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NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
The Joint
Negotiations Committee (JNC) met in CLT January
26-29. On the table last week were five
Sections:
- Scheduling
- Reserve
- Reduction
In Personnel
- Uniform
- System
Board of Adjustment
The JNC and the
Company reached Tentative Agreements on three
sections:
- Reduction
in Personnel
- Uniform
- System
Board of Adjustment
Reduction in
Personnel
Although the
Company wanted to change the Section to
eliminate the Leave in Lieu of Furlough
provision of the East contract and change the
Voluntary Furlough language from system wide bid
and award to domicile by domicile, the JNC
refused and both provisions will remain
unchanged. The Company agreed to increase
unlimited online travel benefits for Flight
Attendants involuntarily furloughed from 12
months to 24 months. All other provisions of the
East Agreement will remain unchanged.
UNIFORM
A tentative
agreement was reached that maintains the East
contract provision of wear and tear replacement
of required uniform pieces either company issued
or purchased by the Flight Attendant. In
addition, in the event of a complete uniform
change a process for replacing additional
uniform pieces by the Flight Attendant. The
Company has agreed to attempt to ensure the
vendor(s) keep records of Flight Attendant
purchases in order to properly credit Flight
Attendants in the event of a uniform changeover.
In the event such records are not available the
Company will meet and negotiate with the Union a
proper reimbursement procedure.
SYSTEM BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENT
The highest
level of dispute resolution, the System Board of
Adjustment, is a vital Section to the Union.
Without proper provisions the Union could be at
a disadvantage when it comes to the resolution
of either contract interpretation or
disciplinary cases. Cases heard at the System
Board level can be very costly thus the Union
strives to keep our costs down as much as
possible. The majority of those costs are driven
by the location of the hearing and travel to the
location. The Company has agreed to provide
Company Business Space Positive transportation
for the grievant, the System Board member from
the Union, Union representatives and witnesses
to the location of the hearings. Discipline
cases will be heard in either the domicile from
where the grievance arose or in close proximity
to the domicile. For example, a PHL case will be
held in either PHL or DCA. MEC (contract) and
non-disciplinary cases will be held at Company
headquarters unless mutually agreed to
otherwise.
SCHEDULING
AND RESERVE
As stated in
the last negotiations update dated, January 26,
2010, the two committees are very deep into both
Sections. The committees spent most of last
week's session in discussion on the two
sections. The JNC Scheduling proposal contains
very significant provisions for scheduling
flexibility both when bidding and once the bid
month begins. We will maintain the AI/L.
Preferential Bid remains in our proposal but we
have spent a great deal of time developing the
bidding options, parameters and requirements.
With respect to
Reserve, the JNC believes in two things. A
complete overhaul of both East and West systems
must occur and Reserves should be able to earn a
living working on their AVL days and not forced
to work on their off days to pay their bills.
The East Reserve system is the result of two
bankruptcy driven contracts. The system is
intolerable in almost every respect for our
Reserves. We have proposed a system that will
accomplish the needs of Reserves, both in terms
of earning power and quality of life issues.
Please refer to
the January 26, 2010 Eline for additional
details by clicking on the following link:
http://www.afausairways.org/Eline/jan26_10.htm
The following chart is a section by section
update of the negotiation process.
Thank you,
Mike Flores,
President
The US Airways Master Executive Council
AFA-CWA
Chart of Open Issues
February 1, 2010
|
Section |
US |
HP |
TA DATE |
Status/ Table Date |
Last Proposal |
|
1. Recognition, Scope, Successorship And LPPS
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1/05/10 AFA |
|
2. Definitions
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
3. Compensation
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
4. Expenses
|
4 |
4 |
|
6/12/08 AFA |
|
|
5. Moving Expenses
|
5 |
24 |
08/19/2009 |
2/08/07 Revised |
|
|
6. Uniforms
|
6 |
25 |
1/28/10 |
|
|
|
7. Vacations
|
7 |
13 |
|
1/15/08 |
|
|
8. Sick Leave
|
8 |
15 |
|
12/20/07 |
|
|
9. Scheduling/Bid Administration/ AUTO |
9 |
6, 7, 16 |
|
1/26/2010 Company |
|
|
10. Hours of Service
|
10 |
5 |
|
On Hold pending FAA Publication of Pilot
FARS |
|
|
11. Reserve Duty
|
11 |
9 |
|
|
1/26/2010 |
|
12. International Flying
|
12 |
34 |
|
|
10/29/2010 AFA |
|
13. Language of Destination/Origin
|
13 |
35 |
|
2/07/2007 AFA |
|
|
14. Deadheading
|
14 |
8 |
10/04/2007 |
|
|
|
15. Charters
|
15 |
10 |
6/28/2007 |
|
|
|
16. Seniority - General
|
16 |
19 |
08/19/2009 |
|
|
|
17. Period of Probation
|
17 |
20 |
2/23/2006 |
|
|
|
18. Filling of Vacancies
|
18 |
22 |
6/26/2007 |
|
|
|
19. Reduction In Personnel/ Furlough/Displacement/Recall |
19 |
21 |
1/28/10 |
|
|
|
20. Leaves of Absence
|
20 |
14 |
|
6/28/2007 AFA |
|
|
21. Training and Meetings
|
21 |
11 |
|
5/23/2007 |
|
|
22. Health, Welfare, Retirement and Other Benefits/ Retirement and
Insurance |
22 |
32 |
|
7/21/2008 Company |
|
|
23. Medical Examinations/ Physical Examinations |
23 |
18 |
3/21/2006 |
|
|
|
24. Grievances, Investigation, and Discipline
|
24 |
30 |
08/19/2009 |
|
|
|
25. System Board of Adjustment
|
25 |
31 |
1/28/10 |
|
|
|
26.
Association Activities/Union Business
|
26 |
28 |
|
10/24/07 AFA |
|
|
27. Safety and Health
|
27 |
26 |
08/19/2009 |
|
|
|
28. Dues Check-Off / Collective Bargaining Service Charge / Union
Security /Flight Contributions |
28, 29 |
29, 33 |
3/07/2006 |
|
|
|
29. General
|
30 |
27 |
|
1/06/2010 Company |
|
|
30. Duration
|
32 |
36 |
|
5/18/2008 Company |
|
|
Sideletters/ LOA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31. TDY |
11 |
23 |
|
1/26/2010 |
|
|
32. EAP |
SL 21 |
N/A |
10/12/2006 |
|
|
|
33. Missing internment |
SL 20 |
N/A |
8/19/2009 |
|
|
|
34. Flight Pac/ Pegasus |
26 |
33 |
3/07/2006 |
|
|
|
35. CRAF |
SL19 |
SL 7 |
|
6/27/2007 Open |
|
|
36. Crew Accommodations |
4 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
37. OJI |
22 |
17 |
|
1/29/2008 |
|
|
38. Common Domiciles |
14 |
N/A |
6/11/2008 |
|
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