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🎬 A Documentary Screening on Fume Events 🎬

Aloha Council 47 Flight Attendants,

Your AFA Air Quality Committee would like to share an upcoming documentary screening that may be of interest to our members, especially those based in or near LAX.

“This Is Your Captain Speaking” will be screened on May 29 at 7:00 PM at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Santa Monica.

In this documentary, former airline captain Tristan Loraine takes a deeper look into what the aviation industry knows about the quality of the air we breathe onboard the aircraft. The film explores concerns surrounding oil fume events and cabin air quality through the perspectives of aviation professionals and crewmembers. This is an opportunity to learn more about this important issue while supporting documentary filmmaking made by and for crewmembers.

Tickets will go on sale no later than Tuesday, May 26th at 7pm at https://www.laemmle.com/film/your-captain-speaking#get-tickets.

This is huge! Films have the power to influence and influence has the power to create change. I’m talking about new classifications, legislation, policies, etc. They’ve known for over 70 years about the aircraft engine air bleed system design flaw that causes toxic fumes to enter the cabin, and yet fume events still occur on a regular basis. This isn’t a fictional thriller, it’s the truth about your working conditions and what you and everyone onboard are exposed to.

Fume events are a serious matter and should always be reported through Intelex. If you experience or encounter a fume event, I encourage you to contact me (Kahea Alvarez — Local Safety Chair), so that I can provide you and your crew resources and information, continue to document concerns and advocate for Flight Attendant safety.

In Solidarity, 

Kahea Alvarez
LEC Safety Chair
Council 47 LAX/SEA
kahea.alvarez@afahawaiian.org

This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Seattle Based Flight Attendants

Per Diem for Immersion Training

Aloha Seattle Flight Attendants,

It was brought to our attention that per diem was not paid to Flight Attendants who attended the April Immersion Training.

Section 4.A.2. 

A Flight Attendant shall receive expenses as stipulated in Paragraph A.1 for a minimum of eight (8) hours for each day of training.

Payroll has been notified of the contractual violation and will correct this mistake in this month’s 22nd paycheck. Please be sure to check your pay statements to ensure you were properly compensated. 

For those who attended May’s Immersion Training, please look out for your per diem pay in next month’s pay statement.

Mahalo,

Josh, Paul and Beth
Council 47 Officers LAX/SEA
47@afahawaiian.org

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Introducing Your Newly Elected Committee Members

Aloha Council 47 Flight Attendants,

Last week, your Council 47 Officers conducted interviews for several local committee and chair vacancies. We were incredibly encouraged to see so many members step forward with a willingness to support both the work of our union and the members of Council 47.

After careful consideration and discussion, we are pleased to announce that the following vacancies have been filled effective immediately:

Committee	Position	Elected
EAP	Co-Chair (SEA Focus)	Lea Hutchinson
EAP	Committee (SEA Focus)	Alamoni Copney Malia Kaleopa’a Kahea Ching
Grievance	Committee (SEA Focus)	Patrick Smith
Hotel	Chair (LAX/SEA)	Le’a Tupola
Reserve	Co-Chairs (LAX/SEA)	Zachary M Rajkovacz Megan Moore

Throughout May and June, we will be working to onboard our newly selected volunteers administratively and connect them with their counterparts throughout AFA, at our other domiciles, and with company contacts relevant to their committee work.

Below is a complete list of our current Council 47 committees, chairs, and newly added volunteers.

** Please note that all committee members are available to assist members in both LAX and SEA. The domicile listed for each volunteer simply identifies their primary area of committee focus.

Committee	​
EAP	CHAIRS: Milo Penarubia (LAX) Lea Hutchinson (SEA)  COMMITTEE: Tracy Thompson (LAX) Beverly Rezzara-Mendoza (LAX) Alamoni Copney (SEA) Malia Kaleopa’a (SEA) Kahea Ching (SEA)
Grievance	CHAIR: Melissa Teshima (LAX/SEA)  COMMITTEE: Joshua Aoki (LAX/SEA) Paul Ikioka (LAX/SEA) Beth Hayes (LAX/SEA) Gary Mano’i (LAX/SEA) Patrick Smith (LAX/SEA)
Government Affairs	CHAIR: Bruni Agosto-Pinal (LAX/SEA)
Hotel	CHAIR: Le’a Tupola (LAX/SEA)
Human Rights and Equity	CHAIR: Bruni Agosto-Pinal (LAX/SEA)
Reserve	CHAIRS: Zachary M Rajkovacz (LAX/SEA) Megan Moore (LAX/SEA)
Air Safety, Heath and Security	CHAIR: Kahea Alvarez (LAX/SEA)
Inflight Service	CHAIR: Gary Mano’i (LAX/SEA)
Uniform	CHAIR: Melissa Teshima (LAX/SEA)

This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Seattle Based Flight Attendants

SCR Form Technical Issue – SEA Domicile Selection

Aloha Seattle Flight Attendants,

It has come to our attention that the Scheduling Clarification (SCR) form currently does not include SEA as a selectable domicile option in the drop-down menu. The company has been made aware of the issue and is actively working on a resolution.

In the meantime, please select LAX as your domicile when submitting an SCR. These submissions will be routed to the Council 47 grievance representatives, who cover both LAX and SEA.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this technical issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Mahalo,

Josh, Paul and Beth
Council 47 Officers LAX/SEA
47@afahawaiian.org