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AFA Alaska News in Review – March 22, 2024

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Reserve Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2024

Originally posted March 20, 2024

Our AFA Reserve Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, March 14 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent and advocate for our Reserve Flight Attendants. The Committee also met with management to review a number of specific concerns that were brought forward by Flight Attendants. Your Local Reserve Committee is available to answer questions, provide clarification, or help to resolve any reserve related issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

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Coming Soon: Flight Attendant Financial Security Survey

Originally posted March 21, 2024

The survey will be open to all Members on Tuesday, March 26 at 12 PM PT. Be on the lookout for the survey link in your personal email, SMS texts, and on AFA Alaska social media. Talk to your flying partners and make sure they’re signed up for their AFA emails, so they can also receive the survey link.

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March 2024 MEC Meeting Recap

Originally posted March 22, 2024

Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Monday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 19, to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. The MEC also met with executive management and a group of union leaders from other company workgroups to receive updates and discuss concerns affecting employees company-wide. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10.

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Something Isn’t Adding Up

Something isn’t adding up… Alaska Airlines repurchased approximately 3.5 million shares of stock for $145 million in 2023, but a new Flight Attendant contract is not economically feasible? #PayUsOrCHAOS

Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, March 26Monthly Scheduling Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 28Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)

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AFA Alaska News in Review – March 15, 2024

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Grievance Committee Update – 4th Quarter 2023, 1st Quarter 2024

Originally posted March 14, 2024

Our Grievance Committee protects all Flight Attendants from arbitrary and unjust disciplinary action and upholds our collective bargaining agreement. This update briefly summarizes the committee’s work over the past quarter. Management has issued discipline lately for a variety of reasons. Read on for more information about why management is disciplining and terminating Flight Attendants. If you’ve faced a situation that you believe might be a contractual violation, please report the issue through the AFA Alaska Online Support Center. AFA Representatives review each report submitted and will follow up to help you determine options and a course of action.

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Mediation: Who, When, Why and What’s Next?

Mediation. It’s where we are in the Negotiations timeline, but what does that mean? Here is a brief overview of some frequently asked questions.

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Our Collective Voice

AFA social media campaigns and content are designed and vetted to amplify our voices while protecting your legal rights. To ensure you’re always covered, we recommend sharing only AFA-created content. We don’t want anyone to face potential discipline, so please be careful when posting unofficial content about management on your social media.

Building Political Power

From Anchorage to San Diego, your local Government Affairs Committee has been meeting with members of Congress to share the issues that matter most to you. Whether that is important legislation such as Cabin Air Safety or updates about ongoing negotiations, we have a voice that must be heard.

Flight Attendants hold a lot of political strength when we as a union continue to advocate for ourselves not only in D.C., but also locally in our bases. Nothing is more powerful than hearing stories directly from aviation first responders. As our advocacy continues, it’s important to focus on helping to reelect members of Congress who are pro-labor and support us as Flight Attendants.

As many of you noticed, members of Congress joined us on the picket line in several of our bases. Additionally, several have also written letters directly to our CEO in support of us getting the industry leading contract we deserve. That is why we need to vote for pro-labor candidates in our upcoming 2024 election.

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Next Week’s Events

Monday, March 18 – Tuesday, March 19Regular MEC Meeting
Thursday, March 21ANC Base Safety Meeting

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AFA Alaska News in Review – March 8, 2024

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Inflight Service Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2024

Originally posted March 4, 2024

Our AFA Inflight Service Committee Chairpersons met on February 27 to represent Flight Attendants’ interests related to catering and onboard service/sales. The Committee met with management to discuss and receive updates on issues and problems faced by Flight Attendants onboard. The Committee continues to work with management to address catering concerns and improve processes in the future. Please report catering issues through Block2Block and safety-related issues through ReportIt!

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Mediation: What’s Next? 

Though the mediator assigned by the National Mediation Board was unavailable in March, our Negotiating Committee met this week to prepare for the April mediation session. The hard-hitting items are coming up fast and we will continue putting pressure on management for an industry-leading contract!

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Next Week’s Events

Thursday, March 14Quarterly Reserve Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 14LAX Base Safety Meeting
Thursday, March 14Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)

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AFA Alaska News in Review – March 1, 2024

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Human Rights Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2024

Originally posted February 26, 2024

Our AFA Human Rights Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, February 22, to discuss their ongoing program of work to advance human rights within our workplace and community. The Committee also met with management to receive updates on what progress has been made on concerns previously brought forward and address new concerns that have come to light. If you have ideas, thoughts, or feedback for the committee, your Local Human Rights Committee Chairperson would love to hear from you!

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Uniform Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2024

Originally posted February 27, 2024

Our AFA Uniform Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, February 22 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to uniforms. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are reporting related to uniform quality, wearability, and availability. If you are experiencing any issues with uniform quality or construction, please report the issues to Unisync as soon as possible.  Please include your Local Uniform Committee Chairperson on the email so they can help track any issues or trends that might be developing.

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Low Cost at What Cost?

Alaska Airlines management boasts about low costs and high productivity. They also say they pay their employees well… Flight Attendants disagree! We are done financing Alaska’s low costs with our livelihoods!

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Next Week’s Events

Thursday, March 7Scheduling Review Board (SRB)

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AFA Alaska News in Review – February 23, 2024

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February 2024 MEC Meeting Recap

Originally posted February 19, 2024

The February 2024 Regular MEC Meeting was held last week on Wednesday, February 14. Our MEC debriefed on the successful Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action, which received extensive media coverage and brought our fight further into the public eye. The strike vote results were reviewed, where 99.48% of Flight Attendants voted in favor of authorizing a strike. Thank you to our Mobilization Volunteers for their hard work and contribution to achieving this outcome!

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Alaska Management Refuses to Remove Dangerous Coffee Makers From Service Despite Injury Risks to Flight Attendants

Originally posted February 20, 2024

Several Flight Attendants have been injured recently due to older-style B/E Aerospace coffee makers spewing hot coffee and grounds. Management denied an AFA request to discontinue using these coffee makers despite the risk to Flight Attendant and passenger safety. A formal complaint is being filed with the FAA, and a contractual grievance will be filed against the company.

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Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – February 2024

Originally posted February 20, 2024

On February 20, our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work representing Flight Attendants’ interests in lineholder scheduling. The Committee met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems Flight Attendants face with scheduling, pairings, and bidding. Your Local Scheduling Committee is available to assist with any lineholder scheduling-related issues. Don’t hesitate to reach out for help!

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Negotiations Talk

Management might ask about negotiations – here’s an easy way to respond! “My Negotiating Committee speaks for me.” Our Negotiating Committee is our collective voice! Report these conversations by filling out a Management Interference Report on the Contract 2022 website, just like you would if you are asked to remove your AFA Contract Now lanyard.

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Don’t Care Bear Accessories

You asked, we delivered! Don’t Care Bear accessories are available now on the AFA Union Store – buy yours today while supplies last! Purchase a Don’t Care Bear Bag Tag or Pin at https://myunionstore.com/pages/afa-store.

The Don’t Care Bear Bag Tag and Pin are currently sold out, but we have ordered additional inventory to restock.

Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, February 27Quarterly Inflight Service Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 29Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)

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Find Us on Social Media

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Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – September 2025

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Monday, September 8, our AFA Local Hotel Committee Chairpersons met in person in Seattle to receive an update about current layover hotels and transportation providers and discuss concerns with management. Representing you at the meeting were Dori Marron (ANC), Jarod McNeill (SEA), Ila Christy (PDX), Hilary […]

We Will Never Forget – September 11, 2001

AFA Never Forget Website United Flight 175 Robert J. FangmanAmy N. JarretAmy R. KingKathryn LaBorieAlfred G. MarchandMichael C. TarrouAlicia N. TitusCaptain: Victor SaraciniFirst Officer: Michael HorrocksCustomer Service Representatives: Marianne MacFarlane and Jesus Sanchez United Flight 93 Lorraine G. BaySandra BradshawWanda A. GreenCeeCee LylesDeborah WelshCaptain: Jason DahlFirst Officer: Leroy Homer American Flight 11 Barbara AresteguiJeffrey CollmanSara […]

Vacation Survey Now Open

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, […]

SEA Domicile Negotiations – September 2025

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   […]

Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Interviews—October 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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