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Yes!  New Years Day 2015 and all subsequent New Years Days will be a paid holiday, paid at 2x the applicable trip rate for flights flown including APSB and surface deadhead.

1. The AFA Scheduling Chairperson will be advised of important day-to-day scheduling issues including but not limited to Open Time, Reserve Assignment, Reserve Repositioning, JA and other related concerns.

2. The AFA Scheduling Chairperson will participate in the Scheduling Review Committee, Sequence Analysis, PBS and other scheduling related groups/committees. S/he will compromise one (1) of the three (3) PBS committee members.

3. The AFA Scheduling Chairperson will have the same access as the ALPA Scheduling Chairperson to the Crew Management System (CMS) and other equivalent systems/programs to include crew tracking, pairing optimization (will not perform transactions affecting production without management’s consent), PBS, Virtual Private Network (VPN), etc..

4. S/he will have a dedicated desk with Crew Scheduling and/or Crew Scheduling management in the Scheduling Department and twenty-four (24) hours access to Flight Attendant Crew Scheduling and a Company laptop.
5. Crew Planning must consult with the Scheduling Chair on a monthly basis and during pairing construction for specific sequence selection.
6.  The Scheduling Chair will be selected by the MEC after an interview process.  The Scheduling Chair serves at the pleasure of the MEC.

The AFA Scheduling Chair will be an advocate for our Flight Attendants and s/he will be able to assist with questions, concerns and processing of information when issues arise.

Due to availability of the Information Technology (IT) team and other automation support, which includes acquiring necessary software, and the time required to implement specific terms and conditions of the contract, the parties agree to an implementation schedule. All Flight Attendants will receive a copy of the implementation schedule and the specific items with an estimation of completion. Management is not putting resources towards implementation until this TA or a subsequent TA is ratified. Once the full TA is released we will be providing additional information for your consideration.

In TA2 what are the changes to our OT?

The purpose of creating a new OT trial is to create a better, more equitable trading system that increases Flight Attendants’ flexibility in modifying their schedules and to improve predictability of staffing and limit the impact of sequence drops to OT on reserve coverage.

What day will OT trading start?

For all Flight Attendants the OT and FA to FA trading will open on the 15th of each month.

Will all days be open when OT trading begins?

All days in OT will start open for trading and will only close when the day exceeds  the sequence threshold number.  If the sequence threshold is met the day closes, but if subsequently a trip is picked up from OT taking the count below the maximum threshold the day will reopen.

What does it mean when a day in OT is limited?

It means you can still trade down with an OT trip coded TO/CP.  With any other trip you can trade day for day or greater.

What is the net maximum TFP I can drop into OT?

FAs will have the ability to drop a net maximum of 40 TFP into OT without having to pick up a trip from OT. Straight drop.

Crew Scheduling Discretion?

Eliminated. The closing/opening of days will be automated and not at the discretion of Crew Scheduling.

Will Trips be withheld from OT trading day on the 15th?

No.  All trips will be in OT available for trading.

Is there any seeding of OT?

No.  However, some trips may fall into OT because they were not awarded on bid schedules.  By eliminating the requirement to fund OT, more Flight Attendants will be lineholders.

Do the sequences not awarded during PBS bidding count in OT towards the threshold?

No. Sequences not awarded including 4k sequences will not count toward the daily threshold sequence number, they would be in addition.