What goes into effect today?
New Year’s Day holiday pay
Any flight(s) touching January 1 are now paid at 2x the trip rate. Deadhead and surface deadhead are also included, as well as Airport Standby credit. [Section 21.H. Holiday Pay]
Longevity Premium
Flight Attendants who have completed sixteen (16) years of service as an Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant are paid Longevity Premium on all Worked TFP (all TFP exclusive of Sick Leave and Vacation pay). [Section 21.C. Longevity Premium]
Longevity Premium replaces the Profitability Bonus (aka the “COLA”) starting in 2015. Flight Attendants eligible for the COLA in 2014 will receive their payout as scheduled on April 20, 2015. [2010 CBA Section 21.P.]
Performance Based Pay (PBP) remains unaffected. [Section 29.A. Performance Based Pay]
Bidding for out of domicile Recurrent Training
Flight Attendants may start bidding for out of domicile Recurrent Training in January for the March bid month. Out of domicile preferences are processed in seniority order after in domicile Flight Attendant preferences. [Section 30.A.1.b.-c. Recurrent Training and Other Company-Required (Non-Computer Based) Training]
All of Section 32 Attendance Policy except bank points
Contract 2014 Section 32 Attendance Policy goes into effect except bank points. Bank points are still accrued pursuant to the old contract [CBA 2010 Section 32.G.3.] through the first quarter (January, February and March) of 2015. [Section 32 all except 32.G.3.]
Quarterly Productivity Premium
A Flight Attendant will receive a Quarterly Productivity Premium (QPP) if Worked TFP (exclusive of sick leave and vacation) during a calendar quarter exceeds the TFP equivalent of the Flight Attendant’s combined monthly PBS bid award in that calendar quarter. The QPP will be paid on May 5th from Q1 ($500), August 5th from Q2 ($500), November 5th from Q3 ($1000) and February 5th the following year from Q4 ($500). Taxes will be withheld at the Flight Attendant’s personal tax rate, the same as regular wages. [Section 21.R. Quarterly Productivity Premium]
480 TFP applications
All accruals tied to achieving 480 TFP in a calendar year (or 960 TFP for Longevity Paid Time Off) are now administered under the new contract.*
Section 13 Uniforms for uniform credits – Worked TFP + sick leave + vacation/PTO (no change from previous contract) = 480 TFP
Section 14 Vacation for vacation accrual – Worked TFP only = 480 TFP
Section 14 Vacation for seven (7) days Longevity Paid Time Off (Longevity PTO) – Worked TFP + vacation/PTO = 960 TFP (for Flight Attendants who have completed twenty-five (25) years of service as an Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant)
Section 23 Insurance Benefits – Worked TFP + sick leave + maximum vacation/PTO (based on years of service, no pay or flying requirement) = 480 TFP [Section 27.B Eligibility for Insurance]
Section 32 Attendance Policy for annual record improvement – Worked TFP + vacation/PTO = 480 TFP [Section 32.G.4. Record Improvement]
* All of these applications have favorable accommodations when on an unpaid leave or on a medical-related leave and coordinating sick leave in order to maintain benefits. See the individual provisions for the details.
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Questions? Check out the Contract 2014 Implementation Schedule or 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
