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2020 Communications

Mediation Update - Setting The Record Straight

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Posted: February 11, 2020

You recently received a letter from the company about the status of negotiations. Management claimed they “are willing to give you a pay raise,” but everyone knows the devil is in the details and the fine print. A good read of the letter clearly spells out the many concessions management is demanding in exchange for raises in your pay rates – raises that you have already worked long and hard for! [...]

Mediation Update - HA Proposal Insults Flights Attendants

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Posted: January 31, 2020

With their latest proposal, management showed what they really think of Flight Attendants: Thanks for being authentically Hawaiian, and if you want a raise and improvements, you can pay for it with concessions. Management has made it LOUD and CLEAR: Hawaiian Flight Attendants are already too costly and we can have a small raise, but if we want anything more [...]

Notice Re: Self Help - Joe Burns, Director Of Collective Bargaining

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Posted: January 25, 2020

As we move forward in negotiations, it is important that all Hawaiian Flight Attendants refrain from posting on social media comments promoting a sick out, concerted refusal to pick up open time, refusal to promote credit cards, or any other concerted activity to pressure the company. Concerted actions such as these have been found to constitute illegal ‘self-help’ [...]

Mediation Update - Competitive Analysis Progress

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Posted: January 12, 2020

Like many of you we began the new year with hope that things would be better. By the end of this past week's mediation session we were able to make some progress, but it took a lot to get there. After a lot of work and several important meetings, we feel we may have created some momentum that resulted in the addition of another week of mediation at the end of this month. [...]

2019 Communications

Mediation Update - Costing Progress & CEP

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Posted: December 22, 2019

This was our first mediation session following our historic 99.9% Strike Vote authorization. We feel progress was made during this past week of mediation. We may be closer to finding a path that will allow us to reach an agreement with the company. Over the past few months a great deal of time and effort has been put into “costing.” Costing is just what it sounds like [...]

Strike Vote Results - 99.9% Voted For C.H.A.O.S.

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Posted: November 24, 2019

To say that this was a historic and important week in our careers at Hawaiian Airlines would be a complete understatement. On Wednesday we all got the news that 99.9% of us voted for CHAOS in our first-ever strike vote! The results are both undeniable proof of our support for one-another and a clear rejection of management’s cost-obsessive approach [...]

Mediation Update - Challenging HA's Costing Model

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Posted: November 9, 2019

This week we met with the company with the intention of continuing the progress we had made at the end of our last mediation session. Joe Burns, AFA Director of Collective Bargaining, joined us in our negotiations as we hoped to be able to begin to bring these negotiations to a conclusion. Our discussions for the week focused on costing, which is the process [...]

Let's All Vote "FOR" - Our Message About Our Vote

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Posted: October 28, 2019

Yesterday marked an important day in our careers as Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants. Yesterday we began taking the first strike vote in our history. We are overwhelmed with pride with the way you have rallied to stand up for each other and your careers during these negotiations. Your support for us and one-another is what gives us power at the bargaining table. [...]

Mediation Update - Some Movement After A Slow Start

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Posted: October 27, 2019

There was some progress during this last mediation session after a troubling start. Last week we met with management for another round of mediation in Honolulu. On Tuesday, management gave us their latest comprehensive proposal. For the most part, they took money from a couple provisions (made them worse), and then moved that money into some improvement in wages. [...]

Congratulations? Hawaiian 2019 3Q Reports

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Posted: October 22, 2019

We were relieved to learn today that Hawaiian Airlines continues to deliver strong financial results in the face of heightened competition. Unfortunately, not everyone will be sharing in the rewards of yet another profitable quarter. Investors get money Guests get authentic Hawaiian hospitality Flight Attendants get "thanks" We know the value of our contribution to the success [...]

Meeting Reminder And November Informational Pickets 

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Posted: October 12, 2019

We are having another membership meeting on October 18, from 12:00PM - 2:00 PM at the 7th floor conference rooms. this is a great opportunity to educate yourself on the negotiations process and the importance of voting FOR the strike. You will also be able to get answers directly from your negotiations team, union leaders and MOB chairs before ballots are mailed [...]

Strike Vote - AFA MEC Authorizes Strike Vote

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Posted: October 1, 2019

The third year of negotiations for our new contract is rapidly approaching. The pace continues to be painfully slow. Management appears to show no sense of urgency to conclude these talks. Therefore your MEC Leadership, concerned about the lack of progress and the company’s continued insistence on concessions, has taken this step- unprecedented at Hawaiian [...]

Mediation Update - Last PDX Session Recap

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Posted: September 30, 2019

Last week we wrapped up our final week of mediation with the company in PDX. There weren’t any significant breakthroughs in any one particular area. Finally, both parties have agreed to a document that outlines the remaining issues still to be negotiated. We began the week by giving the company our comprehensive proposal outlining our economic and remaining issues. [...]

Mediation Update - The Counter Proposal

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Posted: September 21, 2019

Today we resumed negotiations with the company in PDX. We provided the company with a revised comprehensive economic proposal. Last week the company sent out a communication suggesting that the AFA was unprepared and hadn’t responded to their comprehensive economic proposal during our session two weeks ago in PDX. The fact of the matter is [...]

Strike Vote Authorization - NC In PDX 9/10-9/12 

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Posted: September 16, 2019

Your Hawaiian MEC leaders met with AFA International President, Sara Nelson, and Director of Collective Bargaining, Joe Burns, to authorize a strike vote by Hawaiian Airlines Flight Attendants. This step is required under AFA’s Constitution and Bylaws prior to a strike vote being taken. Your leadership does not take this move lightly. Management’s concessions are alarming and threaten [...]

Mediation Update - These Are Concessions

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Posted: August 23, 2019

Yesterday we ended our mediated bargaining session with the company in PDX. We finally received the company’s comprehensive package proposal and have begun to review it. You may have already heard that the company has offered a signing bonus as an incentive for us to reach a deal quickly. Although management says they really want a deal, this is what their [...]

Mediation Update - Membership Meeting

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Posted: August 11, 2019

Mahalo to all of you who were able to make the membership Mediation Update meeting on Tuesday in Honolulu. We had originally scheduled Tuesday’s meeting as an opportunity to share management’s response to our economic proposal with all of you. Needless to say we were disappointed that the mediation session in PDX was cancelled and we did not see management’s [...]

The Q&A Addressing Rumors

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Posted: August 1, 2019

We are currently in Portland working on our next steps to get a contract we deserve. We are providing this Q & A to answer some of the questions that we have been hearing along with other rumors that have been floating around. You have questions and we are committed to providing answers on an ongoing basis. The questions and answers will be posted on the Negotiations [...]

Mediation Update - Cancelled PDX Session

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Posted: July 29, 2019

Our mediator had to cancel this week's bargaining session. In a crazy turn of events, our federal mediator had a medical emergency which will prevent her from attending our session. Unfortunately, there was no suitable substitute and she canceled our week of negotiations in Portland. Although we argued otherwise, the National Mediation Board felt it necessary to [...]

Mediation Update - $ Economics $: PDX Session 6/18-6/20 

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Posted: June 24, 2019

The time has come to talk money. We put our full economic proposal on the table this week. That means Pay Rates, Retro Pay, Rigs, Vacation Pay, Premium Pays, etc. Are we demanding significant increases? YES. After all, we have sacrificed to bring the company to where we are today, are we worth it? YES. Management has taken care of themselves. It is our turn now. [...]

Mediation Update - 2 Years is 2 Long: PDX 5/14-5/16 

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Posted: May 21, 2019

In this session, we said to management again, “We are not here to give stuff up.” AFA told management that we are not here to fix all of their operational problems. We are willing to work with them in areas where it is mutually beneficial to move this process along. Our focus is to get a good deal for Hawaiian Flight Attendants.You have heard us say over and over – Money is discussed at the end. [...]

Mediation Update - Section 17: HNL 4/11-4/17 

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Posted: April 19, 2019

We just completed our 6th mediation session with the company. We met in Honolulu for six days away from company headquarters. Joe Burns, AFA Director of Collective Bargaining, assisted us in place of Paula Mastrangelo who is on vacation. What We Worked On: This week we worked on the following five sections:  Section 7 – Hours of Service (how we’re scheduled)  Section 10 [...]

Mediation Update - Section 12: PDX 3/19-3/21 

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Posted: March 25, 2019

We just wrapped up our fifth federally mediated session this past week in Portland. A tentative agreement was reached on Section 12. As a reminder, “tentative agreement” means that these provisions only go into effect if we, the Hawaiian Flight Attendants, vote to ratify (approve) the entire new agreement. Section 12 deals with Pick-Ups, Drops, Trades and Exchanges. [...]

Profit Sharing! Do You Like Profit Sharing?

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Posted: March 6, 2021

A little bit of history… One of the great things about our jobs as Flight Attendants at Hawaiian Airlines is that we participate in the company’s Profit Sharing program. That wasn’t always the case. After years of sacrifices by Hawaiian employees to keep the company going, the AFA negotiated profit sharing in 2003. Shortly thereafter, profit sharing was extended to other labor [...]

Session 4: PDX 2/12-2/14

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Posted: February 7, 2021

We made significant progress in our fourth federally mediated session this past week in Portland. We were able to reach a tentative agreement on the following Sections: Section 8: Reserve, Section 26: Training, and Section 5: Moving, Section 11: Scheduling Policy. As a reminder, “tentative agreement” means that none of these provisions go into effect until the Hawaiian Flight Attendants [...]

Mediation Update - Recap Of The January 29-31 Session 

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Posted: February 7, 2019

Last week we completed our second week of mediation in January and will be back at the bargaining table with management next week in Portland, Oregon. Although some progress was made in last week’s session, the meetings weren’t quite as productive as the first January session. Part of that lies in the fact we were only able to reach tentative agreements on two of [...]

Mediation Update - Assessing The Situation

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Posted: January 23, 2019

Last week, we completed our second round of mediation with the company in Phoenix, Arizona. The week began with the formal introduction of Aparna Joshi, who has replaced Karen Berry on the company’s negotiating team. The session initially focused on housekeeping items: confirming, and tentatively agreeing on entire completed sections of our contract. [...]

Mediation Update - Mediation Resumes In PHX

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Posted: January 14, 2019

We are in Phoenix preparing for tomorrow’s negotiations. We took the opportunity to meet today with the Local AFA Presidents from HNL and LAX to brief them, hear more of your questions and concerns, and to discuss our strategy going forward to wrap up these negotiations for our new contract. We discussed proposals for improvements in Vacation, Sick Leave [...]

2018 Communications

Did You Know? Holiday Pay: What is it And How Did We Get It

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Posted: December 24, 2018

Over thirty years ago, AFA negotiated a hard-won improvement with the addition of holiday pay (Section 3.L.). Holiday pay is an additional amount of pay equal to the number of hours a Flight Attendant works on a holiday such as New Year’s Day and Christmas Day. In 2003 the provision was expanded to include Thanksgiving Day. So how does it work? Flight Attendants [...]

Mediation Update - RE: Negotiations under the Railway Labor Act

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Posted: December 19, 2018

Now that we are in Federal mediation and our push for a fair contract is heating up we want to make sure everyone understands the process under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The RLA contains a detailed procedure for bargaining including rules on when a union can legally strike. Strikes, sickouts and other forms of economic pressure on the company are not permitted [...]

AFA Red Pin Campaign - Negotiations Red Pin Campaign!

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Posted: November 29, 2018

In a few days, Red AFA Pins will be in your mail files. Your MEC has passed a resolution making the Red Pin the official AFA pin while we are in negotiations. Put on your Red Pin as we head into the holiday season and let management know that we want a contract now! Here’s where we STAND:  In August we filed for mediation after almost 2 years of unproductive negotiations [...]

Did You Know: 401(k) Contributions

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Posted: November 22, 2018

Over thirty years ago, AFA negotiated a hard-won improvement in our 401(k) plan – management contributes 5% of each Flight Attendant’s pay without us having to do anything. Additionally, if a Flight Attendant contributes 2%*, the company will “match” your contribution. That means if you contribute 2% of your pay, then 9% (as opposed to 5%) of your pay goes into your 401(k) [...]

Mediation Update #1 - First Mediation Session In PHX 

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Posted: November 15, 2018

It is with heavy hearts that we are writing this communication after the sudden and unexpected passing of our dear friend and colleague, Palepa Tauiliili Gardner. We will always remember her beautiful smile and her sense of warmth and grace. She will be missed. We’ve just concluded our first week of mediation with the company in Phoenix. Our principal mediator, Pat Simms [...]

Negotiation Update #37 - Last Round Of Direct Negotiations With HA Until November

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Posted: October 19, 2018

This week marked our last round of direct negotiations with the company before our joint meeting with the National Mediation Board in November. Our Mediator had tasked the company and the AFA negotiating committees with creating a list of items that both parties could work on when negotiations resume. Working through the list of outstanding proposals, we were able [...]

Negotiation Update #36 - Remembering 9/11, A321neo Service And Na Leo Survey

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Posted: September 11, 2018

Negotiations have slowed to a crawl as it seems that the company is waiting for the start of mediation to truly engage in bargaining. Your Negotiating Committee tried to settle a handful of non-confrontational issues but the company appears to be unwilling to engage in meaningful discussions at this time. We welcome the assistance of our federal mediator, Ms. Pat Sims. [...]

Negotiation Update #35 - AFA Files For Mediation

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Posted: August 27, 2018

September will mark our 21st month without a new contract. We all expected that we would be close to reaching an agreement with the company by this time. However, progress during these negotiations has been slow. Several weeks ago your Negotiating Committee came to the conclusion that continuing these negotiations without making significant changes would only [...]

Negotiation Update #34 - Recap Of The July Session

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Posted: August 10, 2018

Mahalo to everyone who voted on the Boeing 787 TA ratification! Inflight is working on the final implementation pieces: onboard rest, flight deck entry procedure, extra crew rest seats, and starting up the crew-meal committee. We anticipate those items being in place in about 3 weeks. Now we can refocus on contract negotiations. [...]

Negotiation Update #33 - Boeing 787-9 Ratification Bonus

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Posted: July 20, 2018

We're happy to report that the Boeing787 Agreement ratification bonus will be distributed on Tuesday, July 24th. So who gets it? All Flight Attendants who had In-flight W-2 wages in 2017 Flight Attendants who came online in 2018 and were eligible to vote by July 10th We will receive approximately 3% of our 2017 In-Flight W-2 wages (less 2017's per diem and profit sharing) [...]

Hawaiian Flight Attendants Ratify Boeing 787-9 Tentative Agreement

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Posted: July 10, 2018

The Polls are closed and the vote is in. We are pleased to announce that you have voted to ratify the 787-9 Letter of Agreement. We’d like to thank everyone for your participation in this important process. Your Negotiating Committee has notified management of the results. We will begin meeting with the company tomorrow to work out the details of an Implementation [...]

Peter Ingram Re: 787-9 TA Ratification

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Posted: July 4, 2018

Peter Ingram: "Should the AFA TA fail to ratify, we will not be signing the787-9 Purchase Agreement." The AFA received a letter from Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines President & CEO, explaining that the company would not purchase the 787-9 from Boeing if the 787-9 Tentative Agreement was not ratified by the Flight Attendants. Peter explains in his attached letter why Hawaiian [...]

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Tentative Agreement Questions & Answers

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Posted: June 22, 2021

Mahalo to those of you who were able to attend one of the roadshow meetings in Los Angeles and Honolulu to learn about the 787-9 Tentative Agreement. We have an upcoming roadshow in HNL on Tuesday, June 26th, at the Inter-Island 7th Floor Conference Center from 1100-1300. In addition, members of the Negotiating Committee will be in the Honolulu lounge on [...]

Negotiations Update #29 - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Tentative Agreement

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Posted: June 1, 2018

The Negotiating Committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement (TA) with management on the 787-9 Dreamliner. The agreement will allow the company to proceed with its purchase of the new aircraft, which is scheduled to be delivered to Hawaiian in mid-2021. The Letter of Agreement (LOA) will become effective upon membership ratification. [...]

Negotiations Update #28 - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Negotiations

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Posted: May 5, 2018

Today, are four weeks of meetings with management about the B787‑9, we are writing to inform you that we have not reached an agreement on the new aircraft.  We will resume negations on the B787‑9 in our next scheduled session beginning on May 14th. The agreement on the new aircraft must be reached before we resume Secon 6 negotiations because of [...]

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Negotiations

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Posted: May 1, 2018

On March 6th, Hawaiian Airlines announced its intention to acquire the 787‑9 Dreamliner aircraft with the delivery of the aircraft slated to begin in 2021. The announcement triggered the contractual requirement to negotiate staffing and other conditions for the 787‑9 aircraft. We have had to interrupt our scheduled, ongoing contract negations and are now in our third full week of talks to [...]

Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Extended Range Operations, Uniforms, National Group Protection Insurance

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Posted: March 17, 2018

Jon Snook, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer delivered a presentation on the company’s analysis that ultimately led to its decision to acquire the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. An internal deadline of 45 days has been set to reach an agreement with AFA and ALPA before finalizing the multi-billion dollar order. We have set up meeting dates for next month to work [...]

Profit Sharing & Balanced Scorecard Bonuses

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Posted: March 2, 2018

Great news! By now almost all of you have heard we will be receiving our profit sharing earnings on schedule in our March 7th paychecks. We all contribute to Hawaiian’s success so it‘s great to be able to share in Hawaiian’s profitability along with our fellow employees. There had been some question about whether we would be receiving our profit sharing on schedule [...]

Grievance Procedure, FMLA pay, Uniforms And Dues Check-Off

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Posted: February 10, 2018

This week the Negotiating Committee was joined by Joe Burns, AFA Director of Collective Bargaining. Paula Mastrangelo, our AFA Staff Negotiator, has been working with the Alaska Flight Attendants as they get ready to finalize their merger agreement with Virgin America. Paula will be with Alaska Airlines for the next few weeks and Joe will be working with us in her place to [...]

Negotiations Update #23 - Current Topics Q & A

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Posted: February 2, 2018

As the summer kicks off with Memorial Day, graduations, and many other celebrations, we look ahead with great excitement. One year ago, we did not know if our company would survive the pandemic. And while there is much work ahead, we are grateful to ramp up our flights and ask Flight Attendants to return to the line. MEMORIAL DAY Today is a nationally recognized [...]

Negotiations Update #22 - Asian Language Flights

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Posted: January 19, 2018

This week we had the opportunity to meet with Theo Panagiotoulias, Hawaiian’s Senior Vice President Global Sales & Alliances. He discussed the newly created codeshare and potential joint venture agreement with Japan Airlines. As the company is moving forward with the new codeshare and joint venture discussions with JAL, we discussed ways to support a [...]

2017 Communications

Negotiations Update #21 - December Incentive Q & A

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Posted: December 8, 2017

Earlier this year, the company tried a couple of different things in an attempt to address the significant amount of uncovered flying. And we suggested then that they try incentivizing FAs. But at that point, the company was convinced that sick leave was the problem and they had no appetite for incentivizing what they saw to be a FA problem. At one point, the company [...]

Negotiations Update #20 - HNL & LAX Meetings

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Posted: December 8, 2017

This past week your Negotiating Committee had the opportunity to meet personally with the Los Angeles and Honolulu Flight Attendants. On Sunday we kicked off the LAX negotiations mobilization campaign. On Wednesday we attended a “talk story” session hosted by the local union leadership in HNL. We were pleased to be able to participate and answer [...]

Negotiations Update #19 - Bidding Trend & Staffing

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Posted: November 17, 2017

This week in negotiations we continued our focused discussion on scheduling issues. The two main areas of the discussion centered on Preferential Bidding (PBS) and Staffing. The company is concerned about its ability to maintain an adequate number of reserves to cover the operation. In recent months the company has offered record amounts of recall, borrowed [...]

Negotiations Update #18 - December Incentive Pay Guidelines

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Posted: November 14, 2017

In an effort to simplify the “Incentives for High Flyers” memo that was posted on November 10th, we’ve put together an outline of the highlights of the program. The pay rate premiums outlined below shall apply to your hourly rate. Calling in sick for any trips that operate on or after December 15th will forfeit all incentive pay. 2. Incentive pay will not apply to any sick leave usage. [...]

Negotiations Update #17 - PBS Unstacking & Reserves

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Posted: October 16, 2017

This past week of negotiations was intense and focused on scheduling issues. We reviewed the Company’s Staffing model and spent many hours studying the logic behind management’s assumptions. There are still many unanswered questions and we have asked for additional data to continue our own independent research. In November we will review the company’s model [...]

Negotiations Update #16 - JAL Code Share & LDMCR Access

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Posted: October 8, 2017

AFA and In-Flight management are pleased to announce that Flight Attendants who are pass-riding on A330 aircraft will now have access to the LDMCR on certain flights effective October 11, 2017. The parties tentatively agreed to this provision during contract negotiations in May. As part of the negotiations for the JAL codeshare agreement negotiated in late [...]

Negotiations Update #15 - ETCH Drops & Open Time Processing

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Posted: September 22, 2017

We spent the week meeting with the company working on Section 12 of the agreement. Section 12 deals with pick-ups, drops, trades and exchanges. The committee looked at addressing the problems you raised in the survey. We were able to make some progress and are working to resolve the outstanding issues when we next meet in October. [...]

Negotiations Update #14 - Reserve Agreement

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Posted: August 18, 2017

Your Negotiating Committee just wrapped up this week’s bargaining session. Both parties were well-intentioned, but there were moments when difficult discussions occurred because of the subject complexity and the fact that each side had different bargaining objectives and priorities. However, by the end of this week’s session, we were able to resolve the outstanding [...]

Negotiations Update #13 - Reserves

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Posted: July 28, 2017

Your Negotiating Committee just finished a week of contract negotiations with the management’s team. The session was marked by the sadness of Britt Reller’s tragic death as we all remembered a dear colleague and manager. Friday’s session was shortened due to attendance at the funeral. Talks at the table were focused on the Reserve Section and discussions were [...]

Negotiations Update #12 - ER Galley Pay, Recall Audit & Summer Staffing

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Posted: June 30, 2017

Your Negotiating Committee just wrapped up this week’s bargaining session. Overall the week was very productive and we made a lot of headway in our conversations regarding reserve assignments. Many of you have brought us your concerns regarding transparency and a clear process for reserve assignments. Your issues are very important and we spent the entire week [...]

Negotiations Update #11 - Discussions and Tentative Agreements

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Posted: May 26, 2017

Your Negotiating Committee just wrapped up 2 weeks of bargaining with management. Here is a recap of our activities. The Company suddenly changed the way recall was paid which resulted in the underpayment of a large number of Flight Attendants. After discovering this problem, AFA filed a grievance and went to management to rectify the situation. Management agreed [...]

Negotiations Update #10 - Company Sick Leave Issues

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Posted: May 26, 2017

The Company has been experiencing a problem with high levels of Flight Attendant sick calls since last year. Sick leave usage was particularly high during weekends and holidays. The Company had hoped that sick leave usage would return to a more manageable level in 2017, but it continued to increase. This has resulted in recalls, understaffed flights, and disruptions in the operation [...]

Negotiations Update #9 - PBS, Reserves & Communication Terms

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Posted: April 7, 2017

During the week of April 3rd, we addressed three issues: Preferential Bidding, Reserves, and updating outdated communication terms and methods in the contract. Although we have not reached a formal agreement in any of these areas, the discussions were productive and identified several important areas of mutual interest. [...]

Negotiations Update #8 - Direct Negotiations: March Madness!

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Posted: March 17, 2017

Game on: Your Negotiating Committee just finished up a week of direct negotiations with management’s team – first matchup of the season. So here’s the game recap: Stretching and Warm-Ups: The committee first met to discuss “housekeeping” items, things that need to be addressed to create a clean slate. These things can include grievance settlements, fixing typos [...]

Negotiations Update #7 - Highlights of AFA's Opening Proposals

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Posted: February 24, 2017

We exchanged opening proposals with management on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. As the pilots’ negotiations are in the ratification phase and drawing to a close, we anticipate moving forward without distractions. We plan to meet each month; our next session is the week of March 13th. The company will be providing information on financials, sick leave usage [...]

Negotiations Update #6 - Negotiations Get Underway

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Posted: January 13, 2017

On January 9th, the Negotiating Committee and the MEC met with the company for training facilitated by the National Mediation Board in Virginia. The National Mediation Board provided an introduction and instruction on Facilitated Problem Solving. Facilitated Problem Solving is a solution-based, collaborative approached to negotiations. Traditional negotiations are position-based. [...]

Negotiations Update #5 - Meeting With The Company Negotiating Team And Crew Scheduling

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Posted: December 15, 2017

Issues that many of you raised in the negotiations survey were the assignment of reserves, trip requests, and the handling of open time. Managing Director, Dan Herring set up a meeting with us to go over how Crew Scheduling administers these processes. Joining Dan were Brad O’Handley, Terrance Chariandy, and Destin Cadelinia. The meeting was productive and [...]

2016 Communications

Negotiations Update #5 - Meeting With The Company Negotiating Team And Crew Scheduling

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Posted: December 15, 2016

This week, we had our first official meetings with management. Ground rules were established through a protocol agreement. We also discussed and resolved a few clean-up issues that needed to be corrected in the current contract. Issues that many of you raised in the negotiations survey were the assignment of reserves, trip requests, and the handling of open time. [...]

Negotiations Update #4 - MEC Survey And Opener & Meeting With Dan Herring

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Posted: October 28, 2016

This week the Negotiating Committee met with the Master Executive Council (MEC) to review the Flight Attendant survey results and the Opener. The MEC is comprised of the Local Council Presidents (Jaci-Ann Chung and Melissa Hooper) and the MEC Officers (Sharon Soper, Scott Henton, and Joni Kashiwai). The Opener is the document developed from Flight Attendant [...]

Negotiations Update #3 - Negotiation Survey Review & The Opener

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Posted: September 30, 2016

A special mahalo to all of you who completed the AFA Negotiations Survey and/or attended a roadshow meeting. Your comments and suggestions were valuable in helping us formulate our priorities for the upcoming negotiations. The respondents were a good cross-section of our Flight Attendant group. Your responses indicated that wages, work rules, and retirement [...]

Negotiations Update #2 - Negotiations Survey Extension

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Posted: August 25, 2016

On Monday, August 15th, the invitations for the negotiations survey were emailed to all Flight Attendants. Again, we are again happy to see the amount of interest and the level of participation with the survey so far. However, we know that a few of you have experienced problems with receiving the invitation link to complete the survey. [...]

Negotiations Update #1 - Honolulu And Los Angeles Meeting & Negotiations Survey

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Posted: August 19, 2016

Your Negotiating Committee recently completed membership meetings in Los Angeles on August 3rd and 4th, and in Honolulu on August 17th and 18th. Mahalo to all of you who came to the membership meetings. Your negotiating team was very happy to see the great turnout at the meetings and hear your feedback and interest in this round of negotiations. [...]

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