April 17, 2025
Subject: AMFA NMB Filing Update
Dear AMFA-Represented Members at Alaska Airlines:
The Alaska/Hawaiian AMFA Merger Committee has been working diligently and thoroughly over the past couple of months. The Committee has been visiting various stations that Hawaiian-IAM represented technicians are stationed. The word has been spread throughout the system and industry about the benefits that an AMFA-represented workforce brings and the unity that we have.
The Merger Committee held a webinar on April 15, 2025. During that webinar, it was communicated to the membership that a review with AMFA Legal was ongoing and that a filing with the NMB would take place by next week. During that review with AMFA Legal, a few issues arose that needed to be researched, discussed, and strategized against. Your ALRs, Brandon Statfield (L14) and Jeff Heard (L32), are working closely with AMFA Legal, Alaska Airlines Legal, and Labor Relations to resolve the issues. The issues that were identified revolve around Class & Craft for mechanics and how the NMB categorizes who is class and craft for our industry. AMFA is a mechanics' Union that represents technicians to elevate our craft as skilled labor in the Aviation Industry. We will maintain that assertion when filing with the NMB and are taking pre-emptive measures to ensure that our voice is heard and that our membership is our main focus, as we file with the NMB.
AMFA is committed to being as transparent and open with communication as possible. The timing of our filing with the NMB is being delayed on our own accord, not by the company. We want to ensure all our members that we are taking the precautionary measures necessary to put AMFA in the strongest of positions as your representing union. Please reach out to your ALRs or the merger committee for any additional information. Additional webinars, fliers, and communications will be sent out to the membership as soon as any updates are available.
Sincerely,
Brandon Statfield, AMFA Local 14 ALR
Jeff Heard, AMFA Local 32 ALR
