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Council 39 December 2022 Update and End of Year Reminders 

Posted: December 14, 2022

In this edition: End of year reminders December 15: Travel Open Enrollment closes December 31: Annual compliance training – Q4 CBT due December 31: Print or email unused Guest Passes  AFA dues Many Council 39 members are in arrears with their monthly AFA dues based on the most recent report from AFA’s Membership Services department. Any amount may […]

Council 39 November 2022 Update and Reminders

Posted: November 3, 2022

Local Council Meeting Reminder Originally published October 4, 2022 November 4th, 2022 Time: 11am – 1pm  PDX Airport, Village conference room  Please join us for our bi-annual local Council meeting. Your LEC officers will be available to share up-to-date information pertaining to the Council and committees. We will also be joined, via conference call, by members of the […]

Holiday Coverage and Bidding Examples

Posted: October 7, 2022

As bidding has opened for November (a major holiday month) the following resource is available to help you with bidding. If you have already submitted your bids for November, you may wish to review the document and adjust your bids accordingly. Bidding closes October 10th at 9am PT. Using your inflight page sign-in credentials, you […]

Council 39 October 2022 Update and Reminders

Posted: October 7, 2022

Save the Date – Local Council Meeting November 4th from 11am – 1pm. Village meeting room TBA. Please join us at the PDX Village for an opportunity to meet with local Council 39 committee chairs and officers.  Benefits and Leaves Update Local Chairperson Ann LaRue Open enrollment is coming up, starting on October 26th and […]

Council 39 September 2022 Update  

Posted: September 4, 2022

Important Dates September   1:  Vacation Bidding Round 1 Begins September 19:  Vacation Bidding Round 1 Closes September 26:  Vacation Bidding Round 1 Awards post September 30:  ** Q3 CBT Due ** AFA Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Committee Appointments Linda Gunselman Linda has been a Flight Attendant with Alaska Airlines for 24 years, the majority of that time in the Portland […]

LOSA Observations Are Underway

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Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) As previously communicated, AFA and management agreed to conduct a Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) to help improve safety for Flight Attendants, other crewmembers, and passengers.  The LOSA program is jointly administered by AFA and management as outlined in the Inflight Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Program letter of agreement. The […]

Operational Safety Debriefs

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Master Executive Council (MEC) In 2019, AFA filed grievance number 36-99-2-170-19, which alleged management’s violation of section 19.A of the collective bargaining agreement. The violation was related to an incident where management conducted a debrief meeting with Flight Attendants while they were still on duty following a slide deployment incident. As there was no contractual […]

Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – January 2023

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Scheduling Committee On Tuesday, January 24, our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Heather Reier (ANC), Rita Tillou (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), Jaqui Bellenie (SFO), Natalie Codd (LAX), and Kitty Cohen (SAN). Also […]

AFA Disaster Relief Fund – California Severe Storms

AFA International The recent severe weather in Northern California that caused flooding, landslides, and mudslides has destroyed property, damaged infrastructure, and forever changed countless people’s lives. A Presidential Declaration of Disaster has been issued for California’s Merced, Sacramento, and Santa Cruz counties. Flight Attendants whose primary residences are in these counties and have been affected by […]

January 2023 MEC Meeting Recap

Master Executive Council (MEC) The January 2023 Regular MEC Meeting was held this week on Tuesday, January 10.  The meeting consisted of updates from our MEC Officers, LEC Presidents, Grievance Committee, and Scheduling Committee.  Our MEC also reviewed written reports submitted by other AFA MEC Committee Chairpersons about their current programs of work.  No Meeting With Management […]

Response to the November 18th Inflight Town Hall Webcast

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California meal & rest breaks Management’s continued scare tactics and speculative “what-if’s” as put forward during the Inflight Town Hall webcast today regarding California meal & rest breaks are unnecessary and extremely disappointing. Although it is true there are some challenging aspects of compliance with California meal & rest break laws for commercial aviation, AFA […]

ALPA Alaska Approves Tentative Agreement for Pilot Ratification

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Master Executive Council (MEC) President Jeffrey Peterson The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Alaska Airlines leadership recently announced they approved a tentative agreement (TA) with Alaska Airlines management for pilot ratification. Click here for the Alaska Airlines Pilots TA Quick Guide (September 2022) > At a quick glance, the TA contains impressive improvements to scope, […]

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