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• Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – March 2025
• Next Week’s Events

Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – March 2025

Originally posted March 28, 2025

On March 25, 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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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 2	Regular MEC Meeting
Thursday, April 3	Quarterly Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Meeting (pmAS)
Thursday, April 3	Council 19 (SEA) Local Council Meeting
Friday, April 4	Council 30 (ANC) Local Council Meeting
Friday, April 4	Council 39 (PDX) Local Council Meeting
Friday, April 4	Council 47 (LAX) Local Council Meeting
Friday, April 4	AFA Executive Board Meeting

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• Upcoming AFA Alaska Phone and Email Outages
• Reserve Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2025
• Joint Contract Negotiations Begin
• Next Week’s Events

Upcoming AFA Alaska Phone and Email Outages

Originally posted March 18, 2025

We’re working to combine some communication systems with AFA Hawaiian this week, which will result in some disruptions. Starting March 18 at 5 PM PT, AFA Alaska phone lines will be offline until early next week. Email systems will also be unavailable from March 21 at 5 PM PT until March 24. During this time, use alternative contact methods like direct phone numbers from the AFA Alaska website for LEC Officers and Committees.

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Reserve Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2025 

Originally posted March 19, 2025

Our AFA Reserve Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, March 13, to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent and advocate for our Reserve Flight Attendants. The Committee also met with management to review specific concerns that Flight Attendants brought forward. Your Local Reserve Committee is available to answer questions, clarify contractual language, or help resolve reserve-related issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

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Joint Contract Negotiations Begin

Originally posted March 21, 2025

Our Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) has started negotiations for the Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) that will cover both Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants. Initial discussions focused on less controversial sections, with tentative agreements reached on several areas. To make sure everyone’s voice is heard, we’ll be sending out surveys to gather Member feedback on targeted issues as the process moves along.

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Next Week’s Events

Monday, March 24	Council 15 (SAN) and Council 18 (LAX) Local Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 25	Monthly Scheduling Committee Meeting (pmAS)
Thursday, March 27	Council 43 (HNL) Local Council Meeting
Thursday, March 27	Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) (pmAS)

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• Contract Implementation Update
• Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – March 2025
• Next Week’s Events

Contract Implementation Update

Originally posted March 12, 2025

The original implementation timeline, which only included provisions with agreed-upon implementation dates, was published prior to ratification. Several items needed additional discussion and/or programming before determining a projected date.

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Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – March 2025

Originally posted March 13, 2025

On March 10, our AFA Hotel Committee Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to protect and improve the quality of hotel accommodations and ground transportation providers for Flight Attendants. The Committee met with management to discuss current trends and concerns regarding layover hotels and transportation. If you encounter problems or have positive feedback about hotels or transportation, please report it through the feedback function in the MyCrewCare app. Your feedback is crucial as it provides the Committee with essential data to support keeping high-quality hotels and push for change when conditions are unacceptable.

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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, March 18 – Thursday, March 20	Joint Contract Negotiations
Wednesday, March 19	United AFA Day of Action Informational Picketing
Thursday, March 20	ANC Base Safety Meeting
Friday, March 21	Council 35 (SFO) Local Council Meeting

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• Alaska & Hawaiian Master Executive Councils Become One Today
• Time To Swap Out Your Red AFA Pin & Lanyard!
• Negotiations Support Representative Interviews
• Next Week’s Events

Alaska & Hawaiian Master Executive Councils Become One Today

Originally posted March 1, 2025

Today marks the official merger of the Master Executive Councils (MECs) of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. Our combined MEC consists of eight Local Executive Council (LEC) Presidents—two from pre-merger Hawaiian and six from pre-merger Alaska—along with our newly elected joint MEC Officers, who begin their terms today. Together, our joint MEC will now be able to speak with one voice on behalf of all Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants, strengthening our voice with management, the public, and other stakeholders.

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Time To Swap Out Your Red AFA Pin & Lanyard!

Originally posted March 4, 2025

Contract negotiations at Alaska are complete, and mobilization activities for Contract 2022 have ended—thank you to everyone for your support! We are transitioning back to the classic white AFA pin, so please swap your red AFA pin and lanyard accordingly. For new pins, contact your Local Council, and for compliant lanyards, see a base supervisor.

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Negotiations Support Representative Interviews

Originally posted March 6, 2025

The Negotiations Support Representative plays a vital role in assisting the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC). Key responsibilities include serving as the primary note-taker during negotiation sessions, developing and managing a communication plan, creating engaging informational content for Members, coordinating social media activities, and gathering and reviewing Member feedback. This position requires strong organizational skills, proficiency with various digital tools, and effective communication abilities. The Representative works closely with different AFA committees and others to support the collective bargaining process.

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Next Week’s Events

Monday, March 10	Monthly Hotel Committee Meeting (pmAS)
Thursday, March 13	Quarterly Reserve Committee Meeting (pmAS)
Thursday, March 13	Alternate Dispute Resolution (pmAS)

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In This Edition

• Uniform Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2025
• Inflight Service Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2025
• Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – February 2025
• Tentative Agreement Ratified
• Shared on Social
• Next Week’s Events

Uniform Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2025

Originally posted February 24, 2025

Our AFA Uniform Committee Chairpersons met on February 13, to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to uniforms. The Committee met with management to discuss uniform issues reported by Flight Attendants, including quality, wearability, and availability. If you encounter issues with uniform quality or construction, please report them to Unisync as soon as possible and include your Local Uniform Committee Chairperson to help track any trends.

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Inflight Service Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2025

Originally posted February 25, 2025

Our AFA Inflight Service Committee Chairpersons met on February 20 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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Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – February 2025

Originally posted February 27, 2025

On February 25, 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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Tentative Agreement Ratified

Originally posted February 28, 2025

Flight Attendants have spoken with their vote and the 2025 Tentative Agreement (TA2) has been ratified. It is the new Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Contract. The ratification vote closed at 12 PM PT today with 90.8% of eligible voters participating. Thank you for being engaged. Exercising your vote is using your voice. With a 90.8% participation rate, our collective voice is clear. Results: 5620 voted FOR the agreement, for a total of 95%, 315 voted AGAINST the agreement, for a total of 5%.

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TA2 Vote Updates

Find all TA2 information including the full text, provision change videos and graphics, the roadshow and Q&A recordings, and voting information at contract2022.afaalaska.org/ta2. 

Monday, February 24 –75.8% 
Tuesday, February 25 – 79.7% 
Wednesday, February 26 – 82.6%
Thursday, February 27 – 85.4%

Voting closed on February 28 at 12 PM PT.

Next Week’s Events

Monday, March 3	Regular MEC Meeting
Monday, March 3 – Tuesday, March 4	Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) Negotiations Training
Thursday, March 6	Council 35 (SFO) Local Council Meeting
Thursday, March 6	Scheduling Review Board (SRB)

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