Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! Wherever you might be, we hope you will be able to celebrate the holiday with your family, friends or fellow Flight Attendants.
Q&A: What happens if deplaning exceeds the 15 minute debrief at domicile?
Q: What happens to my per diem and duty hours if deplaning exceeds the 15 minute debrief at domicile?
A: If deplaning exceeds the 15 minute debrief at domicile, a Flight Attendant may call Crew Scheduling to have her or his debrief adjusted to end at the time when the last customer exited the aircraft. Your duty time and per diem will be automatically adjusted and credited accordingly once Crew Scheduling modifies the conclusion of debrief.
Q: If I’m a Reserve, what happens if deplaning exceeds the 15 minute debrief at domicile? Will I receive an “Unavailable for Contact” under the Attendance Policy in Section 32 for not calling Crew Scheduling or checking my email within the debrief time?
A: As long as you check your email or call Crew Scheduling as soon as possible after deplaning ends and prior exiting the secure area, you will not be assessed points under the Attendance Policy. However, remember you should call Crew Scheduling to have your debrief adjusted so you are appropriately credited for your duty time and per diem.
Q: Let’s say I return to domicile at the conclusion of my trip and I receive a message to contact a supervisor or Crew Scheduling. The contact occurs prior to the end of my debrief period but deplaning exceeds the 15 minutes. Am I required to contact them after deplaning?
A: Yes. If the contact is made prior to the end of the debrief period at domicile, then you must return the contact as soon as possible following the conclusion of deplaning. Remember to also have Crew Scheduling adjust your debrief time in order to appropriately credit your duty hours and per diem.
Q: Let’s say I return to domicile at the conclusion of my trip and deplaning exceeds 15 minutes by 3 minutes, so it takes 18 minutes. Deplaning is compete and I am off the plane walking up the jet bridge at 19 minutes after block in. Then a supervisor comes running down the jetbridge and tells me I am needed for a Junior Assignment or to pre-board a flight. Are either of these a legal assignment?
A: No. Any contact made for the purposes of JA or pre-boarding must occur prior to the conclusion of the debrief period. Remember to call Crew Scheduling to adjust your debrief time in order to appropriately credit your duty hours and per diem for the 3 minutes.
TA2 Informational Videos
The Negotiating Committee filmed several informational videos regarding various topics in TA2. They have been posted on the AFA Alaska Negotiations YouTube channel, on the AFA Alaska website at afaalaska.org/negotiations/ta/ta2-videos and on the AFA Alaska Facebook page.
The videos are on the following topics:
Implementation (guest starring Manager of Inflight Labor and Work Performance Mike Link)
Management Flying (guest starring Vice President of Inflight Services Andy Schneider)
Progressing through the Pay Steps
Quarterly Productivity Premium
TFP and Block Hours Conversion
*NOTE: AMFA insurance provisions are incorrect in the “Insurance Caps” video. The mechanics have a 20% cost share, a 15% annual increase cap and rates are frozen in 2016 until the next agreement is ratified.
The Negotiating Committee hopes you find this information helpful. Additional information can be found on our Negotiations blog. You can also submit questions directly to the Negotiating Committee by emailing us at negotiations@afaalaska.org.
In solidarity,
Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo
Q&A: If I receive an ACARs am I required to make contact?
Q: If we receive an acars, get contacted before landing or a supervisor meets our plane, can we be required to Pre-Board a different flight?
A: Pre-boarding under TA2 is the same application as current book, but will be a 15 minute debrief period rather than a 30 minute debrief period so only the time is changing. Under TA2, we are not required to stay past our debrief in order to pre-board a flight. Just like today, the company can ask if you will pre-board, but if it is outside your 15 minute debrief, you can decline.
Q: Is there a different application for JA?
A: If you receive an acars, get contacted before landing or if there is a supervisor in the jetway prior to the end of your debrief period, then you would be required to accept the JA assignment. However, if the last passenger has stepped off the plane and it is now 16 minutes, you are no longer on duty and can’t be JAd.
Q&A: Did We Lose VJA in TA2 and Are We Only Subject to JA under TA2?
Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of talk about no more VJA in TA2, just JA. Is the Premium Open Time that is seen in TA2 actually the same as our current VJA? Or what’s the difference?
A: The concept is essentially the same with both VJA and Premium OT. There will still be trips offered with a premium under TA2. It is structured a bit differently than VJA under current book. There will be a premium paid on a trip a FA volunteers to fly on a day off when the Company is needing to cover flights. Under current book, if you submit your form before 9AM the day prior, the forms are processed in seniority order in accordance with your preferences. If your notice is submitted after 9AM the day prior, they are processed on a first come first served basis. You do not see the trips available today, but rather you submit a form for something you would be willing to fly if it comes up. You also can’t indicate a positions preference other than “A” or not “A”. There are other preferences on the form as well such as no all nighter, no Canada or Mexico. Under TA2, CS will place the trips into OT with the premium indicated and they will be picked up from OT on a first come first served basis. The Company will publish notification on the FA Web Page to indicate they are offering trips in OT with premiums. All trips will be seen and you can decide to pick it up or not based on the trip and the premium placed on it. Premium OT will have a minimum of 1.5x, but they can increase that premium. Here is the actual language on Premium OT. Section 9.E.
E. PREMIUM OPEN TIME (OT)
Crew Scheduling may declare periods of premium pay for OT and designate individual sequences as premium pay sequences. Once posted, it may not be revoked. However, if the sequence is assigned to a Reserve, the premium will not apply.
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The Company will publish notification of Premium OT on the Flight Attendant webpage.
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A Flight Attendant who picks up Premium OT will receive a minimum premium of one and one-half times (1.5x) the applicable rate of pay.
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Premium OT trips may be traded; however, the premium pay will not follow the sequence. The Premium OT sequence will be converted to a regular sequence upon being traded and will be paid at straight time if flown. The same sequence may be converted back to Premium OT only if Crew Scheduling once again designates the sequence as Premium OT while the sequence is in Open Time.
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A Flight Attendant who is on a Premium OT trip which changes when s/he arrives at the airport will be guaranteed no less than the number of TFP originally scheduled. S/he will be paid the premium attached to the originally-scheduled Premium OT sequence and paid that rate on all flights flown including surface deadhead in the revised sequence. If the revised sequence is worth less TFP than the originally-scheduled Premium OT sequence, the Flight Attendant will also be compensated the TFP value of the difference between the two paid at straight time.
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