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What Does This Committee Do?

The Retirement Committee assists members with questions regarding retirement, 401(k) plans, and other investment vehicles that may become available and keep members up-to-date and educated about these programs.

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Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  • Act in an advisory role to the LEC Officers regarding retirement issues
  • Encourage full participation of the Flight Attendants in available retirement benefit plans. Assist Flight Attendants with plan enrollment as needed.
  • Answer questions about retirement, applicable procedures, contractual language, 401(k) plans, and other related topics
  • Monitor compliance of the retirement plan with contractual language and the federal law to the extent possible
  • Remain up-to-date on changes to the retirement plan, plan vendor, and applicable government regulations
  • Review material, handle correspondence, and keep Local Council Members well informed of current retirement developments through the Communications Committee and reports at Local Council meetings
Why Would I Contact This Committee?

The Retirement Committee is available to help you with:

  • Information about company retirement benefits including the 401(k) program
  • Questions about retirement procedures

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Who Do I Contact?

For assistance, contact any member of your Local Retirement Committee.  You can find a list of Committee Members on your Local Council Committees page.  For your convenience, a list of Committee Chairs and links to the Local Committee lists are below.

ANC

Contact LEC Officers

View the ANC Committee List >>

LAX

Michelle Hess
laxvice@aol.com

View the LAX Committee List >>

PDX

Ann LaRue
pdxfa@comcast.net

View the PDX Committee List >>

SAN

Sonia Quackenbush
squack22@gmail.com

View the SAN Committee List >>

SEA

Kathy O’Malley
benefitsassist@hotmail.com

View the SEA Committee List >>

MEC

Terry Taylor, MEC Chairperson
terry.taylor@afaalaska.org

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[L-AS] REVISED Pyramid Pay/Payroll Issues Update

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This message is for pre-merger Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants On May 17, AFA filed grievance #36-99-2-130-18, requesting that Alaska Airlines management investigate the circumstances regarding the Company’s alleged violation of Section 12.C.3 “Trading Procedures”.  The grievance contends that the Company’s Jeppesen Crew Access (JCA) Open Time Trading System failed to synchronize time across the system, […]

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