Master Executive Council (MEC)
- Alaska Airlines pilots and management began negotiations in spring of 2019, and have recently entered into mediation under the authority of the National Mediation Board (NMB). Some of the pilots’ key negotiating priorities are schedule flexibility and job security improvements.
- The pilots will be conducting informational picketing in a number of locations on Friday, April 1 to bring attention to the issue.
- Flight Attendants in full uniform who participate in the “rules of engagement and picketing training” portion of the event are welcome and encouraged to picket with our pilots as a show of unity.
Alaska pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have been in contract negotiations with management since spring of 2019, and their current contract became amendable on April 1, 2020. The parties have recently started mediation under the authority of the National Mediation Board (NMB). Among the pilots’ negotiating priorities are schedule flexibility and job security improvements. You can find more information about the pilots’ perspective regarding the challenges they are facing in bargaining at alaskapilots.org or on The Alaska Pilots podcast.
Informational Picketing Event – Friday, April 1
On Friday, April 1, Alaska pilots will be conducting informational picketing to raise public awareness to the struggle they are facing. Picketing events will be conducted at all five pilot bases: Anchorage, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The ALPA Alaska MEC has extended an invitation to our Flight Attendants to join the picket in a show of solidarity. Flight Attendants who would like to picket must attend the “rules of engagement and picket training” portion of the event and will also be required to be in full uniform to participate.
For more information about the picketing event or to RSVP, visit the event website (link can be found in the version of this article sent to your personal email address on file with AFA Alaska). When completing the RSVP form, please input your contact information and indicate you are a Flight Attendant in the appropriate space near the bottom on the form.
Use of Non-Revenue Travel Privileges to Attend Picketing is Prohibited
As a reminder, company policy strictly prohibits the use of any type of non-revenue travel (including offline/OAL travel) in order to participate in picketing activities against the company. For more information, please refer to page 4 of the Employee Travel Handbook (AAG SSO required).
Questions?
If you have questions about the picketing event that are not answered on the event page (see above), please contact your LEC President.
