Joint Negotiating Committee

Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC)

What Does This Committee Do?

The Joint Negotiating Committee works to obtain interim safeguards including a fence agreement with management (which maintains separate Inflight operations for a specified period of time) and merge the collective bargaining agreement(s) and/or respective work rules into a collective bargaining agreement for the combined airline.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Information about the duties and responsibilities of Joint Negotiating Committee Members is contained within Section X.D.4 of the AFA International Policy Manual. Click the button above to review the online version of this section.

Who Selects the Joint Negotiating Committee?

AFA Alaska Members of the Joint Negotiating Committee are selected by a majority vote of voting members of the MEC (LEC/Local Council Presidents). This is outlined in Section X.D.2 of the AFA International Policy Manual.

Contract Interpretation

The Joint Negotiating Committee continues to serve as a contract interpretation resources once a joint collective bargaining agreement has been ratified.

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Your Joint Negotiating Committee Members

Email your Joint Negotiating Committee at jnc@afaalaska.org

Jeffrey Peterson

Joint Negotiating Committee Chairperson
MEC President

Jeffrey Peterson grew up in Anchorage, AK, and graduated from A.J. Dimond High in south Anchorage. Jeff achieved a Presidential Scholar Award in 1991 and went on to attain a BA in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to becoming a Flight Attendant, he spent several years in hotel management working for Marriott International and a franchise company associated with Marriott Hotels. He started out his Flight Attendant career 15 years ago in Los Angeles. Jeff has also been based in Seattle and now San Diego. Jeff’s term as AFA-CWA Alaska MEC President began on July 1, 2011, and he is in his second term of office, which ends December 31, 2016. Jeff currently splits his time between his apartment in San Diego, his family’s condo in Puerto Vallarta and the AFA office in Seattle.

jnc@afaalaska.org

Jennifer Wise-MacColl

Joint Negotiating Committee Member, Alaska

Jen Wise-MacColl started flying in July of 1996 and was based in Anchorage for her first year. The rest of her career has been spent in the Seattle base. She is the current MEC Grievance Chairperson and has held that position since 2010. Jen has participated in many AFA committees over her career including Government Affairs, EAP/CIRP and VOICE. She earned her BA in Political Science from the University of Washington and is supported through all her endeavors by her husband Scott and two kids Landon and Riley.

jnc@afaalaska.org

Lindsey Steele

Joint Negotiating Committee Member, Alaska

Lindsey Steele has been an Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant since 2012. She chose to start out her career in Anchorage in order to fully embrace the Alaska culture, much to the surprise to her classmates and trainers. Lindsey later transferred to Los Angeles to reside with her family in the suburbs of Azusa. She comes from a family with strong union roots dating back to the 1940’s with her grandfather. Lindsey’s mother has been a Union member all of Lindsey’s life, and now Lindsey continues the tradition as a proud AFA member. Her goal for the forthcoming merger between Alaska Airlines and Virgin America is to instill a renewed faith and unity in the membership through a strong contract.

jnc@afaalaska.org

Jamie Cogen

Joint Negotiating Committee Member, Virgin America

Jamie started his career with Virgin America in 2009 as a Customer Service Agent. In January 2011 he joined the Inflight department and was initially based in New York (JFK). Jamie later transferred to San Francisco (SFO) where he upgraded into the role of Inflight Team Leader. In April 2013 he transferred to the newly opened Los Angeles (LAX) base where he remains today.

In July 2013 Jamie joined a few other advocates in approaching Transport Workers Union to help organize and unionize the Flight Attendants. Twelve months later, with the assistance of TWU, the organizing committee, and a lot of determination the Virgin America Flight Attendants were certified by the National Mediation Board.

Jamie graduated from the University of Phoenix with an AA degree in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism. Prior to becoming a Flight Attendant he worked for a large accounting software company helping clients with training, customization, and implementation.

When not flying, Jamie resides in Long Beach, California where he likes to ride his bike, cook, read, and travel.

jnc@afaalaska.org

Paula Mastrangelo

AFA Senior Staff Negotiator

Paula Mastrangelo, AFA Senior Staff Negotiator, was the bargaining representative and chief spokesperson for AFA at Alaska Airlines in the 1990s. She resumed that role after taking time off, and has been involved in negotiating contracts with Alaska, including the current agreement. She has started her career with the F.A.S.T. division of the AFL-CIO and has negotiated many international union agreements.

jnc@afaalaska.org