In This Edition
- Status of Bernstein v. Virgin America Class Action Lawsuit
- July 2022 MEC Meeting Recap
- AFA’s Response to Management’s Webcasts About Bernstein v. Virgin America (California Meal & Rest Breaks) – Part 2
- Supreme Court Ruling on A4A v. WA L&I (WA Paid Sick Leave)
- Next Week’s Events
Status of Bernstein v. Virgin America Class Action Lawsuit
Originally posted July 11, 2022
Legal disclaimer: At the request of Legacy Virgin America (L-VX) Flight Attendants who have reached out to AFA Alaska regarding Bernstein v. Virgin America, we are sharing the following information presented “as-is” and with permission from the Bernstein class counsel as a courtesy to our members. AFA does not represent the plaintiffs in this case, so any specific questions or concerns from the Class (current and/or former L-VX FAs) about the case should be directed to counsel: monique@os-legal.com and alison@ktlawsf.com.
July 2022 MEC Meeting Recap
Originally posted July 13, 2022
Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13 to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. As part of the meeting, the MEC met with members of inflight, labor relations, and executive management to discuss issues and concerns that are facing our work group and need to be addressed. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 11. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your LEC President if you have any questions.
AFA’s Response to Management’s Webcasts About Bernstein v. Virgin America (California Meal & Rest Breaks) – Part 2
Originally posted July 14, 2022
AFA has previously communicated several times regarding the Supreme Court ruling on Bernstein v. Virgin America, the potential impact, and how our perspective differs from that of management. To clarify, AFA did not initiate this lawsuit but did file an amicus brief in 2020 in support of upholding the Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling on the case. AFA has been and remains ready to negotiate solutions but will not agree to categorically undermine the rights of our members as it applies to benefits under state law. AFA International will be hosting a virtual union meeting on Wednesday, July 20th to discuss the facts about how the ruling will affect Flight Attendants in California.
Supreme Court Ruling on A4A v. WA L&I (WA Paid Sick Leave)
Originally posted July 14, 2022
A recent Supreme Court ruling upheld a decision by a lower court requiring that Alaska Airlines comply with the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law and apply it to Flight Attendants. The law prohibits employers from adopting or enforcing any policy that counts the use of paid sick leave time as an absence that may lead to or result in discipline (qualifying absences will not incur attendance points). Seattle-based Flight Attendants are considered covered employees for purposes of the law, but AFA believes that the ruling should apply to Section 32 (Attendance Policy) for all Flight Attendants, regardless of domicile, under a previous arbitration decision.
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