AFA Detroit Local Executive Council 94     |    eNews  25 August 2008

 

NWA AFA MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMING TO DETROIT

The NWA AFA Master Executive Council, made up of the nine Local Executive Presidents from each base, will be holding its September meeting in Detroit.  LEC 94 is the first stop for the MEC in their effort to meet at all bases in the coming months.   

The two day meeting will be held at the DTW Westin on September 9th and 10th.  Members in good standing are encouraged to attend the meetings!  Specific times and important agenda items will be announced in an upcoming DTW Hotline. 

 

DETROIT HOUSE PARTY . . . YOU'RE INVITED! 

Our friends and colleagues at Mesaba AFA Council 46/Detroit invite you to a very important event this week! 

 

As you may know, AFA-CWA has endorsed democratic candidate Barack Obama for President of the United States.  AFA-CWA has always been vocal about supporting candidates of every political stripe who are willing to stand up and fight for our issues. Republican or Democrat, Green or Libertarian, if a candidate believes in the rights of working families and respects our chosen profession, we respond in kind and support that candidate.

 

 

 

 

Mesaba Council 46 President Nick Burchfield will be hosting a convention night house party on Thursday, August 28th, 2008.  We are bringing together Obama supporters, as well as anyone who supports our profession, unionism, and the preservation of the middle class. 

Dinner is served at 6:00pm to 7:00pm at the LEC President's home:  35100 Cady Street  Westland MI  48186, or click http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Westland+&state=MI&address=35100+Cady+Street&zipcode=48186  for mapquest directions.  After dinner, we will gather around televisions to watch Obama accept his party's nomination.  At 9:00pm, we will have a "Take Back the White House" bonfire!

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Mesaba AFA Local 46 President Nick Burchfield.  Email Nick at afapresidentdtw@aol.com, or phone 734.368.7991. 

 

ATTENTION PHOENIX COMMUTERS AND PHX LAYOVER CREWS:

Council 94 Detroit and Los Angeles Council 98 are pleased to announce a special AFA-CWA roadshow meeting in Phoenix!   We cordially invite all our PHX members as well as any flight attendants on layover to this special occasion.  Additionally, we look forward to the opportunity to mingle and get to know some of our local Delta colleagues.  If you know a DAL F/A, please bring them along!

 

What: NWA-AFA Membership Meeting

When: September 18 (Thursday)

 

Two Sessions:

Session 1 from 1000 – 1230

Session 2 from  1330 – 1600

*Possible NWA/DAL F/A mixer after. Stay tuned*

 

Who:  All  NWA and DAL Flight Attendants invited!

Please show airline issued crew ID at door

Where: US Airways/America West Council 66 MEC Office

505 S. 48th St.

Suite 101

Tempe, AZ 85281-2323

Tel (480) 966 – 1231/Fax (480) 966 – 7374/Website: www.afa66.org

 

Special guests will include Pat Friend, AFA International President; Shane Larson, AFA International Director of Gov't Affairs; Mary Lou Savage, AFA International Benefits Director; Marianne Bicksler, Delta AFA Activist; Rosemary Miller, EAP MEC Chairperson; Scott Goodman, NWA MEC Staff Attorney.        

                          

Please contact lec98@nwaafa.org (LAX) or lec94@nwaafa.org for more information, and stay tuned to DTW hotlines for more details! 

 

 

DL and NW Senior VPs of INFLIGHT VISIT DETROIT

 

Detroit Inflight hosted a meet-and-greet cocktail party with NW SVP of Inflight Julie Showers, and DL SVP of Inflight Joanne Smith last week Thursday.  Your AFA Local Executive Council attended the meeting along with several members clad in AFA shirts.  Unfortunately, the format of the gathering did not provide for a much needed question and answer time with Julie and Joanne.  A Detroit AFA activist asked Joanne, "Since Delta continues to boast about its direct relationship with its employees, how is it that the only direct talks about this merger have been with the pilots?"  Ms. Smith answered that Delta believes in choice for its employees when it comes to union representation.  When pressed about the millions Delta spent and will spend on an anti-union campaign, Joanne was non-committal. 

 

We asked Joanne about sick bank accrual and seniority integration.  On the question of sick, Ms. Smith said the issue was being discussed and would be decided soon.  DTW AFA Council Representatives provided Ms. Smith a business card so she could give a direct answer to the question as quickly as possible.  Seniority integration received the same type of response, though Joanne said that each side would elect representatives to provide input into merging seniority.  We reminded the Senior Vice President that Northwest Airlines flight attendants have already elected representation. 

 

Joanne and Julie are scheduled to hold the same type of event in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 27th at the Bloomington Embassy Suites from 1700 to 2000.  If you can join other flight attendant activists there in a show of solidarity for union representation, please contact our Member Engagement office at 952.241.4138, or email impact@nwaafa.org.   

 

GET INVOLVED.  DESTINATION:  REPRESENTATION

The "New Delta" will be the world's largest carrier.  The combined work force will not just follow industry standard, it will be  the industry standard.  A representational election for flight attendants at Delta will be held after the company satisfies government formalities for mergers.  Perhaps more than any election in our careers, this will stand alone as the most important.  Now, more than ever, your union needs your participation to help secure a future of representation. 

Click on the official campaign logo to go to the "Join the Campaign" page of the new Northwest / Delta organizing campaign Web site.  This Web site will show you the appropriate chairperson for your state.  We're currently looking for state chairs, and activists at all levels.  Make sure there is a union pin on your uniform, and an AFA tag on your suitcase.  Stop by the union offices under gate A8 for any of those items, and for information on how you can help in our effort to keep representation.   

 

LOCAL 94 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

 

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Wear your Union Pin!  FLY SAFE, AND FLY THE CONTRACT!