We will be filling the position of MEC MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON in October 2024. This is a 3-year commitment beginning on July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2027. If you are interested, please submit your resume by September 30, 2024 to the attention of Elizabeth Vindhurst at evindhurst@afaeagle.com with the subject line “MEC Negotiations Election”, you should have knowledge of Union operations to apply for the position. Below you will find a description of the requirements.
MEC Mobilization Committee
Collect and maintain a master list of Mobilization Reps from all domiciles.
Schedule, coordinate and attend all Mobilization training and meetings.
Set and maintain all forms of communications to and from Mobilization Reps, Negotiating Committee & LEC Presidents (IE: Hotline, issue cards, etc).
Keep the MEC and LEC President(s) informed first on the progress of the Mobilization committee.
Computer skills are helpful.
Tasks:
The MEC Chair for the Mobilization Committee is responsible for:
Receiving information (including text for Issue Cards) from the negotiating committee. They should clarify with each other over any ambiguous communication. Selecting color, numbering, printing and distributing Issue Cards to the Base Chairs.
Plan and coordinate with the MEC Vice President all MEC sanctioned Mobilization events including protests, rallies, fundraisers and mobilization activities.
Communicate with the LEC Mobilization Chairs at least once a month.
Ensure LEC Chairs have materials needed, i.e., cards, pens, etc., and are receiving feedback from the Mobilization Reps.
Provide feedback from the LEC Mobilization Chairs to the negotiating committee, making them aware of member concerns.
Ensure that LEC Presidents receive all appropriate information concurrent with LEC Mobilization Chairs.
Obtain the approval of the MEC President before initiating any planned Mobilization Command activities.
The MEC President shall be the officer to whom this committee directly reports to, however the MEC Vice President will provide direct support to the Mobilization Chair.
Collect and maintain a Master List of Mobilization Reps from all domiciles via a computer database.
This includes names, domiciles, address/phone numbers and e-mail addresses as well as the Base Coordinator info for that location. This list will be distributed to everyone on the Mobilization Committee and LEC Presidents so they all know who is part of the committee. Everyone who has the list will sign a confidentiality agreement that states the list is the sole property of the AFA Envoy Air MEC and will be used for that purpose only.
Schedule and coordinate all Mobilization trainings and meetings.
At each base, the Mobilization Chairs will check with the LEC
President to see if the LEC President wants to be responsible for scheduling a Mobilization Committee member training. If the LEC President wants the responsibility, the LEC President will set up all training, pull flight Attendants off of schedules and notify the flight attendant volunteers in advance of the times and location. The LEC President will also coordinate Hotel space with the International Office, ensuring that they get reservation numbers from the International
Office as soon as possible. The Mobilization Chair will give the dates for the
Mobilization training to the LEC President after consulting with the ISRs.
If the LEC President does not want the responsibility, the MEC Mobilization Chair will coordinate all of the above.
The Mobilization Chair will keep the MEC President and Vice-President advised on the progress of all Mobilization training.
If an LEC President wants to attend the Mobilization training,
they must notify the Mobilization Chair. The flight pay loss for
the LEC President will come out of the Negotiations budget. The LEC
President will be responsible for removing themselves from trips to
attend.
Once the Mobilization Chair and the ISRs feel that the Mobilization Chair is prepared to perform Mobilization Committee
Member training on his/her own (without the ISRs present), the MEC
Mobilization Chairperson will be allowed to conduct all further training on their own.
If less than five (5) flight Attendants confirm participation in the training,
the MEC Mobilization Chair will coordinate with both the MEC
President and the respective LEC Presidents to determine if the training session should be rescheduled.
Setup and maintain all forms of communications to and from the Mobilization Committee, Negotiating Committee & LEC Presidents (hotlines, issues cards, etc.):
The Mobilization Chair will set up communications as
mentioned above with the assistance of the MEC Officers. The
Negotiating Committee will select a point person to interact with the
Mobilization Chair. The Mobilization Chair and the
Negotiating Committee point person will keep all LEC Presidents
informed of Mobilization progress. The Negotiating Committee
point person will notify the Mobilization Chair of all
communications that will go out to the flight Attendants in written form.
This information will not be altered in any way. If a question or concern
about the information arises, the Mobilization Chair and/or LEC
Presidents will notify the Negotiating Committee point person.
Keep the MEC & LEC President(s) informed on the progress of the
Mobilization Program.
The Mobilization Chair will also keep the MEC & LEC
Presidents informed on all issues, as well as provide a monthly report
on progress.
The Mobilization Chair will inform the MEC President, MEC Vice President and MEC Secretary/Treasurer a list of all trip drops for the Mobilization Committee.
The Mobilization Chair will also notify the LEC Presidents of all
Flight Pay Loss taken by CHAOS Command Committee members at
their base.
Note - This Committee will report to the MEC President, however, this Committee will go to the MEC Vice President for questions or concerns.