Common use of PREFERENTIAL BIDDING SYSTEM (PBS Clause in Contracts

PREFERENTIAL BIDDING SYSTEM (PBS. The Company will utilize and maintain a Preferential Bidding System (PBS), meeting the requirements in this Section and any other terms, which have been mutually agreed upon by the Company and Association, for the construction and awarding of flight schedules and Reserve Lines of Time. The Company will provide monthly bid packages and awards. 1. Flight Attendants will use the PBS // agreed to by the parties unless an alternative method has been approved by the Company and the Association. A method of // alternative bidding will be made available to Flight Attendants in the event of a system failure. 2. A Standing Joint PBS Committee will be composed of three (3) members from the Company and three (3) members from the Association, in addition to the Association Scheduling Chair. The Association members will have continuing PBS involvement in conjunction with the Scheduling Committee. 3. The Joint PBS Committee will oversee PBS implementation, development and administration of any PBS. The Association members will be provided equal access to verify system settings, constraints and parameters (within the vendor’s contractual limitations/restrictions, provided that, if the applicable contract does not permit the Association to acquire its own copy of the software, then the Association will be provided access to the Company’s copy adequate to enable the Association to verify system settings, constraints and parameters). 4. The Company will pay all flight pay loss for the Association’s PBS committee members at the rates provided in Section 27.P.1.e. [Company Business…]. 5. The bidding interface will be accessible to Flight Attendants both inside and outside the Company’s network (home computer via internet). 6. The Company will bear all expenses related to the initial startup and subsequent “debugging” of PBS, including but not limited to, software development, add-on/upgrades, all post-installation software modification, equipment purchases, the interfacing of current hardware with new PBS computers, the supplying of sufficient terminals for Flight Attendants to bid at each domicile and the providing for internet and network bidding capabilities, for a web-based program mutually agreed to by both the Company and the Association. a. The Company will not be required to supply Flight Attendants with personal computers or internet access away from work. b. The Company will make every effort to ensure that the PBS can operate on the most-used browsers or applicable systems. 7. The Joint PBS Committee will develop all required PBS procedure manuals and training programs and oversee Flight Attendant training. During any training period, a parallel bidding procedure will be made available to Flight Attendants for familiarization purposes prior to any new PBS system going on line. During the training months, in addition to the Association members of the Joint PBS Committee, there will be Association appointed Trainers in each domicile (and co-terminal). The Company will bear all costs of training including flight pay loss for the Association members of the Joint PBS Committee and the Association domicile Trainers. Trainers will be available at a minimum of once per calendar quarter to help Flight Attendants to bid and to understand their award for the first calendar year after a new system is implemented. 8. No part of the PBS software or equipment will be substituted, altered or modified without the prior written consent of the Association.

PREFERENTIAL BIDDING SYSTEM (PBS. The Company will utilize and maintain a Preferential Bidding System (PBS), meeting the requirements in this Section and any other terms, which have been mutually agreed upon by the Company and Association, for the construction and awarding of flight schedules and Reserve Lines of Time. The Company will provide monthly bid packages and awards. 1. Flight Attendants will use the PBS // agreed to by the parties unless an alternative method has been approved by the Company and the Association. A method of // alternative bidding will be made available to Flight Attendants in the event of a system failure. 2. A Standing Joint PBS Committee will be composed of three (3) members from the Company and three (3) members from the Association, in addition to the Association Scheduling Chair. The Association members will have continuing PBS involvement in conjunction with the Scheduling Committee. 3. The Joint PBS Committee will oversee PBS implementation, development and administration of any PBS. The Association members will be provided equal access to verify system settings, constraints and parameters (within the vendor’s contractual limitations/restrictions, provided that, if the applicable contract does not permit the Association to acquire its own copy of the software, then the Association will be provided access to the Company’s copy adequate to enable the Association to verify system settings, constraints and parameters). 4. The Company will pay all flight pay loss for the Association’s PBS committee members at the rates provided in Section 27.P.1.e. [Company Business…]. 5. The bidding interface will be accessible to Flight Attendants both inside and outside the Company’s network (home computer via internet). 6. The Company will bear all expenses related to the initial startup and subsequent “debugging” of PBS, including but not limited to, software development, add-on/upgrades, all post-installation software modification, equipment purchases, the interfacing of current hardware with new PBS computers, the supplying of sufficient terminals for Flight Attendants to bid at each domicile and the providing for internet and network bidding capabilities, for a web-based program mutually agreed to by both the Company and the Association. a. The Company will not be required to supply Flight Attendants with personal computers or internet access away from work. b. The Company will make every effort to ensure that the PBS can operate on the most-used browsers or applicable systems. 7. The Joint PBS Committee will develop all required PBS procedure manuals and training programs and oversee Flight Attendant training. During any training period, a parallel bidding procedure will be made available to Flight Attendants for familiarization purposes prior to any new PBS system going on line. During the training months, in addition to the Association members of the Joint PBS Committee, there will be Association appointed Trainers in each domicile (and co-terminal). The Company will bear all costs of training including flight pay loss for the Association members of the Joint PBS Committee and the Association domicile Trainers. Trainers will be available at a minimum of once per calendar quarter to help Flight Attendants to bid and to understand their award for the first calendar year after a new system is implemented. 8. No part of the PBS software or equipment will be substituted, altered or modified without the prior written consent of the Association.

PREFERENTIAL BIDDING SYSTEM (PBS. The Company will utilize and maintain a Preferential Bidding System (PBS), meeting the requirements in this Section and any other terms, which have been mutually agreed upon by the Company and Association, Article for the construction and awarding of flight schedules and Reserve Lines of Time. The Company will provide monthly bid packages and awardsschedules. 1. Flight Attendants The Inflight PBS Working Group (IPWG) will use be comprised of the Vice President of Inflight, or her/his designee, Director of Crew Resources and Support, or her/his designee, the Scheduling Committee Chairperson, or her/his designee, one (1) Company representative, and two (2) IFC representatives designated by the Union. a. The IPWG will meet and confer no less frequently than quarterly to review the efficacy of the PBS // agreed to by the parties unless an alternative method has been approved by the Company and the Association. A method of // alternative bidding will be made available to Flight Attendants in the event of a system failuresettings. 2. A Standing Joint PBS Committee will be composed of three (3) members from the Company and three (3) members from the Association, in addition to the Association Scheduling Chair. b. The Association members will have continuing PBS involvement in conjunction with the Scheduling Committee. 3. The Joint PBS Committee will oversee PBS implementation, development and administration of any PBS. The Association Union IPWG members will be provided equal access to verify system settings, constraints and parameters (within the vendor’s contractual limitations/restrictions, provided that, if the applicable contract does not permit the Association to acquire its own copy of the software, then the Association will be provided access to the Company’s copy adequate to enable the Association when requested to verify system settings, constraints and parameters). 4. The Company will pay all flight pay loss for the Association’s PBS committee members at the rates provided in Section 27.P.1.e. [Company Business…]. 52. The bidding interface will be accessible remotely to Flight Attendants both inside and outside the Company’s network (home computer via internet)IFCs. 63. The Company will bear all expenses related to the initial startup and subsequent “debugging” maintenance of any PBS, including but not limited to, software development, add-add- on/upgrades, all post-installation software modification, equipment purchases, the interfacing of current hardware with new PBS computers, the supplying of sufficient terminals for Flight Attendants IFCs to bid at each domicile Base and the providing for internet and network bidding capabilities, for a web-based program mutually agreed to by both the Company and the Associationprogram. a. The Company will not be required to supply Flight Attendants IFCs with personal computers or internet access away from work. b. The 4. Should the Company wish to change business partners, the Union will be afforded the opportunity to participate in the selection of the new business partner and the Company will make every effort not invoice the Union for Flight Pay Loss incurred as a result of business partner selection or implementation. The new business partner will be required to ensure that satisfy all the PBS can operate on the most-used browsers or applicable systemsrequirements included in this Agreement. 7. The Joint PBS Committee will develop all required PBS procedure manuals and training programs and oversee Flight Attendant training. During any training period, a parallel bidding procedure will be made available to Flight Attendants for familiarization purposes prior to any new PBS system going on line. During the training months, in addition to the Association members of the Joint PBS Committee, there will be Association appointed Trainers in each domicile (and co-terminal). The Company will bear all costs of training including flight pay loss for the Association members of the Joint PBS Committee and the Association domicile Trainers. Trainers will be available at a minimum of once per calendar quarter to help Flight Attendants to bid and to understand their award for the first calendar year after a new system is implemented. 85. No part of the PBS software or equipment will be substituted, altered or modified without the prior written consent Company reviewing such changes in advance with the Union. a. Should the PBS vendor unilaterally implement an update, the IPWG will meet within a reasonable timeframe upon notification of the Associationvendor and commence testing on the changes as soon as possible. b. Bid line request choices/instructions/preferences offered in the current PBS will continue to be available to IFCs during the bid process unless the vendor no longer provides the choices/instructions/preferences.