disposal until justice is done, Selene is reunited with her husband and cleared of these outrageous charges.”

Selene came to the United States as an undocumented child from Peru at 3 years old. She grew up in Texas, graduated from Texas A&M, attained legal status under Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA), and married a U.S. citizen. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have already granted her I-130 Petition, which puts her on the path to lawful permanent residency.

Despite the fact that she is lawfully in this country with the ability to work and has a pathway to permanent residence, Selene has been held since February by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a privately-run detention facility in Conroe, Texas. She is threatened with deportation to Peru, a country she has never known. 

“She has followed the rules, paid taxes, and is currently in process to citizenship,” said Nelson. “The United States is her country and we need to bring her home.”

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The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 73 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org.

About Mesa Air Group, Inc. – Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mesa Air Group is the commercial aviation holding company of Mesa Airlines, a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 121 cities in 41 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and the Bahamas. As of February 28, 2019, Mesa operated a fleet of 145 aircraft with approximately 605 daily departures and 3,400 employees. Mesa operates all of its flights as either American Eagle or United Express flights pursuant to the terms of capacity purchase agreements entered into with American Airlines, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc.

Your Master Executive Council (MEC) Officers, Local Executive Council (LEC) Presidents, and many other LEC Officers and Committee Chairs will be attending the 47th Annual AFA Board of Directors (BOD) meeting next week in Denver, Colorado.  This annual meeting is where AFA conducts the business of our Union at the international level.

Schedule of Events

Tuesday, March 19Executive Board Meeting (MEC President from each airline)
Wednesday, March 20Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, March 21March Regular MEC Meeting

BOD Meeting Agenda Items

Your LEC President represents you and the other members of your Local Council on the Board of Directors and will be casting votes on your behalf at the BOD meeting.  Your MEC Officers serve in an ex-officio capacity on the BOD but do not have voting privileges.

This year, as in all odd numbered years, the only advanced agenda item for consideration by the Board is the annual AFA-CWA budget. Each LEC held a Local Council meeting over the past several weeks to discuss the proposed budget and gain your feedback.  You can find details about the proposed 2019-2020 AFA-CWA budget at http://afa-bod.org/index-of-agenda-items.

Questions?

If you have any questions or thoughts about the BOD meeting or the proposed AFA-CWA budget, please contact your LEC President.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green and Brice McGee

The AFA Air, Safety, Health and Security Committee (ASHSC) has brought forward a member’s safety concerns regarding the interior aft assist handles at the L1 and R1 exit doors on the reconfigured Alaska (“Aura”) Airbus 319, 320 and 321. AFA is also reviewing the placement of seats with relation to the L2 and R2 mid-cabin exits and the potential for those seats to interfere with the expeditious activation of the exits and to impede egress in an emergency evacuation. To keep this communication shorter, we will focus on the L1 and R1 aft assist handles but be assured that AFA is working both issues.

What are the concerns?

The reconfigured Aura bulkheads that are immediately aft of L1 and R1 (separating 1AC from the forward jumpseats on aircraft left and 1DF and the forward galley on aircraft right) have been relocated farther forward than the bulkheads on Legacy Virgin America (“Red”) aircraft.

Why is this a concern?

The bulkheads are now very close to the aft assist handles, effectively rendering the handles unusable.

This is significant because many if not most Flight Attendants cannot maintain a grip on the forward assist handle while simultaneously pulling the inflation handle at the exit. In such circumstances, Flight Attendants have been trained to ‘monkey’ over to the aft assist handle in order to maintain a protected position while pulling the inflation handle. The Flight Attendant is then supposed to ‘monkey’ back over to the forward assist handle prior to commanding abled bodied persons (ABPs) to initiate the evacuation. If a Flight Attendant cannot use the aft assist handle, it is more likely the FA will be pushed out of the aircraft while pulling the inflation handle. This situation unnecessarily increases the likelihood and potential severity of Flight Attendant injury during an emergency evacuation.

What is being done?

Management’s response

Once management was alerted to the issues by AFA, it has been very responsive. On Wednesday, March 6, management and AFA conducted a joint site visit to an Aura A320 during the aircraft’s turn time in Seattle in order to better understand AFA’s concerns. Management posted the following alert on the Inflight webpage later that evening:

AFA has brought forward concerns to Inflight management that the new Aura retrofit interior on A320 and A321 aircraft have a narrow space between the bulkhead wall and the aft assist handle at the L1/R1 exits.

Although the Aura retrofit interior is FAA approved, we are currently working with Maintenance & Engineering and the vendor who installed the interior to determine improved functionality. In the next several days, management will be holding cross-divisional meetings to explore alternate options.

We want you to be safe. Our advice is if you cannot use the aft assist handle, secure yourself by any means necessary to ensure you are protected. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

Management conducted a follow-up safety risk management (SRM) assessment on the issues earlier today (March 8, 2019). In the SRM meeting, management pledged to actively explore long-term solutions to the concerns. More meetings are scheduled next week.

AFA’s response

Besides AFA bringing the issue to management’s attention over the past week, the Master Executive Council (MEC) filed two contractual grievances yesterday:

  • Grievance 36-99-2-40-19 Violation of Section 25.B Failure to Provide a Safe and Healthy Workplace alleges that management failed to provide a safe and healthy workplace when it installed new bulkheads on the retrofitted Airbus (“Aura”) aircraft that effectively renders the aft assist handles near doors L1/R1 as unusable and unnecessarily increases the likelihood and potential severity of Flight Attendant injury during an emergency evacuation.
  • Grievance 36-99-2-41-19 Violation of Section 25.D.2 Failing to Notify MEC President and ASHSC of Reconfiguration or Re-design Prior to Final Decision alleges that management failed to notify the MEC President of a decision to reconfigure or re-design the interior of the Airbus aircraft and to discuss with the ASHSC the parties’ interests and concerns for inflight safety prior to making a final decision on the reconfiguration/re-design.

AFA ASHSC representatives participated in the SRM meeting earlier today, and AFA will continue to actively interface with management on these issues until long-term solutions to our concerns have been implemented.

In the meantime, AFA recommends that Flight Attendants submit a confidential Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) report in order to document their safety concerns. These confidential reports are tracked and actioned upon by the FAA, the Company and AFA.

Be assured your safety is of paramount importance to us and stay tuned for further developments!

In Solidarity

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green and Brice McGee; MEC Grievance Committee Chairperson Stephanie Adams; MEC Air Safety Health and Security (ASHSC) Committee Chairperson Seth Heiple and ASHSC Vice Chairperson-Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Brad Young

AFA is pleased to report that management has announced it is “pushing pause” on the revised Outside Employment Request Form and policy until management can “thoughtfully review the concerns brought forward.” Inflight management notes that it received “significant feedback” from Flight Attendants and AFA leaders on the revised form and policy. This information was formally disclosed in an email from management to the Master Executive Council (MEC) and it was posted as an alert on the Inflight webpage.

The MEC applauds management’s responsiveness on this issue and its decision to reconsider the policy in the short term. The alert states that “More information will be forthcoming,” so be assured AFA will actively monitor any additional developments and remains committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring contractual compliance.

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Linda Christou, Lisa Pinkston, Terry Taylor, Mario de’Medici, Melissa Osborne, Tim Green and Brice McGee; and MEC Grievance Committee Chairperson Stephanie Adams

Open-Time Negotiations Update

Yesterday, the AFA Negotiating Committee met with the MEC to present an Open Time Agreement-in-Concept. After the MEC reviews the full text Agreement, the MEC will vote on whether or not to send the Agreement out for membership ratification.

In anticipation of the MEC approving the Tentative Agreement for membership’s consideration, please save April 30, 2019 to attend a live presentation of the Open Time TA in Seattle.  As this will be the only live event, we will be posting a video with the information for those that cannot attend the SEA date.  Stay tuned for more details.  

Once the MEC has made their final decision and voted on the TA, more detailed information will be provided.

Click here for additional background regarding why we are negotiating a new Open Time system. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Council 35 officers at sfo@afaalaska.org.

In solidarity,
Melissa, Aladrian and James


So Many New Rules—Help!

Now that we are no longer under the L-VX Work Rules and have integrated into the JCBA, the Council 35 Scheduling and Reserve Committees have been busy fielding questions about the many changes L-VX Flight Attendants must now be familiar with as they fly the line.  As a result, your Council 35 officers decided that a special “Scheduling Edition” of our monthly newsletter would be helpful to SFO members.  Please remember to refer back to the JCBA for the sections referenced below.

Scheduling FAQs

New Name, Same Function

L-AS refers to CSS as “crew scheduling,” or abbreviated as “CSKED.” CSS or Crew Support Services is no longer the appropriate term to use when referring to “scheduling.”

Reduced Rest—§8.K

Reduced RON rest provisions include:

  •  2.5X the trip rate for the entire pairing if your rest falls below 9:30 on one of your overnights
  • CSKED may contact F/As during rest (once is allowed) to adjust report time to above 9:30
  • F/As that acknowledge the change before report time, the report time (and consequent duty day) will be adjusted to reflect a new rest time
    • Important note:  2.5X rate is not applicable if F/A acknowledges the change to increase rest or scheduling makes contact with you regarding the reassignment
    • Refer to §8.Q for contactability requirements when on a layover and returning CSKED’s call after the commencement of the F/A’s next duty period

Reserve Contactability—§8.Q

  • Reserve F/As are required to contact CSKED as soon as possible at the beginning of the next duty period 
  • Reserve F/As are to remain contactable during all duty periods

Pre-Cancellation and Reassignments—§10.S.2 & §10.S.3

If pre-cancellation occurs day prior to scheduled assignment before 2000:

  • F/A may be offered an alternate assignment
    • If assignment is outside of original footprint in excess of 2 hours earlier or release later, F/A may decline and request another reassignment 
  • F/A may decline and waive pay protection
  • F/A may decline and request an alternate assignment 
    • If no reassignment is available F/A will be released with pay protection
    • F/A may decline reassignment and waive pay protection 
    • If footprint limitations aren’t met, F/A may decline with pay protection
  • If F/A fails to acknowledge CSKED/CrewAccess notification, F/A must report at original report time
  • Acknowledgment of pre-cancellations and reassignments to CSKED must be by phone

If pre-cancellation occurs between 2000-2359 the night prior to scheduled pairing: 

  • F/A is pay protected
  • F/A must acknowledge cancellation with CSKED by phone
  • Failure to acknowledge will result in potential points assessment (refer to §32 Attendance Policy)

If pre-cancellation occurs while flying:

  • F/A must acknowledge cancellation with CSKED by phone no later than release at domicile
  • Failure to acknowledge will result in potential points assessment (refer to §32 Attendance Policy)

Same day as scheduled pairing:

  • Considered a reassignment

Calling-In Well/Sick Leave Make-Up—§16.L&N

The new procedure for calling-in well/sick leave make-up are different than the process outlined in the L-VX Work Rules/Playbook.  Please review §16.L&N for specific details before calling-in well or making-up sick leave to understand the differences.

FAR Violations—FAM 7.200

In the event of a potential FAR violation (i.e. rest below 8 hours/ less than 24/7, etc.) be aware that it is the responsibility of the Flight Attendant to know FAR violations and to contact Crew Scheduling (CSKED) to adjust the pairing if necessary.  

Activity Claim Form

Not all pay provisions are automatically added to your monthly TFP. To see a list of the activities that require an Activity Claim Form (ACF), please visit:

Alaskasworld>> Inflight WebPage>>Administration>>Pay&Benefits>>Activity Claim Form

A drop-down menu provides a list of all the pay activities that require a separate claim.  Failure to file an ACF will result in nonpayment for the activity. Additionally, some items will be added automatically.  For more information about ACF, please visit: 

Alaskasworld>> Inflight WebPage>>Administration>>Pay&Benefits>>Activity Claim Form Instructions

Pairing Construction

To understand the AS pairing construction process, please visit the Pairing Construction 101 page on our website.  AFA is an active participant in the pairing creation process and is always seeking ways to improve desired pairings for each base’s needs.

For the month of April, AFA’s pairings were chosen which increased the amount of 4 days to 11.3% (February was 9%). Please keep an eye open for a survey from the PBS committee about preferred pairings to provide guidance to the pairing analyst when creating soft locks (most desired trips) for SFO in the future.

NavBlu/Crewaccess Base Sits

More base sits will be scheduled for March, April and May to assist with bidding and scheduling adjustments.  Dates and times will be published on the NavBlu info page.

For more scheduling information, please reach out to the SFO Scheduling (Line-holder) Committee  sfo.scheduling@afaalaska.org or the or Reserve Committee sfo.reserve@afaalaska.org:

In Solidarity,
Your Council 35 Officers – 

Melissa
Aladrian 
& James


We will be having our Joint Local Council Base Meeting in March. This is the pre-Board of Director’s meeting, when we will review the Advance Agenda items. The primary focus of this meeting is to review the BOD Agenda Items, however there will be time for questions and answers from Members as well. This will be a joint meeting with Members from Compass and Horizon. 

DATE:  March 15, 2019

TIME:  11:30am – 2:30pm

WHERE:  SeaTac Towers Office Complex (same building as 13 Coins), South Tower, LP Level, Earhart Room, 18000 International Blvd.

PARKING: Parking is available free of charge. You can park in front of the building for up to 3-hours. Parking is also available behind the building. If you park in the rear, please take your ticket with you to the meeting for validation. 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

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