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In this Issue:
Dear Members,
I know that the membership has had questions regarding
the seniority list issue. I am including in this e-line
the letter of explanation from Council 70 President,
Terry Graf.
I feel that this is a concise and clear explanation of
the events. If any of Council 89 members have any
further questions after reading this, please feel free
to contact me.
In Solidarity,
Cathy
From AFA 70 Philadelphia:
Dear Fellow Philadelphia Flight Attendants,
Last month, I received numerous requests regarding what
a person's relative seniority would be in the PHX base
should the contract pass, and transfers be open in
June. For many commuters this is an important item to
consider and I felt it to be a reasonable request. Line
Flight Attendants and other AFA representatives
approached PHX Council 66 to try and obtain the
seniority information first and were unsuccessful. I
then went to the Company, and was informed that I should
request this from the Seniority Integration Committee
for AFA. I was further informed that this was an
outdated list as it had been complied some 5 years ago.
The list was very outdated, but I could at least tell
people verbally should they inquire, where they may fall
in a transfer. The LEC Presidents of AFA 70, 89 and 41
were sent the list that I had requested in one email
containing an Excel file attachment. I only
forwarded this information to Council Rep, Rick Cangey
who was assisting me in obtaining this information for
our Flight Attendants, no one else. When it was
discovered that Social Security numbers had
inadvertently been included, AFA immediately began
internal protocols to make sure that all copies were
deleted from all computers. There was never a breach of
your most confidential information. It remained within
the confines of AFA-CWA and every officer is under
strict confidentiality agreements.
There was never any malicious intent or hidden agenda in
the request of this information. The lists were removed
and destroyed from AFA-CWA computers. Attached is a
copy of the letter from the International Secretary
Treasure on the matter with the results from their
investigation.
Respectfully,
Terry Graf
LEC President Council 70
16 March, 2012
Dear US Airways Member:
Recently it was brought to our attention that a company
file containing seniority information was sent to the US
Airways Local Presidents. The file was requested in the
course of normal business by a Local President who
wanted to examine the seniority dates on it.
Upon notice that social security numbers of members were
included in the file, we immediately exercised our
internal protocols to ensure that this sensitive
information remained protected. Protection of members'
information is critically important to our union and we
take this issue seriously. All recipients were
contacted the day transmittal of this file was
discovered, and all were informed that the file in
question must be deleted.
The recipients acknowledged receipt, and most
importantly, confirmed that the file in question was
indeed deleted. Further, assurances were received that
no copies of the information were made and nothing was
distributed.
We want to be exceptionally clear that no personal
information was divulged and none was compromised.
In Solidarity,
Kevin P Creighan
International Secretary-Treasurer
Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, AFL-CIO
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Cathy Campbell, Council 89 President
704-808-0461
ccampbell@afausairways.org
AFA-CWA AFL-CIO
704-527-0325 Office
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