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                            | Episode | Date | 
|---|---|
| 
                                                        Summer 2025 State of the Union
                                                     | Aug 26, 2025 | 
| 
                                                        ALA-HAL: Aircraft Orders, New Base, and JCBA
                                                     | Jul 02, 2025 | 
| 
                                                        2025 Mid Year Update
                                                     | Jun 03, 2025 | 
| 
                                                        ALA-HAL Merger Status Update (May 2025)
                                                     | May 06, 2025 | 
| 
                                                        Joint MEC Meeting, Merger Update, and OTRPB
                                                     | Feb 07, 2025 | 
| 
                                                        Merger Update
                                                     | Nov 25, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Meet the Negotiating Committee Chairs of the Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines Pilots
                                                     | Oct 04, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        First Joint Alaska/Hawaiian MEC Episode
                                                     | Sep 27, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Tentative Agreement Reached on Contract Extension and Additional Annual Pay Increases
                                                     | Sep 01, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Transition Process Agreement Reached
                                                     | Aug 01, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        MEC Officer Round Table
                                                     | Jun 23, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Voluntary Reduced Bid Options (VRBO) &  PBS
                                                     | May 10, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Transitions
                                                     | Apr 01, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        State of the Union, February 2024
                                                     | Feb 03, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Alaska Pilots Get Ready for PBS
                                                     | Jan 31, 2024 | 
| 
                                                        Merger: Process Discussion
                                                     | Dec 15, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        State of the Union, November 2023
                                                     | Nov 23, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        Alaska Pilots’ MEC Committee Profiles: Professional Standards and DEBI
                                                     | Nov 03, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        Elevate Your Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Spill Solutions
                                                     | Oct 02, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        State of The Union: SFO Base, 2024 Vacation
                                                     | Sep 29, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        Market Rate Adjusted Pay
                                                     | Aug 21, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        Market Rate Adjustment
                                                     | Aug 02, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        State of the Union, June 2023
                                                     | Jun 10, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        Implementation Update and State of the Union
                                                     | Apr 06, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        2023 State of the Union and New LOAs
                                                     | Feb 03, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        Reassignment, Cancelation, Delay, and Severe Irregular Operations
                                                     | Jan 12, 2023 | 
| 
                                                        CBA 2022 Implementation: When and Why
                                                     | Nov 30, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Contract 2022 Implementation
                                                     | Oct 29, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 8: Ratification Process, What Happens Next
                                                     | Sep 29, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 7: Vacation
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 6: Reserve
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 5: Trip Ownership, Displacement, and Commuting
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 4: Trading
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 3: PBS and Trip Construction
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        TA 2: Scope and Career Security
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Tentative Agreement Reached
                                                     | Sep 24, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Negotiations Update September 9, 2022
                                                     | Sep 09, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Negotiations Update
                                                     | Aug 21, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Negotiations Update
                                                     | Jul 25, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Special MEC Meeting Recap
                                                     | Jul 08, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Negotiations Post April 1 Informational Picket
                                                     | Jun 17, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Alaska Pilots Vote to Authorize Strike
                                                     | May 28, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Strike Authorization Ballot Approved by Alaska Airlines MEC
                                                     | Apr 27, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        ALPA’s Comprehensive Term Sheet
                                                     | Mar 18, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        The Importance of Informational Picketing on April 1
                                                     | Feb 26, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        The Power of Picketing
                                                     | Feb 11, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Mediation Under the Railway Labor Act (RLA)
                                                     | Jan 22, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Company Failures Over Holiday Weather Impacts Pilots
                                                     | Jan 08, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        Company Failures Over Holiday Weather Impacts Pilots
                                                     | Jan 08, 2022 | 
| 
                                                        The Year in Review and What’s Ahead
                                                     | Dec 15, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        November MEC Meeting Recap and More
                                                     | Nov 20, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Alaska Airlines: Do the Right Thing-Value Your Pilots
                                                     | Oct 28, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Private Mediated Negotiations End
                                                     | Sep 25, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        MEC Proposes Limited Private Mediation
                                                     | Aug 26, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Pilots Hold Fast to their Bargaining Expectations
                                                     | Jul 22, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        State of the Union, June 2021
                                                     | Jun 13, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        SCOPE: Protect, Provide, Prepare
                                                     | May 21, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Look for the MEC in a City Near You
                                                     | May 03, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Alaska MEC’s Strategic Plan
                                                     | Apr 08, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Leading the Puck
                                                     | Feb 13, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Facing Forward: 2021
                                                     | Jan 01, 2021 | 
| 
                                                        Important Holiday Message for Pilots and Families During What May Be a Stressful Holiday: CALL ALPA FIRST
                                                     | Dec 16, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        End of 2020 and Look to the Future
                                                     | Dec 06, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Management’s Unapproved Changes to Vacation Open Time Trading
                                                     | Nov 04, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        The Turning Point Represented by October 1
                                                     | Oct 05, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        August MEC Meeting Recap
                                                     | Aug 23, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Bid Award Results Discussed
                                                     | Aug 21, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Honoring Seniority, Bidding Pitfalls, And What You Need to Know about Bid 2020-11a
                                                     | Jul 31, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Position Bid 2020-11a
                                                     | Jul 27, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        EIL, REIL, ELOA, EO Awards and What Comes Next
                                                     | Jul 24, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Bidding for EIL, REIL, VELOA, EO
                                                     | Jul 13, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Bidding and Bid Award Process for EIL, REIL, ELOA, and EO Retirement 
                                                     | Jul 05, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Voluntary Leave and Incentive Line Letters of Agreement
                                                     | Jun 18, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Two Minute Episode
                                                     | Jun 14, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Management Predicts Cancelation of Position Bid, Exits COVID-19 Protections MOU
                                                     | May 28, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Position Bid Concerns, Update on Pandemic Response, Negotiations, Aeromedical Resources and More
                                                     | May 08, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Scheduling Issues, Status of CARES Act Grant, and Other Issues Discussed 
                                                     | Apr 12, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Continuing Work in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
                                                     | Apr 04, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        MEC Recap of the Week of March 23rd
                                                     | Mar 28, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Job Protection During the Time of COVID-19
                                                     | Mar 21, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        Your MEC’s Response to the Coronavirus: MOU 20-01 COVID-19 Protections
                                                     | Mar 15, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        State of the Union, January
                                                     | Jan 28, 2020 | 
| 
                                                        State of the Union
                                                     | Dec 03, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        Negotiations Continue into Significant Contract Cornerstone Issues
                                                     | Nov 08, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        Uniform Litigation Update
                                                     | Sep 26, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        What Uniform and HIMS Negotiations Reveal About Alaska Airlines: Part II 
                                                     | Aug 28, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        What Uniform and HIMS Negotiations Reveal About Alaska Airlines; Part I
                                                     | Aug 23, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        Alaska MEC’s Strategic Planning Document Discussed 
                                                     | Jun 19, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        Negotiating Committee Chairman, F/O Chris Gruner speaks with host Strategic Communications Chairman Capt. David Campbell.
                                                     | May 09, 2019 | 
| 
                                                        A conversation among your MEC Officers.
                                                     | Apr 02, 2019 |