Greetings,

Greetings, 

On June 5th 2009 your MEC voted in our new MEC SCHEDULING CHAIRPERSON Marti Carnes.  Marti is based in DFW and our current Local 52 Vice President.  We would like to welcome Marti as our new MEC Scheduling Chairperson.  Below are the Duties and Responsibilities for the MEC Scheduling Chair.

Thank you,
Debra H. McDougald
Master Executive Council Vice President
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO

MEC SCHEDULING CHAIRPERSON

Purpose and Scope:

This chairperson must have knowledge of the contract, FARs, flight time-duty time-crew rest-guidelines and have computer competency.  This committee supports the building of lines in each domicile to assure the highest of life for the flight attendant membership.

Duties:

1.            Shall work with the company and local scheduling chairs on the construction of monthly lines of flying.

2.            Will be responsible for discussing scheduling problems with the company and will report such problems and solutions to the MEC.

3.            Monitor the company throughout the scheduling process for the quality of the trips and the lines.

4.            Establish history of schedules, save monthly schedules, bid awards and staffing numbers.

5.            Request feedback from all LEC Scheduling Chairs on flights where service, staffing or time prevents Flight Attendants from maintaining acceptable standards of performance.

6.            Compile the feedback and relay it to the MEC.

7.            Use domicile feedback to work with the company to resolve the union’s problems and concerns.

8.            The MEC Scheduling Chair will report to the MEC Vice President

Note - This Committee will go to the MEC Vice President for questions or concerns.