Seattle Summer News
First, on behalf of all the Seattle Council 19 Officers, thank you for your support during the election process. For those of you who are new to the base, your local officers are:
President: Terry Taylor – terry.taylor@afaalaska.org
Vice President: Jake Jones – jake.jones@afaalaska.org
Secretary/Treasurer: Adam Clarey – adam.clarey@afaalaska.org
Council Rep: Melinda Jorge – melinda.jorge@afaalaska.org
Council Rep: Megan Brown – megan.brown@afaalaska.org
Please reach out to any of the officers if you have questions or concerns.
Have you heard of osTicket?
AFA Alaska recently implemented a new ticketing system to report issues. When you have a contractual or scheduling concern, the system enables you to log in and electronically file your concern. It will be routed to the correct person who will reach out to you. By utilizing this system, it allows AFA to track issues in each base. It is quick and easy to use. Visit http://support.afaalaska.org.
What have we been doing?
Council Representatives Melinda Jorge and Megan Brown attended the first session of the two-part New Officer training held in Washington, DC. They are both scheduled for the upcoming second session to complete their training.
Melinda will be attending a Martin Luther King County Labor Council meeting as a representative for the Seattle base. It is very important that we remain connected to and supportive of our fellow labor leaders. Adam Clary and Terry Taylor will be attending the CWA convention in August.
On July 14th, LEC Committee Chairs met with Council #19 Officers to discuss their needs and to review recent committee activity. We have decided to meet quarterly. In addition, we will be highlighting one committee each month via newsletter, so all Council 19 members are familiar with the Committee’s functions and with the Flight Attendants who participate in each committee.
Do you want to get involved?
Jarod McNeill is our Seattle Communications Chairperson. He has sent out information regarding Committees who could use additional members. If you are interested in joining an AFA Committee, look for the email blast sent last week. You can also find the information on the Council 19 Facebook page. We are currently looking for members to join the Inflight Service Committee, Reserve Committee and the Air Safety, Health & Security Committee.
New Flight Attendants to Seattle!
We currently have an Initial Flight Attendant class in session, and all of them will be coming to Seattle. There are a few company people enrolled in the class as well, however the number coming to Seattle should be around 88!
CrewAccess (JCA)
We are aware that JCA issues are on everyone’s mind (both line-holders and reserves). There have been many glitches including the inability to self-assign certain length trips for reserves; inaccurate trip credit, sit time and sick leave credit disappearing from rosters, etc. We have been told that the payroll side of JCA is still accurately tracking sit time, although the monthly totals and pairing sit times are now inaccurate. Believe us when we say that we share your frustration.
Your AFA Officers, Grievance Representatives, Reserve Committee and Scheduling Committee are working hard with Management to get fixes in place.
Be in the Know!
There are many ways to keep up to date with Council 19 news:
- Council 19 email blasts and newsletters
- Council 19 text alert system (direct to your phone). Register at: https://www.remind.com/join/sea19
- Council 19 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AFA-Council-19-Seattle-538630496190284/
- AFA Alaska Website: www.afaalaska.org/sea
Please remember, if you have an issue, go directly to the new osTicket reporting system at http://support.afaalaska.org to contact us. It is the fastest way to report your issue to an officer or committee member. As always, if you have specific questions, you can reach out to anyone via email.
In Solidarity,
AFA-CWA Council 19
Terry Taylor, Jake Jones, Adam Clarey, Megan Brown & Melinda Jorge
