Council 16 Electronic Newsletter - Feb 2026

 We hope you are still conquering those 2026 New Year’s resolutions!  This year continues our fight to obtain a fair and livable wage contracts and brings forward the next challenges of 2026.

Joint Membership Meeting

We are holding our next membership meeting jointly with Alaska Council 19 to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming Board of Directors. All members in good-standing are welcome and highly encouraged to attend. The meeting will be available for both in-person and virtual attendance. If you plan on attending virtually, pre-registration is required. Please use the appropriate registration link below.

Date: March 2, 2026    Time: 14:00 – 17:00 PST

Location: Earhart Room, located in the South Tower of International Place, Lower Plaza Level (same building as 13 Coins) across from SEA Airport

Registration: In-Person | Virtual

53rd AFA-CWA Board of Directors Convention

This year, the AFA-CWA Board of Directors Convention will take place in Portland, OR! If you live in the Pacific Northwest, or will be in town at that time and are interested in attending, this is a great opportunity to see our AFA leadership from all our AFA-represented carriers in action as we consider agenda items and proposed changes to our Constitution & Bylaws. More information will be available on the BOD website regarding the advance agenda items soon. Also on the docket will be the proposed budget for the next fiscal year as well as the election of our International Officers.

Date: March 9-11, 2026

Time: Call to Order – 09:00 PST

Location: Benson Portland, 309 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205

Registration: Please use this form to register.

Check your Standing

The AFA Membership HUB is your portal to access all your account information, dues and payment history, make payments and more! This is also the place to verify that your personal email address on file is correct to ensure that you don’t miss important communication from AFA.

Recent Negotiations and Mobilizations Updates

We have multiple mobilization events happening.  Please stay connected to ourLocal  Mobilization Chairs and reps for current  and upcoming events.  Please continue to wear your RED pins and Lanyards. Please make sure that you are signed up for text messages this is how we will be communicating for close in events. Please text HZNAFA to 49484. 

Next AFA Virtual Negotiations Update is on Feb. 8th @ 10am PST (Click here to register)

February is Black History Month.  We are in the process of getting Black History Month pins to our crew rooms. Here is more information about AFA Black History Month;
https://afacwa.org/black-history-month-2026/

Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 8th, 2026!   Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots and will be held in SFO.  An exciting rematch of Super Bowl XLIX.  AAG will be putting out information on Uniform exceptions for that day!  Stay tuned.    Go Hawks! 

Your Local 16 Officers,

Jamie, Norann and Brandy