1999 MEC Hotlines


December 30: 1999 recap, Cooperation,
Growth, Holiday office hours

December 16: PBS update, Accepting junior
assign over 90, Maestro home access, Fenix Flight, MEC, LEC, and Local Council meetings,
Office holiday hours

December 9: PPO/HMO plans, Arbitration
updates, Maintenance reminder, Rest requirements, Fenix Flight deadline; MEC, LEC, and
Local Council meetings

December 2: Arbitration updates, Flower
fund, Capt. Dale Brakhop, Local Council meeting, New reserve rest rules, Pilots-For-Kids,
Walking the walk

November 24: R&I investigation, Low
Line Adjustment on hoidays, Office closing, Pilots for Kids, Why do it?, Thanks on
Thanksgiving

November 18: Vacation cancellations, PBS
training, Hotline messages, Holiday office hours, ALPA pins

November 11: Executive Board, Opening
early – IBB, A318 side letter, R&I update, Arbitration updates, PBS update, Fenix
Flight, McElroy retirement, Our local staff

November 4: A320 misaward, Ed Sherman
arbitration award, MEC meeting, Medical benefits sign-up, T4 literature holders, LEC and
Local Council meetings, Publications

October 28: New literature holders, Doug
Gauntt appointment, PBS update, LEC and Local Council meetings, Fenix Flight, Flu shots,
Latest poll indicates strong support

October 21: Maintenance write-ups,
Calling in sick, Insurance enrollment update, Arbitration victory update, New
publications, Don Steinman update, Retirement dinner, LEC and Local Council meetings

October 14: Ed Sherman victory, Don
Steinman update, A320 captain vacation cancellations, Family Awareness event, PBS classes,
Flight Pay Loss campaign, Retirement dinner, LEC meeting

October 7: Committee volunteer work,
Things about you that can hurt us, What ALPA is

September 30: PBS, Rest requirements, AFA
PRIDE, Local Council meeting, Pilot retirement dinner, Family Awareness social event

September 23: PBS, Local council meeting,
Wilson Center polling, Retirement dinner, New publications, New ALPA message boards, Capt.
Hank Castela retirement, NTSB investigation, Family Awareness social event

September 16: Vacation cancellations,
System Board executive session, Compuserve 2000, New ALPA message boards, New SafetyNet,
Local council meeting, United Way campaign, Family Awareness social event

September 9: Negotiating summit, Vacancy
and reduction bid, Wilson Center polling, Family Awareness social event

September 2: New MEC officers begin
terms, Last week’s local council meeting, Flight pay loss, Mailbox distribution, Wilson
Center polling, Family Awareness social event

August 26: Local Council meeting,
Negotiating Committee hotline and Table Talk, Wilson Center polling, Family Awareness
social event, New MEC officers terms begin next Wednesday

August 19: Meeting with Gil Mook, Local
Council meeting, AWA warrants, Family Awareness social event

August 12: ALPA president to address
AWA pilots, Reserve assignments, Family Awareness social event, Flight pay loss donation
campaign

August 5: MEC officer elections, New
committee and new chairman appointments, Illegal A320 lines, Contract 2000 survey results,
Resumption of Wilson Center telephone polling, Maestro Home Access update, EasyBid update,
Phone tree database forms, Pilotnews list, Next local council meeting scheduled, America
West stock and warrants

July 29: MEC & Local Council
meetings, Satellite lines, RX Prime, Negotiating conference, Air Carrier Security
Committee chair, Pilot information forms, Fatigue survey, Fenix Flight, Table Talk,
Committee and Communications updates

July 22: Contract 2000 surveys, Table
Talk, Fatigue survey, Local Council meeting

July 15: ALPA prevails in first
officers as instructors program, FAA waives remaining AWA settlement fines, CIGNA drug
problems, MEC officer candidate interviews, Local council meeting, SafetyNet, Contract
2000 survey, Maestro update

July 8: First officers as
instructors, Ed Sherman arbitration, MEC officer candidate interviews, LEC and MEC
meetings, Retirement & Insurance Committee appointments, Pilot retirements, Contract
2000 survey deadline, SafetyNet pilot fatigue survey

July 1: Captain Jon Myers’ funeral, First Officers as Instructors program,
Uniform policy, Flight Pay Loss, Local Council meeting, Fatique survey, Contract 2000
survey, Office holiday hours

June 24: MEC urges boycott of First Officers as Instructor program, MEC
response to uniform memo from Chief Pilot, Deal cutting, Flight Pay Loss, Publications,
PBS update, Maestro Home Access printing problems, Local Council meeting, New
Pilot-to-Pilot volunteers

June 17: Family Awareness picnic, Negotiating Committee meeting, First Officer
as instructor program, PBS on the LINE, Maintenance write-ups, Local Council meeting

June 10: AWA complies with arbitration award, Upcoming publications, Disability
insurance provider change, FAA reserve duty time, Local Council meeting, Flight Pay Loss
campaign, Family Awareness picnic

June 3: Negotiating Committee update, Family Awareness barbecue, Printer
problems using Maestro at home, Disability insurance carrier to change, Arbitration
update, Maintenance write-ups, Scheduling with safety

May 27: Pilots represented at America West annual shareholders meeting,
Continued company foot-dragging on arbitration award compliance, FOQA negotiations again
canceled by company, System Board decisions, Equipment bid date revised, PBS Committee
meeting and timeline, Interim committee chairmen appointments, Last night’s local council
meeting, Flight pay loss campaign, Family Awareness picnic

May 20: PBS update, MEC at Executive Board, Negotiating Committee update,
System Board, Committee volunteers, Hotel Committee email, New MEC office staff, Local
Council meeting, Family Awareness Picnic

May 13: Arbitration
award, Maintenance write-ups, Seniority list, Central Air Safety publication, Local
council meeting, Family Awareness party

May 6: CIGNA
medical insurance update, Grievance update and request, Las Vegas security update, Just
the Facts, New director of Crew Resources, Local council meeting, Committee chairman
needed, Family Awareness picnic

April 29: Disabled
pilots insurance arbitration decision and delays, Grievance hearings, Las Vegas security
issues-part 2, Negotiating Committee returns from Herndon, Central Air Safety newsletter,
KIT system reminder, Local council meeting and special guest

April 22: FAA
maintenance oversight and logbook entries, Airport security issues in Las Vegas and
Phoenix, Negotiating and Communications committees in Herndon, Furloughed pilot 401k
problems, MEC Vice Chairman Darcy Pierce attends IFALPA meeting in Thailand

April 15: Local
Council meeting, Age 60 retest arbitration, AWA reorganization, PBS update, Daily ops
phone changes, Fenix Flight, KIT system updates

April 8: Local
Council meeting, PBS update, FOQA, Age 60 retest arbitration, MEC committee changes, CASC
& Security Committee news, Crew Resources numbers changes

April 1: Negotiating
Committee update, Rumor control

March 25: Jannice
Zambo, Pass privileges grievance, Thanks to phone bank volunteers, 737 nightlines,
Vacation cancellations, Headquarters security, New parking procedures, Web site

March 20: AFA
and America West reach tentative agreement

March 18: AFA
update, Pass travel changes, web site, Contract violation in 737 night lines, Committee
chairmen appointments & re-appointments, First officer Earl Ingles update

March 11: MEC
meeting, Meet the LEC, Flight attendants enter “super-mediation”, CHAOS phone
bank, Crew tracking form, Negotiating Committee, Merger fund delinquents

March 4: LEC
members take office, PIlot “No-Strike” side letter, New Chief Pilot takes
office, MEC web site

February 25: AWA warn notice 800 number, Maestro restriction, LEC at leadership
conference, 1998 401k statements, UAL/AWA buyout status

February 22: America West ends discussions
with other airlines

February 19: UAL/AWA merger discussions

February 18: Local council meeting, AFA
update, New chief pilot named

February 12: AFA rejects proffer of
arbitration

February 11: LEC chairman and vice chairman
election returns, Local council meeting, AFA update, Merger update, Fenix Flight,
President’s Day office closing

February 8: Flight attendant negotiations
at impasse, Revised pilot seniority list, New update from ALPA President Duane Woerth

February 4: Merger talks, Cancelled
vacations, Flight attendants

January 28: Merger talks, R&I summit,
Capt. Jim Anhorn retires, Retirement party, Jannice Zambo

January 21: AWA and United merger talks,
Accurate information, Merger Committee goes to Washington, Bid 150, Vacation
cancellations, Chief pilot, Retirement dinner, 401k assessment fee

January 14: AWA cancels vacations, MEC-LEC
summit, A320 nightlines, Inaccurate pilot seniority list, Pilot mailboxes and crew
separation issues, PBS, AWA personnel change, Merger fund, Age 60 retest hearing, Hotel
committee, Local council meeting, LEC chairman election ballots, Committee appointments,
Capt. Dick Starr retirement, MEC chairman on vacation

January
7:
Medical insurance premiums, LEC chairman ballots, Merger fund
delinquents, Contract 2000 communications, MEC provides holiday gifts