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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

        Kanako Yamada (Interim Chairperson)
        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

        View the SAN Committee List >>

        SEA

        Rita Tillou
        sea.scheduling@afaalaska.org

        View the SEA Committee List >>

        SFO

        Jaqui Bellenie
        sfo.scheduling@afaalaska.org

        View the SFO Committee List >>

        MEC

        Jake Jones, MEC Chairperson
        Virginia Fritz, MEC Vice Chairperson–PBS
        Karen Ferrell, MEC Vice Chairperson–Pairing Construction
        scheduling@afaalaska.org

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        Committee News

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        Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Interviews—October 2025

        Posted: September 5, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants In accordance with Article VI.C of the AFA Alaska MEC Policy and Procedure Manual, the terms of office for the MEC Committee Chairpersons and other MEC-level positions align with those of the MEC Officers. Since the current term for the MEC Officers will conclude on December 31, […]

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        Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – August 2025

        Posted: August 28, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Tuesday, August 26, our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons/Representatives met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Rebekah Olds (ANC), Rita Tillou (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), Jaqui Bellenie (SFO), Kanako Yamado […]

        Special Post IT Incident Debrief Next Week

        Posted: July 24, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants This Week’s Monthly Scheduling Committee Meeting Canceled Due to Sunday’s IT outage and the subsequent ground stop, management has decided to cancel this Tuesday’s monthly Scheduling Committee meeting. This decision was made so their efforts could be focused on operational recovery activities to restore normal operations. Our […]

        Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – June 2025

        Posted: June 26, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Tuesday, June 24, our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons/Representatives met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Heather Reier (ANC), Rita Tillou (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), Virginia Fritz (SFO), Kanako Yamado […]

        Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – May 2025

        Posted: May 29, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Tuesday, May 27, our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons/Representatives met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Heather Reier (ANC), Rita Tillou (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), Jaqui Bellenie (SFO), Kanako Yamado […]

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        September 11, 2025

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        September 10, 2025

        This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants Your Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) is working diligently to understand and improve the vacation benefits for our Flight Attendants at Alaska and Hawaiian. Your input is essential in ensuring that the vacation provisions we adopt reflect your needs and preferences. To gather your perspectives, […]

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        This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants Negotiations Update The SEA Domicile Negotiating Committee met this week for three days of collective bargaining with management.  The SEA NC met with management on September 3 to September 5 in Honolulu. At the negotiating table for this session were: Representing AFA and our Flight Attendants   […]

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        September 5, 2025

        This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants In accordance with Article VI.C of the AFA Alaska MEC Policy and Procedure Manual, the terms of office for the MEC Committee Chairpersons and other MEC-level positions align with those of the MEC Officers. Since the current term for the MEC Officers will conclude on December 31, […]

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        September 5, 2025

        This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants The integration of our Master Executive Councils (MECs) is progressing steadily. Our first group of committees successfully merged on June 1, and we are now planning for another group of committees to merge on November 1. As part of the committee merging process, our […]

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