August 9, 2007 Council 94 eNEWS

Guaranteed Day Off Violations **Member Feedback Needed!

Please submit any documentation that you have for any Reserve Guaranteed Day Off Violations that have occurred since December 2006.  Our MEC Grievance Committee needs this documentation for an arbitration date that is fast approaching on this important issue.  Please take time to email your name, employee number, date of violation, and any pertinent details to Janette Rook at council94rep1@nwaafa.org as soon as possible.

Nominating Ballots Postmarked by Today!

AFA Local 94 Officer Election nomination ballots and commitment to serve statements must be postmarked August 9, 2007. Nominating Ballots will be counted August 21, 2007.  All election ballot information will be sent to Active Members by September 17, 2007.  Voting will be online or by telephone from September 21 to October 12, 2007.

Candidate Information Binder in DTW Flight Attendant Lounge

Any member who is running for office at Local 94 may submit a flyer (8 1/2 X 11) for the candidate binder that will be located in the lounge on the bulletin board.  No derogatory statements are allowed.  Please follow this provision and do not deface or remove flyers.  Flyers can be brought to the Local 94 office and it will be posted as soon as possible. (AFA Election Handbook attached to eNEWS.)

New MEC Scheduling Committee Needs Volunteers

Our new MEC Scheduling Committee Chair Daniel Grey and MEC Vice Chair Rick Edwards will be moving forward with some important new initiatives.  Len Koral has volunteered for the Local 94 Scheduling Committee Chair position.  We thank all three of these Local 94 members for their willingness to serve in this indispensable committee.  (FA Agreement p. 6.14.)  Contractually, this committee "shall be responsible for addressing scheduling issues and concerns including known flying and shall be allowed input and the opportunity to recommend changes or distribution of future flying."  Please contact all Local 94 officers at lec94@nwaafa.org to volunteer. 

CENTRY EMAIL: New Detroit Manager Mindy Buckley 
A recent Centry Email stated; "Mindy most recently was a Flight Attendant with Jet Blue Airlines and has trained new employees in service compliance and standards.  She is also instrumental in the Jet Blue diversity-related programs. Mindy was also a Flight Attendant with NWA in the summer of 2005..."  LEC 94 would like to say how very disappointed we are in Management?s choice to hire a replacement worker as a Detroit Inflight Manager.  In summer 2005, flight attendant replacement workers were hired and lodged at DTW.  These workers were in place in case we voted for a sympathy strike with AMFA.  None of these workers are currently flight attendants at NWA.  Always maintain your current professionalism and contact lec94@nwaafa.org for union representation when meeting with a manager for disciplinary reasons. 

In solidarity,

LCR Janette Rook and LCR Belea Bower