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    SAN November Updates

    November 6, 2020 08:00

    SAN LAX SFO Membership Meeting Nov 16

    The next membership meeting for Council 15 members will be Monday, November 16, 2020 at 1100 on Zoom. The purpose will be to discuss the AFA Board of Director’s Meeting scheduled for November 18, 2020. This meeting will be a combined council meeting and open to all Council 15, 18 and 35 members in good standing (up-to-date on dues).  You must register to attend.  If you have any agenda items to discuss or specific questions please submit to SAN@afaalaska.org by November 9, 2020.

    Increases to High-Deductible Health Insurance Plan

    Your Council 15 Officers have fielded many questions regarding increases in the consumer choice health insurance plan.  The JCBA §23.A.3 defines the option: “The Company will offer a high-deductible group-insurance plan. Flight Attendants will pay no more than any other work group to participate in the plan.” The regular PPO is limited to a 15% increase over current rates in §23.A.1 and did not increase for 2021. The PPO rates are frozen at the 2019 rates per JCBA§23.A.2 

    Multi-Factor Authentication coming soon 

    Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is a security process for authenticating users by requiring two methods to sign in – generally a password and another form of identification. Many already using this process to access sites such as online banking, and Alaska is now rolling it out to all employees for PeopleSoft and Office365 products.  The deadline to enroll in MFA is December 1, and employees that do not enroll by the deadline will be locked out of AS accounts.  Enrollment information will be sent to all employees via company email. 

    FMLA Qualifications after Staffing and Furlough Mitigations Leaves

    To qualify for FMLA, FAs need to work 504 hours within a rolling 12 month period.  With so many FAs taking leaves this year, qualifying for FMLA is a struggle for many.  AFA approached management to request a waiver or exemption to qualifying hours.  Management declined to change required hours to remain consistent with other work groups in the company.  This means that if an FA doesn’t qualify for FMLA, the intermittent leave option will not be available. Continuous leaves will be offered through Matrix as a (non-FMLA) medical leave.

    Trending Performance Investigations and Disciplines

    CBT


    Discipline for failing to complete quarterly CBTs are continue to trend.  Flight Attendants returning from leave are given 60 days to complete CBTs.  The Council 15 Grievance Committee has been successful in assisting FAs dispute discipline when evidence of technical difficulties exist.  Being busy and forgetting to complete the CBT has not been accepted as extenuating circumstances to miss a CBT deadline and the discipline will remain.  If more than one CBT deadline is missed, discipline will progress to higher steps on the discipline scale (ie 2 missed CBTs in 18 month period will escalate to a Written Warning).


    Reserve Violations


    Reserves that spend their reserve days out-of-base or not remaining within airport during airport standby continue to be investigated.  Violations of the reserve proximity requirements will result in termination on the first offense.  Please see JCBA§11 for rules regarding reserve availability periods.

    Contacting AFA Officers

    Please, Do Not call from a blocked phone number.  Blocked Calls/Voicemail are filtered out and may not be delivered.
    Please, Do Not send messages via Facebook Messenger (or any 3rd party message App).

    Please, Do Not email over Company servers  (@alaskaair.com).  

    The company has access to all communications on company servers.   Assume every email sent or received via Co Email will be seen by management.   

    Member run Facebook Pages are NOT actively monitored by AFA.  Therefore, there should be no expectation that any AFA officer will see or address any issues or complaints posted on those pages.

    If you need assistance, please reach out to your AFA Reps via appropriate channels and provide details for us to assist you.  

    Please contact us using the following approved platforms:

    Email: SAN@afaalaska.org

    Phone: (206) 457-2010 X5
    OS Ticket:   https://support.afaalaska.org/
    Committee Roster:  https://afaalaska.org/san/committees

    Registered Commuter Status

    Key reminders for F/As who are registered commuters D8Y Status:•

    •  Commuting using the D8Y boarding priority is only permitted when traveling to/from work.
    •  F/As are not eligible to use when traveling for personal reasons.

    F/As must submit an update request or removal request via the Commuter Form on the Inflight Website if any of the following events have changed since originally enrolling in the Commuter program.

    • Registered commuter city, primary residential address, permanent domicile, temporary base swap

    Commuting using the D8Y boarding priority is not permitted when: 

    • Beginning or completing an out of base pick up
    • When choosing to be released from a deadhead originally scheduled to return F/A to domicile,
    • F/A travels to a city that is not their registered commuter city and then flies to their domicile(exception: making a legal connection en route from the F/A’s registered commuter city to the F/A’s domicile or vice versa).

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    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: Council 15, Newsletter, SAN, updates

    September Updates and Important Information

    September 4, 2018 18:00


    AFA Meeting Oct 8th 12:00 to 3:00


    AFA Constitution and Bylaws require that local councils hold a membership meeting twice per calendar year.  Our first meeting of the year was held in May to discuss the AFA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda.

    This meeting is open to all Council 15 members in good standing. The purpose of the meeting will be to provide members the opportunity to meet your Officers. Please come ready to ask questions and participate in the discussions regarding merger negotiations, bidding and the latest issues impacting Council 15 members. The meeting will be in the Volunteer Conference Room located above the USO across from Terminal 2 East.

    Scheduling Chair JR will be attending to discuss scheduling issues and our Uniform Chair Denise Sheldon will be there with her uniform pieces and will discuss the second round uniform testing.

    If you have an agenda item that you would like to discuss at the local meeting or any issues or concerns you would like us to discuss with management, please send them no later than OCT 4th, to LEC Secretary/Treasurer Stephen Couckuyt at Stephen.Couckuyt@afaalaska.org

    We hope to see you there!


    Going Away Party/Happy Hour for Melissa


    We are looking for a fun venue for the happy hour following the Base Meeting, someplace close to the airport. If you know of a place please, contact Melanie Buker @ 208-890-1849 and continue to send photos, videos, quotes, etc so that we can create a nice going away video. Mail to: melanie.buker@gmail.com

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    Committee Updates:


    We welcome Norma Dorman, Rex Hampton and Holly Mozzone to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Professional Standards Committee.

    These 3 bring diverse backgrounds, work experience and many varied skills in areas such as peer support, working with addiction and volunteer work.

    They have just recently completed the EAP initial training, so please help us in welcoming them to the EAP peer support program.

    We have one opening on the uniform committee and with the second round of wear testing upcoming, we think it’s important to add a male to the committee. If interested, please send an email to: SAN@afaalaska.org.

    We are also looking for someone to assist with Workers Comp if you would be interested and have knowledge in this area please send an email to: san@afaalaska.org

    To look at the complete list of our SAN committee’s go to ​http://afaalaska.org/committees

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    Pairing Changes


    After many talks with management regarding our high percentage of 4-day trips in SAN.  They heard us loud and clear: 4-day pairings for SAN significantly dropped to 14.7% for OCT.  However, please know that though Crew Planning was able to make this adjustment from SEP to OCT, they may not always make adjustments like this.  The reality on trip distributions is that it needs to be assessed on a month-by-month basis across all bases as Crew Planning tries to balance safety, quality, cost, and productivity.

    Until we are fully integrated, scheduled for February 2019, we may see many changes. Flying that we’re missing now should return and you’ll have the ability to fly on both Airbus and Boeing aircraft.  Also, this is when all bases are planned be aligned and transfers will be allowed for both Airbus and Boeing into all 6 bases as staffing permits.


    Professional Standards


    Conflicts and/or issues with Coworkers

    In San Diego we are lucky to have a great team of supervisors and management staff.

    Please keep in mind that many personal conflicts should be taken to your Professional standards team and not taken immediately to management.  Often AFA EAP/ Professional Standards can resolve the problems or issues without Management becoming involved. Once management is aware of the situation that could lead to someone’s discipline and or possibly even termination.

    Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Chair and Reps can be found here: http://afaalaska.org/san/committees

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    Reminder:    Calling out Sick or Sick Family


    Less is more

    When calling in sick, the only thing that scheduling needs to know is that you are calling in either sick, sick family, FMLA or Workers Comp period.  They do not need to know why, what symptoms or anything else related to the illness. You don’t need to apologize, and you don’t need to explain.


    Reminder:  Contacted by Management?


    Know Your Rights

    If you receive a call from any Inflight Supervisor, it is best to first clarify if the conversation could lead to disciplinary action. If the answer is “Yes,” at this point you can request that the union be involved in any further conversations. However, even if the supervisor states that the conversation won’t lead to any discipline, if at any time you feel the questions to be leading or uncomfortable you can once again end the conversation by saying you will only continue with a union rep present.

    Having a union rep there is insurance. It is an advocate and a second set of ears to ensure that your point is understood clearly by the company and not misinterpreted.

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    Keeping Current with AFA Information


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    There are several ways to keep up to date with your Council #15 news! In addition to your regular email updates, the information can be found at: afaalaska.org/san

    Are you on Facebook?

    Like the Official Council #15 page at: https://www.facebook.com/AFA-Council-15-San-Diego-249262698862442/

    We also have the SAN AFA page that is not public and you need to ask one of your friends who is in the group already, or one of the Officers to add you.

    Receive the most important information via text (we do not send out all communications via text, just the ones that are the most important!). Register for texts at: https://www.remind.com/join/afalec15

    We also have an App exclusive to SAN. The App give you easy access to jump seat agreements, KCM Locations, Air Quality and much more. The App is not searchable in play store you need to either click on this link:  http://m.magmito.com/inva/47717

    Or ask one of your officers and we can assist you with downloading.

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    In Solidarity,

    Brice, Melanie and Stephen

     

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: base meeting, Newsletter, SAN

    New LEC Chair

    September 7, 2017 09:00

    We are thrilled to announce JR George has been appointed as our AFA Council 15 – LEC Scheduling Chairperson.  JR is taking over for Jacob Rahn, who will remain on the committee.  On behalf of Council 15, we would like to thank Jacob for all his hard work and dedication to our members as Chair.

    As LEC Scheduling Chair, JR will be tasked with answering questions related to the Scheduling Sections of our Contract and assist with Bidding.

    Questions about legalities? JCA Questions? “Can Crew Scheduling do this…..?”  Cancellations, Reassignments can all be found in the contract but if you need futher assistance, reach out to JR.

    Questions and/or suggestions about pairings should be sent to: SAN@afaalaska.org

    Please join us in welcoming JR.

    ​

    Contact Information

    Text/Call: 619-889-5800

    After Hours Emergencies: (206) 457-2010, extension 5

    Non-Urgent Questions should be emailed to the following with screen shots if applicable:

    SAN.scheduling@afaalaska.org or JR.George@afaalaska.org

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: Chair, SAN, Scheduling, scheduling chair

    New SAN and LAX Officers Begin Term of Office

    July 1, 2016 05:00

    Newly elected Council 15 (San Diego) and Council 18 (Los Angeles) Local Executive Council (LEC) Officers begin their term of office today.  Nominations and elections for these positions were held this spring.  These officers will serve a three-year term of office beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019 consistent with AFA election cycle III.

    Council 15 – San Diego

    Incoming Council 15 LEC Officers are President Brice McGee, Vice President Melanie Buker, and Secretary Stephen Couckuyt.  Biographies for each officer can be found on the Council 15 page of afaalaska.org.

    The MEC would like to recognize outgoing LEC President Stephen Couckuyt and Secretary Brice McGee for their work in their previous officer roles and congratulates Melanie Buker on her reelection to the office of Vice President.

    Council 18 – Los Angeles

    Incoming Council 18 LEC Officers are President Tim Green, Vice President Melanie Seymour, Secretary Fady Shenouda, and Council Representative Bryan Wall.  Biographies for each officer can be found on the Council 18 page of afaalaska.org.

    The MEC would like to recognize outgoing officers Sandra Morrow, Kelly Johnson, Kelese Stallings, and David Lehman for their years of service to the members of Council 18 and AFA Alaska.

    In Solidarity,

    Your MEC – Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Palmer, Yvette Satterlee, Lisa Pinkston, Laura Masserant, Cathy Gwynn, Tim Green and Brice McGee

    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN, Council 18 LAX, Latest News, Master Executive Council (MEC) Tagged With: 2016, LAX, LEC Officers, SAN

    Council 15 News – September 2015

    September 4, 2015 20:38

    Dear San Diego Flight Attendants:

    October bids are posted; please note the Open Time changes beginning in September:

    • Posting of trips for trade: 14th at 20:00 PT
    • Open Time trading & FA to FA trading:  15th(see below for base start times)
    • Out of domicile trades, pick-ups and giveaways: 17th at 09:00 PT
    • Trading/Open Time start times for each base:

    SAN  09:00 am PT
    PDX   10:00 am PT
    ANC  11:00 am PT
    LAX  12:00 noon PT
    SEA  14:00 pm PT

    Save the Date – October 8th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm we will have a joint AFA Meeting with the LAX base. SAN based F/A and MEC President, Jeff Peterson, will be the guest speaker. Place to be determined (somewhere between LAX and SAN).

    Scheduling Notes from Chase Vandergrift

    Not much in the way of news from the last scheduling meeting. The eMaestro update went live today and is a “go” for September 15. The one thing to note is that now SAN trading will be first at 9am, which is a change from our usual 2pm. Both FA-to-FA trades and open time will happen all at once.

    Hotels – we are about 2 weeks away from a new tool on the inflight page which will allow you to enter your pairing number and it will tell you what hotel you are staying at. It will not work for 1000 pairings but most of the time, those have an original pairing number listed at the bottom or a comment referencing the pairing the hotel is from at the top.

    The SAN PBS base visit is first on Oct 5th from 9:30 to 13:30, for people with bidding questions. I believe Sabrina from crew planning and Steve Poynter will be on hand.

    We plan to have a pairing/trip suggestion box in place in our Inflight office if you would like to give me your feedback or feel free to send me an email – chase.vandergrift@gmail.com

    – Chase

     

    Tips & Reminders:

    • Vacation Bidding starts September 8th – refer to Bulletin #2015-0212 for more information.

     

    Upcoming Events:

    September 9th – 11th – FADAP (Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program) Melanie, Brice and several of our EAP Representatives will be attending this conference in Baltimore.

    September 10th – Bi-Monthly Air Safety, Health & Security Committee Meeting

    September 15th – Quarterly Uniform Meeting

    September 16-17th – MEC Meeting

    September 18th – Benefits Meeting

    Please feel free to contact one of your Officers or Committee Chair/Members if you have any questions or concerns you would like answered.

     

    The PBS Committee and Crew Planning will be in the bases in October and November to help with your holiday bidding and answer any questions you may have about pairings.

    Oct 5th  – SAN 9:30 am-1: 30 pm

    Oct 6th  – LAX   6:00 am-1:00 pm

    Oct 7th  – PDX 6:15am-1: 30 pm

    Oct 8th – SEA 5:00 am-1:00 pm

    Nov 5th  – ANC 9:00am -3:00 pm

    Nov 6th  – ANC 5:00 am-12: 30 pm

    Nov 9th – SEA 5:00 am -1:00 pm

    In solidarity,

    Stephen Couckuyt – SAN AFA Council 15 President
    Melanie Buker – SAN AFA Council 15 Vice- President
    Brice McGee – San AFA Council 15 Secretary

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    Filed Under: Council 15 SAN Tagged With: 2015, Newsletter, SAN

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