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In this Issue:
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Council 70 News for
January 2012
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Local
Council 70 Contact
Numbers
 Questions
About Retirement/ Benefits?
Paul Frishkorn, MEC Benefits
Chairperson, will be available at
the Local Council meeting on January
18th, 2012, to answer your questions
about the retirement process. If you
have questions, or want to learn
more about the process, this will be
an excellent time to have your
questions answered. We have made
sure to allocate a good amount of
time at the meeting for Paul; we
hope that you will attend and take
advantage of the good information he
can provide for you.
 2011
SA1 Passes/ Guest Passes
As a reminder, if you have unused
2011 SA1 vacation passes, or guest
passes, you may utilize these passes
in 2012, as long as they are booked
through Travel US by 10:00am EST, on
Sunday, January 15th. Once you've
booked your pass, travel must be
completed within one year of the
original issue date. Should you have
any further questions, please
contact Employee Travel at
Employee.Travel@usairways.com.
 Customs
and Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture is
making a concerted effort to ensure
that the US Crew Member Declarations
specifies every single edible item
you have brought into the country.
If it is edible, you need to declare
it. The Department of Agriculture
has stepped up crewmember
inspections. For a list of approved
foods you may bring into the
country, please visit
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/82/~/travelers-bringing-food-into-the-u.s.-for-personal-use
 Pittsburgh
Commuters
Beginning January 7th, 2012, bus
service connecting the Pittsburgh
International Airport with the
Philadelphia International Airport
will commence. Busses will depart
Pittsburgh at 6:30am and 10:00am.
Beginning January 8th, 2012, bus
service between Philadelphia
International Airport and Pittsburgh
International Airport will commence.
Busses will depart Philadelphia at
2:30pm and 7:30pm. For further
information, please visit
www.coachride.com, or call
412-761-7000.
In solidarity,
Terry Graf, LEC
President
TGraf@afausairways.org
Kim Kaswinkel, LEC Vice President
KKaswinkel@afausairways.org
Michael Elias, LEC
Secretary
MElias@afausairways.org
Rick Cangey, LEC Council
Rep
RCangey@afausairways.org
Paul Hartshorn, LEC
Council Rep
PHartshorn@afausairways.org |
