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REMINDER: RED Hot Informational Picketing Tomorrow

Get ready to show your solidarity at tomorrow’s RED Hot informational picketing in all five bases!  The Negotiating Committee is currently at the table with management during this week’s mediation session.  Your support is critical to show management and the public that we stand behind our Negotiating Committee in their efforts to achieve the contractual improvements we deserve!

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Information For Tomorrow

Picket times for each base are as follows:

ANC – 11 AM to 2 PM  ▪︎  LAX – 8 AM to 10 AM  ▪︎  PDX – 6 AM to 8 AM
SAN – 8 AM to 11 AM  ▪︎  SEA – 4 PM to 6 PM

Already Working?

If you’re already working tomorrow, you can show your support from wherever you are!  Take a picture with your RED AFA pin and share it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with hashtag #afaalaska.  Then check out our AFA Alaska tagboard at afaalaska.org/tagboard and watch our sea of RED online!

If you have any questions about tomorrow’s picketing event, contact your Local Mobilization Chairperson.  You’ll find contact information at afaalaska.org/mobilization.

Reminder: AFA RED Hot Summer Picnic – Wednesday, August 20th

Don’t forget that the AFA RED Hot Summer Picnic is coming up this Wednesday, August 20 from 1 to 4 PM at Angle Lake Park in SeaTac, WA. Alaska Airlines corporate headquarters, located next door, has a beautiful view of the park and Angle Lake. Let’s flood the park with a sea of RED and put our unity and solidarity on clear display!

The Details

  • Wear your RED AFA t-shirt to the event if you have one! We’ll have extra t-shirts available at the event if you haven’t received one.
  • Council 19 (SEA) will be providing hamburgers, hot dogs, and soda
  • If you’re coming from the Seattle area, please bring along a side dish or dessert to share family-style
  • Lawn chairs and blankets will help make you more comfortable at the event
  • If you’re coming from out of town, you’re welcome to use regular non-revenue travel to get to and from the picnic

Let Us Know You’re Coming!

Eventbrite - AFA RED Hot Summer Picnic

Questions?

Contact the Council 19 Seattle LEC Officers or email us at events@afaalaska.org

In Solidarity,

Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Gesch, Becky Strachan, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Sandra Morrow and Stephen Couckuyt

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AFA RED Hot Summer Picnic – August 20

Angle Lake Park
19408 International Blvd
SeaTac, WA 98188

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)

Eventbrite - AFA Summer Picnic

Get Ready for a RED Hot Summer Picnic!

You’re invited for a day of food, fun, and solidarity at Angle Lake Park.  Angle Lake Park is conveniently located next to Alaska Airlines corporate headquarters in SeaTac, WA.  This is a family-friendly event, so be sure to bring the kids!

On The Menu

Hamburgers, hot dogs, and soda will be provided by AFA Council 19.  We’re counting on you to bring along some tasty side dishes and desserts to share (see below).  Due to City of SeaTac regulations, no alcoholic beverages are permitted.

What To Bring

  • If you’re coming from the Seattle area, please bring a side dish or dessert to share family-style with your fellow AFA members and their families.
  • Lawn chairs and blankets will help to make you more comfortable as you enjoy the event
  • Be sure to wear your new RED AFA t-shirt.  If you don’t have one already, we’ll have plenty on hand at the event!

Coming From Out of Town?

Even if you don’t live in the Seattle area, we hope that you’ll join us for the event.  The use of non-revenue standby travel is permitted for the event.

Let Us Know You’re Coming!

Eventbrite - AFA Summer Picnic

Questions?

Contact the Council 19 Seattle LEC Officers or email us at events@afaalaska.org

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Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Meeting Recap – May 2026

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Scheduling Committee Meeting Recap – May 2026

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants On Tuesday, May 26, our pre-merger Alaska AFA Scheduling Committee Chairpersons and Representatives met virtually to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Rebekah Olds (ANC), Rita Tillou (SEA), Melodie Anderes (PDX), […]

Struggling With A Coworker? Consider AFA Professional Standards.

We all know flying can be demanding—long days, irregular hours, and fatigue are part of the job. It’s natural for tensions to rise. Before you head to management or vent on social media, consider Professional Standards. In this video, Ava McWilliams-Ellington, pre-merger Alaska LAX EAP/Professional Standards Committee Chairperson, shares how Professional Standards provides a confidential, […]

Crew Meal Survey Closing Soon

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