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AFA ELECTION
INFORMATION TABLE IN CREW ROOM TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION,
ABSENTEE BALLOTS, BALLOTING INFORMATION - DENIED BY THE COMPANY
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Council 69/BOS
LEC Representatives - Contact Information
Dear Members,
AFA ELECTION INFORMATION
TABLE IN CREW ROOM TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION, ABSENTEE
BALLOTS AND BALLOTING INFORMATION - DENIED BY THE COMPANY
The company denied the AFA Legislative Committee the ability to
man and set up an election information table in each domicile
crew room consisting of absentee ballots and voter registration
information citing it was against the company's 'Solicitation
Policy' highlighted below/ found on page 23 in the Employee
Handbook.
"Solicitation of any kind (including soliciting and
collecting funds, Or posting or distributing written, printed or
electronic materials, at the time either the soliciting or
solicited employee is on duty and or in a work area, unless
written Company authorization is obtained in advance"
More and more flight attendants need to work extra days just to
make ends meet. And many more flight attendants are commuting.
The convenience of having registration information and absentee
ballots available in the crew room area just makes sense. This
is not soliciting, this is informational, and this is helping
out the employee.
The United Way campaign activities are closer to soliciting than
an informational table on voter registration in varying states
and absentee ballot information. The United Way Campaign is not
a problem but making it more convenient and easier for the
flight attendant group to obtain voter registration information
or to pick up an absentee ballot is against this policy?
F Y I - The Pegasus Project is a non-profit organization that
provides financial assistance to Flight Attendants who are
unable to fly due to a critical or life-threatening illness or
injury. If you know of a Flight Attendant in need of assistance
please direct them to the Pegasus toll free voice mail @ (866)
785-0449 or visit our website at
www.thepegasusproject.org.
The United Way keeps approximately 10% of any contribution you
give for paying their people to administer the funds. If you
give to a favorite charity, consider donating directly. Should
you choose to donate to the Pegasus Project, you may do so
directly and not through the United Way. That way your entire
donation/contribution goes to Pegasus, nothing is deducted for
administrative costs. Any charitable donation/contribution is
tax deductible.
It is ok for this company to send to their 'frequent flyers' via
e-mail and letters asking that the customer/ dividend mile
participant to please contact their legislators to ask about the
rising oil prices but to afford their own employees the ease of
picking up an absentee ballot or information on their state's
voter registration does not matter and is considered
solicitation?
Maybe this company, like so many others, is frightened that a
union worker may vote for political candidates that favor the
rights of union workers and vote for those political candidates
that support important issues to labor. Or for those candidates
that understand labor has to work more hours to make ends meet
while only a company's upper echelon reap the rewards. We can
only surmise as this denial and the reason given IS
unreasonable. Next thing you know, some in management will be
saying they can see Russia from their office window.
Here is a website to visit for voter registration information.
https://ssl.capwiz.com/aflcio/e4/nvra/?action=form&state=
Also, please visit the US Airways AFA website and reference the
AFA MEC Legislative Update as it has additional information.
www.afausairways.org
Please take the time to vote, it is important. Should you have
any further questions or concerns, please contact the local
office.
Thank You,
Lynne Caramello
LECP/BOS
HM Office 781 289 8454
Mobile 617 470 3872
FAX 1 206 289 8457
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Council
69/BOS LEC Representatives - Contact Information
Lynne Caramello - LECP -
LCaramello@afausairways.org
Sherri Baker -
LECVP -
SBaker@afausairways.org
Sherri Baker - Reserve Representative -
sbaker@afausairways.org
Jill Atwood - LEC Secretary -
JAtwood@afausairways.org
Jill Atwood - LEC Safety Representative -
JAtwood@afausairways.org
Heather Santello - LEC Uniform Representative
FYI
- Do you have the MedLink number to program in your cell phone -
1-602 239-3627 / program it in now. Should you find yourself
or another crewmember needing Medlink on a layover you can call
this number.
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Do you have the Flightline questions number? - 1 800 659
9859
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Check out the DELL Computer/Employee discount program at the
bottom of the page on the AFA website www.afausairways.org
DELL has some great deals on computers!
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