MEC Meeting - May 2026
Association of Flight Attendants- CWA, AFL-CIO
Endeavor Air Master Executive Council
MEC Executive Session
May 13, 2026
Called to Order
1250 EST
BW - EM - OO
Daphne Lee - Billy Hennessey - Renae Brennan - Marco Perez
1.June MEC Exec meeting day EM- This has already been discussed via email and will be moved to June 11.
2.update on meeting with Company May 7 EM- sent via email
3.update on meeting with International EM- Waiting on update from -Joe is out May 11-14
4.updates from Labor Management and EBOD
EM updated on Executive Board of Directors meeting
5.Training Section 12 BW gave in LM update
6. IROP issues update EM -sent our changes back to company waiting on them
7.Negotiations Committee update Interviews EM
49 Motioned to night of May 16th via email to choose three dates for interviews in beginning of June
46 second
45 yes
48 yes
Send list of dates to EM
7a.Will we have an MEC Info Rep Chairperson BH?
Discuss further at next meeting.
8. NYC Pride Parade? Who added so Chair can recognize them-nobody recognized-closed
9.Grievance Chair meeting (EM on vote by LECP's in April meeting)
MEC Grievance Chairs - Austin Gates & Cathy Crane
Chairs explained why they want to have a procedure on order of how grievances are heard.
Rotation would be acceptable to Chairs.
45 Motions to make to rotate councils at the grievance meetings
46 Seconds
48 yes
49 Abstains
This will be added to MEC P & P manual(added em)
With the understanding that if there are “extenuating circumstances”, the locals can agree to change the order.
10. Revisiting Joint Resolution with ALPA - BH
49 Motion to send out resolution to voted on via email after changes are made to original resolution.
48 second
45 yes
46 yes
11.Unblocking schedule- DL, OO
DL read the following statement she supplied by email to be added.
“For the record I would like the statement I read at the MEC meeting entered in the records.”
“Members have expressed concern that their officers are taking a significant amount of union days and not actually flying. Many officers have chosen to be transparent so that members can see both the number of union days being taken as well as the officers are actually flying trips. Not all officers are currently committed to schedule transparency which causes concern among members.
I do not believe this provides true transparency.
Tracking the number of union days taken does not accurately reflect the amount of union work being performed. A more meaningful measure is the actual workload and responsibilities carried out, not simply the number of days coded in a schedule. Flight hours and visible trips do not capture the full scope of union duties.
All members have the contractual right to bid for reserve or lineholder schedules, as well as to swap, drop, or trade trips to improve their quality of life. These are company-provided tools—not union-created systems—and the MEC should not require officers to opt into or rely on them as a condition of holding office. Requiring participation in a company system effectively forces individuals to give up certain scheduling rights.
When similar expectations were placed on SAFAs by the company, the union opposed forcing members to choose between compliance and their roles. This situation raises a similar concern.
Additionally, the Constitution and Bylaws do not require blocking or unblocking schedules, nor do they mandate the use of company tools to establish or enforce union policies or procedures.
True transparency would come from a union-controlled system—such as the tool International is developing—that allows officers to log actual work performed, including union days, hours worked, and budget codes. This would provide a more accurate and accountable representation of union activity.
For example, looking at the schedule of the current MEC President over the past two months, she has flown only two trips. This does not reflect the substantial amount of union work performed during that time, nor does it account for the multiple roles and responsibilities she holds. The number of flights or visible schedule activity does not correlate with the amount of union work completed.
She is not alone—many officers hold multiple positions that require significant time and the use of union days that are not fully reflected in a company scheduling system.
Furthermore, the current “fix” relies on a company-controlled system that does not provide real transparency. Union days appear dashes or as hours in refrigerator mode. How is this transparency?
If transparency is the goal, the solution must be accurate, comprehensive, and controlled by the union—not dependent on a company system that was never designed for this purpose.”
End of statement
Discussion.
Local 46 made a motion to remove this from the P & P requirement of MEC unblocking schedule.
45 Second
48 no
49 no
46 called for roll call vote - move vote to June Meeting
12. Crew Calm Initiative Details? Everyone is up to date of EAP Crew Calm Initiative that will take place in June.
13. Cabin Temperatures Issue Continues - BH
BH made suggestion to get 5 FA’s in each base to document hot cabins with a humidity/temp
and fill out ASAP. He will send link to each LECP for thermometer/humidity.
14. SAFA Schedules-I am wondering if anyone knows how scheduling of SAFAs is handled in each base? Is it consistent at each base. For example, Do they rotate days, are your required to work weekends, is it seniority based, if so, seniority with company or as a SAFA, Does a manager make the schedule, Besides JFK, is other bases running into issues of arguing of schedules and claims of unfairness, Is there a min rest between shifts?- OO
Discussion - need to discuss further as far as rest. Each base is doing their own thing. Need more information.
49 Made a Motion to adjourn
46 second
48 yes
45 yes
Meeting Adjourned
1455 EST
