As previously announced in last month’s update (published May 9, 2022,) interviews were recently held for multiple committee positions. We are pleased to announce the following local committee appointments.
Reserve Committee
Marci Ashcraft, Committee Member
Marci was born and raised in Milwaukie, Oregon, and moved to Vancouver after she met and married her husband, Brian. Together they raised two children (Brodie, 24, and Maggie, 22.) Marci worked as a Judicial Clerk and Judicial Assistant for the State of Oregon in Multnomah County for almost 20 years, until her friend (an Alaska Flight Attendant) said “Come Fly With Me!” She decided it was a great time to make a career change and was hired in February of 2018.
Marci has a great love for Alaska Airlines and wants the best for our workgroup. Being on reserve herself for almost 4.5 years she has a great knowledge of the reserve section of the contract and looks forward to working with our Flight Attendants on the Reserve Committee.
Maranda Zytniowski, Committee Member
Maranda is married to her high school sweetheart and has two dogs and a cat. They just finished building their dream home in Kalama, Washington. Any free time she has is spent doing projects around the property or spending time with friends and family. Maranda has been flying for Alaska Airlines since 2018 and is excited to be a part of the Reserve Committee.
Inflight Service Committee
Carrieann McCracken, Committee Member
Carrieann has been flying since 2015. Prior to coming to Alaska Airlines, she graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in business and criminal justice. Her favorite layovers include Maui and Juneau where you’ll find her enjoying a local beer or cup of coffee. She loves hiking, surfing, camping, and watching sports. Carrieann is passionate about sustainability and the environment, and is excited to bring this energy to the committee.
Please join us in welcoming our newest committee volunteers and stay tuned for Part 2 of our committee appointment announcements coming soon!
Quarterly CBT due June 30th
The second quarter CBT is due. If you have not completed it, please take some time to do it now. Mutiple Flight Attendants are showing a “partially completed” or incomplete status and it must show as completed no later than June 30th. Please confirm your transcript on the Learn app shows completed and check company email for the completed email, which is auto-generated when the training has been completed. If you have any questions, please reach out to your local Inflight supervisor for assistance.
Irregular Operations Reference
The Scheduling Committee has put together an irregular operations quick reference. You can refer to this when you are experiencing a change to your scheduled flying. If you have used this resource in the past, please note it has recently been updated (10 hour rule, pre-cancellation flow chart and rainmaker.) This is a quick reference and a summary of contract provisions and there may be individual circumstances that differ.
Irregular Operations . If you have further questions, feel free to reach out to our local Scheduling Committee Chairperson, Melodie Anderes , or open an osTicket.
Fly Now, Grieve Later
Keep in mind there may be times when there will not be an opportunity to fully evaluate the legalities of a situation you encounter. You may need to fly the trip and open a ticket for review after the fact. Your local Scheduling Committee can help you through the resolution process if an issue cannot be resolved when it occurs.
Contactability After Check-in
Flight Attendants are not required to maintain a mobile phone per the contract or company policy. However, we are required to provide a phone number (up to two) as a means of contact. The number(s) you provide will be used to reach you while on duty per the contract. Please be aware that there are contractual references for contact during ground time.
If crew scheduling attempts contact during ground time, they must: Call your number(s) on file, utilize airport paging, and call the crew lounge. Failure to return crew scheduling’s call within five (5) minutes may subject you to attendance points/occurrences.
Please see Section 8.Q Contactability, Section 32.C.1.e Attendance -No Show, Section 32.C.15.b Attendance -Unavailable for Contact for more information.
Domestic Partner Audit
Over the next few months, management will be reaching out formally to request proof of your government registered domestic partnership. The Employee Travel policy requires employees to obtain a registered domestic partnership certificate, or government registration of the domestic partnership, prior to enrolling them as an eligible traveler in the travel program.
For more information about required documentation, please see the travel subsite:
Eligible Travelers (alaskasworld.com)
