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Status Summary
CWA-AFA published two accounts during September 26–October 2 that clarify continuing integration burdens. The September 29 hotel recap covered earlier September meetings and described shared Crew Hotels oversight alongside separate API accounts for the legacy operations. The October 1 recap of the September 23 town hall documented concerns about non-revenue seniority treatment, reserve administration and base-transfer access. These are newly published accounts of earlier events, not new meetings during this reporting window.
The corporate, regulatory and bargaining milestones remain distinct. Alaska acquired Hawaiian in September 2024, the NMB certified CWA-AFA for the combined Flight Attendants craft or class in April 2025, and the FAA single operating certificate followed in October 2025. No dated public source reviewed for this reporting week established a new overall JCBA ratification or integrated-seniority-list implementation during this reporting week.
Integration Dashboard
- The September 29 hotel account identified common management oversight without a single legacy-vendor account.
- The October 1 town-hall recap treated wider base-transfer access as a suggestion for bargaining, not an implemented benefit.
- The September 14 bargaining update left Grievance, Training and other complex subjects unresolved; its dated account remains carry-forward context.
- The July 3 bargaining update had reported a tentative section on jumpseat and pass privileges, rather than a ratified overall JCBA.
- The NMB’s April 11, 2025 certification followed existing CWA-AFA representation at both carriers and no intervening application; it did not require a contested representation election.
- The July 2025 seniority FAQ described a committee process and linked publication of the combined list to JCBA ratification, rather than announcing implementation.
CrewSignal Watch Points
- Watch for outcomes from the interest-based bargaining training announced for October 14–15 and the bargaining session scheduled for October 26–28; neither was completed by this cutoff.
- Watch whether bargaining translates member concerns about reserve rules, transfers and seniority administration into agreed, enforceable provisions.
- Watch for a documented JCBA ratification, seniority-list implementation and common scheduling process, each with its own effective date.
Notable Public References
- Hotel Committee Meeting Recap – September 2026 (published September 29, 2026; earlier meetings) — View →
- MEC Town Hall Video and Q&A Recap – September 23, 2026 (published October 1, 2026) — View →
- Joint Contract Negotiations Session 19 – September 2026 (September 14; carry-forward) — View →
- Joint Contract Negotiations Session 16 – July 2026 (July 3; tentative-section context) — View →
- Seniority Merger Integration Committee (SMIC) FAQs (July 23, 2025; process context) — View →
- NMB 52 NMB No. 32, R-7651 (April 11, 2025; combined certification) — View →
- Alaska Air Group 2025 Form 10-K (filed February 12, 2026; acquisition and FAA-certificate context) — View →