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Clarification of Our Out Base Trade Provision
Apr 26, 2019
Recently, Flight Attendants have requested clarification in regards to the Out of Base (OOB) trade provision provided fo...
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Withdrawing Transactions with Open Time
Apr 23, 2019
Our contract provides Flight Attendants with the ability to pick-up trips from open time and place the pairing(s) on her...
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Out of Base Training (CQ) Pairing Pick-up Provisions
Apr 23, 2019
Lineholder Flight Attendants may pick up training/meeting date(s), including CQ, at locations other than their base begi...
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Deadhead - Reschedule to Work
Apr 19, 2019
Flight Attendants continue to ask about the circumstances under which management is permitted to re-schedule a deadheadi...
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COMAT Personal Effects Shipping Increases to 750 LBS
Apr 06, 2019
Given the recent volume of transfer activity across the system, there have been some questions intended to reconcile the...
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Equipment Substitutions & Filling Open Work Positions
Apr 03, 2019
With the recent FAA-mandated grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet, we are seeing an additional surge in aircraft upgrad...
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Training (CQ) and Meeting Compensation
Mar 05, 2019
Section 11 of our JCBA provides for compensation when Flight Attendants attend training and meetings, including travel w...
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Semi-annual System Seniority List Review Deadline - February 16, 2019
Feb 09, 2019
The January 2019 System Seniority List has been published for review by Flight Attendants. Flight Attendants are provide...
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Implementation of Section 15.I.6. – Making up Family Medical Leave (FML)
Jan 11, 2019
Effective January 10, 2019, Section 15.I.6. of the JCBA has been implemented. Section 15.I.6 details the ability for a L...
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