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MIA Base Meeting Minutes - 01/17/24

MIA BASE MEETING MINUTES

DATE: Wednesday January 17, 2024 

LOCATION: Homewood Suites by Hilton Miami Airport- West, Conference Room 

ATTENDEES: 

  • Katarzyna Mroczek - MEC President
  • Theodore Pavlik - MEC Vice President
  • Ismael Ramos - MEC Secretary/Treasurer
  • Desislava Marinov
  • Lisa Dodson
  • Valentin Lorien 
  • Jose Diaz
  • Alcides Gutierrez 
  • Judy Carrillo
  • Grietje Nijboer
  • Kathryn Beaulieu

1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF MEC OFFICERS

  • Meeting called to order at  5:10 pm 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
  • 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 and she introduced Alcides Gutierrez as the new Benefits Committee Chair.
  • 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 a 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.
  • ID Travel 
    • Valentin Lorien gave updates on the status of our ID travel benefits               

3. OFFICERS REPORTS

  • Explained the work of union officers
  • Discussed the New Hire Probation period
  • Explained how the Union dues process works

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 have temporary agreements in place that was for the duration of the charter and for the BKK flights until April 30, 2024
  • 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 bidding system 
  • Grievances & Arbitration
    • Explained the grievance schedule
    • GI Grievance and Hotel Grievance updates
    • Discussed possible attorney participation in discussions with the company going forward

6. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES UPDATE

  • Vice President Theodore Pavlik Talked about Membership Services 
  • Discussed dues and the rules about paying them

7. BUDGET UPDATE

  • Secretary/Treasurer Ismael Ramos Talked about the budget

8. NEW BUSINESS 

  • Members want a 1hr Zoom meeting update monthly
    • The motion was voted on and passed

9. NEXT STEPS

  • Disseminate minutes from this meeting.
  • MEC will work on scheduling Zoom meetings monthly

10. ADJOURNMENT

  • Motion to adjourn the meeting was put forward. Motion passed. 
  • Meeting adjourned at  6:34  pm.