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JFK Base Meeting Minutes - 01/11/24
JFK BASE MEETING MINUTES
DATE: Thursday January 11, 2024
LOCATION: St. John’s University, D’Angelo Center Room 207
ATTENDEES:
- Katarzyna Mroczek - MEC President
- Theodore Pavlik - MEC Vice President
- Ismael Ramos - MEC Secretary/Treasurer
- Melvin Smith
- Lincoln McMahon
- Kyle Doyle
- Vanessa Morales
- Andrea Siliggi
- Carlos Martinez
- Margaret Mills
1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF MEC OFFICERS
- Meeting called to order at 4:53pm EST by MEC President Katarzyna Mroczek
- MEC President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer were introduced to the membership
2. COMMITTEE UPDATES
- EAP
- The work of the EAP representatives was presented by the MEC President
- Hotels
- The work of the hotel committee was presented by the MEC president
- Discussed the Hotel Committee Coalition amongst all the unions
- Scheduling
- The work of the scheduling committee was presented by the MEC president
- Benefits
- The work of the benefits committee was presented by the MEC president
- Communications
- Communications Chair was not present but brief report was given on her behalf by the MEC President discussing the Norse AFA website and updates to it
- HRE
- HRE Chair was not present but brief report was given on her behalf by the MEC President discussing initiatives for 2024, a report on the MLK Conference she attended and encouraging members to sign up for the HRE committee
3. OFFICERS REPORTS
- Explained the work of union officers
- Discussed the New Hire Probation period
4. JFK BASE UNION REP ANNOUNCEMENT
- Dylan Salvi and Lincoln McMahon were announced as interim JFK Base Representatives until the next election
5. CURRENT BUSINESS UPDATES
- Website
- This was discussed during the communications committee update
- Charters
- The NO AOC JFK base is finishing up the NEOs Charter and returning back to base
- There are other potential charters the company is discussing but nothing that we can report on
- Dual AOC
- Still being discussed with the company
- UK AOC training for NO AOC crew was supposed to take place in February but instead will be pushed until March
- Security Search Agreements
- We discussed the temporary agreements in place that was for the duration of the charter and for the BKK flights until April 30, 2024 being a part of the guarantee
- Leave Of Absence (LOA)
- The MEC will be following up with Beate and HR about LOA and will follow up with the membership with more details when they are finalized
- Scheduling
- Discussed the current scheduling articles
- Discussed our scheduling proposal and the 80hrs guarantee
- Grievances & Arbitration
- Explained the grievance schedule
- GI Grievance and Hotel Grievance updates
- Discussed attorney participation in discussions with the company going forward
- Sick Calls Procedure
- MEC President confirmed the sick call procedure and what the crew needs to do to be compliant with the procedure
6. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES UPDATE
- Vice President Theodore Pavlik Talked about Membership Services
- Explained how the Union Dues process works
7. BUDGET UPDATE
- Secretary/Treasurer Ismael Ramos talked about the budget
8. NEW BUSINESS
- Members want a Zoom meeting update monthly
- The motion was voted on and passed
9. NEXT STEPS
- Disseminate minutes from this meeting
- MIA Base Meeting on Wednesday January 17, 2024
- MEC will work on scheduling Zoom meetings monthly
10. ADJOURNMENT
- Motion to adjourn the meeting was put forward. Motion passed.
- Meeting adjourned at 7:24pm.
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