Q: Is the $75 parking stipend going to be automatic if you don’t hold a parking permit?
A: Yes, once the initial registration and verification has been completed. The details of the registration and verification process are still being worked out, but management has confirmed it will be automated and paid on the 20th paycheck. You must decline Company-provided parking in order to be eligible.
Q: Is it going to be retroactive to 1/1/18? Is it ongoing or just one time?
A: No, it is not retroactive to 1/1/2018. Yes, it will be ongoing once the program has been implemented following ratification. (It is not a one-time payment.)
Q: If I am a registered air commuter, can I take the monthly parking stipend?
A: Yes, as long as you decline Company-provided parking.
Q: As someone who commutes to and from work via light rail in Seattle, and who was very disappointed when the company ceased the commuter trip reduction program, will I be able to use the $75 stipend any way I choose—which, for me, would mean putting that money onto an ORCA card to use on Seattle area public transportation?
A: Yes, it will be paid monthly directly onto your 20th paycheck and you can use it any way you choose.
For ANCFAs:
[See [L-AS ANCFAs:] Monthly Parking Stipend – $75 [JCBA] for the latest info.]
Julie Chapman says
Will the $75 monthly parking stipend be paid in a manner that makes it subject to federal income tax? Reading tax info online, it appears that a stipend is indeed subject to income tax, unless the payor lists it as some form of reimbursement. If it becomes taxable income, the net value of the stipend is considerably less to FAs. Does the company intend to create a line item, such as “parking reimbursement” on our paychecks, allowing us to receive the entire $75 – with no tax implications?
Jeffrey Peterson (MEC President) says
The answer is now on the JNC blog: (More About the) Monthly Parking Stipend – $75 [JCBA]