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Dear PHL Flight
Attendants,
On November 30, 2006,
the MEC Council office accepted the resignations and
the last day of service of your local AFA Council 70
officers. With respect we thank them for their service
and time that they committed to AFA and to the Flight
Attendants of Philadelphia.
On December 01, 2006, the MEC Council appointed
interim officers. It is with great pleasure that we
introduce them to you.
Hello everyone. My name is Brian Morgan. I am
currently the Interim LEC President of Council 70.
Many of you know me as the Co-Chair of the MEC Uniform
Committee. Yes, I am the guy who writes the "From the
Hanger" e-lines. I have served as the local LEC
Uniform Chair in Philadelphia for 11 years and have
also served under various LEC council officers as
personal staff. I have worked for US Airways since
1994 based in Philadelphia. I have worked under two
reserve programs including the current system (do I
really need to make a comment here) and was a reserve
Flight Attendant for 11 years both on domestic and
international service. I flew on the trans - Atlantic
division for six years until the fence was dissolved
and currently I am listed as a secondary line holder.
I am a resident of Philadelphia residing in South
Philly (YO!). It is my honor to represent the Flight
Attendants of Philadelphia. I look forward to meeting
as many of you as possible and wish to remind you that
our door is always open.
Hello. My name is Kim Kaswinkel. I am the Interim LEC
Vice President of Council 70. I am a 19-year Flight
Attendant and having spent 18 months on reserve in PIT
on this reserve system I have a deep appreciation for
those that are trying to make a living on 73 hours.
Reserve issues are a high priority for me with regards
to the heavy financial burden this reserve system has
placed on our hard working Flight Attendants. I have a
full understanding of the language and interpretation
of the current working agreement. My background with
AFA consists of working on various committees. I have
severed on the reserve committee in PIT and currently
hold the Legislative Affairs Chair for Local 70. I
worked with AFA International doing lobbying work on
the Leave All Blades Behind Act and NWA outsourcing
Flight Attendants and Foreign Ownership of Domestic
Carriers. One of my proudest moments was working on
the Organizing Campaign for North West Airlines. It is
my belief that the union should work for the
membership as well as the membership work for its
union. Together we can accomplish great things. I look
forward to working with all of you.
Hello. My name is Joshua Freeze. I am the Interim LEC
Secretary of Council 70. As the Junior member of the
office with a hire date of June 2000 I may seem green,
but have come to the table with a long background in
union work. I have volunteered for various council 70
union actions and was a member of the AFA Organizing
team for Delta Airlines in 2000. Some of my other
union works consist of being a former member of the
Amalgamated Transit Union of which I held the
positions of President, Vice President and Secretary
during my tenure. While with the transit union I
served on two contract negotiating committees and led
the mobilization effort that won major contract gains.
As a Us Airways Flight Attendant I have worked both as
a domestic flight attendant and on trans - Atlantic as
a German LOD/O. In the fall of 2001 I was off for a
year on a voluntary furlough and then involuntarily
furloughed for 3 ½ years. I was recalled to mainline
in June 2006. I have spent my career here at US
Airways on reserve so I am very familiar with the
current system and the hardships it presents. Stop in
the office anytime or look for me in the crew room. I
look forward to meeting you soon.
We would like to extend our thanks to those of you
that have already expressed your words of
encouragement and say to those who are holding a "wait
and see" approach that we understand there is a great
indifference toward AFA and the unfortunate actions
that took place in this office. Our goal is to bring
integrity and your faith back to Council 70. We are
committed to working with every Flight Attendant and
believe that together we can achieve great things.
Thank you for your time.
In Solidarity,
Brian Morgan, Interim LEC President
Kim Kaswinkel Interim LEC Vice President
Joshua Freeze Interim LEC Secretary |
