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August 24, 2018
LEC71 membership meeting
Moonlight Diner- Tower Rd, Denver 80249
10:30-12:30
Officers in attendance:
- Jen Sala MECP
- Kathleen O’Brien LECP71
- Janice Mathes LECVP71
- Ashlee Rosen LECS71
Meeting conducted by:
- Jen Sala (MEC President)
- Beth DeProspero (AFA staff negotiator)
Members in attendance: 42
Discussion:
Contract 2.0 packet
- All articles were discussed along with questions from members about each
- There are presently 29 articles in our tentative agreement
- 16 still opened, with details about the union’s goals VS the company’s goals
- 13 articles have been tentatively agreed upon
Strike vote defined
- why it is important to have a strong vote of “yes”
- Date announced for another strike vote specific meeting on October 11th
Chaos strikes explained and defined
- strategic flights will be struck rather than all
- There will be an opportunity for volunteers when/if we get there
Tips
- we have been meeting with the company regarding tip transparency
- The Department of Labor may need to get involved
Um’s
- discussion of concerns with the newly published UM policy
- The only new change in the employee handbook is SOC’s role in decision making
- We believe flight attendants should be compensated
- Discussion with the company will continue
Cleaning aircraft in Denver
- Nothing has changed
- Flight attendants are still NOT responsible to clean in Denver, we have it in writing from the company
- FA’s cleaning in Denver is still a violation of ACA’s contract
- ACA is currently in contract negotiations
Equity
- $500,000 has currently been used to fight the lawsuit so far
- AFA is utilizing both a staff attorney (with international dues paying the cost), and an additional law firm who specializes in these type of lawsuits (using money from the 3.5 million)
- We are still waiting for a decision from the arbitrator, wait time is approx 6 months on average
- A testimony has recently been discovered to contain falsehoods
- The membership will be notified when definitive news is available
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