A:  If you are on a leave of absence and coordinating with sick leave then that month is not counted as part of the calendar year look-back under TA2. The look-back would extend into the previous year to capture additional months of flying to count towards the 480 TFP. This provision is a more favorable application than what is in place today as you are currently credited with only the minimal amount of sick leave (11.3 today, 9.0 or 9.3 under TA2).

Example: FA is on MLOA in May 2015 and chooses to coordinate 9.3 TFP of SL in order to stay on payroll while on their leave.  If this same example happened in May 2014 under the current book, that FA would have received only the 11.3 TFP credit in May 2014 towards their 480 requirement in 2014.  However, under TA2, May 2015 would be excluded and thus would require a one month look back into the last full month on active duty in the previous calendar year (2014) in order to calculate the 480 requirement in 2015.

You are eligible to accrue vacation while on a leave but if you have no paid time in a month, you would receive a 1/12 reduction to your vacation entitlement, same as current book. On any unpaid leave you would receive a 1.333 credit towards the 480 TFP for each day of the leave.

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In Solidarity,

Your Negotiating Committee—MEC President Jeffrey Peterson, Kristy Stratton, Lisa Pinkston, Jake Jones, Christina Frees and AFA Senior Staff Negotiator Paula Mastrangelo

 

The company offered a productivity premium and told us it was a take it or leave it item because they were not asking to negotiate any provision for it. We asked to put the money into the rates and they told us absolutely not. We asked to include vacation and they said no. Your MEC and Negotiating Committee met with Ben Minicucci, COO and lead negotiator for management to advocate for vacation to be included and the answer was still no. The goal was to incentivize flight attendants to work what they are scheduled to work. It is available to everyone and no one is penalized for not achieving it.

Remember in school when some kids would get that neat award for perfect attendance or perfect grades? Was it fair that not everyone got the award? YES it was fair, because everyone had the opportunity to achieve it and no one was excluded from the opportunity.

The payscale was negotiated with this mathematical equation below –

No step would be lower then 2 or 3 in the industry, no step would get less then $5 at DOS, no step would fall behind AA/US/DL during or at the end of 5 years with managements 1.5% downline requirement (AS/DL had between 2-4%) and managements requirement that the top not exceed the 10.8% TOS increase given to the pilots making the FA’s and pilots the highest percent increase at TOS of all work groups on the property.

The overall step percentage increases vary based on the unbalance of the payscale over the years and how the top continued to keep pace with the top of the industry while the bottom was left falling further behind in the industry. We used this formula to keep it consistent and eliminate the preferential treatment of any step.

The longevity premium was lowered to YOS 16 to capture more people and be able to increase the rate on worked TFP making the scale rate consistent with the above formula but allowing for more money to be paid to TOS when working. If you add in the longevity premium to the scale the top continues to climb above the 10.8% on any worked TFP.

Minimum Pay Rule Pairings – click on this link for a full list.

Average Duty Period Guarantee

L7111  Check-In 16:10   Check-Out 09:21                                      February 2014

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    561 LAX 17:10 PDX 19:32         8ET              002:22   2.5  003:37

PDX  010:13  Shilo Inn

2    560 PDX 06:45 LAX 09:04  000:51 739  A           002:19   2.5

2    707 LAX 09:55 YVR 12:52         739  A           002:57   3.1  007:07

YVR  016:08  Hilton Vancouver A/P

3    708 YVR 06:00 LAX 08:51         739  A          002:51   3.1  004:06

 

TFP:   13.6

BLOCK: 010:29

TAFB: 041:11

Crew Comp:  1 FD

Value Today: 13.6 TFP.  Value Under TA: 15.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee x 3 duty periods = 15 TFP)

 

Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay

B7202  Check-In 06:00   Check-Out 22:23                                      February 2014

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    539 BUR 07:00 SEA 09:35  002:40 73H  A           002:35   2.7

1    324 SEA 12:15 SJC 14:18         8ET              002:03   2.1  008:33

SJC  023:52  Hilton San Jose

2    329 SJC 15:10 SEA 17:14  002:21 8ET              002:04   2.1

2    520 SEA 19:35 BUR 21:53         73G  P           002:18   2.7  007:58

 

TFP:    9.6

BLOCK: 009:00

TAFB: 040:23

Crew Comp:  1 FA, 1 FB, 1 FC

Value Today: 9.6 TFP.  Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, 2 x sit time over 2 hours = +1 TFP additional)

 

Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay

L7270  Check-In 07:00   Check-Out 13:53                                      February 2014

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    459 LAX 08:00 SEA 10:45  002:15 734  A           002:45   2.8          |=====================|

1    554 SEA 13:00 PSP 15:40         734  P           002:40   2.9  008:55

PSP  023:45  Hilton Palm Springs

2    555 PSP 16:25 SEA 19:14  000:46 734  P           002:49   2.9

2    694SEA 20:00 GEG 20:55         734             000:55   1.0  005:30

GEG  010:05

3    695 GEG 08:00 SEA 09:10  001:35 734              001:10   1.0          +

3    460 SEA 10:45 LAX 13:23         739  A           002:38   2.8  006:38

 

TFP:   13.7

BLOCK: 012:57

TAFB: 054:53

Crew Comp:  1 FA, 1 FB, 1 FC

Value Today: 13.7 TFP.  Value Under TA: 16.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, sit time over 2 hours = +1 TFP additional

 

Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay

A5017  Check-In 13:05   Check-Out 22:45                                      February 2014

+———————+

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    187 ANC 14:05 FAI 15:04  000:46 34M  P           000:59   1.0

188 FAI 15:50 ANC 16:54  002:13 34M              001:04   1.0

45 ANC 19:07 BET 20:20  000:50 34M              001:13   1.4

1     46 BET 21:10 ANC 22:15         34M  P          001:05   1.4  009:40

 

TFP:    4.8

BLOCK: 004:21

TAFB: 009:40

Crew Comp:  1 FB, 1 FC, 1 FD

Value Today: 4.8 TFP.  Value Under TA: 6.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, sit time over 2 hours after second leg = 1 TFP additional)

 

Extended Overnight Rule

A5016  Check-In 10:35   Check-Out 03:16                                      February 2014

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty   | S  M  T  W  T  F  S |

1     64 ANC 11:35 JNU 13:12  000:48 34M  A           001:37   1.8

64 JNU 14:00 PSG 14:50  000:40 34M              000:50   1.0

64 PSG 15:30 WRG 15:55  000:45 34M              000:25   1.0

64 WRG 16:40 KTN 17:12  000:42 34M              000:32   1.0

1    64 KTN 17:54 SEA 20:39         34M  P              001:45   2.1 009:19    SEA  026:11  Hilton Seattle A/P

2    121SEA 23:50 ANC 02:46         34M  P           003:56   4.0  005:11

TFP:   10.9

BLOCK: 009:05

TAFB: 040:41

Crew Comp:  1 FB, 1 FC, 1 FD

Value Today: 10.9 TFP.  Value Under TA: 14.9 TFP (2 duty periods over 3 calendar days = 2 duty periods over 3 calendar days x 4 TFP = 12 TFP minimum; free from duty 01:00-23:00 during layover = 4 TFP additional is greater)

 

Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay

B7202  Check-In 06:00   Check-Out 22:23                                      February 2014

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    539 BUR 07:00 SEA 09:35  002:40 73H  A           002:35   2.7

1    324 SEA 12:15 SJC 14:18         8ET              002:03   2.1  008:33

SJC  023:52  Hilton San Jose

2    329 SJC 15:10 SEA 17:14  002:21 8ET              002:04   2.1

2    520 SEA 19:35 BUR 21:53         73G  P           002:18   2.7  007:58

 

TFP:    9.6

BLOCK: 009:00

TAFB: 040:23

Crew Comp:  1 FA, 1 FB, 1 FC

Value Today: 9.6 TFP.  Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, 2 x sit time over 2 hours = +1 TFP additional)

 

 

Multi-Day Sequence Minimum

A5032  Check-In 20:40   Check-Out 03:18                                      February 2014

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    106 ANC 21:40 SEA 02:03         34M  P           003:23   4.0  004:38

SEA  020:47

2    121SEA 23:50 ANC 02:48         34M  P           003:58  4.0  005:13

 

TFP:    8.0

BLOCK: 007:21

TAFB: 030:38

Crew Comp:  1 FB, 1 FC, 1 FD

Value Today: 8.0 TFP.  Value Under TA: 12.0 TFP (2 duty periods over 3 calendar days x 4 TFP = 12 TFP minimum)

 

Multi-Day Sequence Minimum

P6158  Check-In 21:25   Check-Out 07:39                                      February 2014

 

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    145 PDX 22:25 ANC 01:25         73H  P           004:00   4.2  005:15

ANC  024:15  Captain Cook                 (907) 276-6000

3    130 ANC 02:40 PDX 07:09         8ET  A           003:29  4.2  004:44

 

TFP:    8.4

BLOCK: 007:29

TAFB: 034:14

Crew Comp:  1 FD

Value  Today: 8.4 TFP  Value  Under TA: 12.0 TFP (2 duty periods over 3 calendar days x 4 TFP = 12 TFP minimum)

 

Extended Overnight Rule

P6143  Check-In 17:40   Check-Out 07:57                                      February 2014

 

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1    863 PDX 18:40 OGG 22:55         8ET  PP          006:15   6.8  007:30

OGG  024:00  Wailea Beach Marriott R&S

2    822OGG 23:55 PDX 07:27         8ET  P           005:32   6.8  006:47  |

TFP:   13.6

BLOCK: 011:47

TAFB: 038:17

Crew Comp:  1 FD

Value Today:   13.6 TFP.  Value Under TA:   17.6 TFP (free from duty 01:00-23:00 during overnight = 4 TFP additional)

 

Sit Time Pay

 

P6045  Check-In 05:45   Check-Out 15:20                                      February 2014

 

Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty   1    560 PDX 06:45 LAX 09:05  003:20 739              002:20   2.5

1    569 LAX 12:25 PDX 14:50         9ER  P           002:25   2.5  009:35

 

TFP:    5.0

BLOCK: 004:45

TAFB: 009:35

Crew Comp:  1 FD

 

Value TODAY: 5.0 TFP.  Value UNDER TA: 6.0 TFP (sit time over 2 hours = + 1 TFP additional)

 

Average Duty Period Guarantee, Sit Time Pay

P6135  Check-In 14:45   Check-Out 22:40                                      February 2014

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Day   Flt Dep       Arr        Turn   Eqp  Meal        Flight   TFP   Duty

1 DH2517PDX 15:45 SFO 17:45  002:50      P           000:00   1.8

1    235 SFO 20:35 PDX 22:10         8ET              001:35   1.8  007:55

 

TFP:    4.0

BLOCK: 001:35

TAFB: 007:55

Crew Comp:  1 FD

Value Today:   4.0 TFP.  Value Under TA:   6.0 TFP (5.0 average duty period guarantee, sit time over 2 hours = + 1 TFP additional)

 

When reading a contract you need to take the WHOLE citation as the provisional language. You can not separate out one sentence from the subsequent sentences that apply to that specific citation.

Example:

Section 10.DD.11.a

Crew Scheduling may offer the “4K” sequence to a Lineholder as a reassignment at check-in consistent with 10.R. [Reassignments(s)]. Crew Scheduling must inform the Lineholder that the sequence contains a “4K” duty period. S/he is not required to accept the assignment. If the Flight Attendant accepts the “4K” sequence as a reassignment all provision of 10.R. [Reassignment(s)] will apply. If the Lineholder declines the offer, the next eligible Lineholder is seniority order may be offered the “4K” sequence under the same conditions of this provision. The process my be repeated until all available Lineholders are exhausted consistent with 10.R. [Reassignment(s)].

When reading a specific citation the entire citation is what dictates the provision not just one sentence contained within the citation.

Why do we connect back to 10.R. then? Because if you do accept the reassignment you will receive all of the reassignment protections and benefits such as pay protection for any portion of your original trip affected by the acceptance of the reassignment. Today, if you are reassigned you do not get to reject the assignment. Under TA2 you will ONLY get to reject the assignment if it contains a 4K sequence. The ability to pass on a reassignment of a 4K trip is contained within the language for 4K pairings and carves out the specific rules which only apply to a 4K sequence. No Lineholder is required to accept a 4K reassignment offer!

Please click on the link to view industry comparisons:

Industry Comparison PowerPoint

 

Section 3 – Scope

 

How many times have we allowed management to fly in the last 4 years?

 

Approximately 3 instances, during holiday periods, coupled with inclement weather.

 

What is a single source of discipline?

 

When the supervisor or manager is the only witness to observing an action that may result in discipline. Safety concerns would be potentially covered under the ASAP program if accepted. The intent is not to use management flying as a check ride. However, it doesn’t stop a supervisor from scheduling a subsequent check ride.

 

Will someone be checking to see if management fliers are following FARs?

 

Yes, the AFA Scheduling Chair. In addition the Association will be provided with a list of management fliers.

 

Why would we give up the waiver for management flying?

 

Under our current agreement management is required to ask for the Association’s permission in specific circumstances to have management fliers typically to reduce the number of cancellations or JAs. This provision would allow management the ability to prevent a cancellation without consulting with the MEC.

 

Section 8 – Hours of Service

When do over duty provisions begin for pairings including the new 4k? Is there a difference between the 4k and 10:30 sequences when exceeding 12 hours and 30 minutes?

 

The over-duty provisions take effect for all pairings at 12 hours and 30 minutes. There is no difference between a 10 hours and 30 minutes sequence versus a 4k pairing specifically in relation to over duty.

Section 10 Scheduling

Is ACARs a form of contact?

Yes, if contacted by ACARs and that message is delivered by an employee, you must contact scheduling at the end of your sequence or pursuant to other contractual provisions.

 

Will Crew Scheduling change our debrief time without our consent to make us legal for JA?

No

Who will adjust debrief if the 15 minutes is exceeded?

If you exceed your 15 minute debrief while passengers are on-board the aircraft, contact Crew Scheduling for adjustment.

How does 4k effect a new domicile?

The domicile would have the ability to participate in the minimum 10% rotation of 4k pairings.

How does the night rule impact a 4k redeye?

If it is a 4k turn the night rule does not apply, it excludes single duty pairings. If a multi-day sequence contains an on duty period at 4:29 AM you may not exceed flying past 8:30 AM based on the departure station time.

What happens if no one in the domicile opts in to the 4k?

The 4k sequences will default into OT and do not count towards the threshold sequence number for purposes of closing a day. If subsequently a 4k pairing dropped into OT is traded or picked up from OT the pairing would then count towards the OT threshold.

Does the 4k opt in for line holders only occur during the bidding process?

Yes. For line holders it is only controlled in the bidding process. If you opt in during bidding you are not opting in for subsequent 4k sequences outside of your bid award.

Section 11 – Reserve

If after 3hrs 55 minutes of APSB could I be assigned a 4k duty period?

No, an APSB may only be rescheduled up to 12hrs 30 minutes.

 

Section 14 – Vacation

When will we have the ability to start accruing our Longevity PTO?

Flight Attendants will receive their Longevity PTO benefit in 2016 if 2015 flying requirements are met.

Section 29 – Retirement

Why were we not able to get more on 401k match?

Management was unwilling to increase the match above the 7%. The committee was very adamant that a match was important, however, unsuccessful in enhancing the provision.

The much-anticipated full text TA2 is now posted at http://afaalaska.org/negotiations/ta!

 

The Negotiating Committee realizes there have been concerns over the timing of its release. We thank you for your patience and understanding as the NC worked through a complete overhaul of TA2. We believe all the effort has paid off and will make it much easier for you to review and understand the proposed changes.

 

If you have any questions, you may search the Negotiations blog by topic where you will find answers to many of your questions. You may posts questions on the blog under the related topic. This way all Flight Attendants can see the question and the answer provided. If you have additional questions that are not addressed via the blog, email the Negotiating Committee 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