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What Does This Committee Do?

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
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  • Act in an advisory role to the LEC Officers regarding scheduling issues
  • Actively gather information and engage Flight Attendants in discussion to determine their suggestions for future pairings. Keep records of such discussions in order to be responsive to the needs and wants of the members.
  • Establish history of schedules. Retain monthly schedules, bid awards, staffing numbers, total monthly hours, reserve ratios, and other pertinent information thus building documentation for potential grievances.
  • Provide Flight Attendant input to Crew Planning during the pairing construction process. Ensure the best possible balance of pairing types to represent the needs and wants of the members.
  • Represent the unique needs of the domicile with Crew Planning
  • Answer Flight Attendant questions regarding the pairing and line construction process
  • Discuss any scheduling problems or concerns with management
  • Actively monitor management to ensure that established rules and procedures are complied with and that the collective bargaining agreement is not violated. Immediately report any violations or suspected violations to the LEC President.
  • Actively communicate information of interest to the Flight Attendants. Provide a summary of current staffing and scheduling information to the Communications Committee for inclusion in Local Council communications.
Why Would I Contact This Committee?

The Scheduling Committee is available to help you with:

  • Questions about how pairings are constructed
  • Comments and feedback about pairings and suggestions for future pairings

Pairing Construction Subcommittee

Visit the Pairing Construction Subcommittee page

The Pairing Construction Subcommittee works with the company and the Inflight Crew Planning Department to build Flight Attendant pairings.

Preferential Bidding System (PBS) Subcommittee

Visit the Preferential Bidding System (PBS) Subcommittee page

The PBS Subcommittee works with the company and the Inflight Crew Planning Department to maintain the company’s preferential bidding system and oversee the bidding and bid award processes.

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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

Sheri Rochel
pdx.scheduling@afaalaska.org

View the PDX Committee List >>

SAN

Kitty Cohen
san.scheduling@afaalaska.org

View the SAN Committee List >>

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
jake.jones@afaalaska.org

Steve Poynter, MEC Vice Chairperson–PBS
steve.poynter@afaalaska.org

Karen Ferrell, MEC Vice Chairperson–Pairing Construction
karen.ferrell@afaalaska.org

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Committee News

View the Scheduling Committee news archives

Staffing Adjustment Leave, Low Bid Option or …?

Posted: April 4, 2020

Legal disclaimer Because of the complex interaction between the administration of the various state unemployment insurance (UI) programs; the components of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act; and the Company’s response to claims, AFA Alaska leadership can neither provide definitive advice for filing UI claims nor assurance of receiving a benefit. The information provided […]

AFA Update – March 25, 2020

Posted: March 25, 2020

In This Edition Contacting AFA Representatives for Support Pre-Cancellations (JCBA Section 10.S) REMINDER: Negotiating Committee Interviews – Additional Opportunity Grievance Committee Report Contacting AFA Representatives For Support As always, AFA representatives remain available to provide assistance during the current situation.  In order to provide you with the best possible support, we ask that you continue to […]

Update on Open Time Back to Book

Posted: February 11, 2020

Contractual Modification Approved by Roll Call Vote By majority roll call vote, the Master Executive Council (MEC) has approved a contractual modification that will maintain the current open time trading rules inclusive of Section 12 Exchange of Sequences.  This modification will remove the requirement to program back to book trading rules and the application of Section […]

AFA Update – December 6, 2019

Posted: December 6, 2019

In This Edition PBS Software Update PBS Software Update Scheduling Committee—PBS Subcommittee A PBS update occurred on Nov 25th that likely makes it necessary to clear your browser’s cache. This is especially important if using the ‘new’ version of Navblue (the one they refer to as ‘WebApp’). If you get an error message when trying […]

Yet Another System Malfunction (This Time Vacation Trading)

Posted: October 28, 2019

Your Master Executive Council (MEC) is aware that the vacation trading system malfunctioned for approximately 25 minutes just as vacation trading opened for Seattle around 2 PM PT. Just like with the recent Crew Access malfunction, this all went down despite a whole crew of IT personnel monitoring the vacation trading system. Access was restored immediately […]

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AFA Update – April 6, 2020

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In This Edition Cancellation of April & May Recurrent Training Reminders About Layover Transportation and Meals Reporting Uniform Reactions Voluntary Benefits Updates & Information AFA EAP Support Services CWA/NETT and LinkedIn Learning Cancellation of April & May Recurrent Training On Friday, management announced that they would be cancelling recurrent training (RT) for the months of […]

Staffing Adjustment Leave, Low Bid Option or …?

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Legal disclaimer Because of the complex interaction between the administration of the various state unemployment insurance (UI) programs; the components of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act; and the Company’s response to claims, AFA Alaska leadership can neither provide definitive advice for filing UI claims nor assurance of receiving a benefit. The information provided […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – March 28, 2020

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In This Edition Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Staffing Adjustment Leave, Low Bid Option or …? Pre-Cancellations Due to COVID-19 Schedule Changes (Section 10.S) Long Stage Length Duty Period (“4k”) Sequences During COVID-19 Schedule Disruptions Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act The AFA-CWA International Officers sent out an AFA Interactive […]

AFA Update – March 25, 2020

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In This Edition Contacting AFA Representatives for Support Pre-Cancellations (JCBA Section 10.S) REMINDER: Negotiating Committee Interviews – Additional Opportunity Grievance Committee Report Contacting AFA Representatives For Support As always, AFA representatives remain available to provide assistance during the current situation.  In order to provide you with the best possible support, we ask that you continue to […]

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