Mark Your Calendar - Update
NW Director of Scheduling, Brian Moreau, Base Visit
On Oct. 3, 2008, Brian Moreau, Director of Scheduling, will be in Memphis for a base visit. He is planning on bringing a Duty Manager as well. Your Local Council Officers requested this meeting, to allow you to take your complaints, and comments, directly to the source. (Please note the date for this meeting has changed due to a scheduling conflict.)
May 13th Local Council Meeting Update
Many questions about the NWA/DAL merger
Our May 13 meeting had a strong showing of Memphis members. AFA-CWA General Counsel David Borer answered many questions about the upcoming merger.
We were also fortunate to have Kelly Martin join us. Kelly, an 18-year flight attendant with Delta who lives in MEM and commutes to ATL, answered many questions and was able to dispel the idea that "Delta flight attendants have it made."
Local Council 93-MEM Officer Election Results
Fivecoat re-elected Local Council President
The polls closed on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, and the results for the Local Council 93-MEM Officer Election are listed here. These individuals will begin a 3 year term beginning July 1.
Local Council President: Shawn Fivecoat
Local Council Vice-President: Gavin Allan
Local Council Secretary: Brenda McAden
Council Rep: Cameron Sasser
Council Rep: Lucy Emanuel
These results can also be viewed on the AFA-CWA Elections website at http://www.afanet.org/elections/.
"Flight," the Airline Business Blog, on merger
Muscle flexing at the rumor mill
The unions are ready for it. The analysts are ready for it. The media and blogosphere are ready for it, but are the airlines ready for consolidation? Rumours of merger, much as Matthew and Mark commented on rumours of war in their Gospels, are grabbing the attention of the US airline unions, Wall Street observers and journalist-speculators.
The Association of Flight Attendants says it has plenty of muscle to flex because so many of its contracts will open up for negotiation this year and next, and the union is preparing ways to share its leverage with other labor groups including the Transport Workers Union. If the splintered flight attendant groups can work together, they said, they can achieve some of the clout that the pilot have through ALPA, which represents all the major carriers except American.
Don't Trust Management -
They'll Get You, Too, My Pretty
***Unionism***
Due to recent events in MEM, it is time to have a serious conversation about what it means to be a "Union Member." Everyone knows a union is responsible to negotiate and defend our collective bargaining agreement. Your union representative should be your first call when you have a required meeting with your manager.
Our Flight Attendant Community
Memphis FAs Earn Awards, Honors
This section of our MEM AFA 93 Website applauds Memphis flight attendants who have been singled out for special awards and honors by the company, the union and other sources.
Who's that guy with Shawn?
Barack Obama at AFA-CWA Legislative Conference
Memphis FA Photo Gallery
MEM FAs bring home a winner
Wahoo! MEM FAs Work Super Bowl Charter for Winning IND Colts!
And a great time was had by all! The Colts won Super Bowl XLI 29-17 over the Chicago Bears on Feb. 4, 2007. Here are some pictures of their A330 charter crew.
Join AFA Now
Be a Member in Good Standing So You Can Have a Voice in Your Union!
If you haven't turned in your Membership Application and Dues Checkoff forms, you won't be able to vote or attend meetings. Only about 2/3 of MEM FAs have turned in these forms. Our LEC President can only vote our MEM interests with however many of us have joined AFA-CWA. TURN YOURS IN TODAY!
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