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AFA Alaska News in Review – April 28, 2023

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AFA Alaska Online Support Center Planned Outage

Originally posted April 24, 2023

Our Grievance Committee is working to make back-end improvements to the AFA Alaska Online Support Center (support.afaalaska.org) to help ensure that AFA Representatives can provide you with the best possible help when you need it. These improvements will require a planned outage, during which the AFA Alaska Online Support System will be offline and unavailable. The outage is scheduled to begin at 7 AM Pacific time on Friday, April 28. The system is anticipated to return to service by 5 PM Pacific time on Monday, May 1.

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REMINDER: AFA Alaska Online Support Center Planned Outage

Originally posted April 27, 2023

Earlier this week, we shared news about upcoming back-end system improvements to the AFA Alaska Online Support Center (support.afaalaska.org) that require a planned system outage. In preparation for the work, the system will go offline tomorrow (Friday, April 28) at 7 AM Pacific time. The system is anticipated to return to service by 5 PM Pacific time on Monday, May 1.

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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, May 2LAX Base Safety Meeting
Wednesday, May 3Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Thursday, May 4Scheduling Review Board (SRB)

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AFA Alaska News in Review – April 21, 2023

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System Board of Adjustment Interviews

Originally posted April 17, 2023

Our Master Executive Council (MEC) will be conducting interviews for one member to serve on the AFA System Board of Adjustment.

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Crew Access Frustrations

Originally posted April 17, 2023

Changes to how trips are posted and displayed in Crew Access and other ongoing system issues have resulted in concerns about contractual violations and a lack of management accountability. Management must provide a functional system that works correctly and has agreed to troubleshoot the current issues and review programming changes to Crew Access. AFA Representatives will continue protecting Flight Attendant interests and contractual rights through all legal means available to us, including the grievance process as applicable.

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Join The Fight To End Trans Genocide

Originally posted April 18, 2023

Our CWA Pride Caucus launched a petition on March 31st—International Transgender Day of Visibility. The goal of the petition is to have a statement read in the House and the Senate about the reality that trans people in America are in Stage 7 of a genocide. Stage 8 is when large scale round ups and exterminations begin. Any observer of the history of human rights crimes will tell you the situation is well past terrifying.

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Negotiation Session 13

Originally posted April 21, 2023

We are close to tentatively agreeing on Sections 16: Sick Leave/On the Job Injury and 32: Attendance Policy, which will increase the total agreements to 34 out of 45 sections. Of the remaining sections, 5 are being discussed, 5 are currently tabled, and 3 remain. The next negotiation session is May 9-11.

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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, April 25Monthly Scheduling Committee Meeting
Thursday, April 27Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)

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AFA Alaska News in Review – April 14, 2023

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Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Meeting Recap – 2nd Quarter 2023

Originally posted April 12, 2023

Our AFA Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Chairpersons met on Thursday, April 5 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to safety, health, and security in our workplace. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are facing onboard the aircraft. Reporting safety concerns is more important than ever given the challenges we are currently facing as a workgroup.  Flight Attendant Irregularity Reports (FAIR), Aviation Safety Action Reports (ASAP), and fatigue reports can all be filed through Report It!  Please contact a member of your Local ASHSC if you need assistance.

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April 2023 MEC Meeting Recap

Originally posted April 14, 2023

Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Tuesday, April 11, to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. As part of the meeting, the MEC met with members of inflight, crew planning, and labor relations management to discuss issues and concerns that are facing our work group and need to be addressed. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9. Please don’t hesitate to contact your LEC President if you have any questions.

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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, April 18 – Thursday, April 20Contract Negotiations

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AFA Alaska News in Review – April 7, 2023

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Negotiation Session 12

Originally posted April 7, 2023

Our Negotiating Committee tentatively agreed to Sections 8 (Hours of Service), 10.A through Q (Scheduling), 15 (Leaves of Absence), 27 (General Association), and three letters of agreement (LOAs), increasing the total to 32 out of 45 sections. Of the remaining sections, 5 are being discussed, 5 are currently tabled, and 3 remain. The next negotiation session is from April 18 through 20th.

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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, April 11 – Wednesday, April 12Regular MEC Meeting
Wednesday, April 12SEA Base Safety Meeting
Thursday, April 13Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Thursday, April 13Scheduling Review Board (SRB)

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AFA Alaska News in Review – March 31, 2023

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Human Rights Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2023

Originally posted March 27, 2023

Our AFA Human Rights Committee Chairpersons met on Friday, March 24, 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 that had been 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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Washington State Legislature Declines to Advance State Bill 5725

Originally posted March 29, 2023

Yesterday, the Washington State House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee declined to advance WA State Bill (SB) 5725 (“Clarifying the application of the industrial welfare act and minimum wage act to airline cabin crews”) out of committee. This action effectively killed the bill for the 2023-2024 legislative session. 

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Negotiations And Washington State Bill 5725 2023-2024

Originally posted March 30, 2023

Management solicited AFA’s support for WA SB 5725 in the context of contract negotiations, and the MEC ultimately agreed after careful consideration. Our Negotiating Committee subsequently secured an agreement for near-term implementation of onboard rest breaks and a tentative agreement on Paid Sick Leave (PSL) provisions. The failure of WA SB 5725 to advance out of committee may have some effect on negotiations.

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Supplemental Negotiations Update – March 30, 2023

Originally posted March 30, 2023

Management-mandated Tentative Agreement completion date extended past April. Prior agreement on Top of Industry Pay extended. Time spent addressing compliance with state laws within the CBA redirected bargaining time, leading to the need for the schedule extension.

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Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – March 2023

Originally posted March 31, 2023

Our AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons met on Tuesday, March 28 to discuss their ongoing program of work to represent Flight Attendants interests related to lineholder scheduling. The Committee also met with management to receive updates and discuss issues and problems that Flight Attendants are experiencing with scheduling, pairings, and bidding. Your Local Scheduling Committee is available to answer questions, provide clarification, or help to resolve any lineholder scheduling-related issues.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

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Next Week’s Events

Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6Contract Negotiations
Thursday, April 6Quarterly Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Meeting

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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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