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        Council 39 September 2025 Update 

        Posted: September 2, 2025

        In this edition: Happy Labor Day!  Whether you’re working or enjoying Labor Day festivities today, we hope you can take a moment to reflect on the history and successes of Labor in our country, and how far we’ve come in the Labor movement. Click Happy 80th Birthday, AFA – Association of Flight Attendants-CWA to read about the […]

        Council 39 June 2025 Update

        Posted: June 12, 2025

        Human Rights and Equity Committee Chairperson Aaron Miller  Happy PRIDE from your Human Rights and Equity Committee! June is PRIDE month! It’s a time to celebrate and reflect upon LGBTQ+ history, embrace and support who we are now, and look to the future for our continued protection and prosperity. While PRIDE as we know it […]

        Council 39 November 2024 Update

        Posted: November 7, 2024

        In this edition: Annual benefits enrollment Enrollment ends November 15th. Postcards and alerts have been sent to all employees. Re-enrollment is required for HSA/FSA deductions and it’s always a good idea to review your elections for the upcoming year. This is the only time of the year when you can make changes without a qualifying life event, such […]

        Council 39 October 2024 Update

        Posted: October 10, 2024

        Important dates October 14th – 16th – NGP Supplemental Benefits counselor onsite at PDX crew room; 8am – 4pm PT on 10/14; 5:30am – 1:30pm PT on 10/15 and 10/16 October 15th – Vacation bidding Round 2 closes at 11:59pm PT October 16th – Management crew pay reps available – Laurelhurst Room 8am – 11am PT October 17th – Local Council Meeting […]

        Council 39 PDX Certified Election Results

        Posted: May 17, 2023

        From AFA International Membership Services Elected; Term of office July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 LEC President:            Steven MallerLEC Vice President:    Krystle BerryLEC Secretary:            Bethany Badalamenti You can see the certified results here:  council_39_certified_election_results_2023.pdf (afacwa-elections.org) Thank you for voting! Steve, Krystle and Bethany

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        We Will Never Forget – September 11, 2001

        September 11, 2025

        AFA Never Forget Website United Flight 175 Robert J. FangmanAmy N. JarretAmy R. KingKathryn LaBorieAlfred G. MarchandMichael C. TarrouAlicia N. TitusCaptain: Victor SaraciniFirst Officer: Michael HorrocksCustomer Service Representatives: Marianne MacFarlane and Jesus Sanchez United Flight 93 Lorraine G. BaySandra BradshawWanda A. GreenCeeCee LylesDeborah WelshCaptain: Jason DahlFirst Officer: Leroy Homer American Flight 11 Barbara AresteguiJeffrey CollmanSara […]

        Vacation Survey Now Open

        September 10, 2025

        This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants Your Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) is working diligently to understand and improve the vacation benefits for our Flight Attendants at Alaska and Hawaiian. Your input is essential in ensuring that the vacation provisions we adopt reflect your needs and preferences. To gather your perspectives, […]

        SEA Domicile Negotiations – September 2025

        September 6, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants Negotiations Update The SEA Domicile Negotiating Committee met this week for three days of collective bargaining with management.  The SEA NC met with management on September 3 to September 5 in Honolulu. At the negotiating table for this session were: Representing AFA and our Flight Attendants   […]

        Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Interviews—October 2025

        September 5, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants In accordance with Article VI.C of the AFA Alaska MEC Policy and Procedure Manual, the terms of office for the MEC Committee Chairpersons and other MEC-level positions align with those of the MEC Officers. Since the current term for the MEC Officers will conclude on December 31, […]

        Merged MEC Committee Chairperson Interviews—October 2025

        September 5, 2025

        This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants The integration of our Master Executive Councils (MECs) is progressing steadily. Our first group of committees successfully merged on June 1, and we are now planning for another group of committees to merge on November 1. As part of the committee merging process, our […]

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        • We Will Never Forget – September 11, 2001
        • Vacation Survey Now Open
        • SEA Domicile Negotiations – September 2025
        • AFA News in Review – September 5, 2025
        • Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Interviews—October 2025
        • Merged MEC Committee Chairperson Interviews—October 2025
        • Council 39 September 2025 Update 
        • AFA News in Review – August 29, 2025
        • Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – August 2025
        • AFA News in Review – August 22, 2025
        • Uniform Committee Meeting Recap – 3rd Quarter 2025
        • Hawaiian Airlines SEA Flight Attendant Domicile Update – August 2025
        • Seniority Merger Integration Committee Update – August 2025
        • AFA News in Review – August 15, 2025
        • Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – August 2025

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