The Scheduling Committee provides input to and assists the company’s Crew Planning department in the pairing construction process and assists Flight Attendants with concerns relating to pairings or scheduling.
Download the Scheduling Committee Member duties and responsibilities
Who Do I Contact?
If you have a scheduling-related issue or concern to share, please file a report through the AFA Alaska online support center.
For other assistance, contact any member of your Local Scheduling 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
Heather Reier
anc.scheduling@afaalaska.org
View the ANC Committee List >>
LAX
Brie Donoghue
lax.scheduling@afaalaska.org
View the LAX Committee List >>
PDX
Melodie Anderes
pdx.scheduling@afaalaska.org
View the PDX Committee List >>
SAN
Kitty Cohen
san.scheduling@afaalaska.org
SEA
Martin Vance
Rita Tillou
sea.scheduling@afaalaska.org
View the SEA Committee List >>
SFO
Virginia Fritz
sfo.scheduling@afaalaska.org
View the SFO Committee List >>
MEC
Jake Jones, MEC Chairperson
Adam Clarey, MEC Vice Chairperson–PBS
Karen Ferrell, MEC Vice Chairperson–Pairing Construction
scheduling@afaalaska.org
Committee News
View the Scheduling Committee news archives
Tell Management: It’s Time To Make it Right!
Master Executive Council (MEC) Our MEC will be approaching management this week to discuss a meaningful remedy to the recent bidding errors and delays. We have heard loud and clear that Flight Attendants expect that any remedy will include an element of compensation in order to hold management accountable. Stand in solidarity and support our […]

The Saga Continues: June 2022 Bid Awards Delayed
Due to hundreds of errors identified in the June bid packet, our MEC has insisted that management conduct a systemwide rebid. Management sent a communication by company email to all Flight Attendants earlier today with details on the new bidding timeline, which opened today at 9 AM PDT and will now close at 9 AM PDT on Monday, May 16. It is well past time for management to take ownership of their repeated errors, actually fix the problems, and honor our contract!

Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – April 2022
Our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met on Tuesday, April 26 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to lineholder scheduling. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are experiencing with scheduling, pairings, and bidding. Your Local Scheduling Committee is available to answer questions, provide clarification, or help to resolve any lineholder scheduling-related issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Delayed Publication of May 2022 Bid Awards
Master Executive Council (MEC) Like all of you, the MEC is extremely frustrated by management’s unacceptable violation of Section 10.J.8 of our collective bargaining agreement through their failure to post May 2022 bid awards on time. We will file a contractual grievance on behalf of all Flight Attendants for this violation, so please note there […]

Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – March 2022
Our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met on Tuesday, March 22 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to lineholder scheduling. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are experiencing with scheduling, pairings, and bidding. Your Local Scheduling Committee is available to answer questions, provide clarification, or help to resolve any lineholder scheduling-related issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!