Did the negotiating committee review Section 23 and achieve a cap on our insurance?
Yes, we achieved a 15% year on year cap on health care contribution and maintained the annual cost share caps from TA1.
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Alaska Airlines Master Executive Council
Did the negotiating committee review Section 23 and achieve a cap on our insurance?
Yes, we achieved a 15% year on year cap on health care contribution and maintained the annual cost share caps from TA1.
The Negotiating Committee is grateful for the amazing response of our Flight Attendants and their willingness to share their financial struggles with us. This is a personal issue and we value your honesty and trust.
We are concerned but not surprised by the number of responses. We know, however, this is not all of you. We have heard some say that this survey was available for a short period of time and flight attendants could not continue to participate. That is incorrect. We are committed to gathering your stories for as long as it is necessary to ensure that everyone wanting to share has had the opportunity.
Because of the statistics involved in this survey and our desire to understand all of the needs of our group, the sooner you can return your survey the better. This helps us have stable statistics as we move forward in negotiations.
To make this easier for you to respond, we are going to attach the questionnaire in this communication. Please return it to one of the negotiators below or whichever one you feel most comfortable with. If you have any questions please continue to ask. We are here to help and listen.
ANC | SEA & PDX | LAX & SAN |
Lisa Pinkston | Christina Frees | Kristy Stratton |
lvarner22@mac.com | freesitintime@gmail.com | stratton.kristy@gmail.com |
All information will be handled with the utmost care and confidentiality. Your name will not be shared outside the Negotiating Committee. The information collected is strictly for negotiation and statistical purposes. Individual Flight Attendant names will be removed and kept confidential.
1. What is your name? Answer:
2. Where you are currently based? Answer:
3. Are you on reserve (Y/N)? Answer:
4. Are you on active status or on a leave of absence? Answer:
5. What is your average monthly paid TFP? Answer:
6. What is your pay step? Answer:
7. What is your household size? Answer:
8. Are you the sole provider (Y/N)? Answer:
9. Do you have a second income (job, rent out rooms etc) to subsidize your monthly income? Answer:
10. At any time in the past 5 years, while you were an Alaska Flight Attendant, have you applied for any form of financial assistance, government, local, third party assistance or loan deferment/forgiveness (Y/N)? If so, what type?
Answer:
11. Are you currently receiving, or have received any of the following types of financial assistance in the past five years while you were an Alaska Flight Attendant? (You do not need to tell us what type of assistance if you do not wish, simply answer with A, B, C, D or AFA Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Financial Aid Questionnaire all of the above.) (Y/N)? Answer:
A. Government (food stamps, WIC [Women, Infants & Children] assistance, housing, low income housing, medical, school lunches, cash, other) (Y/N)? Answer:
B. Local (lost cost, subsidized or reduced housing, rent, mortgage, utilities, phone, water, electric, trash, food bank, local charity, non-profits, other) (Y/N)? Answer:
C. Third-party (family, friend, church, Employee Assistance Fund, car payment, free or reduced rent, mortgage assistance, cash, other) (Y/N)? Answer:
D. Deferment or forgiveness program (student loan, mortgage, etc) (Y/N)? Answer:
12. Would you be open to being contacted in the future in regards to this topic (Y/N)? Answer:
If yes, please provide the best way to contact you (email / phone / text / other):
We understand this can be a sensitive topic. On behalf of the Negotiating Committee, thank you for participating and assisting us in collecting this information.
Your Negotiating Committee just wrapped up 4 days of mediation under the direction of NMB Mediator, Victoria Gray, at the La Jolla Marriott in San Diego, CA.
The days were long and stretched into the night as both teams were frustrated as we grappled with complex issues and tough decisions. We did reach some consensus.
Thank you to everybody who worked yesterday and who attended informational picketing system-wide. Your enthusiasm was a big encouragement to your NC. The SAN Flight Attendants stopped by our caucus room to show their support!
This session we did TA 3 Sections:
Section 9 – JA
We retained protections from being JA’d when trading away days off one’s line provided you don’t replace those days with anything else and all the improvements from the TA. Additionally, a FA cannot be JA’d into or while on a vacation.
Sick Leave Make-up Program
This will allow F/As to restore their sick leave on a 1:1 basis under conditions of the program.
Section 23 Insurance Benefits
We achieved the 15% year on year cap on health care contributions and maintained the annual cost share caps from the TA.
Section 32 Attendance Policy
Your Negotiating Committee will meet with management’s team in SEA in September to work on language clean-up for Section 12 and parameters for an automated Reserve Repositioning Calendar.
The next mediation session is scheduled for October 6-8 in Portland, OR. We also have a mediation session scheduled in Washington, DC, November 12-14.
Please check out the Negotiations Update video on our You Tube channel at http://youtu.be/GDX3CDjZZN8
Wear your RED pin, stay informed and stay engaged. Keep an eye out for more opportunities to show your spirit and voice your thoughts to management! More information can be found on our new website at afaalaska.org.
In solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
In preparation for the upcoming May 20th Mobilization events at each base, AFA Council 18 (LAX) Mobilization trainings are being held at the Westin LAX May 15th. By attending a single two-hour session, you’ll be empowered with knowledge about how you can help the Negotiating Committee send management a unified message—we are Five Bases, Standing Strong!
Read more about the Mobilization Committee at alaskamec.org/mobilization. Ready to gear up and make a difference? Sign up to attend a Mobilization Training session at alaskamec.org/mobilization/training.
Details of the first Mobilization event will be provided at the training May 15th. Please plan on attending one of the two sessions (May 15th) and event on May 2oth.
Mobilization Training is at the Westin LAX: session 1 is from 10am-12pm, session 2 is from 1pm-3pm.Sign up at www.alaskamec.org/mobilization/training. Please contact StacyC.Uebelhor@yahoo.com with any questions.
Five Bases Standing Strong!
Our AFA Reserve Committee Chairpersons met on Thursday, June 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!
On June 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!
AFA has not agreed to any extra-contractual terms for the newly announced supplemental ditching training; discussions with management just started. Many management decision-makers are away at contract negotiations, delaying progress toward any sort of agreement. Our AFA Committees are committed to advocating for your rights and will address unresolved issues through the contractual grievance process if necessary.
Our AFA Alaska Master Executive Council (MEC) met this week on Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, to conduct their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants. The MEC was supposed to meet with executive management and union leaders from other company workgroups but chose to skip the meeting in support of our Negotiating Committee. The next Regular MEC Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, and Wednesday, July 10.
Flight Attendants are facing technical issues with Crew Access and Open Time trading/dropping, causing stress and frustration. Management plans to resolve these issues with server upgrades in June and July and will monitor the system closely during July Open Time. Our Scheduling Committee has requested a meeting with management to discuss long-term solutions for the ongoing Crew Access challenges.