To: AMFA Locals and Members

Re: National Director’s Monthly Update for April 2015

Date: April 30, 2015

Dear Members:

As a follow up to last month’s notice that we would have to find a new lobbying firm in Washington

D.C. I would like to announce that we were successful in our search and have retained the firm of

Commonwealth Strategic Partners, LLC. Information about the firm can be found on their website at

(http://commonwealthstrategic.com/ ). We have begun the process of briefing them on our

legislative initiatives and are looking forward to being very busy with our highest legislative priority:

the FAA Reauthorization Bill. The Bill has many components that are relevant to our members and

is due to come before Congress again this year. We are also focusing on other legislative issues such

as greater recognition of our S.I.D.A. badges at multiple airports.

On April 14-16, 2015 Aaron Hansen, Assistant National Director and I attended the 2015 Aerospace

Maintenance Competition in Miami, Florida. The maintenance competition was part of Aviation

Week Magazine’s MRO Americas convention. AMFA was one of the maintenance competition

event sponsors, and we also presented a $2,500 scholarship to our 2015 selectee, Mr. Kyle

Johnson, an A&P student attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. We were very proud

of Team Southwest Airlines and Team Alaska Airlines, both AMFA represented carriers, who

won 1st and 3rd place respectively in the Commercial Aviation Category. Congratulations go to

all of the team members; their dedication and hard work really paid off!

On April 21, 2015, the Southwest Airlines (SWA) Facility Maintenance Technician (FMT)

negotiations continued, and on April 22, 2015, the Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT)

negotiations also continued in Dallas, Texas. The negotiation updates for both groups have been

posted to the AMFA National Website. The next scheduled session for the AMTs is June 2, 2015,

and the FMTs is June 3 – 4, 2015.

At Alaska Airlines, submitted contract proposals for the upcoming negotiations are being combined

at each local. Once that process is complete each local will hold a special meeting for the members to

endorse the proposals they support and want taken forward. Once that has been accomplished there

will be a system-wide survey of the endorsed proposals for the members to rank in order of priority.

For more carrier specific updates and further information regarding AMFA and the airline industry,

please visit the AMFA National Website at www.AMFANational.org. Our most determined efforts

will only succeed with your continued support and participation – please stay informed.

Sincerely,

Louie Key

National Director

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