Mobilization Committee
Ahnawake Kriese, Committee Chairperson
Ahnawake recently celebrated her 26th anniversary with Alaska Airlines, 24 years of which have been in Portland. She’s married to PDX Captain Steve Kriese. They live in Lake Oswego with their two boys and the world’s sweetest yellow lab, Cooper.
Most of her free time over the last 10+ years has been spent volunteering at her boys’ schools in a variety of capacities…everything from classroom help to sitting on a superintendent advisory committee. However, most of her volunteer time has been putting her accounting degree to work as the elementary school parent club treasurer. Now that the boys have moved on to middle and high school, she wants to refocus on the flying family she loves.
Ahnawake is excited to serve as the Portland Mobilization Committee Chairperson. She believes it is vitally important to get accurate information to our Flight Attendants so that everyone can make informed decisions during contract negotiations. Ahnawake will work closely with our MEC Mobilization Committee Chairperson, Justin Wetherell, and Council 39 LEC Officers to engage and mobilize our members throughout negotiations. She will attend training at the beginning of August with the other local chairpersons from each base.
Greg Barker, Committee Member
Greg joins the committee with just over 10 years of experience with Air Group. Starting his career in 2012 at Horizon Air as a Flight Attendant, he joined Alaska Airlines in 2014. Greg was based in Anchorage, then Seattle, before coming to Portland in August of 2015.
Greg is a native Oregonian having been raised in Dallas, Oregon, before moving to Portland in 2005, where he currently lives with his dog and best pal, George.
Greg is looking forward to working with our Flight Attendants and the negotiating committee, helping to keep everyone well-informed during negotiations. When he’s not flying, Greg enjoys exploring new places locally and abroad, slowly learning the harp, trying new restaurants and enjoying northwest wines. Greg loves all things summer…grilling, gardening and lazy river days. Recently he was on the Alaska Airlines dragon boat team, helping row to the team’s first, first-place win. Congratulations, Flying Dragons!
Russel Rivinius, Committee Member
Russel started flying with Alaska Airlines in February of 2017. He was born and raised in Albany, Oregon, and attended Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon.He previously worked as a bartender and server in Oregon’s wine country and has a passion for service. He hopes to use that passion on the Mobilization Committee by working to provide Flight Attendants with as much information and input as possible during negotiations. This is his first foray into Union work.
Russel enjoys baking, getting outdoors and spending time at home with his partner, Fabio, and their cat, Moira.
[ Note – We are looking for additional committee volunteers to help the base as we get closer to exchange of openers and negotiations. If you are interested, please email pdx@afaalaska.org]
You can read more about the Mobilization Committee here.
Scheduling Committee
Cathy Scougale, Committee Member
Cathy started her Flight Attendant career in 1991 and was initially based in Seattle. In 1993 she was force-based up to Anchorage. When the Portland base opened, she transferred and has been based here ever since.
Over the years, Cathy has held several appointed positions and elected officer positions within AFA, notably Vice President and President for Council 39. She has also served on the Grievance Committee and Mobilization Committees during contract negotiations.
Cathy is looking forward to advocating for and assisting our Flight Attendants with scheduling concerns and pay claims, as well as working to ensure our contractual rights are maintained.
Cathy and her husband Bob live in Camas, WA, and enjoy traveling and spending time with family. Cathy’s two sons, Jace and Gage, are both in college and she is proud to share that they are both on the dean’s list.
[ Note – Chad Hilman, previously on the Scheduling Committee, has transitioned to the Communications Committee as a committee member to work on a special project. We thank him for his service on the committee and look forward to working with him in his new role.]
Please join us in welcoming our newest committee volunteers!
Negotiations Survey- Coming Soon!
Get Ready for Our Negotiations Survey—Update Your Contact Information Now!
In just a few months, our Negotiating Committee will be conducting a Negotiations Survey of all Flight Attendants. The survey results will be used to help our Negotiating Committee prepare our Opening Proposal.
When it’s ready to launch, the survey will be sent to all Flight Attendants using the contact information on file with AFA. If your contact information has recently changed, update it as soon as possible so you can receive your invitation to complete the survey. If you are using a company email address, please be sure to update it by clicking here. Over the next few weeks, we will be reaching out to anyone with a company email address on file to make sure a personal address is listed.
Read more about our Negotiations Survey here.
Quarterly Point Reduction Form Reminder
Per JCBA Section 32, you may fill out a Quarterly Point Reduction Form (QPRF) once per quarter to cover up to 10 consecutive calendar days of sick points. The form may be found on the Inflight page -> Administration -> Performance -> Quarterly Point Reduction.
When filling out this form, be sure to double check that you are putting the first day of the sequence in the date box. If you put a day in the middle of a sequence, or the day before the sequence, management will deny the form, regardless of obvious intent. Keep an eye on your QPRF status – an email is NOT generated upon approval or denial. You can look at the status by going to the form and clicking “Quarterly Point Reduction Form lookup.” If you need help filling out the form, please review the help guide. Further questions may be directed to LEC officers.
