INSIDE THIS ISSUE - August 29, 2016
• Early Out Participants
• Local Council Meeting
• Contract Implementation
Dear Council 11 Members,
Early Out Participants
We want to recognize the 151 members of Council 11 who officially clip their wings tonight and retire from their careers here at United Airlines. You will be missed! We are so grateful for all the years of service and for bringing us along by advancing the profession. We wish you well and hope to see you on our flights soon!
Local Council Meeting
On Thursday, September 1, we will be hosting a Local Council Meeting in the Large Conference Room in Terminal 1 from 10:00-1:00pm. The Conference room is adjacent to Employee Cafeteria and the Southwest Ticket Counters. We will be discussing the upcoming Joint MEC meeting Elections as well as the Contract and other Local Business. If you are interested in attending the meeting remotely please email Kaitlin, kwhite@unitedafa.org.
Implementation Timeline
We are excited to see the first provisions of our new collective bargaining agreement go into effect tomorrow 8/30. These positive changes are long overdue. A full list of the new changes is listed below. Please feel free reach out to your Officers with any questions you may have during this transition.
In Solidarity,
Kaitlin White, President
AFA-CWA, San Francisco, C-11
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Date of Signing changes going into effect
Listed below are the Date of Signing changes that will be effective with the start of the September bid month (August 30 for S-UA flight attendants).
Contract Section |
Item |
Description of change |
1 |
Recognition, Scope, Successorship and Mergers |
Entire section in effect |
3.C.2 |
Seniority accrual and company business assignment |
See provision in JCBA |
3.T. |
Parking |
Rate change from $25 to $35 for S-UA |
3.V.5. |
Passports/Global Entry |
a. The Company shall bear the cost of any necessary passports, passport renewals, additional passport pages, visas, work permits required to be based/domiciled at that location, residency and the government’s expedited renewal fee. The Company shall also bear the costs for all necessary photos associated with obtaining the aforementioned documents; b. The Company shall reimburse flight attendants for the governmental fees associated with the Global Entry (U.S. Customs Border Protection) program or successor program |
4.A |
Base pay rates |
See table in JCBA |
4.B.1. |
Incentive pay rates |
S-UA flight attendants will have incentive calculated and paid for September for hours above 66:40 to 110:00. JCBA rules effective beginning in October for all flight attendants. |
4.B.2. |
White Flag |
See table in JCBA |
4.G.4 |
Galley Pay |
Harmonizing rates; paid based on existing definitions |
4.I |
Holiday Pay |
Effective with DOS, but paid once programming is complete in 2nd quarter 2017 |
4.E. and 7.S.7.d. |
Drafting pay |
Rate change from 2.5 hours pay to 3 hours pay for S-UA |
4.F. |
Drug/Alcohol Testing pay |
Rate change from $20 to $25 for S-CO, CMI |
4.J. |
International Override |
Harmonizing rates; paid based on existing definitions of international |
4.K. |
Language (LQ) pay |
Rate change from $1.54 to $2.50 per hour for S-UA. |
4.M. |
Night pay |
Rate change from $0.35 to $0.50 per hour for S-UA. |
5.A. |
Per Diem |
Rate change from $1.95-D/$2.50-I to $2.20-D/$2.70-I for s-CO, CMI and s-UA |
5.B.1. |
Lodging - day rooms |
The Company shall furnish comfortable and adequate single occupancy hotel rooms in a suitable location for flight attendants as selected in accordance with the provisions of paragraph B.2, below, when: a. They are scheduled at a layover station in excess of four (4) hours; b. They are delayed at a layover station for four (4) hours or more from the time delay is known; or after reporting for duty at the home domicile there is a delay for four (4) or more hours from the time the delay is known; c. In accordance with Section 28.E.5. |
5.B.5. |
Lodging - self help |
If a flight attendant arrives at a layover hotel and her/his room is not ready within thirty (30) minutes after arrival, she/he may obtain other accommodations and claim reasonable actual lodging expenses on a Company expense form supported by the hotel receipt |
5.D.2. |
Transportation - $10 cab allowance |
A flight attendant will be allowed Ten Dollars ($10.00) for cab or limousine between airport or co-terminal and place of lodging at Domicile points whenever departure time of her/his flight assignment is between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. or when arrival time of the flight is between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. |
5.D.4.a |
Co-terminal transportation within pairing |
In the event a flight attendant’s pairing originates at one airport and terminates at another airport at her/his regular home Domicile, the Company shall furnish such flight attendant with transportation one-way between one airport and the other, at her/his option. A flight attendant assigned to a schedule involving this type of operation shall advise the Company prior to the start of the schedule, the one direction she/he desires such transportation during the period she/he is assigned to that schedule. When such transportation is requested at origination, limousine departure times will be in accordance with crosstown travel times as provided in Section 6.S.4. |
6.Q.3. |
Whereabouts on days off |
A flight attendant shall not be required to keep the Company advised of her/his whereabouts on days off unless an emergency is declared by the Company. |
7.V. |
Signing in for next flight |
1. At the home domicile, a flight attendant shall not be required to sign in or call in for her/his next pairing. 2. Away from the home domicile, a flight attendant need not call in for her/his next scheduled flight unless she/he has not been assigned an outbound flight. |
8.O.10. |
Passport qualification |
Reserve flight attendants are required to carry their passports during any pairing/Standby Reserve assignment. |
9.G.2.a |
Language Training |
The Company shall make language training available through a program approved by the Company. flight attendants must obtain pre-approval from the Company in order to attend the language training program. |
10.B.1 |
AMC Pay Rate |
AMCoverride increases to $4.00. Rate change only |
11.B, 11.C |
Training |
Harmonizing rate of pay, subject to be paid retroactively in 4th quarter if programming is not complete sooner, and per diem effective DOS; |
12.A.2 |
Vacation accrual seniority |
See provision in JCBA; increased accrual rates are in effect for sCO and CMI flight attendants for remaining 2017 vacation accrual periods (September through December 2016) and for all flight attendant’s 2018 Vacation accrual period (September 2016 – August 2017) |
12.B.1 |
Vacation Pay |
Harmonizing daily rate effective DOS; subject to be paid retroactively in 4th quarter if programming is not complete sooner |
12.L. |
Vacation pay upon termination |
See provision in JCBA |
13.D.7. |
Kin care policy |
If a flight attendant’s spouse or minor child is injured or becomes ill so that the flight attendant is unable to report for work, she/he will be allowed to use sick time for up to three consecutive days, or the duration of the pairing, whichever is greater. The absence will be treated the same as the flight attendant’s sick time, and will count for attendance/disciplinary purposes. This is available for use once per calendar year. |
13.F |
Workman’s Comp - governance rules |
See provision in JCBA |
14 |
Seniority |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
15.E.1, 15.E.2, 15.E.3 |
Medical Leave Duration |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS; for existing leaves company will communicate transition information within 30 days of DOS |
15.F.1 |
Maternity Leave Duration |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS; for existing leaves company will communicate transition information within 30 days of DOS |
15.G.1 |
Parental Leave Duration |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS; for existing leaves company will communicate transition information within 30 days of DOS |
15.H.1 |
Adoption Leave Duration |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS; for existing leaves company will communicate transition information within 30 days of DOS |
15.I.5.b |
FML |
Unless a flight attendant has applied for FML for an absence, the Company shall not designate that absence as FML. |
15.J.1., 15.J.2. |
Military Leave |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS; for existing leaves company will communicate transition information within 30 days of DOS |
15.K |
Bereavement Duration |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS |
15.L |
Union Leave |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS |
15.M |
Jury Duty/Court Witness |
Effective for new leaves on or after DOS |
15.N |
Leaves of Absence |
Harmonizing Leave Durations |
17.G |
Moving provisions |
See provision in JCBA |
17.H |
Settling time and monthly guarantee |
See provision in JCBA |
18 |
Reduction in personnel |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
19 |
Safety, Health and Security |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
20 |
Medical Examinations |
Entire section in effect in JCBA for all new Medical Examinations |
21 |
Alcohol and drug testing |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
26 |
Moving expenses |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
27 |
Missing, Interned, Hostage or POW |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
29.F |
Retiree Medical |
See provision in JCBA |
29.I.1. |
401K Contributions |
See provision in JCBA |
30.G |
Release for Union business |
The Company shall honor all requests of the Union for release of flight attendants for Union business consistent with the needs of the service. If a Union release will cause a Reserve to be unable to be assigned on her/his other days during that block of days of availability, the Reserve will be placed on Union release for the day(s) requested and for all other days in her/his reserve block.If the Reserve (i) is available for assignment on the availability days preceding/following the requested Union release and (ii) there is a trip operating on those days to which she/he could be assigned, (whether actually assigned or not), the Union may request to have the non-requested released days converted back to reserve availability days. Union releases may be made up in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.S. at any time in the two (2) subsequent schedule months. |
31 |
UNION SECURITY AND CHECK-OFF |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
32 |
DURATION |
Entire section in effect in JCBA |
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The following Letters of Agreement are in effect in their entirety: |
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LOA 1, 20 Year Passes |
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LOA 2, 767 Crew Rest |
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LOA 4, AFA PAC Letter |
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LOA 5, AFA Staff Travel |
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LOA 6, CARP |
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LOA 8, CRAF |
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LOA 11, Expedited Arbitration |
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LOA 13, First Right of Hire |
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LOA 14, Foreign Currency |
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LOA 15, Foreign National |
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LOA 17, Hotel Selection Process and Guidelines |
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LOA 18, Implementation Agreement |
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LOA19, Implementation of New Technology |
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LOA 20, Jetway Trade Expansion |
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LOA 21, Medical Rate Setting |
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LOA 22, Recognition of International Issues |
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LOA 24, Satellite Bases |
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