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AFA-CWA DTW eNEWS January 21, 2008
Martin Luther King, Jr (1929-1968)
Local Executive Council 94 honors the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. His dream of and efforts toward social and economic justice in America have changed this country forever. At the age of thirty-five in 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his award, he announced that he would turn over the prize money to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. Dr. King's life stands as an inspiring beacon that shows what hard work and solidarity can accomplish.
"The
ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of
comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of
challenge and controversy."
- Martin
Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
Warm Thanks to Outgoing DTW SLIC
Team
The
officers of LEC94 wish to convey our sincere gratitude to the
Detroit SLIC team. Frank Slitti, Quintin Quackenbush, and
Lynn Walburn have resigned their SLIC counselor
positions, effective January 22, 2008.
Frank, Quintin and Lynn have worked countless hours assisting flight attendants through the SLIC bid process. SLIC requires extensive knowledge in work rules and the parameters of the flight attendant Agreement. The SLIC team's "fluency" in the syntax that makes up our flying requests has helped to guide us through the often frustrating process, and has saved many from "flunking" bidding! Detroit has been in the most capable and experienced hands during the service of Frank, Quintin, and Lynn. We are confident we speak for all members when we say a heartfelt thank you to our SLIC team for their combined 24 years of dedication to Detroit flight attendants. Our best to you in all future endeavors . . . CWA Legislative Conference - April 6-9th,
2008
The CWA
National Legislative-Political Conference is scheduled for April
6-9, 2008. Please contact Diana Mitcham dmitcham@nwaafa.org to find out how to participate in this
massive political action day in Washington D.C. Lobbying
with your fellow workers in AFA-CWA is an experience to
remember and shows the U.S. Congress and Senate
what really matters to us. AFA Board of Directors Meeting - July 8-10th,
2008
All
members are invited to attend and witness the union's
democratic process at this year's AFA Board of Directors
Meeting in Milwaukee. Local Presidents (from all
AFA carriers) vote on resolutions, constitutional
changes, budgets, etc. Ideas are gathered from the
membership by each Local and are submitted
as resolutions and/or agenda items. Please
submit to Local 94 any ideas for agenda items
or resolutions, that you would like to see brought before
the AFA Board of Directors
Early Out Participants - DCO
correction
Please
note - the Early Out Dues Check Off Notice of
Revocation does not need to be sent via registered
mail to AFA. However, there is a contractual
requirement for the DCO form be sent to NWA via
registered mail (FA Agreement Section 24.) We apologize
for the incovenience this error on the form has
caused our Early Out participants. Next Local Council Meeting - April 16, 2008 -
1300 Please
save the date for the next Local 94 Council meeting. The
meeting will take place at the Local 94 office, under gate
8 on the apron level. Scheduling Committee Reminders An automated Crew Schedule Report is now available online. Please visit www.nwaafa.org and go to the COMMITTEE section, then select Scheduling. Issues may include pattern construction, scheduler issues, and negative trends you notice impacting patterns and scheduling operations. Provide as much factual documentation as possible when submitting your concerns. If you will be pursuing a grievance, contact your Local Executive Council. If you feel you have been given an assignment or rescheduled outside the restrictions of the contract, remember to ask for a "Review of Crew Orders," as per Section 6.F. The programming for One Way Trades (OWT) is finally complete and will be operational effective for SLAP on January 24, 2008. One Way Trades within bases will be processed as "open trades" when this is complete. This means CENTRY will match "giver" and "taker" requests in seniority order and then process the trade. Requests entered after 1000 on January 24th will be awarded under the new "open trades" process during the appropriate SLAP and PLAP. OWT requests between bases will remain unchanged. Please note: Centry and Voice will not accept OWT requests from 2200 CST on January 23rd to approximately 1100 CST on January 24th, while programming is completed. Reserve Increase Adjustments (RIA) enable Reserves to make extra money on their days off and are always paid above the Reserve guarantee (80:00.) However, these trips must operate (including rest after) within days off and can only be picked up in the SLAP before days off. CAUTION: if entering generic RIA requests, remember to limit your CENTRY request as much as possible to maximize a positive outcome - e.g. "P1-2DP NOP3-8DP" ****In
previous hotlines**** Local AFA
Committee Positions
Open Committee Chair positions for the 2008-2010
term open in January. Local Chairs are appointed by
the Local Executive Council. Local committees that are open
for application are: Air Safety, Occupational Benefits,
Hotel, Scheduling, Reserve, Government
Affairs, Mobilization,
and Communications. If you are interested in
continuing a currently held position or
volunteering for a Chair or Vice Chair
position, please send a letter of interest and/or resume to
your Local Executive Council. Interviews will be
held February 6-7th, 2008.
Probationary Help
Available
If you are a newly hired flight attendant and
on probation, you may still contact your Local union office
with contractual questions. Your union officers can sit in
on disciplinary hearings while you are on probation, but cannot
participate. Any contractual violation that occurs while a
member is on probation can be grieved up to 30 days after
the member leaves probation. Please note that the
contract is available on ATLAS under "Hotlinks" and on the union
website. Carrying Section 5, 6, and 7 with you is
always advised.
Local Executive Council 94
Contacts
Office hours: M-F, 9-5pm
Office: (734) 532-8404
lec94@nwaafa.org group
email
www.nwaafa.org NWA-AFA
website
www.afa94.org Local 94
website
President Diana Mitcham dmitcham@nwaafa.org
Vice President John O'Donnell jodonnell@nwaafa.org
Secretary Anthony Hytche ahytche@nwaafa.org
Local Council Rep Belea Bower bbower@nwaafa.org
Local Council Rep Jeff Martoia
jmartoia@nwaafa.org
Local Council Rep Janette Rook
jrook@nwaafa.org
Local Council Rep Daniel Grey dgrey@nwaafa.org
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