Preferential Bidding System (PBS) Subcommittee
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For assistance, contact any member of the PBS Subcommittee. Contact information is below for your convenience.
PBS Subcommittee
Adam Clarey
Sheri Rochel
Virginia Fritz
Steven Patronsky
pbs@afaalaska.org
You can also ask questions by emailing PBS.QA@alaskaair.com.
Subcommittee News
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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!

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 […]
AFA Alaska Update – September 17, 2021
In This Edition Celebrating Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month PBS Subcommittee Appointment Why a $5 Starbucks Card is Important to Your Contractual Rights Celebrating Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month Human Rights Committee September 15 marks the first day of Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month in the United States. The celebration, which is also referred to as National Hispanic Heritage Month, began as […]
AFA Alaska Update – August 6, 2021
In This Edition PBS Subcommittee Member Interviews Let’s Talk About Eating Disorders PBS Subcommittee Member Interviews Master Executive Council (MEC) Background The PBS Subcommittee, part of the MEC Scheduling Committee, works with the company and the Inflight Crew Planning Department to maintain the company’s preferential bidding system (PBS) and oversee the bidding and bid award […]