Temporary Open Positions Sample Clauses

Temporary Open Positions. 1. When a temporary open position occurs, the Company will first request volunteers to fill such positions. These requests can be either made on a system basis or be domicile specific. If more volunteers apply than there are open positions, the Flight Attendants shall be selected by Seniority. If an open position is not filled by such volunteers, it may be assigned to the most junior Flight Attendant from the designated domicile(s). The award of the temporary open positions will normally be published prior to the open of the bid of the affected bid period except due to operational necessity. If the temporary opening begins after the bids are closed for that bid period, the Company will construct the affected Flight Attendant a line of trips or reserve assignments for the applicable bid period. 2. A Flight Attendant will not be required to fill a temporary opening for more than one hundred twenty (120) days. The Company may offer to extend a temporary vacancy beyond one hundred twenty (120) days. 3. Lodging will be provided as necessary and per diem paid for the duration of the temporary vacancy in accordance with Section 5. 4. The Company will provide transportation in accordance with standard policies for the positioning of crews in order to begin and end the temporary assignment. A Flight Attendant who requests to utilize her/his own vehicle and there is mutual agreement with the Company for such use to travel from her/his domicile to the temporary assignment, shall be reimbursed at thirty cents ($.30) per mile, using the most direct AAA mileage, for mileage to the temporary assignment at the start of the assignment and back to her/his domicile at the end of the assignment.