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March 17, 2000 Hello, this is John Ward, APFA Negotiator, and APFA President-elect, with a Negotiation update for Friday, March 17, 2000. Tonight, I would like to take this opportunity to address the current status of Negotiations. First, I would like to welcome our new Info Reps. I recorded a special Info Rep hotline on Wednesday, March 14, with much of the same information I will relay to the membership tonight. You may have already received a briefing from an Info Rep at your base. The Info Rep program is designed to disseminate factual information to our membership. I would like to stress how important it is for you to confirm any news via one of our official means of communication before rumors and speculation are made. On Monday, March 13, your APFA TEAM 2000 addressed the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Vice Chairs prior to the Annual APFA Convention. We presented an outline of our proposals that will be presented to the Company, and addressed other items of concern regarding this round of negotiations. Your Base Chairs, and other Union leaders are encouraged by the progress this team has made. Your APFA leadership has developed a chain of communication for this negotiations process. Information that originates with the negotiating team is subsequently relayed to the Special Advisory Committee. We have organized a system, whereby, each of our APFA leaders is briefed. After the APFA Board, and other Union Representatives are briefed, the Info Reps are informed via the Info Rep Hotline. The general membership is then informed by their Info Reps, the negotiations hotline, Skyword, our web-site, or any other appropriate means of communication. If the news is deemed 'media' worthy, a press release is issued to local and national media. Let me start by saying that negotiating a Collective Bargaining Agreement for a diverse work group like ours, is a demanding, time-consuming, and monumental task. Let me also tell you that this Negotiating Team is up to the task. Most of your Negotiators have been working away from their home and family for days, and in some instances, for weeks at a time. The hours have been long and grueling. I, personally would like to commend your entire Negotiating Team for their tireless efforts on behalf of all of us, during this round of bargaining. On that point, I would like to address important issues that have recently transpired in regards to the internal structure of your Negotiating Team and the Special Advisory Committee. Due to personal family considerations, Pete Callaway has stepped down from his dual role as Seattle Base Chair and Special Advisory Committee member. Pete served on the Special Advisory Committee for six months and we thank him for his commitment and dedication. Pete is now serving in the capacity of Seattle Vice Chair and Robert McIntyre is Seattle Base Chair. Dan Richardson, Domestic Negotiator, has resigned his position on the negotiating team due to personal family commitment, as stated in his letter of resignation. Dan was a valued member of the team and we would like to thank him for his contribution and the passion for his co-workers that he brought to this negotiations process. Rosie Trescott, International Negotiator, has given notice of her resignation, effective March 31, due to extenuating personal circumstances. Rosie has served as an integral part of the team from day one. Her expertise and assistance in this process have been invaluable. Being a Negotiator is a full-time commitment toward a collective goal on all of our behalf. This commitment can take a toll on our Union Advocates' personal lives. We respect Pete, Dan, and Rosie for the difficult decision they've made, and thank them for the service they have given to this membership. You will be receiving a letter mailed to your home soon that will contain highlights of the membership survey results, and highlights of the proposal APFA TEAM 2000 has prepared to present to the Company. The next scheduled bargaining session between the Union and the Company is March 21, 2000. The next scheduled Info Rep/Base Meeting will be held in Los Angeles on March 27, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in El Segundo, California. The meeting will be open to Info Reps at 10AM, followed by a meeting for all members in good standing at 11AM. The meeting will be hosted by local Base Representatives and will also be attended by members of APFA TEAM 2000 and the Special Advisory Committee. Thank you for calling the APFA Hotline and now stay on the line for Marcus Gluth with more APFA and industry news... PART II This is Marcus Gluth, Miami International based Flight Attendant, with more APFA HotLine news for the week ending Friday, March 17th. The year 2000 APFA Board of Directors Annual Convention concluded this week in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Among other matters of business, the following members were confirmed to serve on the Ballot and the Budget committees. On the National Ballot Committee:
On the Budget Committee:
The committee members begin their two-year terms on April 1st. |
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