MEC
July 2007 ACTIVITY REPORT MEC
July 2007 ACTIVITY REPORT
TVL Day SJU - July 9
SJU Grievance Screening - July 10
SJU Crew Sit - July 11-12
Meeting W/SJU MGT - July 13
CIC AFA Meeting Prep - July 17, ORD
CIC Meeting - July 18-19
AUG Meeting Prep ORD F/O - July 18-19
ORD Crew Sit - July 20
Scheduling Task Force Meeting (DFW) - July 23
Renee Friedman Conference Call W/MGT - July 24
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 May FPL bill for payment
Send FPL statement for APR & May to LECP's
Send budget update to MEC Chairs
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
Updated ORD Roster on website
Sent out Activity Report Reminders
Wrote and sent out e-news on MEC Elections
Coordinated New Hire Class info and packets with Soad and John Grace
Coordinated hotel site visit for LIT
Sent out System-wide hotel list to LECPs
Updated BOS Roster on website
Set Luis up with IAFA contacts for Membership
Attended Steering Committee Meeting in DFW
Attended Safety and Health RT Meeting in DFW w/ John Grace
Assisted ORD LECP with e-news functions and password
Coordinated DSM hotel site visit
Updated SJU Roster on website
Asked IAFA Webmaster to password protect the Local Council’s info on website
Sent out e-news on AFA-CWA OUTRAGED BY RECENT FAA DECISION THAT ALLOWS AIRLINE TO CIRCUMVENT REGULATIONS
On CERS conference call
Changed Fatigue links and info on website
Coordinated ROW hotel site visit
Wrote and sent out e-news on Support FMLA Protections For Flight Attendants
Updated Staffing Graphs on website
Sent out info on Smoking rooms to Hotel Committee and MEC
Coordinated FMLA letter gathering
Coordinated SDF hotel
Sent out CLE hotel issues
Set Mary up with GAC contact info
Sent out TUL info
Formatted Sent out Activity Reports to MEC
Wrote and sent out MEC Chair Meeting Agenda
July 1 Calendar went out
July 2 correspondence with ORD Managers
July 5 Work on minutes from MEC meeting.
July 6 Meeting with inflight ORD
July 7 Work on Hotel rooms and Meeting rooms for various meetings
July 13 correspondence with inflight managers ORD
July 14 DFW Hotel Tour with company
July 19 Peter Bowler Meeting
July 25-30 August Calendar
July 1-30 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
Start position July 1.
start up work for this new position
make new e-mail
organize contacts in computer
organize contacts in date book
prepare for CIC/JIC
create materials for crew room sit
20th - Crew room sit ORD
MEC Greivance Chair ~ Deb Sutor
July 1-8 – Vacation
July 9 – Travel SJU
July 10 – Local 49 Grievance Review SJU
July 11-12 – SJU Crew Sit
July 13 – Meeting With Jose Velez-Rubio & Jo Marie Torro in SJU
July 17 - CIC Internal Committee Meeting ORD Field Office
July 18-19 – CIC Meeting ORD Field Office
July 20 - MEC Grievance Hearings
July 23 – Local 52 Grievance Review ORD Field Office
July 24-26 – Negotiations Policy Committee Meeting OD Field Office
July 27 – Meet With Armando Ramos to Begin CIC Report Compilation
July 30-31 – Meet With New SBA Member March Storm ORD Field Office
Write CIC Report
Begin Writing CIC Compilation Report
Research California FMLA Provisions
Make arrangements for all upcoming meetings and arbitrations
Conduct Research For Upcoming Arbitration Hearings
Preparations for Upcoming Grievance Mediation Session in May
Review Newsletters
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
20 Calls from all bases
EAP Meeting in TNN
Conference call with EAP REP
AMR EAP meeting DFW
Preparing to take the CEAP examination in SEPT
MEC Scheduling Chair ~ Eric Brahm
Created new email account and sent out advisory of new address
Transferred and organized files into new account
Worked on address book for MEC and LEC Scheduling Reps
Prepared new roster of LEC Scheduling Reps for Planners with changes of new reps
Prepared for SJU Mediation meeting that ultimately was settled
Attended SJU Grievance Review
Reviewed Task Force Reports from earlier meetings before my election
Attended Planning Task Force Meeting in DFW
Met with Nancy Hunter to review and retrieve files for transition of Chairs
Met with Linda Koontz and Jon Snook on develpoment of SJU Task Force
Prepared draft of SJU Issues Outline for SJU Task Force
Reviewed August bid packages system wide
Reviewed CIC Reports in preparation for MEC Chair Meeting
Met with various flight attendants for counsel on issues of PE, Schedules, Fatigue and FMLA – discussed some with SJU supervisors referred others to Grievance Chair.
Corresponded with Scheduling Reps and Planning
Reviewed and forwarded Service Announcements.
Reviewed and forwarded Staffing Reports
Travel
Dallas
Washington
Miami
Meetings
10,11 MIA meeting with mgmt/local leaders
17 New Hire (IOE)
19 Safety Roundtable
19 Steering committee
23 Crew planning task force
Projects
Turbulence Safety Program
Planning Workgroup
New Hire Presentation
WHO Sanitation Guidelines
MEC Website
CERS Paging
Consultation: Grievance strike manual, various
MIA/SJU: project coordination
Other
3,4,5 Vacation days
24,25,26 Line flying
30,31 SJU Move Days
MEC Membership Chair ~ Luis Lopez
new hire orientation on the 17th and 31st