Welcome to SFO!
On behalf of your Council 35 officers, we would like to offer a warm welcome to all new SFO base transfers! Please keep an eye open for a welcome letter which contains resources for SFO.
Don’t Forget to Vote!
It’s election season again, and don’t forget to exercise your right to vote! SFO will be selecting officers and a newly created Council Representative position which was voted in by members at the August 6, 2018 Membership Meeting. All Council 35 voting instructions and guidelines can be found on the AFA Elections Page.
Council 35 Election Dates
Ballots Mailed: April 3, 2019
Polls Open: April 5, 2019
Polls Close /Results: May 2, 2019
Term Date Start: July 1, 2019
Term Date End: June 30, 2022
Commuter Policy
With the transition of the L-VX Commuter Policy to the Commuter Policy outlined in the JCBA, Council 35 has received many questions about how to use the policy. To list as D8Y you must be traveling to/from work and only between registered cities. That means if you pick up out of domicile you cannot use D8Y commuter status to reposition for the assignment if the city is not the registered city on file. The booking or listing can be multiple legs; however, the final destination should be your registered city. For example, to commute out of PHX which has no regular service between PHX and SFO, you can use D8Y to book travel for a commute however it would include a connection in SEA or PDX. For more information please review the commuter policy in §28.G of the JCBA. To register as a commuter, submit a completed commuter form on Alaskasworld inflight page:
Administration>>Commuter Form
D-Pairings and Reassignments
There seems to be some confusion about which Flight Attendant gets reassigned or offered a deadhead (DHD) when there is a down-grade of aircraft or a crew complement over minimum crew is assigned to a sequence. The JCBA defines reassignments to go in seniority order, allowing the most senior person to decide if they would like a reassignment or be offered the deadhead. This applies to crews on the same sequence (or pairing number) and does not apply to sequences where a D-position F/A is assigned. The D-position has a separate sequence (pairing) number and whenever present, the D will be the F/A that will be removed, reassigned or may choose to DHD. Guidelines for reassignments can be found in §10.R of the JCBA.
No 480 Requirement for L-VX in 2019
As a reminder, the transition agreement outlines the 480 requirements for Legacy VX Flight Attendants. L-VX will not be held accountable for the 480 requirements until 2020, which means that for 2019, L-VX F/As do not have to maintain 480 hours to receive the benefits associated with the program. For more information please reference the L-VX Transition Agreement.
Flight Attendant Wish List Items
Now that L-VX Flight Attendants are represented by AFA, we are lucky to have a professional group of Union negotiators that formally approaches management with AS Flight Attendant needs. The contract dictates when we discuss “wish list” items, which is normally reserved for §6 negotiations (when the contract becomes amendable) or occasionally AFA and management find opportunities to resolve individual issues through side Letters of Agreements. These Letters of Agreements have the full force of the contract and are binding. An example of this is the upcoming Bay Area Co-Terminal Negotiations. Per the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) the company does not have the ability to unilaterally implement a Co-terminal without negotiating AFA’s agreement. Management asked AFA to enter negotiations and we organized a group of negotiating committee members to participate in those discussions.
To approach the company outside of agreed upon discussions with a wish list is not the current practice and will not normally be successful. It is important strategically to allow the appointed negotiating committees to speak directly with management regarding the desires and wishes of the Flight Attendant group as a whole. This is the art of negotiation and for many F/As at L-VX this process is new. Rather than sending management your “wish list,” please remember to reach out to your Council 35 officers for input on future items for the bargaining table. You may even be approached by management at certain times of negotiations and asked about your views. If this happens, please let them know your negotiating committee speaks for you! For more information about contract negotiations, please visit the Negotiation Process on our webpage.
FAQs
How do I contact Council 35 officers?
The best way to contact Council 35 officers is via email. Emails are easier to forward for follow up and to have a record of information. Using your personal email account, please know that concerns received by Council 35 are held in confidence and will not be shared for follow up without the permission of the original sender. Avoid using your alaskaair.com email to share concerns as those accounts are not private and subject to audits. To get the fastest and most thorough response, please email sfo@afalaska.org. All officers can respond to emails sent to that address which facilitates a more efficient use of resources. Please allow at least 24 business hours for a response to any method of contact.
In Solidarity,
Melissa Osborne
LEC President
Alaska Airlines Council 35, San Francisco
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO
melissa.osborne@afaalaska.org
415.215.1322
Aladrian Hillmon
LEC Vice President
Alaska Airlines Council 35, San Francisco
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO
aladrian.hillmon@afaalaska.org
415.991.3791
James Ikehara
LEC Secretary
Alaska Airlines Council 35, San Francisco
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO
james.ikehara@afaalaska.org
206.457.2010 ext. 7002
