May 4-5 ORD Field Office
May 8 TVL Day DCA
EBOD May 9-10
MEC S/T Conference May 11-12
Audit MAR FPL Bill and
Submitt to LECP'S
Coordinate MEC -E News updates with MEC VP.
Review website and provide updates to Carl
Up date PO/PVD/ Staffing spread sheet for MEC
Work with Deb M., on new Meeting Prep for June June MEC Meeting
MEC Meeting Agenda
Vacation May 13 - June 5
Administrative and correspondence work.
To Include:
Daily review of union related e-mail
Submission and Tracking of numerous monthly MEC drops
Audit and Code Monthly hotel bills for IAFA
Field calls from MEC & MEC Committee Chairs.
Weekly communication W/ Presidents
Weekly communication W/
MEC Officers
Numerous correspondence with Company
Weekly communication W/Kevin Creighan, IS/T
Daily MISC calls
Sent Activity Report Reminders
Sent out JIC Meeting – Crew Scheduling Issues E-News
Updated Hotel Committee Contact List
Password-protected Local Council pages on website
Sent out Bulletin Board Posting on Password Protection
Posted Overpayment Process on website
Worked with Veronica and Linda on TDY issues
Spoke with Mark Bixler on assisting with agents
Organized NWA call center details with Kelly Norton
Sent out April Activity Reports
Wrote and sent out Peter Bowler Meetings E-News
Sent out PO/PVD Victory E-News
Contacted ALPA on Fatigue form
Assisted IAFA Research dept. with benefits
Made MEC website accessible from crew rooms
Attended OFA Luncheon
Assisted Shane Larson with FAA Sleep-In
Wrote and Sent out System Board Vacancies
Added Pay Issues and related links/info to website
Sent out May Activity Report Reminder
Attended Avian Flu Meeting with John Grace
Added Out-Station Sick Calls to website
May 1 completed May calendar
may 3-4 filed grievances
may 7 Grievance hearing in ORD
May 8 grievance withdraws completed
May 10-12 MEC S/T Conference
May 15-18 Updated and completed all notes
May 17-18 rep FA's ORD
May 22 hearings with Susan P
May 23 hearing with Deb W
May 26 filed grievances
May 27- 31 Completed June calendar
May 30-31 Made hotel reservation processing crew rates at hotels
May 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
MEC GAC Chair ~ John Carlos Metidieri
For the month of May, all I've done was sporadic phone calls with Shane Larson coordinating for the AMR MEC GAC program to be launched in DFW this year. Nothing scheduled to report.
MEC Grievance Chair ~ Deb Sutor
May 1-10 – Vacation
May 15 – Travel DFW
May 16-17 – Grievance Mediation DFW
May 31 – Arbitration Prep Session ORD
Write Section 8, Scheduling Issue Card
Write Section 5, Issue Card
Write & Prepare Additional Pay/Compensation Examples for Educational Piece to be sent to the Members
Make preparations for upcoming arbitration in June.
Review Overpayment Article for Website
Prepare Crew Scheduling Roundtable Minutes
Prepare JIC Report for the MEC
Prepare MEC Grievance Report for upcoming MEC Meeting
Compile list of outstanding topics for JIC Meeting
Compile list of new topics to be discussed at JIC Meeting
Coordinate with Negotiations Team on Various Issues Arising Under New Agreement
Oversee two System Board Research Projects
Follow up on Arbitration Decisions Received
File MEC Grievance(s)
Update System Board List
Update MEC Grievance Log
Update List of MEC Grievances
Update Arbitration Schedules
Write Activity 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
Coordinate with various Local Grievance and Reserve Chairs over numerous issues
MEC Membership Chair ~ Soad Hamdan
No New Hire Classes
Sent base transfers to LECP's
Sent LOA, resignation and termination info to IAFA
Followed up with F/A regarding union dues issues.
Flew full time line
Distributed LOA to LECPs
MEC EAP Chair ~ Jeffery Myles
30 EAP calls for all bases
DFW Meeting
We have 3 new EAP REPS all bases are covered
Company EAP meeting
MEC Scheduling Chair ~ Nancy Hunter
Reviewed June data
Communication w planners
Communication w Scheduling Reps
Addressed issue of all reps having input in choosing lines for PT
Reviewed and fwd Service Announcements
Received phone call from DFW f/a McMathis re conditions at DAL...
follow up w Sara
Addressed BOS f/a Guest c/o extra day off on relief line
Golden days indicator changed in all bid packets
Discussed w Rob: SJU failure to assign rsv f/a's according to time
balancing
Addressed issue of SJU f/a dropping, picking up OT, turn added to
CDO
Began preparation for June RT...communication w reps and LEC's
re attendance
Reviewed bid packets systemwide
Addressed DFW f/a complaint to company of no breaks on day 1 of
her trip
Reviewed JIC reports
Reviewed reserve advisory sent to LGA f/a by Willie...suggest
sending to all bases
Reviewed preliminary data for July
Preparation for DCA sleep in
Prepared Activity Report for May
Travel:
1-15 vacation
16-20 flew scheduled sequence
22-24 office/meeting prep
25 infectious disease meeting in DFW
29-31 sick - head cold, not bird flu
Projects:
Follow up: 4348 runway departure on landing
Reformat weekly news update for committee/MEC
Coordination for FAA event in June
Responded to inquiry regarding seatbelt restraints
Follow up: Safety Roundtable Meeting 6 April
Follow up: 4747 AC struck runway lights
Debunked: the mysterious "FAR 213"
New committee member contact: Jose Molina, SJU
Follow up: 4783 Smoke in cabin
Research: CDC & WHO - Influenza A, H5N1
Development: the first MEC committee podcast. Very exciting.
Contact: Spoke with safety chairs from DFW, BOS, MIA, SJU, LGA regarding various
issues during the month. It's great to see the committee in action!