MEC JAN 2008 ACTIVITY REPORT

 

MEC President ~ Veronica Tenerelli

 

TVL Day to DCA - JAN 7

JAN 8-9, Labor Summit - DCA

TVL Day from DCA - JAN 10

TVL Day to MIA - JAN 14

Renee FAST MIA session - JAN 15

TVL day from MIA - JAN 15

TVL day to DFW - JAN 22

CIC session DFW - Jan 22-23

TVL home from DFW - JAN 25

TVL Day SJU - JAN 28

Renee fast session JAN 29-30

SJU Customs Walk w/Shane Larson JAN 31

Weekly communication with MEC Grievance Chair
Review website and provide updates to MEC VP (Carl)
Up date PO/PVD/ Staffing spread sheet for MEC
Audit June FPL bill for payment

Administrative and correspondence work
To Include:
Daily review of union related e-mail
Tracking of numerous monthly MEC drops

Audit and code monthly union hotel rooms for payment to IAFA

Field calls from MEC & MEC Committee Chairs
Weekly communication W/ Presidents
Weekly communication W/ MEC Officers
Numerous correspondence with Company
Daily MISC calls
Write Activity Report

 

 

MEC Vice President ~ Carl Gautreaux

  

1/4- Wrote and sent out e-news on Divestiture meetings

1/3 Communicated with Annette Long on BNA hotel

1/5 Coordinated Champagne Hotel review

1/5 Communicated with Mary on GAC e-news update

1/6- Sent out last call for Dec. activity reports

1/8- Communicated with Deb S. on Grievance Update e-news

1/9- Put together MEC e-news on MEC Grievance & GAC Updates and sent draft to MEC.

1/9- Sent email to Hotel Committee regarding dates for possible meeting in Feb. and working on dates with Linda K and Monica C.

1/11- Sent out e-news on Grievance and GAC Updates

1/11- Updated website with the Grievance and GAC updates and I’ve added a link so the Members and GAC reps can download the Word document directly from the website and print.

1/11- Sent DFW Local info on hotel for Grand Junction, CO.

1/11- Posted Joint Statement of the Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions following the First-Ever Flight Attendant Strategic Bargaining Summit January 10, 2008 on website

1/11- Added 2007 GAC Year In Review to GAC web page

1/11- Updated ORD Roster on website

1/14- Responded to Gyselle on interview for their Local San Juan newsletter

1/15- Sent out YYZ hotel site visit

1/17- Sent out Nov and Dec Activity reports

1/17- Posted EAP Article on website

1/17- Updated ORD roster on website

1/17- Communicated with Mary and updated another section of GAC page

1/17- Posted Nov and Dec Activity reports on website

1/17- Called Jay Trumble regarding Divestiture meeting-

1/21- Updated ORD Roster on website

1/21- Posted MEC Scheduling report on website

1/21- Communicated with Jay Trumble regarding Divestiture

1/21- Located and sent Grievance documents to Deb Sutor

1/21- Communicated with David Borer regarding Divestiture

1/21- Updated website with 2007-2008 Arbitration Schedule

1/21- 1/23- Communicated with Monica Chamberlin and Linda K regarding next Hotel Committee meeting

1/22- Sent out e-news on Grievance and Scheduling Updates

1/23- Clarified MEC meeting attendance with MEC

1/24- Updated MEC Scheduling Chair contact info on website

1/24- Updated BOS roster on website

1/24- Updated ORD roster on website

1/25- Sent out E-bulletin on MEC Scheduling report

1/26- Sent out Take Action on Grievance Update (on vacation)

1/29- Sent out E-bulletin on TTOT Restrictions lifted (on vacation)

VACATION – 1/26-1/31

 

 

MEC Secretary Treasurer Deb McDougald 

 

January 14-16 MIA Meeting with Company

January 28-31 SJU Meeting with Company

January 1-31 work on Hotel Reservations

January 1-31 Administrative and Correspondence work.

To include daily review of union related e-mail

Field calls from MEC & MEC Committee Chairs.

Weekly communication w/MEC President & MEC VP

Daily calls To Include:

Tracking of numerous monthly MEC drops
Weekly communication W/ LEC Presidents

 Communication W/ MEC Committee Chairs
Numerous correspondence with Company
Daily MISC calls

 

 

MEC GAC Chair ~ Mary Oswald 

 

Jan 7 tvl day

Jan 8-10 DCA GAC Roundtable

Jan 11 tvl day

Jan 14-17 review prepare materials from roundtable

Jan 18 prepare materials for ORD meeting

Jan 21/22 prepare for MIA Crew room sit

Jan 23 prepare materials for SJU GAC

Jan 24 mandatory GAC/ORD meeting

Jan 25 ORD crew room sit

Jan 29/30 MIA Crew Room Sit

Jan 30 tvl to SJU

Jan 31 SJU customs meeting

 

 

MEC Grievance Chair ~ Deb Sutor 

January 9-10 - Fly Sequence #9259

January 14 - Travel MIA

January 15 – Renee Freedman Session MIA

January 22 – Travel DFW

January 23-24 – CIC Meeting in DFW

January 29 – 31 – AFA International Negotiations Policy Committee Meeting ORD

Finish Editing Last New Issue Card #17 International

Compile & Send List of Issues for January CIC Meeting

Write CIC Report

Prepare for February Grievance Mediation Session

Make arrangements for all upcoming meetings and arbitrations

Conduct Research For Upcoming Arbitration Hearings

Review Newsletters

Monitor instances of fatigue reports

File MEC Grievance(s)

Update System Board List

Update MEC Grievance Log

Update List of MEC Grievances

Update Arbitration Schedules

Write Activity reports

Complete Expense Reports

Daily routine return phone calls and check e-mail

Assist all Local Council Representatives & Flight Attendants with grievance issues/questions

Coordinate with MEC President and Update her on various issues of importance

 

MEC EAP Chair ~ Jeffery Myles 

40 calls from all bases Via 1800 service and AMR CER paging system

 

Conference call with IAFA

 

Conference with AMR EAP

 

Worked with Heather Healy on 2008 plans

 

Followed up with AFA EAP REPS about 2007 data sheets  before the deadline

 

MEC Scheduling Chair ~ Eric Brahm 

Jan. 2-4 Planning Dept. HDQ1

Jan 7 Meeting Ed Criner   (SJU)   

Jan 7-11 HDQ1 Planning

Jan 14 TVL MIA

Jan 15 MIA Renee Meeting

Jan 22 TVL - DFW

Jan 23-24 CIC DFW

Jan 25 Swaps and Drops and HDQ1

Jan 26 TVL DFW-SJU

Jan 29-30 Renee SJU

Jan 30 Recurrent

Reviewed Feb. bid packages system wide

Corresponded with Scheduling Reps and Planning

Reviewed and forwarded Service Announcements

 

MEC Safety, Health, & Security Chair ~ John Grace 

Travel

 San Juan

Washington DC

 

Meetings 

28-31 Renee Friedman SJU

  

Projects 

SCSI Presentation

Turbulence Management Program

WHO Sanitation Guidelines

Remote Boarding Task Force

EPA Water NPRM

Consultation: various

 

Other 

4-7 SJU Trip

11-14 SJU Trip

18-21 SJU Trip

11-14 SJU Trip

25-28 SJU Trip

 

MEC Membership Chair ~ Luis Lopez
 

JAN 04-8 FLIGHTS

JAN 9 NEW HIRE ORIENTATION CLASS EX08-01

JAN 12-17 VACATION

JAN 22 NEW HIRE ORIENTATION CLASS AE0801

JAN 25-29 FLIGHTS