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Hawaiian Flight Attendant Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement Roadshow Information

This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

  • Our Hawaiian Seattle Domicile Negotiating Committee is holding three virtual roadshows to discuss the new Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement (SEA LOA)
  • All members in good standing are invited to attend, but each session requires a separate registration using the email address on file with AFA (non-company email)

The Hawaiian Seattle Domicile Negotiating Committee is hosting three virtual roadshows to share information about the newly negotiated Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement (SEA LOA).

Here are a few reminders:

  • All members in good standing are invited to join.
  • Please fill out a separate registration form for each session you want to attend. You can sign up for more than one session.
  • Use the email address you have on file with AFA to register. Do not use your company email.
  • After you register, you will get a confirmation email with your unique link to join. Please keep your link private.

Mark Your Calendar

  • Session #1 – Monday, December 1, 2025 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM HT
  • Session #2 – Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM HT
  • Session #3 – Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 2 PM to 3:30 PM HT

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local leadership or email the SEA Domicile Negotiating Committee at sea@afahawaiian.org.

Council 43 Update – November 26, 2025

This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

Yesterday the SEA Negotiating Committee announced that we have reached an agreement with management to open a Hawaiian Flight Attendant domicile in SEA and that the agreement was ratified by the Master Executive Council (MEC). As your Local Council President and a member of the SEA Negotiating Committee, I would like to address a few important provisions of the agreement and the reason for MEC ratification.

This is an important deal with improvements and protections for Hawaiian Flight Attendants. There are no givebacks – there are only gets – including the elimination of the 787-9 One-Way Staffing Carve Out and the reduction of the ER crew-to-load provision to 85%. Two of the most important protections we secured are the right for Hawaiian Flight Attendants to return their domicile of origin beginning with the ratification of a JCBA and protection against involuntary assignment to SEA for 18 months. Without these two important protections, Flight Attendants would be at greater risk of either not being able to return to domicile of origin or being forced to move to SEA.

That brings me to the reason for MEC ratification. I believe that protections that give Flight Attendants and their families the peace of mind to know that they will remain attached to their home, whether here in the islands or Los Angeles, are extremely important. I believe protections as important as these must be secured when the opportunity presents itself. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be forced to move to SEA to in order to continue your career as a Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendant but at the cost of leaving your family behind in Hawaiʻi. Family means everything. If we care about our fellow Flight Attendants, their well-being, and their families who support them, we should understand that securing these kinds of protections are an absolute must.

It should be noted that the AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws provides that ratification of letters of agreement shall normally be by Master Executive Council vote only; however, the Master Executive Council of an airline may vote for membership ratification of a particular side letter. Here at Hawaiian, the letters of agreement that have been put out for membership ratification were either for concessions (cuts to pay and/or work rules) that affected everyone or new equipment acquisitions like the A321 and the B787-9.

Given all of these considerations (the improvements in the letter of agreement, that it provides protection that helps to keep Flight Attendants and their families connected to their domicile of origin, and the well-established practice of letter of agreement ratifications at Hawaiian), I fully support the MEC ratification of the Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement. It is the right thing to do if one cares about our fellow Flight Attendants and their families.

In Solidarity,

Martin Gusman
President
Honolulu Council 43

Hawaiian Flight Attendant Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement

This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

  • Our Hawaiian Seattle Domicile Negotiating Committee has reached an agreement with management
  • The Hawaiian Flight Attendant Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement (SEA LOA) has been ratified by the Hawaiian voting members of the Master Executive Council (MEC) per the AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws
  • The Seattle domicile is planned to open in April 2026 and Hawaiian Flight Attendants are encouraged to review the SEA LOA and attend virtual roadshows

Agreement Reached

After months of negotiations following the Seattle domicile announcement, AFA and management have reached an agreement establishing the Hawaiian Flight Attendant Seattle Domicile Letter of Agreement (SEA LOA).  The SEA LOA provides an orderly process for establishing the base and enhanced contractual provisions that will protect Hawaiian Flight Attendants. 

Per AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws, Section IV, the Hawaiian voting members of our Master Executive Council (MEC) have ratified the SEA LOA. MEC ratification of this LOA is in line with our history of establishing new domiciles outside of Section 6 negotiations. Letters of Agreement considered for membership ratification include issues that affect the vast majority of our Flight Attendants including new aircraft type negotiations and restructuring agreements to avoid bankruptcy or as a part of bankruptcy. We would like to emphasize that the SEA LOA contains only improvements to our current contract provisions.

Management is preparing to open the SEA domicile in April 2026. Flight Attendants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the enhanced contractual provisions secured by your AFA Negotiating Committee. Please review the SEA LOA and the Question and Answer (Q & A)to answer your immediate questions.

More information will be forthcoming in addition to virtual roadshows that the Negotiating Committee will be hosting. We ensured that there is adequate time between this announcement and the first vacancy bid closing for Flight Attendants to evaluate whether they would like to submit a vacancy bid for the Seattle domicile.  For any questions not answered in this Q & A, please email the Negotiating Committee at sea@hawaiianafa.org. We will continue to update the FAQ and post more information as it becomes available.

Vacancy Bid

  • OPEN: December 15, 2025
  • CLOSE: January 12, 2026
  • AWARD: January 14, 2026

Please check your company email for details. Information will also be posted to the company IFS website.

Save the Date – Virtual Roadshows

  • Session #1 – Monday, December 1, 2025 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM HT
  • Session #2 – Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM HT
  • Session #3 – Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 2 PM to 3:30 PM HT

Details will be forthcoming.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your LEC Officers or email the SEA Domicile Negotiating Committee at sea@afahawaiian.org.

Local Executive Council Meeting Tomorrow

This message is for pre-merger Hawaiian Flight Attendants

This is a friendly reminder that Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, our Local Council 43 Officers will be hosting two membership meetings  at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in the Conference Center in Terminal 1 (7th Floor). Take the mauka side elevator from the inter island parking structure up to the 7th floor.

There will be two sessions at 0930 and 1300. Between sessions, your LEC Officers will also be available to talk story and answer any questions one-on-one. Refreshments will be provided, and parking will be validated for $3.50.

All members in good standing are invited and encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!

Mahalo,
Honolulu Local Council 43 LEC Officers

Martin Gusman, LEC 43 President
Kela Chong, LEC 43 Vice President

Joint Contract Negotiations Session 9 – November 2025

This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants

  • Our JNC met with management this week on November 18 to November 20 in Seattle; our next negotiation session is scheduled for December 9 to December 11
  • A Tentative Agreement (TA) was reached regarding Section 25 (Air Safety, Health and Security) which incorporates several improvements taken from the Hawaiian Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

Negotiations Update

Our AFA Alaska + Hawaiian Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) met this week for three days of collective bargaining with management. The JNC met with management on November 18 to November 20 in Seattle, WA. At the negotiating table for this session were:

Representing AFA and our Flight AttendantsRepresenting Management
Tim Green, Joint Negotiating Committee ChairpersonAllen Thieman, Vice President of Inflight, Alaska
Martin Gusman, Joint Negotiating Committee MemberCarmen Williams, Managing Director, Labor Relations, Alaska
Jeffrey Fuke, Joint Negotiating Committee MemberKalani Sloat, Senior Director, Labor Relations, Hawaiian
Virginia Fritz, Joint Negotiating Committee MemberNeil Osato, Director, Labor and People Relations, Hawaiian
Heather Reier, Joint Negotiating Committee MemberMike Link, Labor Relations Program Manager, Alaska
Paula Mastrangelo, AFA Senior Staff NegotiatorKaren Themelis, Senior Labor Relations Business Partner, Alaska

In this round of negotiations, our JNC made progress on Section 25 (Air Safety, Health and Security), Section 27 (Association General), and Section 36 (Commuter Policy). We are getting closer to settling several issues where we still disagree.

We are pleased to share that we have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on Section 25 (Air Safety, Health and Security). We secured several procedural improvements, formalized support for important safety meetings and reports, and made progress on incorporating language around Cabin Air. The Hawaiian Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) helped the Committee make these valuable improvements.

Section by Section Progress

Tentative Agreements reached in this session:

  • Section 25 – Air Safety Health and Security (HA CBA Section 28)

Sections discussed in this session:

  • Section 27 – Association General (HA CBA Section 22)
  • Section 36 – Commuter Policy (HA CBA Section 34-28)

Sections in ongoing discussion:

  • Section 30 – Training (HA CBA Section 26)

Sections listed below are on hold until discussions regarding future sections, which affect specific provisions, take place.

  • Section 6 – Seniority (HA CBA Section 9)
  • Section 15 – Leaves of Absence (HA CBA Section 17)
  • Section 19 – Grievance Procedures (HA CBA Section 23)
  • Section 33 – Charters (HA CBA Section 12)

Local Council Meetings

Our Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) attended the Local Council Meeting with Council 39 (Portland) on Friday, November 21, in Portland. In December, we will continue our base visits, with our next stop at the joint Local Council Meeting with Council 18 (Alaska LAX) and Council 47 (Hawaiian LAX). Please check your Local Council communications for updates about future meetings.

What’s Upcoming

Our next session with management is scheduled for December 9 to December 11.

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