• Board of Directors Meeting date/reminder - Proposed budget figures fiscal 2008/2009 - USA East Councils

Dear Members,

Board of Directors Meeting date/reminder - Proposed budget figures fiscal 2008/2009 - USA East Councils

Just a reminder - The AFA Board of Directors meeting will be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 8th / 9th/ 10th followed by the U S Airways MEC meetings same location on the 11th /12th and 13th .

This summer date chosen will be a one time date for the Board of Directors meeting as it is due to aligning with the CWA fiscal year. The Board of Directors' meetings have always been held in the fall. In 2009, the B O D meetings will begin to be held sometime in the spring and will remain as such as it allows budget review/approval prior to the close of the fiscal year which is May 31st.

The AFA proposed budget for the USA East Local councils for 2008/2009 fiscal year is the following:

USA 41/DCA - 408 members - $39,474.00
USA 69/BOS - 208 members - $20,124.00
USA 70/PHL - 2154 members - $208,400.00
USA 82/LGA - 179 members - $17,318.00
USA 89/CLT - 1615 members - $156,251.00

These totals will fluctuate due to membership movement as these funds are generated from a percentage of a members' dues or approximately $8.06 per member - just as an example PHL generally is staffed higher for the seasonal flying in the summer - therefore the $208,400.00 could be reduced by a few thousand dollars in the fall. These funds are used to operate each prospective council.

These proposed totals in the 2008/2009 fiscal year budget, again are generated from membership dues and are in addition to the negotiated union flight pay loss pursuant to Section 26 J. of the USA Flight Attendant Agreement.

USA East Union flight pay loss is divided by the now five councils and these allocations are determined by a majority vote of the voting members of the MEC or each LEC President

Additional background:

Negotiated flight pay loss is common place with other carriers as well. As an example United Airlines - each council at United is allocated an equal amount of flight pay loss regardless of base size. As an example: UAL 8/ORD has 3,418 members with a 08/09 proposed budget of $330,692.00 and is allocated approximately 85 hours of negotiated flight pay loss. UAL/14 HNL has 193 members with a 08/09 proposed budget of $18,673.00 and is allocated approximately 85 hours of negotiated flight pay loss.

The history behind an AFA union negotiating for flight pay loss was to assist a smaller council/base as the percentage of dues provided back to the council is determined on membership size and because of this it was difficult for a smaller base to offer some of the same union services. FPL is a separate entity and is not part of a proposed AFA-CWA budget.

Some of the history of FPL allocation decisions at USA had been based on no council receiving anything higher than the highest credited flight time flown by any flight attendant flying a 'line of time' allowable - which today is 105 credited time for those grandfathered into the high flying option as of May 2006 pursuant to Section 10 and Letter 35 of the USA Flight Attendant Agreement. All AFA FPL is considered credited time unlike time flown via the Electronic Trade Board.

No current elected officer at Council 69 is grandfathered into 105 pursuant to Section 10/Letter 35 of the USA Flight Attendant Agreement.

Should you need assistance during these upcoming meeting dates, please leave a detailed message on the Local council mobile line/ local office number and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Please remain cognizant of the slight time difference.

Lynne Caramello
LECP/BOS
HM Office 781 289 8454
Mobile 617 470 3872
FAX 1 206 289 8457

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Council 69/BOS LEC Representatives - Contact Information

Lynne Caramello - LECP - LCaramello@afausairways.org
Sherri Baker - LECVP - SBaker@afausairways.org
Sherri Baker - Reserve Representative - sbaker@afausairways.org
Jill Atwood - LEC Secretary - JAtwood@afausairways.org
Jill Atwood - LEC Safety Representative - JAtwood@afausairways.org
Heather Santello - LEC Uniform Representative

FYI - Do you have the MedLink number to program in your cell phone - 1-602 239-3627 / program it in now.  Should you find yourself or another crewmember needing Medlink on a layover you can call this number.

-- Do you have the Flightline questions number?  - 1 800 659 9859

-- Check out the DELL Computer/Employee discount program at the bottom of the page on the AFA website www.afausairways.org  DELL has some great deals on computers!

Council69@afausairways.org