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MEC Grievance Update June 7, 2013: Washington Family Care Act (WFCA) Ruling

June 7th, 2013 by MEC President Jeffrey Peterson

June 7, 2013 Dear Flight Attendants, Another win for AFA and all Washington-based Flight Attendants! On Friday, May 31, 2013, Judge Robart of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, ruled that the Railway Labor Act (RLA) did not preempt the Washington Family Care Act (WFCA) in Alaska Airlines v. Schurke, Case No. C11-0616JLR, Document 101. This is a very big deal with national ramifications. So how did we get here? Let’s start at the beginning. Around the time that the former vice president of Inflight Services implemented her Sick Leave Improvement Plan, management also began cracking down on perceived abuses of our right to use our paid leave to care for sick family members. They Read More >>

Association of Flight Attendants Applauds TSA Policy Reversal And Seeks Permanent Ban On Knives On Planes

June 5th, 2013 by MEC President Jeffrey Peterson

http://www.afanet.org/association-of-flight-attendants-applauds-tsa-policy-reversal-and-seeks-permanent-ban-on-knives-on-planes.htm

COALITION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMMENDS TSA FOR KEEPING KNIVES OFF PASSENGER PLANES

June 5th, 2013 by MEC President Jeffrey Peterson

For Immediate Release COALITION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMMENDS TSA FOR KEEPING KNIVES OFF PASSENGER PLANES WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 90,000-strong Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions today celebrated the success of its campaign to keep knives off planes and commended the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for holding the line against weapons on flights. “We promised ‘No Knives on Planes Ever Again,’ and today that promise was kept,” the Flight Attendant Coalition announced. “Terrorists armed only with knives killed thousands of Americans on 9/11/2001. As the women and men on the front lines in the air, we vowed to do everything in our power to protect passengers and flight crews from harm and prevent that type of atrocity from Read More >>

Your Uniform Your Health Updated Stats

May 28th, 2013 by SEA LEC President Laura Masserant

Dear Flight Attendants, Approximately 1 year ago, your MEC posted an informational guideline for those flight attendants experiencing health related issues due to the TwinHill uniform titled, “Your Uniform, Your Health”. Since then many of the policies and procedures have changed and so we are providing you with an updated version. (Please see below). Approximately 6 weeks ago we posted the most current statistics obtained from responses to the multiple surveys and questionnaires that we sent out to those of you with reported adverse reactions to the TwinHill uniform. At that time the total number of reported cases was 597. Just 6 weeks later the number has risen to 652. That’s 55 new cases in 6 weeks! (Please see below Read More >>

MEC Special Update May 27, 2013: Man Arrested in Portland for Crew Interference

May 27th, 2013 by MEC President Jeffrey Peterson

May 27, 2013 Dear Flight Attendants, Early this morning, a male passenger was arrested in Portland for interfering with flight crew after he allegedly attempted to open an emergency exit row window during descent on flight 132 from Anchorage to Portland. The attempt was unsuccessful as the locking pins for the next generation aircraft window exits were still engaged, and the passenger was ultimately restrained by passengers and crew. The Association praises our Portland- and Seattle-based Flight Attendants for their professionalism under pressure. This incident has made national headlines so we expect there to be increased media attention for the next few days. Please remember that Flight Attendants should not make statements to the media and should refer all Read More >>

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