AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AND
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
IN THE SERVICE OF
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AS REPRESENTED BY
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
AND
AEROSPACE WORKERS
AUGUST 1, 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE
1 (A) Recognition 1
(B) Scope 1
(C) Successorship and Parent Companies 2
(D) Labor Protective Provisions 3
(E) Bankruptcy 6
(F) Remedies 8
(G) Commuter Carriers, Code Sharing and Block Seating 9
(H) Definitions 12
2 DEFINITIONS
(A) Cabin Attendant 1
(B) Service Manager 1
(C) Employee 2
(D) Block-to-Block 2
(E) Domicile 2
(F) Satellite 2
(G) Deadhead 2
(H) Month 2
(I) (1) Domestic Flight 2
(2) International Flight 2
(3) Tag Ends 3
(J) Operational Duty Hours 3
(K) Reserve 3
(L) Standby Duty 3
(1) Residence Standby 3
(2) Airport Standby 3
(M) Wide-body Aircraft 3
(N) Ferry Flight Assignment 3
(O) Average Line Value (ALV) 3
(P) Daily Credit Rate 4
(Q) Alternate Line 4
3 PAY
(A) Hourly Rates Determined 1
(B) Operational Duty Pay 1
(C) Service Manager Override 1
(D) Reserves 1
(E) Night Pay 1
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(F) Language of Destination 1
(G) 24 in 7 2
(H) Service Manager Emergency Downgrade 2
(I) Random Drug/Alcohol Testing 2
(J) Standby Penalties 2
(K) Vacation Increment Pay 3
(L) Service Manager Temporary Upgrade 3
(M) Special Assignment 3
(N) Deadhead 3
(O) Domestic Excess on Duty 3
Schedule A 4
Domestic Cabin Attendant 4
International Cabin Attendant 4
Domestic Flight Service Manager 5
International Flight Service Manager 5
4 EXPENSES
(A) Domestic Operations 1
(1) Expense Allowance 1
(2) Other Expenses 1
(3) Hotels 1
(4) Taxi Expense 1
(5) Domestic Ground Transportation 2
(B) International Operations 2
(1) Rest Facilities 3
(2) Room Selection 3
(3) Expense Allowance 3
(4) Other Expenses 3
(C) General 3
(1) Additional Expenses 3
(2) Lounges/Day Rooms 3
(3) Operational Meetings/Training/Physicals 3
(4) Crew Meals 4
(5) Drug Testing 5
(6) Payment by Employee for Training 5
(7) Parking 5
5 UNIFORMS
(A) Standard Uniforms 1
(B) Purchase by Newhire Flight Attendants 1
(C) Basic Uniform Items 1
(D) Point Allowance System 1
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(E) Payroll Deduction of Uniform Items 3
(F) Company Insignia 3
(G) Change in Uniforms 3
(H) Expense Cost in Change in Uniforms 3
(I) New Accessory Items 3
(J) Review of Uniform Attire by Company and Union 3
(K) Terminated and Voluntarily Resigned Flight
Attendants 4
6 HOURS OF SERVICE
(A)(1) Full Line Flying - Scheduling of Maximum
Flight Credit 1
(A)(2) Alternate Line Flying - Scheduling of
Maximum Flight Credit 1
(B) Flight Credit Hours 1
(C) Flight Pay Hours 1
(D) Determination of Flight Credit and Pay Hours 2
(E) Trip Hours 2
(1) & (2) Trip Hours (Trip Rig) 2 & 3
(3) Duty Hours (Duty Rig) - Domestic 3
(4) Duty Hours (Duty Rig) - International 3
(5) Exclusions 4
(6) No Additional Duty Hours Under Certain
Circumstances 4
(7) Surface Transportation 4
(F) Vacation Credit and Pay 5
(G) Training/AER's Credit and Pay; Special
Assignment 5
(H) Meetings or Courses 5
(I) Standby Duty 5
(J) Call-Out Pay 6
(K) Holding Pay 6
(L) Deadhead 6
(M) Supervisor Pay Assignments 7
(N) Flight Time Limitations; Charters 8
(O) Request for Relief from Duty 8
(P) Non-Pay Status 8
(Q) Jury Duty 8
(R) FAA Minimum Rest Regulations 9
(1) Domestic Operation 9
(2) International Operations 10
(S) 24 in 7 11
(T) Rest Seats/Facilities 11
(U) Guaranteed Days Off 11
(V) Reserve Flight Attendants 12
(W) Equipment Substitution 12
(X) Enhanced Trip Option; BLIM; Quarterly Limitations 13
(1) Enhanced Trip Option 13
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(2) IP/BLIM 14
(3) Quarterly Minimums 16
(Y) Drug/Alcohol Testing 16
(Z) Guaranteed Trip Protection 16
7 PASSES
(A) Passes 1
(B) Union Member System Board of Adjustment 1
(C) Reduced Rate Transportation on Union Business 1
(D) Jumpseat Authority 1
(E) Retired Employees 2
(F) Age 45 Retirement/Voluntary Termination 2
(G) Disability Retirement 2
(H) Employee Pass Privileges 2
(I) Improvements in Pass Policy 2
(J) Furloughed/Displaced Flight Attendant Passes 2
(K) Emergency Pass Privileges 3
(L) In-law Passes 3
8 SICK LEAVE
(A) Sick Leave Accrual 1
(B) Proof of Illness; Written Statement 1
(C) Entitlement to Sick Leave Credit 1
(D) Three (3) Banks 1
(E) Bid Run Flight Attendant 1
Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank 1
Reserve Flight Attendant 3
(F) Exhaustion of Sick Leave 3
(G) Family Emergency 3
(H) Excess Flight Credit 4
(I) Industrial Illness/Injury 4
(J) Workers' Compensation Payments 6
(K) Obligation to Prevent Sick Leave Abuse 6
(L) Flight Attendant Requirement When Calling Off Duty 6
(M) Posting of Sick Leave Accruals 6
(N) Mid Pairing Illness/Injury 7
9 VACATIONS
(A) Vacation Allowance 1
(B) Eligibility for Vacation 2
(C) Vacations Not Cumulative; Rescheduling of
Vacations 3
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(D) Terminating Employees 3
(E) Increment Pay 4
(F) Transfer to Overseas Domicile 4
(G) Flight Time 4
(H) Splitting of Vacation Periods 4
(I) Voluntary Vacation Sellback 4
(J) Personal Business Days 5
10 SENIORITY GENERAL
(A) Seniority Accrual 1
(B) Furloughed Employees 1
(C) Retention of Seniority 1
(D) Transfers from In-Flight Services Department 1
(E) Transfers or Assignments to Other Duty 2
(F) Removal from Seniority List 2
(G) Probationary Flight Attendants 2
(H) Return to Active Duty 2
11 SENIORITY LISTS
(A) Posting of Flight Attendant Seniority List 1
(B) Twice Yearly Postings 1
(C) Protest 1
(D) Successor Transaction; Merger 1
12 REDUCTION IN FORCE AND RECALL
(A) Furlough Notice 1
(B) Offer of Leaves Prior to Furlough 1
(C) No Expense to Company 2
(D) Notification of Address Change 2
(E) Failure to Comply 2
(F) Seven Year Furlough Provision 3
(G) Displacement Passes 3
(H) Recall/bypass Letter of Agreement 3
(I) Furlough Pay 3
(J) Furlough Pay Exclusions 3
(K) Recall Followed by Subsequent Furlough 4
(L) Amount of Furlough Pay 5
(M) Union Notification 5
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13 FILLING OF VACANCIES
(A) Transfer Bids 1
(B) Special Bid Requests; Involuntary Assignments 1
(C) Displacement/Involuntary Assignment 1
(D) Permanent Bids 1
(E) Temporary Vacancies 2
(F) Passes 2
(G) Mutual Transfers 2
(H) Service Manager Vacancies 2
(I) Notification of Transfers 2
14 TRANSFER EXPENSES
(A) Transfer Expenses 1
(B) Company-Requested Transfers 1
(C) Newly-Established or Re-Established Domiciles 2
15 LEAVES OF ABSENCE
(A) Personal Leaves of Absence 1
(B) Medical Leaves of Absence 1
(C) Union Leaves of Absence 1
(D) Return to Duty Following Personal Leave,
Maternity Leave or Adoption Leave 2
(E) Return to Duty Following Medical or Union Leave 2
(F) Military Leave 2
(G) Maternity Leave 2
(H) Adoption Leave of Absence 3
(I) Paternity Leave 3
(J) Hardship Leave 3
(K) Requirements Upon Return from Leaves of Absence 4
(L) Copies of PTO/Leave Awards to be Furnished to
Union 4
(M) Submission of Bid Preferences 4
16 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(A) Representation 1
(1) Union 1
(2) Company 2
(3) Policy 2
(B) Full-Time Representatives 3
(C) Discipline and Discharge 4
(1) Investigation 4
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(2) Request for Step I Hearing 4
(3) Failure to Request Step I Hearing 5
(4) Step I Hearing 5
(5) Step I Decision 5
(6) Company Time Limitations 6
(7) No Pay Loss Prior to Written Step I Decision 6
(8) General 6
(D) Other Grievances 7
(1) Pre-Grievance 7
(2) Step I 7
(E) Appeals 8
(1) Step II 8
(2) System Board of Adjustment 8
(F) System/General Grievance 9
(G) General Procedures 9
(1) Time Limits for Grievance Filing 9
(2) Group/"et al" Grievances 9
(3) Probationary Employees 10
(4) Untimely Grievance Appeals 10
(5) Ground Transportation 10
(6) Stenographic Report 10
(7) Work Day 10
(8) Participation 11
(9) Grievance Settlement 11
(10) Grievance Withdrawal 11
(11) Streamlining Grievance/Arbitration
Procedures 11
(12) Non-Disciplinary Discussions 12
17 SYSTEM BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENT
(A) Establishment of System Board of Adjustment 1
(B) Members 1
(C) Board Jurisdiction 2
(D) Board to Consider Dispute 2
(E) Neutral Referee to Serve as Chairman 2
(F) Location 2
(G) Notice of Dispute 3
(H) Selection of Referee 3
(I) Selection of Hearing Date 3
(J) Waiver of Hearing 3
(K) Decision 3
(L) Extension of Time Limits 4
(M) Representation; Witnesses 4
(N) Back-Pay Calculation 4
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(O) Stenographic Report 5
(P) Filing of Transcripts/Records 5
(Q) Expenses of Board Members 5
(R) Witness Expenses 5
(S) Additional Expenses; Board Member Travel 5
(T) Non-Reprisal 5
(U) Non-Abridgement of Railway Labor Act 5
18 SCHEDULING OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
(A) General 1
(B) System Scheduling 1
(1) Scheduling Committee 1
(2) Away From Domicile Policy 1
(3) Change in Schedules/Availability of
Information 2
(4) Scheduling Committee Reimbursement 2
(5) Required Category Bids 2
(6) Additional Category Bids 2
(C) Domicile Scheduling 3
(1) General 3
(D) Domicile Scheduling Policy 4
(1) Purpose 4
(2) General 4
(3) Preparation of Bid Runs 5
(4) Flight Attendant Assignment and Bidding 6
(5) Awarding of Run Selections 12
(6) Open Time Information 14
(7) Utilization 14
(a) Maximum Utilization 14
(b) Initial Projection 14
(c) Initial Balancing 15
(d) Company Balance Limitation 16
(e) Reserve 16
(f) Balancing and Limitations 16
1) Company Same Day Calendar Balance 17
2) Balance Avoidance 21
3) Automatic Trip Drop 22
4) Trip Drop During Month 23
5) No Automatic Trip Drop During
Month 23
(g) Bow-wave Option 24
(h) Excess Credit Hours 24
(i) Excess Pay Hours 25
(j) Requests for Open Time 25
(k) Unprotected Flights 25
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(l) Insufficient Reserves 26
(8) Reserve 26
(a) Vacation 26
(b) Reserve Complement 26
(c) Set-up Period/Call-in Period 26
(d) Reserve Assignments 27
(e) Residence/Airport Standby 27
(f) Release from Call-in Period/Emergency
Exception 29
(g) Call-In Requirements 29
(h) Unavailable During Call-In Period 29
(i) Open Time Move-up 29
(j) Reserve Recording 29
(k) Reserve List 30
(l) Spread Days 30
(9) Availability for Flight 32
(a) At Domicile and Satellite 32
1) Sequence Notification/Balancing 32
2) Return to Duty Deadline/"Soft
Time" Openings 32
3) Rights to Trip 33
(b) Unprotected Flight/Domicile Layover
Station 33
(c) Notification of Schedule Changes 33
(10) Trading of Flights 34
(11) Legal Rest at Layover Station After One-Way
Trip 36
(12) Opposite End of Trip 36
(13) Scheduled Times Posted/Published 36
(14) Ferry Flights 36
(DD) Alternate Line Flying Scheduling 36
(E) Charters 38
(F) Satellites 40
(G) Back-To-Back Flying 41
Chart: Examples of Back-to-Back Flying 45
(H) Trip Hours Formula Pro-ration Charts 49
19 PERSONNEL FILE
(A) Maintenance 1
(B) Passenger Complaint Letters 1
(C) Disciplinary Documents 2
(D) Non-Disciplinary Documents 2
(E) Inflight Observation Reports 2
(F) "IER" File/Report 2
(G) Active Service 2
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20 GENERAL
(A) Copies of Agreement 1
(B) Orders in Writing 1
(C) Flight Attendant Responsibility 1
(D) Other Benefits 1
(E) Other Employment with the Company 3
(F) Customer Service Panel 3
(G) Information to be provided by the Company to IAM 3
(H) Railway Labor Act 4
(I) Miscellaneous 5
(1) Bulletin Boards 5
(2) Addresses of Employees 5
(3) Payroll Deduction for Union Dues 5
(4) Union Materials in flight Attendant
Mailboxes 5
(5) Overpayments 5
(6) Drug Testing Notification 5
(7) No Unlawful Discrimination 5
(8) Direct Deposit 6
21 RETIREMENT
(A) Retirement Plan Amendments 1
(1) Early Retirement 1
(2) Lump Sum Distribution 1
(3) Lump Sum Notice 2
(4) Freeze of Benefit Accruals 2
(5) Defined Benefit Plan 2
(6) Retirement Savings Plan [401(k)] 3
(B) Summary of Retirement Plan 3
(1) Type of Plan 3
(2) Participants 3
(3) Participant Eligibility 3
(4) Normal Retirement Age 3
(5) Normal Benefit Formula 4
(6) Lump Sum Distribution 5
(7) Disability Retirement 5
(8) Normal Form of Benefit 5
(9) Contingent Annuitant Option 5
(10) Optional Forms of Benefits 5
(11) Vesting in Pension Accrued to Date 5
(12) Employee Contributions 6
(13) Unisex Option Factors 6
(C) Retirement Savings Plan for Flight Attendants 6
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(1) Plan Restatement/401(k) and FSM
Contribution 6
(2) Lump Sum 7
(3) Delivery of Contributions 7
(4) Allocation of Employer Contribution 7
(5) Cooperation and Study 8
(6) Effect of Triggering Event on 401(k) Plan 8
(7) Expense Reimbursement 8
Appendix 9
Factors 9
22 INSURANCE BENEFITS
(A) Group Insurance 1
(1) Group Medical Benefit Plan 1
(B) Prescription Drug Program 5
(1) Mail Order Drug Plan 5
(2) Acute Care Drug Plan 6
(C) Dental Plan Benefits 6
(D) Life Insurance 8
(E) Group Coverage General 9
(F) Outline of Plans 9
(1) Medical Plan 9
(2) Short Term Disability 15
(3) Long Term Disability 16
(4) Accidental Death and Dismemberment 16
(5) Life Insurance 17
(6) Continuation of Insurance 18
(7) Work Stoppage 18
(8) Flight Attendant Waiver of Medical Coverage 18
(9) New Hire Coverage 19
(10) Retiree Medical Coverage 19
(11) Bomb Insurance 20
(12) Aviation Insurance 20
23 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
(A) Requirements 1
(B) Neutral Medical Examiner 1
(1) Medically Unfit for Duty 1
(2) Neutral Medical Examination 1
(C) Procedural Letter of Understanding 2
(D) Employee/Company Rights 3
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24 UNION SECURITY
(A) Union Dues Check-off 1
(B) Union Security 1
(C) Returning to Position 2
(D) Loss of Membership in Good Standing 2
(E) System Board Protest 3
(F) Execution of Time Limits 4
(G) Discharge 4
(H) Notice 5
(I) Return to Employment Following Discharge or
Resignation 5
(J) Notification to Employee 5
(K) Company to Furnish Names 5
(L) Dues and Initiation Fee Check-Off 5
(M) Dues Check-Off Form to be Furnished to Company 6
(N) Remittance of Union Dues 7
(O) Automatic Revocation of Union Dues Assignment 7
(P) Collection of Back Dues 7
(Q) Deduction of Membership Dues From Paycheck 7
(R) Recognition of Union Representation 8
(S) Indemnification of Company 8
(T) Definition of Time Limits 8
25 SAFETY COMMITTEE
(A) Establishment of Safety Committee 1
(B) Notification of Accident or Incident 1
(C) Travel to Investigation Site 1
(D) OSHA 2000 Logs 2
(E) Acquisition of New Aircraft or Reconfiguration of
Existing Aircraft 2
(F) Advisory Capacity; Non-Liability of Union 2
26 AIRCRAFT CREW COMPLEMENT
(A) Basic Crew Complement 1
(B) FAA Minimum Staffing Requirement 1
(C) Additional Cabin Staffing 2
(D) Demand Staffing - Variable Staffing (VSU) 2
27 REOPENERS
(A) Foreign Bases 1
(B) Merger, Purchase, Acquisition, Absorption 1
(C) Deregulation 1
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(D) Wage Controls, Deferrals, Cut-Backs 1
28 DURATION OF AGREEMENT
29 LETTERS AND AGREEMENTS
INDEX
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AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AND THE
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE SERVICE OF
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AS REPRESENTED BY THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
ARTICLE I
(A) RECOGNITION
In accordance with the certification R6482 made by the National
Mediation Board on March 6, 1997, the Company hereby recognizes
the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,
hereinafter identified as the "IAM," as the duly designated and
authorized representative of the Flight Attendants in the employ
of the Company for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as
amended.
Absent agreements by the IAM, the Company agrees that it shall not
extend recognition to any other labor organization or other entity
as collective bargaining representative of TWA's Flight Attendants
unless required by the NMB after exhaustion of NMB procedures.
(B) SCOPE
(1) Except as provided in Article 1 (G) below, all present and
future in-flight cabin service and safety duties of any form
performed by or for the Company or any Affiliate shall be
provided and performed by Flight Attendants on the TWA
Flight Attendant System Seniority List in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Such in-flight
cabin service and safety duties shall include without
limiting the generality of the foregoing all revenue and
non-revenue flights, whether scheduled or unscheduled,
(1) on the Company's or an Affiliate's aircraft, or (2) under
the Company's or an Affiliate's operational control, or
(3) over the Company's or an Affiliate's present and future
routes, route authorities, and/or extensions thereof, or
(4) subcontracted either to or for any other carrier or entity,
or (5) conducted by any other carrier under the TWA name,
logo or marks.
(2) Except as provided in Article 1 (G) below, (a) all
individuals who undergo Flight Attendant training to perform
the Company's or an Affiliate's in-flight cabin service and
safety duties and (b) all individuals who train Flight
Attendants to perform the Company's or an Affiliate's
aircraft cabin service and safety duties, except as to (a)
such safety duties included within Annual Emergency Reviews
which may be performed by Flight Operations personnel and/or
Flight Attendants and (b) initial factory-conducted training
in newly
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purchased aircraft and aircraft equipment, shall be Flight
Attendants on the TWA Flight Attendant System Seniority List
subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
(3) Absent written agreement by the IAM to the contrary, all
present or future in-flight cabin service and safety duties
of any form performed for any other carrier by Flight
Attendants on the TWA Flight Attendant System Seniority List
shall be performed under terms and conditions that are no
less favorable than the comparable terms and conditions
contained in the Agreement.
(4) Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall, without the
IAM's prior written consent, enter into any sale, lease,
transfer or other disposition of the Company's or an
Affiliate's aircraft, international routes or international
route authority to any person(s) or entity (the "Buyer")
where the Buyer or any air carrier that Controls or is under
the Control of the Buyer uses such aircraft or international
routes to provide or receive passenger feed to or from the
Company pursuant to an agreement or an arrangement with the
Company or an Affiliate other than an industry standard
interline agreement or its substantial equivalent.
(5) Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall establish any
Flight Attendant domicile outside the United States or its
territories without the IAM's prior written consent.
(C) SUCCESSORSHIP AND PARENT COMPANIES
(1) The Company and its Affiliates shall require any successor,
assignee, transferee, administrator, executor and/or trustee
of the Company or of a Parent (a "Successor") resulting from
the transfer (in a single transaction or in multi-step
transactions) to the Successor of the majority beneficial
ownership and/or Control of all or substantially all of the
equity securities and/or assets of the Company (a
"Successorship Transaction") to employ the Flight Attendants
on the TWA Flight Attendant System Seniority List in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and to
assume and be bound by the Agreement.
(2) The Company and its Affiliates shall not conclude any
agreement for a Successorship Transaction unless the
Successor agrees in writing, as an irrevocable condition of
the Successorship Transaction, to assume and be bound by the
Agreement, to recognize IAM as the representative of the
Successor's Flight Attendants, and to guarantee that the
Flight Attendants on the TWA Flight Attendant System
Seniority List will be employed by the Successor in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
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(3) The Company shall not conclude, facilitate or permit any
agreement or arrangement that establishes any Parent that
is, Controls or is under the Control of an air carrier
unless the Parent agrees in writing to be bound by this
Article 1 of the Agreement in the same manner as the
Company.
(D) LABOR PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
(1) Successorship and Merger
In the event of a Successorship Transaction in which the
Successor is an air carrier or any person or entity that
Controls or is under the Control of an air carrier (the
"Merger Partner"), the Company shall, as a condition of the
transaction, require the Merger Partner to agree, and the
Merger Partner shall agree, to employ the Company's Flight
Attendants and to integrate, on the basis of on-line
seniority, the pre-merger Flight Attendant seniority lists
of the Company and the Merger Partner in a fair and
equitable manner pursuant to Sections 3 and 13 of the
Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions ("LPPs").
(2) Flight Attendant Transfer Rights in Substantial Asset Sales.
If the Company or any Affiliate, in a single transaction or
a series of related transactions:
(i) sells, transfers or disposes of assets which have
produced more than twenty (20%) percent of the gross
operating revenue of the Company over the twelve (12)
months preceding the closing of the asset sale,
transfer or disposition; or
(ii) sells, transfers, or disposes of assets or operations
which reduce(s) or reasonably can be expected to lead
to a reduction in the level of available seat miles
("ASMs") operated by the Company at the closing of the
asset sale, transfer or disposition by fifteen (15%)
percent or more.
(iii) sells, transfers or disposes of any international
route or route authority; or
(iv) sells, transfers or disposes of ten (10%) or more of
the Company's aircraft fleet as of the closing of the
aircraft sale, transfer or disposition (except as part
of a phased transport aircraft replacement program
which is being diligently pursued in good faith by the
Company, and pursuant to which the Company in fact
replaces such aircraft within 180 days) to a person or
entity or to a group of persons or entities acting in
concert (the "Purchaser") that is, Controls
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or is under the Control of an air carrier or that will
operate as, Control or be under the Control of an air
carrier following its acquisition of the Company
assets (any such transaction or series of transactions
that satisfies (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, a
"Substantial Asset Sale"), then:
(a) The IAM shall determine, in its sole discretion,
whether or not Flight Attendants from the TWA
Flight Attendant System Seniority List (the
"Transferring Flight Attendants") shall transfer
to the particular Purchaser(s) pursuant to the
Substantial Asset Sale. The number of
Transferring Flight Attendants shall be
determined by calculating the average Flight
Attendant staffing on a monthly basis over the
prior twelve (12) months attributable to the
international route or route authority, aircraft
and/or other assets or operations transferred to
the particular Purchaser in connection with the
Substantial Asset Sale. In addition to the above
requirements the Company shall use its
reasonable good faith efforts to have the
particular Purchaser offer employment to the
largest practicable number of TWA Flight
Attendants as Transferring Flight Attendants
under the terms of this Article 1(D); and
(b) The Transferring Flight Attendants shall be
selected on the basis of TWA system seniority on
the TWA Flight Attendant System Seniority List
from those Flight Attendants who are qualified,
or who with FAA required training can become
qualified, to serve on the aircraft, route, or
operation related to the Substantial Asset Sale.
(c) The Company and its Affiliates shall require
each particular Purchaser, and each particular
Purchaser shall agree, (i) to employ the
Transferring Flight Attendants; (ii) to pay the
Transferring Flight Attendants at no less than
the lesser of the rates of pay being paid by TWA
or the particular Purchaser for the applicable
seniority level at the time of the transfer; and
(iii) to integrate the Transferring Flight
Attendants into the Purchaser's Flight Attendant
seniority list in a fair and equitable manner
pursuant to Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny
Mohawk LPPs.
(3) Special Protections in a Carrier Fragmentation
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(a) If the Company sells, transfers or disposes of assets within
any twelve (12) month period which, net of asset purchases
or acquisitions during the same twelve (12) month period,
(i) produced fifteen (15%) percent or more of the ASMs
operated by the Company over the prior twelve (12) months,
or (ii) produced fifteen (15%) percent or more of the
Company's Flight Attendant staffing positions over the prior
twelve (12) months, or (iii) produced fifteen (15%) percent
or more of the Company's annual block hours over the prior
twelve (12) months (the closing of any such transaction(s)
which alone or in the aggregate satisfy the aforesaid
percentage being referred to as a "Triggering Event), then
(1) no Flight Attendant on the Company's seniority list on
the date of the Triggering Event shall be furloughed
during the twelve (12) month period following the
Triggering Event, or shall be furloughed in
anticipation of any Triggering Event or for the
purpose of depriving any Flight Attendant of
protection under this paragraph; and
(2) during the time period in which any of the
restrictions described in this Article 1(D)(3) are in
effect, the Company will be permitted, at its
discretion, notwithstanding any other provision of the
Agreement, to require a Flight Attendant who would
have been furloughed but for the restrictions
described in this Article 1(D)(3) to utilize his or
her accrued unused vacation.
(b) The special protections described in this Article 1(D)(3)
are in addition to the Flight Attendant transfer and
seniority integration rights established in Article 1(D)(2)
above in connection with Substantial Asset Sales. However,
the Substantial Asset Sales governed by Article 1(D)(2)
above shall not be counted in determining whether the
Company has reached a Triggering Event (and thereby
triggered the special protections) under this Article
1(D)(3) in any twelve (12) month period.
(c) In addition, the special provisions described in this
Article 1(D)(3) shall not apply if the Company can
demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, based on all
the information available at the time of the Triggering
Event, that the asset sales, transfers or dispositions that
result in a Triggering Event will not result, directly or
indirectly, in the furlough of Company Flight Attendants
during the 12 month period
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following a sale, transfer, or disposition.
(4) General
(a) The Company shall not conclude or enter into any agreement
for any transaction or series of transactions that
constitute a Substantial Asset Sale or a Merger unless the
particular Purchaser or the Merger Partner, as applicable,
agrees in writing to offer employment and integrate TWA
Flight Attendants in accordance with the terms of this
Article 1(D) or as otherwise agreed to by the IAM. The
Company will not engage in a multiple party sale transaction
or any other corporate transaction with the purpose or
knowing effect of avoiding the applicability of this
Article 1(D).
(b) This Article 1(D) shall not apply to (i) any sale lease-back
or any financing transaction in which the Company continues
to use the financed assets in its operations or (ii) the
sale of Trans World Express, Inc. ("TW Express, Inc.") or
any or all of its assets.
(c) The rights and protections provided the IAM and the TWA
Flight Attendants under this Article 1(D) are in addition to
any other rights and protections contained in any other
agreement involving the IAM and the TWA Flight Attendants
including other provisions of this Agreement. In the event
of a conflict between Article 1 and any other provision of
this Agreement, this Article 1 shall control.
(5) Acquisition of Airline Assets
In the event (i) the Company acquires international routes
or 20 or more aircraft from another carrier (the "Seller")
and (ii) the Company's acquisition of such routes or
aircraft materially increases the Company's Flight Attendant
staffing needs and (iii) the terms of the Company's purchase
agreement with the Seller require the Company to employ
certain of the Seller's Flight Attendants with lateral
seniority or seniority integration rights, then a reasonable
number of transferring Flight Attendants from the Seller
shall be integrated into the TWA Flight Attendant System
Seniority List in a fair and equitable manner pursuant to
Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective
Provisions ("LPPs").
(E) BANKRUPTCY
(1) The Company and the IAM agree that the implementation of
this Agreement constitute a complete restructuring of the
parties' rights
ARTICLE 1 / Page 6
and obligations under the IAM - TWA collective bargaining
agreement and that such implementation has been negotiated
in good faith as a part of an overall restructuring of the
Company's rights and obligations with respect to its
creditors, employees and other constituencies. In addition,
the Company hereby represents and confirms that
(a) The IAM has made significant and quantifiable
concessions in this Agreement which have substantially
benefited all other creditor groups and have allowed
the Company to avoid liquidation; and
(b) the Agreement has been negotiated in good faith by
both parties on the basis of the Company's explicit
representation that it will not seek, require or
support any modification, alteration, revision or
refection of any provision of this Agreement without
the IAM's written consent, even if the Company is
required to undergo additional reorganization or
restructuring under the United States Bankruptcy Code
or otherwise; and
(c) any request by the Company to modify, alter, revise or
reject any provisions of the Agreement without the IAM's
written consent would therefore be made in bad
faith.
(2) As a result of the negotiations, agreements and
representations described in the preceding Article 1(E)(1),
in the event a petition under Chapters 7 or 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code concerning the Company is filed, then:
(a) Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall file any
application seeking rejection or modification of any
agreement between the Company and the IAM pursuant to
11 U.S.C. Section 1113 or any other provision of the
Bankruptcy Code, including a request to implement
interim changes in the Agreement pursuant to 11 U.S.C.
Section 1113(e).
(b) The Company and its Affiliates stipulate and agree
that this Agreement permits the reorganization of the
Company and assures that all creditors. The debtor and
all affected parties are treated fairly and equitably
in any reorganization within the meaning of 11 U.S.C.
Section 11 13. The Company and its Affiliates shall
actively oppose a rejection or modification of the
Agreement or implementation of interim changes to the
Agreement if proposed or supported by any other party.
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(3) In the event the Agreement is rejected or modified pursuant
to 11 U.S.C. Section 1113 notwithstanding any provision
herein, then the difference between the rates of pay, rules
and working conditions established in this Agreement and the
post-rejection rates of pay, rules and working conditions
for the Company's Flight Attendants shall accrue and be
treated as an expense of administration pursuant to 11
U.S.C. Sections 503(B)(1)(A) and 507 and shall be paid as
an administrative priority pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Sections
503(b)(1)(A) and 507(a)(1).
(F) REMEDIES
(1) The Company agrees, and shall require the particular
Purchaser (or Successor or Merger Partner if applicable) to
agree, to resolve all disputes concerning the interpretation
or application of this Article 1 through final and binding
arbitration on an expedited basis directly before the IAM -
TWA System Board of Adjustment sitting with a neutral
arbitrator. The dispute shall be filed with the Company
within ten (10) days of the interpretation or application of
Article 1 and shall be heard no later than fifteen (15) days
following the submission to the System Board and decided no
later than thirty (30) days after submission (the provisions
of Articles 16 and 17 herein notwithstanding), unless the
parties agree otherwise in writing; but in no event shall
such arbitration delay the closing of the sale of the
transferred assets. The IAM shall cooperate with the
Company and the Purchaser in order that any dispute which is
not decided at the time of closing will be arbitrated post-
closing, with any determination to be binding on the
Purchaser unless the Company and the Purchaser agree, with
the consent of the IAM (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed by the IAM), that such
determination shall be and remain the sole obligation of the
Company; provided that the Purchaser shall have the right to
become a party to and to participate in any such arbitration
which could become binding upon such Purchaser.
(2) The Company and the IAM agree that the rights and
obligations contained in Article 1 of this Agreement are
equitable in nature, that there are no adequate remedies at
law for the enforcement of such rights and obligations, and
that the IAM and the Company's Flight Attendants will be
irreparably injured by any violation of this Article 1. The
parties therefore agree that, in addition to any other
rights and remedies available under law or the Agreement,
this Article 1 shall be enforced by equitable remedies,
including injunctions and specific performance, against the
Company, its Affiliates and others in privity with the
Company.
(3) In addition, the parties agree that the equitable rights and
obligations established in this Article 1 shall remain
enforceable, through equitable relief and otherwise, until
the Agreement is amended pursuant to Section 6 of the
Railway Labor Act notwithstanding (a)
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any filing concerning the Company under any chapter of the
United States Bankruptcy Code, (b) any attempted alteration,
modification or rejection of the Agreement pursuant to any
provision of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, (c) any
attempted sale of the property of the Company pursuant to
any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, or (d)
any imposition of an automatic stay with respect to the
Company's property.
(G) COMMUTER CARRIERS, CODE SHARING AND BLOCK SEATING
(1) The Company, its subsidiaries and its corporate affiliates
may acquire an ownership interest in commuter carriers and
may operate such commuter carriers under the terms of
separate collective bargaining agreements with the IAM
provided any such commuter carriers comply with the
restrictions contained in Sections 1(G)(2) through 1(G)(5)
below.
(2) Except as agreed in the September 5, 1995 Letter of
Agreement between TWA and ALPA pertaining to the use of ATR
aircraft by Trans States, Inc., the Company, and its
Affiliates will not operate, maintain any ownership interest
in, or enter into any code sharing arrangement with, any
United States air carrier as defined in 49 U.S.C.
40102(a)(2) that operates any aircraft under the Company's
designator code, name, logo or marks with: (a) a maximum
seating capacity in excess of sixty (60) seats; (b) a
maximum certified gross takeoff weight in excess of 60,000
pounds; (c) a maximum certified cruising speed in excess of
400 miles per hour; or (d) any jet aircraft as defined
herein. Any carrier that satisfies all of the restrictions
contained in this Section 1 (G)(2) and that utilizes the
Company's or an Affiliate's designator code is hereinafter
referred to as a "TWA Commuter Carrier." For purposes of
this subsection (G), "Jet Aircraft" is defined as any
aircraft that uses a turbine-driven engine without an
external propeller.
(3) Notwithstanding the limitations in Section 1(G)(2) above,
TWA Commuter Carriers may operate up to an aggregate of
fifteen (15) Jet Aircraft with a maximum seating capacity of
fifty (50) seats.
(4) In addition to the fifteen (15) Jet Aircraft referred in
Section 1(G)(3) above, TWA Commuter Carriers may operate:
(i) one additional Jet Aircraft for each additional three
aircraft operated by TWA above its current fleet size of 184
aircraft until the TWA fleet size reaches 200 aircraft; and
(ii) one additional Jet Aircraft for each two aircraft
operated by TWA exceeding 200 fleet aircraft. The maximum
seating capacity of the Jet Aircraft operated by TWA
Commuter Carriers shall be: fifty (50) seats while the
Company's fleet size is less than 190; fifty-four (54) seats
while the Company's fleet size is between 191 and 195;
fifty-six (56) seats while the Company's fleet size is
between 196 and 200; and sixty (60) seats while the
Company's fleet size
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exceeds 200. The relationship of the Company's fleet size
to the number of Jet Aircraft that may be operated by TWA
Commuter Carriers and the average seating capacity of the
Jet Aircraft that may be operated by TWA Commuter Carriers
is shown in Section 1(G)(9) below.
(5)
(a) In no event will TWA Commuter Carriers operate more
than a maximum aggregate of thirty (30) Jet Aircraft,
and in no event will the certificated seating capacity
of any Jet Aircraft operated by any TWA Commuter
Carrier exceed seventy (70) seats.
(b) If TWA owns (or leases) and operates regional jets,
TWA employees covered by IAM Agreements shall perform
all covered work. If regional jets are operated by a
wholly-owned subsidiary of TWA, TWA employees
otherwise covered by IAM agreements shall perform all
covered work, provided that the IAM and TWA enter into
a new, separate agreement establishing fully
competitive market rates and market working conditions
for the performance of such work. All work on
regional jets operated by a commuter carrier shall be
performed by the employees of the commuter carrier or
its service provider.
(6) As a limited exception to the restrictions contained in
Sections 1(G)(2), (3), (4), and (5) above, the Company may
enter into or maintain code sharing agreements with
(a) carriers other than United States air carriers (as
defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(2)) so long as the
Company can demonstrate by clear and convincing
evidence, that such code sharing arrangements: (i) do
not result, directly or indirectly, in the furlough of
any Company flight attendant or a reduction in pay
status for any Company flight attendant (ii) do not
directly or indirectly result in the involuntary
furlough from his/her location of any active Mechanic
& Related and Passenger Service Employees employed as
of the signing and as listed on the Attached Exhibit A
("Active Employees").
(b) United States air carriers (as defined in 49 U.S.C.
40102(a)(2)) other than TWA Commuter Carriers that
permit such carriers to apply the Company's designator
code to their operations within the United States and
its territories as long as (i) the number of
quarterly block hours operated by such carriers
utilizing the Company's designator code does not
exceed four percent (4%) of the total number of block
hours operated by the Company for the same quarter
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within the United States and its territories and (ii)
the Company can demonstrate, by clear and convincing
evidence, that such code sharing arrangements do not
result, directly or indirectly, in the involuntary
furlough of any IAM-represented employee or a
reduction in pay status for any IAM-represented
employee; provided, however, the IAM may, in its sole
discretion, increase the total number of block hours
available for such operations to up to ten (10%)
percent of the total number of block hours operated by
the Company for the same quarter within the United
States; and
(c) The number of quarterly block hours specified in
Section 1(G)(6)(b)(i) above, may be increased as
follows: If the Company's fleet size increases to 193
aircraft, then the number shall be four and one-half
(4.5%) percent; if the Company's fleet is at least 199
aircraft, then the number shall be five (5.0%)
percent. The relationship between the Company's fleet
size and the number of quarterly block hours that may
be operated by such United States air carriers is
shown in Section 1(G)(9) below.
(7) The Company and its Affiliate may only enter into block
seating arrangement (i.e., the advance purchase of
reservation of blocks of seats on other carriers for resale
by the Company) aboard any aircraft operated by any person
or entity other than the Company if and to the extent that
the Company can demonstrate, by clear and convincing
evidence, that such block seating arrangements do not
result, in the involuntary furlough of any IAM-represented
employee or a reduction in pay status for any IAM-
represented employee.
(8) Mechanic & Related and Passenger Service Employees Listed on
the Attached Exhibit "A" ("Active Employees") at a TWA
location as of the date of signing shall not be
involuntarily furloughed from that location as a direct
result of a commuter carrier operating Regional Jets. The
Company will not furlough any Flight Attendant on the TWA
Flight Attendant System Seniority List as a result of the
acquisition, expansion over TWA's domestic route system or
operation of regional jets by any TWA Commuter Carrier.
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(9) Summary Chart - Sections 1(G)(4), (5), and (6)
Company Quarterly Code No. of Jet Max. Avg.
Aircraft Share Domestic Aircraft Seating
Block Hours That That May Be Capacity of
May be Operated Operated by Jet Aircraft
by US Air Carriers TWA Commuter Operated by
Other than TWA TWA Commuter
Carriers Carriers
187-189 4.0% 16 50
190-192 4.0% 17 54
193-195 4.5% 18 54
196-198 4.5% 19 56
199-200 5.0% 20 56
201+ 5.0% 21 + 1 for 2 60
thereafter up to
30 maximum
(10) In addition to and apart from the Jet Aircraft carrying only
that TWA Commuter Carrier's and TWA's or Affiliate's
designator code that TWA Commuter Carriers are otherwise
authorized to operate by this Section 1(G), TWA Commuter
Carriers may additionally operate a maximum of three (3) Jet
Aircraft with a capacity of no more than seventy (70) seats
for which that TWA Commuter Carrier has a code-sharing
agreement involving both (a) TWA or an Affiliate and (b) a
third-party code-sharing carrier ("Shared Code-Sharing Jet
Aircraft"). These 3 Shared Code-Sharing Jet Aircraft are
not subject to and will not count towards the maximum
average seating limitations of Section 1(G)(4) and the 30
aircraft aggregate limitation of Section 1(G)(5). All other
restrictions and limitations imposed by this Section 1(G)
remain in effect for these Shared Code-Sharing Jet Aircraft.
(11) Regional Jet Bids. TWA will make its best efforts to submit
competitive bids for all work performed on regional jets
operated by Commuter Carriers ("Regional Jet Bids"). The
Company shall schedule 2 meetings each year with the IAM to
discuss the results of the Regional Jet Bids it has
submitted and review those situations where it chose not to
submit such bids.
(H) DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply to the capitalized terms in
the Article 1 of the Agreement:
(1) Agreement. The term "Agreement" means and includes this
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collective bargaining agreement between IAM and the Company
and any and all other agreements between IAM and the
Company.
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(2) Control. Person or entity A shall be deemed to "Control"
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person or entity B if person or entity A, whether directly
or indirectly,
(a) owns securities that constitute, are exercisable for
or are exchangeable into twenty (20%) percent or more
of (I) entity B's outstanding common stock or (ii)
securities entitled to vote on the election of
directors of entity B, or otherwise owns twenty (20%)
percent or more of entity B, or
(b) maintains the power, right, or authority by contract
or otherwise - to direct, manage or direct the
management of a substantial portion of entity B's
operations, or provides a substantial portion of the
controlling management personnel of entity B; or
(c) maintains the power, right or authority to appoint or
prevent the appointment of a majority of entity B's
Board of Directors or similar governing body; or
(d) maintains the power, right or authority to appoint a
minority of entity B's Board of Directors or similar
governing body, if such minority maintains the power,
right or authority to appoint or remove any of entity
B's executive officers or any committee of entity B's
Board of Directors or similar governing body, to
approve a material part of entity B's business or
operating plans, or debt or equity offerings.
(3) Parent. As used in the Agreement, the term "Parent" refers
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to any entity that Controls the Company, whether directly or
indirectly through the Control of other Entities that
Control the Company.
(4) Affiliate. As used in the Agreement, the term "Affiliate"
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refers to (i) any person or entity that Controls the Company
whether directly or indirectly through the Control of other
entities, or (ii) any person or entity that the Company
Controls, whether directly or indirectly through the Control
of other entities, or (iii) any other corporate subsidiary,
parent or division of the Company, or any other Affiliate.
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ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the term
(A) "Cabin Attendant" means an employee whose work shall include
performing and assisting in the performance of all enroute cabin
services, assisting ground personnel in the boarding process of
each flight departure, including but not limited to the lifting of
flight coupons in the gate area, and ground service to delayed or
canceled passengers in a resourceful and gracious manner, and the
responsibility to apply these services for the welfare, comfort,
enjoyment and safety of passengers. A Cabin Attendant may be
required to attend operational meetings, refresher training
course, equipment checkouts, ditching drills, and similar
procedures related to flight duties. A Cabin Attendant may, from
time to time, be requested to participate in publicity and
promotional assignments.
(B) "Service Manager" means an employee who exercises jurisdiction and
direct control over all cabin attendants in matters concerning all
phases of their duties and responsibilities as set forth by
Company procedures. Vacancies in the Service Manager
classification shall be opened for bid on a systemwide basis to
Flight Attendants who have two (2) years or more line seniority
and a minimum one (1) year pay seniority. The work of a Service
Manager shall include, but not be limited to the assignment,
direction and reassignment where necessary of the work of the
cabin crew complement. During the pre-flight briefing, standard
positions, assignments and recognition of work positions by
seniority bid preference will prevail. However, when a passenger
imbalance exists among the cabins or service requirements justify,
the Service Manager shall request volunteers from the cabin where
least needed. If no Flight Attendant(s) volunteer, the Service
Manager has the authority to reassign the most junior Flight
Attendant(s) to the cabin where needed. When two (2) or more Cabin
Attendants are assigned to a wide-bodied aircraft, or to any other
aircraft requiring a Flight Service Manager, at least one (1) of
them shall be a Service Manager. The Company shall assign a Flight
Service Manager on all narrow-body aircraft which operate on
flights outside the contiguous 48 United States, Alaska and Puerto
Rico. A Service Manager will be familiar with all cabin duties, be
capable or performing all such duties at the direction of the
Company or whenever the requirements of the service justify. A
Service Manager is responsible for developing, maintaining and
furthering a harmonious team spirit among the cabin attendants. A
Service Manager may be designated to perform necessary duties in
connection with a flight cargo operation and may be required to
attend operational meetings, refresher training courses, equipment
checkouts, ditching drill, and similar procedures related to
flight duties. A Service Manager may, from time to time, be
requested to participate in publicity and promotional assignments.
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(C) "Employee" as used herein, means Cabin Attendant or Service
Manager. Flight Attendant as used herein shall be synonymous with
Employee.
(D) "Block-to-block" time shall mean that period of time beginning
when an aircraft first moves from the ramp blocks, for the purpose
of flight, and ending when the aircraft comes to a stop at the
ramp blocks at the next point of landing.
(E) "Domicile" means a location where Flight Attendants are
permanently based.
(F) "Satellite" means a location attached to a domicile and from which
a Flight Attendant may bid to fly.
(G) "Deadhead" means, pursuant to Article 6(L) of this Agreement, the
air travel on flight segment(s) on which a Flight Attendant is not
scheduled to actively engage in Flight Attendant duties as a
member of the working crew; or, surface travel time via ground
transportation airport to airport while on Company duty other than
travel between co-terminals.
(H) "Month" or "calendar month" as used in this Agreement shall mean
the following inclusive periods:
January 30 days 1-30 January
February 30 days January 31-March 1
(leap year 31 days)
March 30 days 2-31 March
April 30 days 1-30 April
May 31 days 1-31 May
June 30 days 1-30 June
July 31 days 1-31 July
August 31 days 1-31 August
September 30 days 1-30 September
October 30 days 1-30 October
November 31 days October 31-November 30
December 31 days 1-31 December
(I)
(1) A "DOMESTIC FLIGHT" is any flight which operates within the
North American continent and the Caribbean. For pay
purposes only (including expenses), flights to and from
Mexico and the Caribbean will be compensated at
international rates of pay.
(2) An "INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT" is any flight which either departs
or arrives at a station outside the North American continent
or the Caribbean.
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(3) International crews may be assigned to fly Domestic segments
of International flights provided that a) the Domestic
portion is a "tag end" to the origination or completion of
the paired International flight; b) the Domestic and
International flight segments are flown within a single on-
duty period; c) both the Domestic and International segments
have identical flight numbers.
(J) "Operational Duty Hours" start with the time an employee is
required to report for active flight duty, or does report for such
duty, whichever is later, and end one-quarter hour for Domestic
and one-half hour for International after the conclusion of block
time at a station where a cabin attendant is released, or if the
flight does not depart, operational duty hours end when the
employee is released from such flight. Block-to-block and deadhead
time are not included in operational duty hours. If an employee is
released from duty at an intermediate station, operational duty
hours shall end at time of release and shall recommence when the
employee reports, or is required to report, whichever is later,
for continuation of flight duty. The Company may waive a Flight
Attendant's report time at a layover station in a non-routine
situation, to no less than fifteen (:15) minutes, in which case,
operational duty hours shall not be less than the originally
scheduled operational duty hours, it being understood that such
payment will not affect a commencement of an on-duty period or
trip hours as defined in 6(E)(1).
(K) "Reserve" means an employee who does not hold a monthly sequenced
line of time.
(L) Standby Duty
(1) A reserve Flight Attendant shall be considered to be on
"residence standby" if she/he is informed that she/he must
stand by the telephone in order to be available for
immediate flight duty on other than her/his assigned flight.
Those reserve Flight Attendants assigned to residence
standby must be available to report for flight duty within
two (2) hours via surface transportation of being assigned
to a flight.
(2) A reserve Flight Attendant shall be considered to be on
"airport standby" if she/he is informed that she/he must
stand by, in uniform, at the airport in order to be
available for immediate flight duty on other than her/his
assigned flight.
(M) A "wide-bodied aircraft" is defined as an aircraft configuration
with two or more aisles.
(N) An employee who is assigned to a "ferry flight" shall be
considered as deadheading.
(O) "Average Line Value" (ALV) means the weighted average credit value
of the bid lines as published in the bid packages.
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(P) "Fixed Daily Credit" is the number of hours of pay and credit
fixed at a value of two hours thirty (2:30) minutes.
(Q) "Alternate Line" is defined as a bid line which contains all
flying within the first fifteen (15) days or the last fifteen (15)
days of the bid month. Alternate Lines shall be constructed
between 32:30 and 45:00 credit hours.
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ARTICLE 3
PAY
(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, hourly rates of pay under the
TWA-IAM Agreement shall remain, for the entire term of this
Agreement as shown in Schedule "A" attached hereto.
(B) Operational Duty Pay
Each Flight Attendant shall be paid operational duty pay at the
scheduled rate of $.48 per hour for each operational duty hour as
defined in Article 2(J).
(C) Service Manager Override
Each Service Manager on wide-bodied aircraft shall receive the
scheduled rate of $1.27 per hour for each hour of flight time,
actual or scheduled, block-to-block time, whichever is greater,
calculated on a leg-by-leg basis, in addition to any other
compensation to which she/he is entitled pursuant to this Article.
(D) Reserves
(1) All Flight Attendants who are on reserve during any part of
a month shall receive not less than seventy-five (75) pay
hours, provided, however, that the minimum 75-hour guarantee
shall not apply to Flight Attendants whose monthly
guarantees have been reduced pursuant to the provisions of
Article 6(X) [Enhanced Trip Option] and/or Article
18(D)(7)(f)(2)(c) [Balance Avoidance].
(2) Reserve Flight Attendants at domiciles which protect both
International and Domestic flights shall be compensated at
international rates of pay.
(E) Night Pay
A Flight Attendant shall receive the scheduled rate of $0.19 for
each hour prorated to the nearest minute actually flown between
the hours of 1800 and 0600 local time. The time of departure shall
be the actual block out time of the flight. When changes in time
zone occur in flight, the time zone at the station of last
departure shall be used in computing the day and night flying for
that leg of the flight.
(F) Language of Destination
A Flight Attendant who is eligible to receive pay pursuant to the
Letters of Agreement No.s VII and VIII for Language of Destination
shall receive the scheduled rate of $1.00 for each block hour
flown during the month. A Flight Attendant who is eligible to
receive pay pursuant to the Letter of Agreement
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dated June 25, 1997 shall receive the scheduled rate of $2.50 for
each block hour flown for any applicable segment.
(G) 24 in 7
A Flight Attendant who is not granted 24 hours relief during the
seven (7) calendar days as specified in Article 6(S) shall be
compensated at two hours thirty minutes (2:30) at her/his hourly
rate.
(H) Service Manager Emergency Downgrade
In an emergency when it is necessary to assign a Service Manager
to a lower classification, she/he shall receive no less than his
current rate of pay. In such situations, the bid Service Manager
shall be in charge.
(I) Random Drug/Alcohol Testing
A Flight Attendant will be paid one hour (no credit) at her/his
hourly rate for each occasion she/he is subject to Random Drug
and/or Alcohol Testing. The provisions of this section are not
applicable to events of "follow-up testing" as defined in Letter
XXV, the Random Substance Testing Letter of Agreement, or
drug/alcohol testing for cause.
(J) Standby Penalties
(1) Should a reserve Flight Attendant serve more than four (4)
airport standby assignments, during any one bid month,
she/he shall receive the scheduled rate of $19.73 for each
additional airport standby assignment and such amount shall
not be offset against base pay.
(2) Should a reserve Flight Attendant serve more than a total of
five (5) airport standby assignments and/or residence
standby assignments during any one bid period, she/he shall
receive the scheduled rate of $19.73 for each additional
airport standby assignment or residence standby assignment
and such amount shall not be offset against base pay.
(3) For purposes of the two paragraphs immediately preceding, a
single assignment of airport standby shall consist of any
amount of time between one minute and eight (8) hours, not
to exceed eight (8) consecutive hours.
A single assignment of residence standby shall consist of
any amount of time between one minute and 24 consecutive
hours, not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.
For the purpose of Paragraphs 1)
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and 2) above, a Flight Attendant shall not receive more than
one (1) payment as scheduled above for each additional
assignment so mentioned.
(K) Vacation Increment Pay
In addition to vacation pay and credit provided under Article
6(F), an employee shall receive increment pay based upon the
number of credited vacation pay hours times the following
applicable rate:
Domestic Service Managers and Cabin Attendants: $.24
International Cabin Attendants: $.17
International Service Managers: $.77
(L) Service Manager Temporary Upgrade
The Company will pay a Flight Attendant the applicable Flight
Service Manager rate of pay commensurate with her/his seniority
for each flight assignment in which she/he is upgraded to the
Flight Service Manager classification.
(M) Special Assignment
Flight Attendants on Special Assignment (SPA) shall be credited
with two hours and fifty (2:50) minutes for each day of the
special assignment or trips missed credit, whichever is greater,
to a maximum of eighty-five (85:00) hours per month for their
respective classifications.
(N) Deadhead
If an employee deadheads under Company orders on any and all
flights to or from protecting a flight he/she shall receive one
hundred percent (100%) pay/credit of such deadhead flight time for
each hour or fraction thereof prorated at the applicable hourly
rate.
(O) Domestic Excess On-Duty
A Domestic Flight Attendant exceeding fifteen (15) consecutive
hours on duty shall be compensated at his/her hourly rate for all
such hours in excess of fourteen (14) hours. Such compensation
shall not be offset against base pay and shall be in addition to
that computed under Article 6(D).
ARTICLE 3 / Page 3
(SCHEDULE "A")
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DOMESTIC CABIN ATTENDANT
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HOURLY RATES
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Year 8/1/99 8/1/00
1 17.54 17.72
2 19.09 19.28
3 20.62 20.82
4 22.17 22.39
5 23.60 23.83
6 25.04 25.29
7 26.48 26.75
8 28.74 29.03
9 29.43 29.72
10 30.00 30.30
11 30.56 30.87
12 32.22 33.35
13 33.66 34.84
INTERNATIONAL CABIN ATTENDANT
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HOURLY RATES
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Year 8/1/99 8/1/2000
1 17.54 17.72
2 19.09 19.28
3 20.62 20.82
4 22.17 22.39
5 23.60 23.83
6 25.04 25.29
7 26.48 26.75
8 30.86 31.17
9 31.63 31.94
10 32.24 32.56
11 32.85 33.18
12 34.70 35.91
13 36.25 37.52
ARTICLE 3 / Page 4
DOMESTIC FLIGHT SERVICE MANAGER
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HOURLY RATES
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Year 8/1/99 8/1/2000
3 22.04 22.26
4 23.48 23.71
5 24.91 25.16
6 26.37 26.63
7 27.80 28.08
8 32.47 32.80
9 33.17 33.50
10 33.92 34.26
11 34.62 34.97
12 36.51 37.79
13 38.14 39.48
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SERVICE MANAGER
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HOURLY RATES
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Years 8/1/99 8/1/2000
3 22.04 22.26
4 23.48 23.71
5 24.92 25.17
6 26.37 26.63
7 27.80 28.08
8 36.54 36.91
9 36.75 37.12
10 37.90 38.28
11 38.59 38.98
12 40.64 42.07
13 42.46 43.95
ARTICLE 3 / Page 5
ARTICLE 4
EXPENSES
(A) DOMESTIC OPERATIONS
When a Flight Attendant in Domestic Operations is on a trip away
from his or her domicile or satellite on Company business, the
following shall apply:
(1) Expense Allowance. A Flight Attendant's expense allowance
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while engaged in operations away from his/her domicile
and/or satellite shall be one dollar and eighty cents
($1.80) per hour for each hour or fraction thereof while
away from domicile and/or satellite. Expenses shall be paid
commencing at report and ending at release.
(2) Other Expenses. When Flight Attendants are on duty at
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locations other than their regular domiciles, regular
satellites or regular layover stations, or on special
assignment for the Company, and transportation, laundry,
cleaning, meals, lodging and tips are not provided by the
Company, actual reasonable expenses will be allowed.
(3) Hotels
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(a) Room Assignments. In addition to the allowance
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provided in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Article, and
except as provided in Letter XXXIV (Voluntary Release
of Layover Hotel Rooms), the Company shall provide at
regular layover stations, comfortable and adequate
lodging so that each Flight Attendant will be assigned
to a single room.
Recommendations of the Union, as furnished by the
President, District Lodge 142 or his designee, after
he or she has had opportunity to consult with the
Council involved, shall be considered before making
any change in lodgings. The quality of hotel rooms
will not diminish when single rooms become effective
for domestic Flight Attendants.
(b) In the event that regularly assigned lodging at
layover stations is in use, the Company will provide
other suitable lodging or the Flight Attendant will be
allowed the reasonable actual expenses for other
necessary lodging.
(c) Flight Attendants will check in and out of hotels in
the normal manner and will pay any incidental expenses
incurred by them such as telephone calls, room
service, etc.
(4) Taxi Expense. A Flight Attendant who does not receive two
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(2) hours notice of flight departure when on reserve or on
non-routine flights, will be allowed actual reasonable taxi
expenses. Failure to give the
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notice provided above must be verified by the Company
representative notifying the Flight Attendant to report for
flight duty. Such payment will be based on the actual
charges with the establishment of no maximum, except as
limited by the reasonableness of the expenditure.
(5) Domestic Ground Transportation
(a) At other than his/her domicile or satellite, when
courtesy car service is not provided by the layover
hotel, Flight Attendants will be provided with ground
transportation. The Company will arrange and pay for
such transportation between the airport and the
layover hotel and return, between airport and airport
when on layover, or transiting and not on layover.
(b) If ground transportation as outlined in (a) above is
not provided by the Company within forty-five (45)
minutes after block-in or scheduled block-in
(whichever is later) at the airport of arrival, Flight
Attendants will be issued a taxi voucher for
transportation to the layover hotel. When more than
one Flight Attendant is so affected, Flight Attendants
shall be required to share taxis up to the maximum
allowable passenger capacity of the taxis.
(c) If ground transportation as outlined in (a) above is
not provided by the Company within fifteen (15)
minutes of scheduled pick-up time at the hotel, Flight
Attendants may take a taxi to the airport and will be
reimbursed for the actual/reasonable cost of such taxi
within three (3) working days after submission of a
proper receipt and Company expense report. When more
than one Flight Attendant is so affected, Flight
Attendants shall be required to share taxis up to the
maximum allowable passenger capacity of the taxis.
(d) Layovers of twenty (20) hours or more will continue to
be scheduled at downtown hotels in those cities where
downtown layovers are currently utilized, unless the
Company and the Union mutually agree otherwise.
Notwithstanding the above, Satellite pairings
originating from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San
Diego shall not require a downtown hotel for layovers
in excess of twenty (20) hours.
(B) INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
When a Flight Attendant in International Operations is on a trip
away from his or her domicile or satellite on Company business,
the following shall apply:
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(1) The Company will provide adequate rest facilities for
employees and will provide facilities comparable to those
used by other crew members.
(2) In selecting rooms at specific overseas hotels the following
shall apply:
On all aircraft involving Service Managers and Cabin
Attendants, the Service Manager shall sign the hotel sheet
first and then all other Cabin Attendants in order of their
relative seniority.
(3) The Company will furnish suitable and adequate lodging and
transportation at all stations where International crews lay
over. Flight Attendants will be paid at the rate of Two
Dollars ($2.00) per hour for each hour or fraction thereof
while away from domicile or satellite. Expenses shall be
paid commencing at report and ending at release at domicile
or satellite.
At any station where International crews are laying over and
the employee is required to remain at the airport for four
(4) hours or more, the Company will provide suitable meals.
Where the employee is released from duty so that he or she
may leave the airport, a minimum of six (6) hours at the
applicable hourly rate shall be paid.
(4) When the Company does not provide such facilities as
outlined above, reasonable actual expenses will be allowed
therefor.
(C) GENERAL
(1) In addition to the expenses allowed under paragraphs (A) and
(B) above, the Company will allow additional expenses
covering extraordinary conditions, including, but not
limited to, transportation for attendance at meetings during
nighttime hours. Such payment will be based on the actual
charges with the establishment of no maximum, except as
limited by the reasonableness of the expenditure.
(2) The Company will furnish suitable lounges with reclining
chairs and/or liedown facilities to be used exclusively by
Flight Attendants at layover stations, and at all locations
where Flight Attendants are based, unless conditions at a
particular layover or domicile prevent it. When lounges are
not provided as outlined above and the turn time is
scheduled for four (4) hours or more (block-to-block), upon
request a day room will be provided at a ratio of one (1)
room for every three (3) Flight Attendants.
(3)
(a) A Flight Attendant required to attend operational
meetings, training or refresher courses, for which
credit is given under
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Article 6(A), including probationary meetings, at
his/her domicile or satellite, shall receive hourly
expenses as provided in Article 4(A)(1) and Article
4(B)(3) for each hour or fraction thereof, report to
release. At meetings where a suitable meal is
provided by a Corporate Officer who is conducting the
meeting, the expense allowance provided for herein
shall not be applicable.
(b) When a Flight Attendant is required to attend
operational meetings, training or refresher courses,
for which credit is given under Article 6, including
the probationary meetings, away from domicile, he/she
shall receive expenses as provided in Article 4(A)(1)
and Article 4(B)(3) for each hour or fraction thereof
block out to block in at his/her domicile or
satellite. At meetings where a suitable meal is
provided by a Corporate Officer who is conducting the
meeting or training where room and board is provided,
the expense allowance provided for herein shall not be
applicable.
(c) Flight Attendants shall receive 2:30 pay and credit
and expenses in accordance with Article 4(A)(1) for
the one-day Annual Emergency Review (AER) and all
other training. In the event a Flight Attendant fails
the one-day AER training, he/she will not be paid for
the first retest following the first failure. A
Flight Attendant shall receive 2:30 pay and credit and
expenses for each day he/she is assigned to retraining
subsequent to the second AER failure.
(d) In addition, when a Flight Attendant is required to
take a physical in accordance with Article 23 at a
location other than where his/her domicile or
satellite is located, he/she will be entitled to
receive the expense allowance set forth in paragraph
4(A)(1) or 4(B)(3), as appropriate. Expenses in cases
where the services of a Neutral Medical Examiner
(N.M.E.) are required shall be handled in accordance
with the provisions of Article 23.
(e) Flight Attendants will be provided single rooms during
training away from domicile, except as provided in
Letter XXXIV (Voluntary Release of Layover Hotel
Rooms), and except where training is held at a "Breech
type" facility.
(4) Crew Meals
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The Company will insure that crew meals are available for
Flight Attendants on those flight segments over four (4)
hours where crew meals are provided for other crew members.
Such crew meals shall be consumed only after the normal
order of service has been complete
ARTICLE 4 / Page 4
and only in those areas outlined in the Company's Flight
Service Manual. Crew meals will not be provided for flight
segments scheduled for four (4) hours or less block-to-block
except that the Company may, at its sole discretion, provide
meals on an exception basis on such flights.
(5) Drug/Alcohol Testing
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The Company will reimburse the reasonable, actual
transportation costs to and from the drug/alcohol testing
facility, provided proper receipts and Company expense
report are promptly submitted. The provisions of this
section are not applicable to events of "follow-up testing"
as defined in Letter of Agreement XXV, the Random Substance
Testing Letter of Agreement, or drug/alcohol testing for
cause.
(6) Payment by Employee for Training
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No Flight Attendant in the regular scheduled service of the
Company shall, after employment, be required to pay for any
training required or conducted by the Company.
During other than assigned training periods, the Company may
make reference materials available to Flight Attendants, but
such Flight Attendants will not be required to complete such
materials or to take a test during their own time.
In order to assist Flight Attendants in learning a foreign
language, the Company will provide training facilities which
will include record/tapes, equipment for sound reproduction,
texts, and instructors for reasonable consultation and
instruction during the learning process, which shall take
place on the Flight Attendant's own time. Seniority and a
demonstration of interest shall be considered in scheduling
students for the program.
(7) Parking
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At the request of the Union, the Company will confer with
and consider the recommendations of authorized Union
representatives as to the adequacy of the parking areas and
the quality of security measures at Company lots in which
employees park their automobiles at domiciles. The Company
shall furnish, at no cost to the Flight Attendant,
sufficient parking spaces to accommodate all Flight
Attendants assigned to a domicile or satellite.
The Company shall provide active Flight Attendants monthly
parking for one vehicle at a TWA domicile or reimburse the
Flight Attendant for parking of one (1) vehicle at any
station (receipts required), not to exceed the amount paid
for one (1) vehicle at the STL domicile.
ARTICLE 4 / Page 5
ARTICLE 5
UNIFORMS
(A) Standard Uniforms. Standard uniforms as prescribed in Company
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regulations shall be worn by employees at all times while on duty
and at such other times as may be prescribed.
(B) Purchase by Newhire Flight Attendants. Employees, with less than
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one (1) full year of service as a flight attendant, shall be
required to purchase two (2) uniforms comprised of the basic
items as described in Paragraph (C) below. The employee shall
pay the actual cost of the basic uniform items as provided by the
Vendor.
(C) Basic Uniform. The uniforms referred to in Paragraph (B) above
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will consist of the following items:
CABIN ATTENDANTS/ SERVICE MANAGERS
BASIC UNIFORM
FEMALE:
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Dress or
Blazer (2)
Skirt or
Pants (2)
All-Weather Coat
4 Uniform Shirts
MALE:
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Blazer (2)
Pants (2)
All-Weather Coat
4 Uniform Shirts
UNISEX:
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Scarf/Tie
Tie Bar
Pocket Square
Belt
Wings
Serving Garment (Vest/Xxxxx)
Sweater or Sweater Vest
Epaulettes
(D) Point Allowance System
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Flight Attendants will be provided a monthly allowance based on
active service, for the replacement of uniform items due to
normal wear and for the acquisition of uniform pieces and
accessory items. A maximum of fifty (50%) percent of a
ARTICLE 5 / Page 1
Flight Attendant's annual allowance granted in an odd year may be
carried over for use in the following year. All points shall be
determined on a calendar year basis, to be determined January 1
of each year and awarded no later than February 1 of each year.
The points shall be awarded on a look-back basis. For new
employees with less than one (1) full year of service, as Flight
Attendant, points shall be pro-rated. All points must be used at
the end of each even-numbered year, as points will not be carried
forward into any odd year. In addition, Flight Attendants shall
receive 8.5 points per month for each month of active service for
a Uniform Allowance Program. For purposes of this paragraph,
active service is defined as any month in which a F/A completes
the month with no less than 32:30. Upon ratification of this
agreement, all F/As with greater than one year on-line seniority,
will receive a full year's complement of 102 points, pro-rated
from the month of ratification of the agreement. The points
awarded will be on an individual look-back basis in accordance
with monthly active service for the previous calendar year. Upon
verification, uniform items that are torn or ripped during normal
wear shall be replaced at no cost to the Flight Attendant. Cabin
attendants initially transferring to the FSM category shall
receive required FSM accessories at no cost to the employee.
Female Items Male Items
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Description Points Description Points
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All-Weather-Coat 45 All-Weather-Coat 45
Single-Breasted Jacket 39 Single-Breasted Jacket 50
Double-Breasted Jacket 41 Double-Breasted Jacket 51
Blouse (SS) 7 Shirt (SS) 7
Blouse (LS) 8 Shirt (LS) 8
Tie 3 Tie 5
Pants 21 Pants 21
Skirt 19
Scarf 6
Maternity Jumper/Blazer 29
Handbag 12
Sweater 8 Sweater 8
Sweater Vest 6 Sweater Vest 6
Belt 3 Belt 3
Serving Garment 5 Serving Garment 5
Pocket Square (Unisex) 1
Epaulettes (Unisex) 1
Tiebar (Unisex) 1 FSM Tie 3
FSM Tie 3
Rollerboard (Unisex) 34
Dress 38
Flight Attendants will not be required to pay any shipping costs
incurred for the shipping of uniform items.
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(E) Payroll Deduction of Uniform Items. In addition to the point
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system, purchases of uniform items may also be made by payroll
deduction with a maximum biweekly deduction of no more than $25.
(F) Company Insignia and Uniform items Provided by the Company. All
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Company insignia and uniform items which are provided by the
Company at its expense shall be issued on a loan basis, and upon
termination for any reason, the employee may be required to return
such uniform items and insignia to the Company. The Company
retains the right to collect any and all uniform items and
accessories in the possession of a Flight Attendant. In such case
the Flight Attendant will receive full reimbursement for any items
collected which the Flight Attendant has purchased.
(G) Change in Uniforms. When the Company contemplates making changes
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in style, color or material of the uniform, it will first consult
with the IAM District Lodge 142 to solicit the Union's
recommendations. Prior to selection of the uniform the District
Lodge representatives will be given an opportunity to submit their
recommendations which will be considered provided such
recommendations are made within thirty (30) days after being
solicited by the Company.
(H) Expense Cost in Change in Uniforms. During the term of this
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Agreement, the Company may elect to change the basic uniform items
as described in Paragraph (C) above. In the event of a changeover
which includes a new item and excludes the wearing of a present
uniform item, such new item shall be initially issued at the
Company's expense to all Flight Attendants who are on the line on
the effective date of such uniform change. The Company may also
elect to change a basic uniform item which does not exclude the
wearing of the present uniform item. In that event, the employee
may elect to acquire the new uniform either through the point
system or by purchase. The Company may also elect to provide this
additional item to the employees at the Company's expense. The
Company and the Union shall meet to agree upon the point(s)
allotted to any new uniform item.
(I) New Accessory Items. During the term of this Agreement, the
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Company may elect to offer new accessory items, including choices
to basic items. In that event, the Company and the Union shall
meet to agree upon the point(s) allotted to these items.
(J) Review of Uniform Attire by Company and Union. The Union
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Professional Standards Committee and the Union Safety Committee,
together with representatives designated by the Company, shall
review all items of uniform attire, including shoes, and shall
develop standards and guidelines for such attire
ARTICLE 5 / Page 3
so as to assure maximum employee safety and professional
appearance. Female Flight Attendants may, but are not required
to, wear high-heeled shoes.
(K) Terminated and Voluntarily Resigned Flight Attendants. Flight
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Attendants who are terminated by the Company shall be required to
return all uniform items to the Company and shall not be required
to pay any outstanding balances due in connection with the
purchase of the uniform item(s). Flight Attendants who
voluntarily leave the employment of the Company shall continue to
be responsible for any outstanding balances due in connection with
purchase of any uniform item(s).
ARTICLE 5 / Page 4
ARTICLE 6
HOURS OF SERVICE
(A)(1) Full Line Flying - Scheduling of Maximum Flight Credit. Flight
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Attendants shall be scheduled for flight duty so as not to
exceed the monthly maximum flight credit. Sixty-five (65)
flight pay hours shall constitute the minimum pay guarantee
and Eighty-five (85) flight credit hours shall constitute the
maximum calendar monthly flight time except as otherwise
provided in Articles 6(Y), 6(Z), 8(F) and 18(D)(7).
(A)(2) Alternate Line Flying - Scheduling of Maximum Flight Credit.
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Flight Attendants shall be scheduled for flight duty so as not
to exceed the fifteen (15) day maximum flight credit. Thirty-
two hours thirty minutes (32:30) flight pay hours shall
constitute the minimum pay guarantee and Forty-five (45) flight
pay hours shall constitute the maximum calendar half-monthly
flight time except as otherwise provided in Articles 6(Y), 6(Z),
8(F), and 18(D)(7).
(B) Flight Credit Hours. For the purpose of (A) above, flight
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credit hours shall include the following:
(1) Actual or Scheduled block-to-block time, whichever is
greater, calculated on a stop-by-stop basis.
(2) Trip hours as specified in (E)(2) below but as further
qualified in (D) below.
(3) Duty hours as specified in (E)(3) and (E)(4) below but as
further qualified in (D) below.
(4) Flight credit hours accrued under paragraph (E)(5)(b) below.
(5) Vacation time as specified in (F) below.
(6) Training time as specified in (G) below
(7) Special assignment as specified in (G) below.
(8) Operational meetings as specified in (H) below.
(9) Standby as specified in (I) below.
(10) Call-out time as specified in (J) below.
(11) Holding time as specified in (K) below.
(12) Pay assignment as specified in (M) below.
(13) Jury duty as specified in (Q) below.
(14) Sick Leave time as specified in Article 8.
(15) Personal Business day(s) as specified in (F) below.
(16) Deadhead Time.
(17) Guaranteed Trip Protection.
(C) Flight Pay Hours. For the purpose of (A) above, flight pay
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hours shall include the following only:
(1) Flight pay hours as computed in accordance with (D) below.
(2) Trip hours as specified in (E)(2) below but as further
qualified in (D) below.
(3) Duty hours as specified in (E)(3) and (E)(4) below but as
further qualified in (D) below.
(4) Flight pay hours accrued under paragraph (E)(5)(b) below.
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(5) Vacation time as specified in (F) below.
(6) Training time as specified in (G) below.
(7) Special assignment as specified in (G) blow.
(8) Operational meetings as specified in (H) above.
(9) Standby time as specified in (I) below.
(10) Call-out time as specified in (J) below.
(11) Holding time as specified in (K) below.
(12) Pay assignment as specified in (M) below.
(13) Jury duty as specified in (Q) below.
(14) Sick leave as specified under Article 8.
(15) Deadhead time as specified in (L) below; ferry as specified
in (L) below.
(16) Surface transportation as specified in (L) below [excluding
co-terminals in 6(E)(7)].
(17) Excess compensation accrued under paragraphs (R) and (D)(4)
below.
(18) Personal Business day(s) as specified in (F) below.
(19) Guaranteed Trip Protection.
(D) Determination of Flight Credit and Pay Hours. When an employee
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returns to his or her domicile from a trip, he or she will be
credited with flight credit and pay hours as determined in the
following manner:
(1) His or her credit and pay for each leg of his or her trip
will be the greater of actual block-to-block or scheduled
block-to-block time on each leg.
(2) Additional credit and pay resulting from the application of
paragraph (E)(3) and (4) below will be added to the greater
of actual block-to block or scheduled block-to-block time on
each leg.
(3) Deadhead time as set forth in (L) below, excess on-duty time
as specified in (R) and (D)(4) below and any other flight
pay hours accrued under this Article shall be added to the
pay hours under (1) above.
(4) The flight credit and pay hours computed in (D)(1), (2), and
(3) above for each trip shall be totaled and the result
compared with the credit and pay earned under (E)(2) below,
when applicable, and the employee shall be credited with the
greater.
(E) Trip Hours.
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(1) "Trip Hours" means all the time which passes from the time a
Flight Attendant is required to report, or actually reports,
whichever is later, at the airport of his or her domicile
prior to proposed flight departure, until fifteen (:15)
minutes after block-in time on the Domestic operation and
until thirty (:30) minutes after block-in time on the
International operation after arrival at his or her domicile
for a legal rest, free from all duty with the Company. For
purposes of this
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paragraph and for purposes of Article 2(J), report times at
domiciles for active Flight Attendants shall not be less
than one (1) hour. In the case of reserves called out on an
immediate basis, the time of actual report shall commence
the trip hours and operational duty pay. If a Flight
Attendant departs his or her domicile as a deadheading crew
member for the purpose of protecting a flight, his or her
Trip Hours shall commence at the block-out time of the
flight except that where surface transportation is used for
travel from the domicile for the purposes of working a trip,
Trip Hours shall commence at the departure time of the
surface transportation; if a Flight Attendant arrives at his
or her domicile as a deadheading crew member, his or her
Trip Hours shall be considered to end at the block-in time
of the flight, except that where surface transportation is
used for travel to the domicile from protecting a flight,
Trip Hours shall be considered to end at the arrival time of
the surface transportation. When a Flight Attendant is
requested to deadhead at Company request, the Flight
Attendant shall not be required to report for such deadhead
flight earlier than thirty (:30) minutes on the Domestic
operation and one (1) hour on the International operation.
(2) One (1) for Four (4) Trip Hours. For each trip a Flight
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Attendant shall receive on a prorated basis, one (1) hour
flight credit and pay for each four (4) hours of trip hours
as defined in (E)(1) above.
(3) Domestic Operation - One (1) for Two (2) Duty Hours; Duty
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Averaging. A Flight Attendant on the Domestic operation who
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flies a flight or flights during an on-duty period as
defined below, shall receive a minimum of one (1) hour of
flight credit and pay for each two (2) hours of such on-duty
time prorated, with a minimum of four (4) hours for a
single on-duty period flight assignment or an average of
four (4) hours per duty period for flights containing more
than one duty period. The total duty credit for the entire
pairing shall be compared to the total services performed
and the Flight Attendant shall receive the greater. For
purposes of this paragraph, an on-duty period means all time
which passes from the time a Flight Attendant is required to
report or actually reports, whichever is later, for his/her
flight assignment and shall continue until fifteen minutes
(:15) after block-in time. If a Flight Attendant commences
or completes an on-duty period by deadheading, his/her on-
duty period shall begin at the block-out or end at the
block-in time of the flight. A Flight Attendant's on-duty
period shall run continuously until broken by a scheduled or
actual layover of not less than that required by paragraph
(R) of this Article.
(4) International Operation - One (1) for Two (2) Duty Hours;
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Duty Averaging; Excess on Duty. A Flight Attendant on the
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International operation who flies a flight or flights during
an on-duty period as defined below, shall receive a minimum
of one (1) hour of flight credit and pay for each two (2)
hours of such on-duty time prorated.
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This shall apply only to the first fourteen (14) hours of
such duty period with a minimum of four (4) hours for a
single on-duty period flight assignment or an average of
four (4) hours per duty period for flights containing more
than one duty period. The total duty credit for the entire
pairing shall be compared to the total services performed
and the Flight Attendant shall receive the greater. For
purposes of this paragraph, an on-duty period means all time
which passes from the time a Flight Attendant is required to
report or actually reports, whichever is later, for his/her
flight assignment and shall continue until thirty minutes
(:30) after block-in time. If a Flight Attendant commences
or completes an on-duty period by deadheading, his/her on-
duty period shall begin at the block-out or end at the
block-in time of the flight. In a duty period which contains
a working segment the on-duty hours shall include debriefing
time. A Flight Attendant's on-duty period shall run
continuously until broken by a scheduled or actual layover
of not less than that required by paragraph (R) of this
Article.
(5) Exclusions. The provisions of (E)(2), (3) and (4) above
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shall not apply:
(a) To flights in which a landing has not been made at an
airport other than the airport of takeoff; and
(b) To flights local in nature, except that Flight
Attendants assigned to such flights shall receive not
less than two (2) hours credit and pay for such
flights.
(c) While assigned to residence standby [airport standby
will be governed by the provisions of Article 6(I) and
18(D)(8)].
(d) Excess trip hours or on-duty hours resulting from a
Flight Attendant's request to deadhead on flights
other than those offered by the Company.
(6) No Additional Duty Hours Under Certain Circumstances. If a
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strike, work-stoppage, picketing by other employee groups,
personal reasons, or deadheading to or from domicile at his
or her own request, except when the request is a result of a
choice offered to him or her as a result of being an extra
or excess crew member, results in additional Duty Hours or
Trip Hours for a Flight Attendant, such additional Duty
Hours or Trip Hours shall not be included in the computation
outlined in (E)(2), (3) and (4) above.
(7) Surface Transportation. Movement between the following
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airports by surface transportation for purpose of taking out
a flight or returning a flight, will not be considered as
deadhead time. Each Flight Attendant shall be compensated
for such movement, at the Flight Attendant's domicile only,
at the operational duty rates specified in Article 3(C).
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Between Normal Travel Time
Newark-LaGuardia 1:15
Newark-Xxxxxxx 1:30
Xxxxxxx-Islip 1:00
XxXxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx :45
Los Angeles-Burbank 1:15
Los Angeles-Long Beach :40
Los Angeles-Ontario 2:15
Midway-X'Xxxx 1:30
San Francisco-Oakland 1:00
San Francisco-San Xxx 1:00
The travel time provided in this paragraph shall be
considered as an extension of the trip hours defined in
(E)(1) and duty hours defined in (E)(3) and (4) above, and
of the on-duty provisions of paragraphs (R) and (D) of this
Article.
(F) Vacation Credit and Pay. When a Flight Attendant is on vacation
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he/she shall be credited and paid the fixed daily credit of 2:30
for each day of vacation.
(G) Training/AER's Credit and Pay; Special Assignment. A Flight
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Attendant shall be credited and paid the fixed daily credit of
2:30, or receive credit on a trips missed basis, whichever is
greater, for each day he/she is in training or refresher
courses. A Flight Attendant shall be credited and paid the
fixed daily credit of 2:30 and expenses for Annual Emergency
Review (AER). There shall be no credit and pay and expenses for
the first retest. In the event it is necessary to schedule an
AER which conflicts with a trip, the Flight Attendant will be
removed from the trip and will be subject to balance.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, pay credit and
expenses will accrue if a Flight Attendant, subsequent to the
second AER failure, is assigned to retraining.
When a Flight Attendant is removed from flight for special
assignment to non-flying duty, such Flight Attendant shall be
paid and credited with 2:50 for each day of special assignment
to a maximum of 85:00 hours per bid month for his/her respective
classification, or receive credit for trips missed on a
scheduled basis. In the application of this paragraph, the
Flight Attendant will receive the greater of 2:50 credit and pay
hours per day or the scheduled credit and pay generated by the
flight from which removed, whichever is greater, to a maximum of
85:00 hours.
(H) Meetings or Courses. No credit and pay will be given under (G)
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above for operational meetings or for training or refresher
courses which are held in lieu of or in connection with
operational meetings unless attendance at such meetings is
required and such meetings exceed two meetings during the
probationary period.
(I) Standby Duty. An employee who is assigned to standby duty, as
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standby duty is defined in Article 2 hereof, shall receive
flight credit and pay prorated on the
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basis of one (1) hour credited for each eight (8) hours of
assignment to standby duty, with a minimum of one (1) hour. In
the event that the actual flight time flown or commenced during
such eight (8) hour period an employee is required to standby
exceeds the time credited hereunder, this provision shall not
apply.
An employee who is assigned to airport standby duty as airport
standby duty is defined in Article 2 hereof, shall receive a
minimum of one (1) hour of flight credit for each two (2) hours
of such airport standby time prorated. For any on-duty period
involving assignment to airport standby, an employee shall
receive no less than three (3) hours of credit for such on-duty
period.
(J) Call-Out Pay. An employee who reports for flight duty and is
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not used will be granted two (2) hours of flight credit and pay
unless such employee is not used due to his or her incapacity
for flight duty.
(K) Holding Pay. Each time an employee is required by the Company
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to accompany passengers to the scheduled destination when a
flight terminates at another station, and each time an employee
is required to remain with passengers prior to flight or
following flight arrival at any station, he/she will receive
flight pay and credit if the delay is one hour or more, subject
to the following:
(1) Such pay and credit shall be granted for each hour or
fraction thereof so spent and when such duty time is
required by the Company.
(2) Scheduled ground time at an on-line station, thirty minutes
ground time at a domestic off-line station and forty-five
minutes ground time at an international off-line station
shall not be counted and no credit and pay shall be given
therefor.
(3) Credit and pay will be given for all time spent with
passengers when required by the Company to remain with them
or with the aircraft while other crew members and the
passengers are served a meal in ground restaurant facilities
during a scheduled stop at an on-line station. Flight
Attendants will not be required to serve meals or beverages
to passengers other than on board the aircraft.
(4) When holding time occurs at the conclusion of flight duty it
shall be considered an extension of the trip hours as
defined in paragraph (E)(1) and of the on-duty hours as
defined in paragraphs (E)(3), (E)(4), (R) and (D) of this
Article 6.
(L) Deadhead. If an employee deadheads under Company orders on any
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and all flight(s) to or from protecting a flight, he/she shall
be credited with one hundred (100%) of such deadhead flight
time for pay and credit purposes.
If an employee deadheads on surface transportation to or from
protecting a flight, he/she will be paid fifty percent (50%)
flight time but no credit for the scheduled air time between the
points traveled, provided that this provision shall not apply to
surface transportation between co-terminals. Time spent in
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deadhead transportation to and from duty assignment shall not be
considered part of any rest period to which an employee is
entitled under this Agreement. All time spent deadheading will
be included in a Flight Attendant's on-duty period. A Flight
Attendant whose on-duty period consists solely of deadhead shall
not be entitled to the minimum trip credit provided in
paragraphs (E)(3) and (4) above. Flight Attendant scheduled to
complete his/her flight assignment by a deadhead return to
his/her domicile or satellite shall be permitted (upon
notification to station Operations personnel) to proceed
directly to a location other than his/her domicile or satellite
provided that he/she does not depart prior to the scheduled
departure time of his/her scheduled deadhead flight. When
utilizing the provisions of this paragraph, a Flight Attendant
shall be deemed to have actually performed the deadhead
assignment as scheduled. The only exception shall be that
his/her trip expenses shall terminate at the scheduled departure
time of the scheduled deadhead flight. The Flight Attendant must
submit an exception paycard upon return to his/her domicile or
satellite.
A Reserve Flight Attendant who utilizes the provisions of this
paragraph shall telephone his/her crew schedule office and
determine his/her status.
Flight Attendants who are scheduled to deadhead may be assigned
to work the flight. In such case the Flight Attendant's duty
time shall commence at the normal report time for a working
Flight Attendant or at the time the Flight Attendant is assigned
to work, as determined by the Company, whichever is later, and
be paid applicable flight pay and credit.
Assignments to work instead of deadhead will be made only by
Crew Schedule or Operational Planning.
Assignments to work instead of deadhead will be in inverse
seniority order from among those Flight Attendants who by
working will not become illegal for a subsequent flight in the
same trip or for a subsequent trip.
(M) Supervisor Pay Assignment. When an employee is removed from his
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or her regularly scheduled, promotional, or charter flight, for
training purposes, due to the assignment of a supervisor, or due
to the special requirements of the particular flight, the Flight
Attendant so removed shall:
(1) Be assigned the flight credit and pay hours she or he would
have normally accrued had she or he taken the flight as
scheduled; and
(2) When the removal is at the employee's domicile or satellite,
be placed on the schedule for her or his next flight in the
same position had she or he taken the flight as scheduled.
An employee will not be credited for flight credit hours or
receive pay for any period in which she or he is accruing
actual flight time.
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(3) For purposes of training or refresher when a specific
position on board the aircraft is required the assignor will
displace the most senior cabin attendant scheduled for the
flight and will assume the assignee's seniority.
(4) The Company reserves the right to displace any cabin
attendant on any regularly scheduled, charter or promotional
flight regardless of seniority. In such event, the assignor
will assume the assignee's seniority.
(5) It is further understood that the procedures outlined herein
are not to be considered optional on the part of either
assignor or assignee.
(6) Except in emergency situations, supervisory personnel will
not cover open flights without first assigning a reserve.
(N) Flight Time Limitations; Charters. The flight time limitations
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provided in paragraph (A) of this Article shall include all
flight time during which an employee is assigned on regularly
scheduled, publicity, extra-section, charters, [except those
charters operated under the provisions of Article 18(E)(2) and
(3)], ferry, scenic and other flights on which he or she
performs regular flight duties.
(O) Request for Relief From Duty. An employee assigned to a flight
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which has been delayed at his or her domicile or satellite may
request relief four (4) hours after reporting for duty in
connection with such flight. Relief will be supplied if a relief
employee is available. The employee requesting such relief will
remain on duty and depart with a flight unless a relief arrives
prior to the flight's departure. An employee relieved pursuant
to this section will be granted a minimum of ten (10) hours of
rest immediately following his/her release. At the end of such
rest period, he/she may be balanced in accordance with Article
18.
(P) Non-Pay Status. During any calendar month when an employee is
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in a non-pay status, such Flight Attendant will be credited with
the applicable daily rate for flight time limitation purposes
only.
(Q) Jury Duty. When a Flight Attendant is called to jury duty, the
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Flight Attendant shall immediately notify the Company and the
Company shall release the Flight Attendant from flight duty for
the duration of such jury duty. For each day a Flight Attendant
is required to be available for jury duty, the Flight Attendant
shall be paid the daily credit rate, less any jury duty pay
received. A Flight Attendant receiving pay and credit pursuant
to this provision shall expeditiously report to his/her manager
the amount of Government remuneration received. A Flight
Attendant who suffers a loss of credit due to period(s) of jury
duty shall not be subject to balance.
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(R) FAA Minimum Rest Regulations.
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FAA minimum rest regulations are as follows:
Additional
Operator May If Rest Period Flight
Reduce Rest Reduced, Next Attendants
Scheduled Prescribed Period to No Rest Must Be Required on
Duty Period Rest Period Less Than At Least Each Flight
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14 hours or less 9 hours 8 hours 10 hours -
14-16 hours 12 hours 10 hours 14 hours 1
16-18 hours 12 hours 10 hours 14 hours 2
18-20 hours* 12 hours 10 hours 14 hours 3
*Duty periods longer than 18 hours may be assigned only for
operations to or from outside the 48 contiguous states.
(1) Domestic Operation. A Flight Attendant on the Domestic
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operation will not be scheduled out of his/her domicile,
satellite or layover station to be on duty for more than
thirteen (13) consecutive hours. Such Flight Attendant shall
not be required to remain on duty for more than fifteen (15)
consecutive hours. A Flight Attendant who exceeds fifteen
(15) hours on duty will be compensated at the appropriate
hourly rate for all hours in excess of fourteen (14) hours.
Such compensation will be in addition to that computed under
Paragraph (D) of this Article. Notwithstanding the above, an
employee who is scheduled to complete a flight assignment by
deadhead return to domicile or satellite may be scheduled to
a maximum of fifteen (15) hours on duty, provided that the
working portions of such on-duty period do not exceed the
normal on-duty limitations. For purposes of this section, an
employee's on-duty period cannot be broken by an off-duty
period of:
(a) Less than sixteen (16) hours at domicile after a
Domestic flight prior to taking an International
flight, except as provided under Article 18(G) [Back-
to-Back Flying]; or
(b) Less than ten (10) hours, at domicile or, in the case
of relief from duty at a point where adequate sleeping
accommodations are not provided in the immediate
vicinity of the airport; or
(c) Of less than eight (8) hours in the case of relief
from duty at any airport where suitable and adequate
sleeping accommodations are provided and available in
the immediate vicinity of the airport. In accordance
with FAA minimum rest regulations, no less than nine
(9) hours may be scheduled but in actual operation,
such rest may be waived to eight (8) hours, in which
event the Flight
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Attendant must receive no less than ten (10) hours in
his/her next rest period.
(d) For purposes of this paragraph, immediately vicinity
of the airport shall be defined as not more than
fifteen (:15) minutes normal driving time.
An employee will not be assigned to any duty with the
Company during any rest period specified in this
section. For purposes of this section, the on-duty
period shall include the report time and debriefing
time as applicable.
(2) International Operation. Flight Attendants shall receive
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minimum rest periods at their domicile or satellite of no
less than twenty-four (24) hours from release to report
following any International flight, except as provided under
Article 18(G) (Back-to-Back Flying).
(a) Rest periods shall commence upon the completion of the
thirty minute (:30) de-briefing time or upon release
from duty at domiciles and satellites.
(b) At International layover stations the Company shall
provide a minimum rest period of at least twelve (12)
hours scheduled from release to report and a minimum
rest of ten (10) hours actual from release to report;
provided, however, that rest following duty periods in
excess of fourteen (14) hours shall be provided in
accordance with (R) above.
(c) During the rest periods provided in this paragraph the
employee shall be free from all duty with the Company.
(d) An employee on the International operation will not be
scheduled out of his/her domicile, satellite or
layover station to be on duty in excess of fourteen
(14) consecutive hours, except to the extent
necessitated by a nonstop flight or to meet the
requirements of a military charter flight or to those
charter flights operated under the provisions of
Article 18(E)(2) and (3) [Charters]. Actual hours on
duty in excess of fourteen (14) will be compensated at
the appropriate hourly rate. Such compensation will be
in addition to that computed under paragraph (D) of
this Article.
(e) For purposes of this section, the on-duty period shall
include the report time referred to in paragraph
(E)(1) above and the thirty minute (:30) debriefing
time.
NOTE: An on-duty period consisting solely of deadheading shall
not include debriefing time.
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(S) Contractual relief from all duty for not less than twenty-four
(24) consecutive hours must be granted any bid line Flight
Attendant at his/her domicile or satellite at least once during
any seven (7) consecutive calendar days. Contractual relief from
all duty for not less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours
must be granted any reserve Flight Attendant at his/her domicile
at least once during any seven (7) consecutive calendar days.
FAR relief from all duty for not less than twenty-four (24)
consecutive hours must be granted any reserve Flight Attendant
at his/her domicile or layover station at least once during any
seven (7) consecutive calendar days.
(T) Rest Seats/Facilities.
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(1) The Company shall provide adequate rest facilities for
Flight Attendants on all flights and will provide facilities
equal to those used by other crew members. On flight(s)
scheduled for less than ten (10) hours flight time in a
single on-duty period and so long as a First Class seat is
blocked out for the cockpit crew on such flights, the
Company will block one (1) First Class seat in the First
Class cabin for use exclusively for Flight Attendants. On
international flight(s) scheduled for eight (8) or more
hours flight time in a single on-duty period, and a seat is
available after take-off, such seat on that flight may be
used as a rest seat. Flight Attendants will be accorded the
same prerogatives as may be extended to pilots under similar
circumstances, including eating and sleeping. The provisions
of this paragraph concerning rest facilities in the polar
operation are satisfied on the basis that the Company will
block and enclose two (2) First Class type seats in the
First Class cabin for use exclusively by Flight Attendants.
In addition, on international flight(s) scheduled for ten
(10) or more hours flight time in a single on-duty period,
the Company will block and curtain two (2) First Class seats
in the First Class cabin for use exclusively by Flight
Attendants.
(2) In the event the Company operates aircraft larger than the
B767 in its international operations and the block time in a
single on duty period is ten (10) hours or more, the rest
facilities provided exclusively for Flight Attendant use
will be increased at a ratio of one (1) additional rest seat
for each three (3) working Cabin Attendants above the B767
bid staffing of seven (7) Cabin Attendants. (For example,
in the event the Company operates a 747 aircraft with
thirteen (13) or more working Cabin Attendants [Flight
Service Manager and 12 Flight Attendants or more], TWA will
provide two (2) additional crew rest seats).
(U) Guaranteed Days Off. A Flight Attendant not on reserve shall
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receive a minimum of four (4) pre-scheduled two-day periods plus
one (1) one-day period not pre-scheduled per month, at domicile,
free from all duty with the Company. The two (2) day periods
shall be indicated as such on the sequence bid sheets and shall
be distributed throughout the month; however, one (1) two-day
period will be subject to rescheduling as a result of initial
balancing, but such period
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must be rescheduled prior to the beginning of the bid month. Two
(2) day periods for relief run holders will be established after
the initial balancing. For purposes of this paragraph, the time
for the commencement of days off shall be 0200 for each domicile
and this time will not thereafter be changed unless mutually
agreed to between the System Scheduling Committee and Vice
President - In-Flight Services, at the Monthly Scheduling
Meeting. After initial balancing has been accomplished, in the
event that a Flight Attendant flies into a scheduled duty free
period, such period shall commence at the designated time on the
following day. If the entire duty free period is impinged upon,
such period shall be rescheduled later in the bid month. Such
duty free period shall not commence until the Flight Attendant
has been released at domicile. If such rescheduling requires the
removal of the Flight Attendant from a scheduled activity, the
Company shall not be required to reschedule the two-day period
unless the Flight Attendant calls Crew Schedule and requests the
same. This specific request must be made to Crew Schedule no
later than six (6) hours after the completion of the non-routine
pairing that impinged on the guaranteed day off. Trades or
request balance flights which result in interference with duty
free periods shall not require the Company to reschedule the
duty free period.
(V) Reserve Flight Attendants. Flight Attendants on reserve shall
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be granted a reserve spread of twelve (12) days. All reserve
spreads shall be considered immovable with the exception of one
(1) spread, identified on the monthly bid sheet, which shall not
be moved more than forty-eight (48) hours except by mutual
agreement or when necessary to accomplish training for the
Flight Attendant. Assignment of reserve spreads shall be made in
accordance with preference bid in seniority order. A minimum of
twenty percent (20%) of Cabin Attendant reserve spreads
initially awarded shall consist of twelve (12) consecutive days.
The remaining eighty percent (80%) of such Cabin Attendant
reserve spreads shall be awarded as three, four, or six (6) day
spreads, which in combination with the twelve day spread, may
not exceed four (4) separate spreads. Such Cabin Attendant
Reserve spreads or combinations thereof may be discontinued by
mutual consent of the parties with notification to the Director
of Crew Schedule no later than the first of the month preceding
the affected month.
(W) Equipment Substitution. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph
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6(Z),
(1) In the event that a different type of equipment should be
substituted on any scheduled flight or flight segment of a
Flight Attendant holding a bid run and such Flight Attendant
is qualified on the substituted equipment he/she will fly
such substituted equipment.
(2) Should an equipment substitution as above occur at the
Flight Attendant's domicile and the Flight Attendant is not
qualified to fly the substituted equipment, the Company may
require such Flight Attendant to protect any segment of such
flight assignment. A Flight Attendant may be required to
deadhead into position to protect any segment of the Flight
Attendant's flight assignment.
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(3) Should an equipment substitution as above occur at other
than the Flight Attendant's domicile, the Flight Attendant
shall be scheduled as an extra crew member in accordance
with the Away From Domicile Scheduling Policy.
(4) At Domicile
(a) Those bid Cabin Attendants who were originally
scheduled on the flight and are qualified to fly the
substituted equipment will be assigned to such flight
in seniority choice order. In the event no Cabin
Attendant accepts the offer to work, the junior Cabin
Attendant(s) may be assigned to work.
(b) In the event the substituted equipment does not
utilize a Service Manager, the Service Manager will
not be allowed to exercise his/her Flight Attendant
seniority on the substituted equipment.
(5) Away From Domicile
(a) Those bid Cabin Attendants who were originally
scheduled on the flight and are qualified to fly the
substituted equipment will be assigned to such flight
in seniority choice order. In the event no Cabin
Attendant accepts the offer to work, the junior Cabin
Attendant(s) may be assigned to work.
(b) In the event the substituted equipment does not
utilize a Service Manager, the Service Manager will
not be allowed to exercise his/her Flight Attendant
seniority on the substituted equipment. The Service
Manager may either be assigned to an open flight
requiring a Service Manager or deadheaded to domicile.
(X) Enhanced Trip Option; BLIM; Quarterly Limitations
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(1) Enhanced Trip Option.
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(a) Full-line Flight Attendants. Full-line Flight
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Attendants may offer into open time trips ("ETO
OFFER") which they would like to drop from their lines
subject to Paragraph (3) below. If another Flight
Attendant selects the offered trip from open time
("ETO TAKE"), the trip will be dropped from the
offering Flight Attendant's line and placed in the
receiving Flight Attendant's line. Until the offered
trip is selected by another Flight Attendant, the
offering Flight Attendant will remain responsible for
the trip. A selected trip must not conflict with any
existing assignments and all contractual legalities
must be observed.
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(b) Alternate Line Flight Attendants. Alternate Line
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Flight Attendants may not utilize ETO OFFER.
Alternate Line Flight Attendants may utilize ETO TAKE
up to the maximum credit limit of fifty-five (55:00)
hours per month.
(c) The provisions of TWA/IFFA Arbitration Case No.
81-0057 "Claimed Reserve Guarantee" shall not apply
to Flight Attendants whose monthly guarantees have
been reduced pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph
6(X).
(d) The terms "initial line projection", "credit limit",
"85:00 credit hours" and "guarantee" as used in
Article 6 and Article 18, are applicable to a Flight
Attendant who has exercised the Enhanced Trip Option.
As described herein, those terms shall be construed
to mean the increased or decreased values, as may be
applicable, resulting from the application of the
provisions of this Paragraph 6(X).
(e) LOD/ETO. An ETO trip that has language of
destination (LOD) assigned to the sequence shall have
the LOD requirement considered prior to the
processing of the ETO trip. The LOD Flight Attendant
who selects such a trip must be same language
qualified as the LOD Flight Attendant offering the
trip.
(f) ETO FOR RESERVES. A reserve flight Attendant may add
trips by utilizing the provision of the Enhanced Trip
Option (ETO) in accordance with Art. 18(D)(8)(l)(3).
Pay for such additional ETO trip(s) shall be paid
over and above the Reserve Guarantee.
(g) SICK LEAVE ALLOWANCE/ETO UNDER 32:30. Sick leave
accrual shall not apply to a Flight Attendant who,
through the use of the Enhanced Trip Option (ETO),
reduces his/her time and as a result completes a
month with less than 32:30 pay hours.
(h) VACATION ALLOWANCE UNDER 32:30. Vacation accrual
shall not apply to a Flight Attendant who, through
the use of the Enhanced Trip Option (ETO), reduces
his/her time and as a result completes a month with
less than 32:30 pay hours.
(2) IP/BLIM.
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(a) IP/BLIM Decrease. When the trip is dropped, the initial
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line projection ("IP") and Block Limitation "(BLIM")
[established pursuant to the provisions of Article
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18(D)(7)(c], the credit limit [initially 85:00 hours
pursuant to the provisions of Article 6(A)], and the
minimum guarantee [initially 65:00 pursuant to the
provisions of Article 3] of the offering Flight Attendant
will each be reduced by the amount of the credit of the
dropped trip.
(b) IP/BLIM Increase. The initial line projection and the
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credit limit of the Flight Attendant adding a trip through
ETO will be increased by the number of credit hours of the
trip received. If the current Block Projection is less
than the current Block Limitation (95:00 hours) and there
is an ETO added trip, the current Block Limitation should
be increased by the scheduled block value of the added ETO
trip. If the current Block Projection is equal to or
greater than the current Block Limitation, a new Block
Limitation will be established. The scheduled value of each
additional ETO trip will be added to the current Block
Projection, and the value of such Block Projection becomes
the new Block Limitation (BLIM). If a Flight Attendant adds
a trip, by using ETO, and that trip extends over the end of
a bid period and that Flight Attendant is then awarded
reserve in the new month, the normal 85:00 hour reserve
BLIM will remain in the new month. If that Flight Attendant
is later moved up to an open time line, the added ETO block
time will be added to the normal 95:00 BLIM.
Notwithstanding the above, and purposes of this paragraph
only, a flight Attendant who picks up the additional block
time through actual operation, anytime during the month,
shall not be subject to trip removal for exceeding the
adjusted block cap limitation unless such projected monthly
block time, including the additional block time, exceeds
the adjusted block cap limit by more than one (1) hour.
(c) Exceeding BLIM. A Flight Attendant may add a trip or
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trips through open-time trading or self-balancing that
exceeds the normal 95:00 Block Limitation or the adjusted
Block Limitation established through ETO activity. BLIM
shall not be raised as a result of open-time trading or
self-balancing pursuant to the terms of this Paragraph.
EXCEPTION: To recover loss of time pursuant to Article 6(Z) and
Article 18(D)(7), the Company may balance a Flight Attendant up
to the newly-established scheduled block hours. (For example: A
Flight Attendant trades into a 2-day 10:00 hour trip that
increases scheduled block hours from 90:00 hours to 100:00 hours.
BLIM will remain at 95:00 hours. In the event a Flight Attendant
suffers a loss of time which would allow the Company to balance
the Flight Attendant [whether through Article 6(Z) or Article
18(D)(F)], the Company may not balance the Flight Attendant to
exceed the newly-established
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scheduled block hours of 100:00 hours. At the Flight Attendant's
sole option, he or she may elect to exceed the maximum block
hours).
(3) Quarterly Minimums.
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(a) Full-line Flight Attendants shall be required to accrue
flight credit hours as defined in Article 6(B) of not less
than 150:00 flight credit hours during each quarter.
(b) A quarter shall be defined as January, February, and March
(1st Quarter), April, May, and June (2nd Quarter), July,
August, and September (3rd Quarter), and October, November,
and December (4th Quarter).
(c) Full-line Flight Attendants may offer trips into ETO which
they would like to drop from their lines. In no event may
a Flight Attendant offer a trip into ETO which would
require the offering Flight Attendant to be scheduled in
excess of sixty-five (65:00) credit hours in Month 3 of the
Quarter in order to satisfy the 150:00 hours quarterly
minimum limitation.
(d) Excess credit carried forward as "bowwave" shall not be
credited towards the quarterly minimum. Bowwave used to
drop trips shall be credited towards the quarterly minimum.
In connection with Article 18(D)(7)(f)(4)(g)(2), a full-
line Flight Attendant shall be entitled to drop trip(s) up
to a maximum of twenty-five (25) flight credit hours per
month.
(Y) Drug/Alcohol Testing. Drug/alcohol testing will not be
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considered an extension of an on-duty period. Nonetheless, if a
Flight Attendant will not receive minimum rest between release
from the drug/alcohol test and report for his/her next
assignment, he/she shall be released from the next assignment
provided a request is made to Crew Schedule as soon as
practicable after the Flight Attendant becomes aware that he/she
will not receive minimum rest, but in no case later than
departure from the drug testing facility. Flight Attendants
removed from assignment in accordance with this paragraph shall
be treated as having suffered a loss of flight time credit due to
illegality and shall be subject to balance in accordance with the
provisions of Article 18. A Flight Attendant who does not advise
Crew Schedule before leaving the drug testing facility that a
drug test has resulted in less than minimum rest may not
thereafter be removed from his/her next assignment due to an
untimely claim of having received less than minimum rest.
(Z) Guaranteed Trip Protection.
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(1) Subject to Paragraph 3(a) and 3(b) below, Credit and Pay
Protection will be provided for a bid Flight Attendant who
suffers a loss of credit and pay on any trip of the month,
including VFL trip(s), and a Reserve
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Flight Attendant who trades into a trip on his/her
scheduled days off as a result of all:
(a) Cancellations.
(b) Non-routine operations resulting in a loss of flight
credit and pay including, but not limited to
cancellation of flight segments and/or illegality of
Flight Attendant(s) in connection with any trip.
(c) Equipment substitution.
(d) Inversals.
(e) Company-created errors.
(f) Move-ups.
(g) Transitions.
(h) Schedule changes.
(2) The Flight Attendant shall be protected for the original
trip and shall receive flight credit and pay for the
protected trip or the trip actually worked, whichever is
greater. For transitions, the Flight Attendant shall be
protected for the original trip or the transition trip,
whichever is greater.
(3) This Article provides for complete credit and pay
protection under specific circumstances on a trip-by-trip
basis. As such, the loss of credit and balancing
provisions shall be handled in accordance with Article
6(Z)(5). Should the Flight Attendant go non-routine and
become illegal for his or her next flight activity, the
Flight Attendant shall be protected for the affected trip
provided that the "buffer" provisions contained herein have
been satisfied. (In the event the Company sequences a
trip, initially balances a Flight Attendant, or
progressively balances a Flight Attendant under Article
18(D)(7) with less than the 12-hour buffer, the Flight
Attendant shall be entitled to Trip Protection).
Buffers. Flight assignments that are the result of
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Flight Attendant trades (including MTD, OTD, SBL, and ETO)
shall be protected subject to the following:
(a) 12-Hour Buffer. A Flight Attendant must schedule
himself or herself so that there is a minimum 12 hour
duty-free period between the scheduled release time
and scheduled report time of any 2 flight
assignments. Failure to provide the minimum 12 hour
duty-free period between the 2 flight assignments
eliminates trip protection for the 2nd flight
assignment.
(b) 16-Hour Buffer. When a Flight Attendant is on a
flight assignment (subsequent to block out of the
first flight segment) and adds a flight assignment
that is the next flight assignment, the Flight
Attendant must provide a minimum
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16 hour duty-free period from the scheduled release
of the first flight assignment until scheduled report
time of the next flight assignment. Failure to
provide the minimum 16 hour duty-free period
eliminates trip protection for the added flight
assignment.
(4) Credit and Pay Protection shall be provided for the entire
value of the protected trip whether the trip operated
totally within the current bid month or partially within
the current bid month and partially within the following
month.
(5) In exchange for such protection, the Company shall retain
the right to recover lost flight credit on the same
calendar days as the protected trip in accordance with the
following procedures:
(a) When a loss of credit and pay as defined in paragraph
6(Z)(1)(a)-(h) above occurs, the Company may balance
the Flight Attendant on a recovery trip(s) at the
domicile provided that such trip(s) is scheduled to
return to the Flight Attendant's domicile and release
the Flight Attendant on the same calendar day as the
trip for which protected. Such recovery trip(s)
shall be scheduled to return the Flight Attendant to
domicile in order to be legal for his/her next trip.
The Company may balance the Flight Attendant on a
recovery trip that is contained in hard time, soft
time, or offered in ETO by another Flight Attendant.
The Company may also balance the Flight Attendant on
a recovery trip that has been previously assigned
and/or partially flown by a Reserve Flight Attendant,
except in cases where the Reserve Flight Attendant is
flying on his or her days off. In the event the
Reserve Flight Attendant has reported for the
previously assigned flight and/or has flown a portion
of the trip, he or she shall be entitled to call-out
pay or credit for the portion of the trip actually
flown, whichever is greater, as provided in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
(b) If, in actual operation, the recovery trip(s) causes
the Flight Attendant to be illegal for his or her
next scheduled trip, the Flight Attendant will be
protected subject to Paragraph (3) above.
(c) If the Flight Attendant is subject to balance in
accordance with the above provisions and immediately
assignment cannot be made, he/she shall only be
required to contact Crew Schedule during the next
call-in for which he/she is legal, if applicable. The
Company shall not balance the Flight Attendant on any
flight which departs prior to the scheduled check-in
of the original flight without the prior consent of
the Flight Attendant. However, the Flight
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Attendant may initiate contact at any time when a
trip becomes available.
(d) In the case of multiple balance trips, the Flight
Attendant must be notified of all balance trips
simultaneously.
(e) "Trip Protection" Balance Trips.
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(1) If the Flight Attendant self-balances on the
same calendar day(s) as the protected trip
(increases flight time), Guaranteed Trip
Protection shall still apply and the Flight
Attendant shall receive credit and pay for the
protected trip or the trip actually worked,
whichever is greater. For trips that operate
on different day(s) or if the trip trade causes
a decrease in time, the Flight Attendant shall
lose the Guaranteed Trip Protection and shall
receive the total credit and pay of the trip(s)
actually flown.
(2) If the Flight Attendant places the "Trip
Protection" balance trip into ETO, it shall be
subject to the provisions of Article 6(X). In
the event another Flight Attendant selects the
offered trip from ETO or the offered trip is
used by Crew Schedule for any reason, the
offering Flight Attendant shall be entitled to
the credit for the difference between the
Guaranteed Trip Protection and the balance trip
that is dropped from his or her line.
(3) Prior to a "Trip Protection" balance trip being
placed in the Flight Attendant's line, he or
she may request Balance Avoidance in accordance
with Article 18(D)(7)(f)2.
(f) A Flight Attendant who has a pairing offered in ETO
and that pairing cancels while in the ETO offer
position, shall not be provided trip protection. The
Company will reduce the applicable credit and pay
projection.
(g) The provisions of this Article 6(Z) shall not apply
to trips that are affected by any TWA IAM-represented
employees' unlawful work stoppage or unlawful job
action, including that of TWA Flight Attendants. The
determination that there was an unlawful job action
or work stoppage may only be determined by a Court of
law or arbitration decision. In the event there is a
determination that there was an unlawful job action
or work stoppage by IAM-represented employees,
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the Company shall be entitled to recoup all
overpayments relating to Trip Protection payments
(i.e. the difference between the credit and pay of
the protected trip(s) and the credit and pay of the
trip(s) actually worked). At the Company's option,
the recoupment may be in one (1) lump sum. The
Company shall provide documentation relating to the
recoupment of any overpayment.
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ARTICLE 7
PASSES
(A) Passes. Employees shall be entitled to personal transportation
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passes as issued in accordance with Company regulations. A Class
3, positive term pass, or its equivalent, shall be granted to the
Local Lodge 1997 President, Local Lodge 1997 Vice President,
Local Lodge 1997 Secretary/Treasurer, Local Lodge 1997 Executive
Board Members, Negotiating Committee, Grievance Representatives,
and Full-time Representatives, for use on union business, subject
to applicable Federal regulations.
(B) Union Member System Board of Adjustment Passes. Union members
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of the System Board(s) of Adjustment who are required to travel
on the Company's system in connection with official Union
business shall be issued positive space passes, subject to
applicable Federal regulations.
(C) Reduced Rate Transportation on Union Business. Reduced rate
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transportation shall be available for employees on Union business
to the same degree as for personal business in accordance with
Company regulations. This in no way shall be construed as
affecting the present policy regarding passes for Union business.
Witnesses and representatives who are employees of the Company
shall receive positive free transportation over the lines of the
Company from the point of duty to the point of hearing and
return.
(D) Jumpseat Authority. The exclusive use of cabin jumpseat
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authority for personal business shall be granted to active Flight
Attendants, on a first come, first served basis, in accordance
with Company policy and procedures. On flights on which
Additional Crew Members (ACM) and cabin jumpseat authority have
been authorized, when a Flight Attendant is utilizing an XCAP for
personal business, cabin passenger seat assignments shall be made
among XCAPs and ACMs, regardless of rank, using Company
seniority. The priorities of cabin attendant jumpseat authority
shall be:
XCAP 1 Essential Flight Attendant personnel proceeding to or
from a flight assignment when no passenger seat is
available.
XCAP 2 Urgent Flight Attendant familiarization or Management
personnel traveling to, from or on Company business.
XCAP 3 Flight Attendant on family or personal emergency
XCAP 4 Flight Attendant on Union business
XCAP 5 Flight Attendant personal business--First come/First
Served
NOTE - The above is applicable to those Flight Attendants who are
in an active status
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(E) Retired Employees. Employees who at the time of retirement are
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covered by this Agreement shall receive pass privileges in
accordance with the policy and regulations specified in the
Company Management Policy and Procedure Manual (provided federal
law permits). In addition to the above, employees who have
fifteen (15) or more years of service with the Company and who
retire under the Flight Attendant Retirement Plan at age fifty
(50) shall be entitled to retiree term pass and reduced rate
transportation privileges for self, spouse and eligible
dependents.
(F) Age 45 Retirement/Voluntary Termination. Employees who
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voluntarily terminate or retire at age forty-five (45) with a
minimum of fifteen (15) years of service will be provided with a
calendar year complement of six (6) Class 9 adult trip passes and
three (3) Class 9 children trip passes. Employees who retire
will also be entitled to receive unlimited reduced rates.
However, employees who voluntarily terminate will be entitled to
unlimited reduced rates on TWA and will receive reduced rates on
other airlines only to the extent such is authorized by
appropriate interline agreement between the Company and other
airlines.
(G) Disability Retirement. Employees who disability retire with
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fifteen (15) years of service will be entitled to receive a
retirement term pass and reduced rate transportation privileges.
(H) Employee Pass Privileges. Employees will be afforded free and
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reduced rate transportation as established by Company policy on
the date of signing of this Agreement which will not be changed
or discontinued during the term of this Agreement without first
giving the Union thirty (30) days notice of the reason therefor
and affording the Union an opportunity to confer with the
Company.
(I) Improvements in Pass Policy. Any improvements in the pass
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policy which the Company extends to employees covered by a
collective bargaining agreement will likewise be extended to
Flight Attendants.
(J) Furloughed/Displaced Flight Attendant Passes. Flight
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Attendants who are furloughed or displaced to another geographic
location and remain active are entitled to unlimited Class 8
displacement passes, service charge exempt, for a period not to
exceed twelve (12) months. Such service charge exempt Class 8
passes shall be issued through the local pass office and shall be
used between the on-line station nearest the Flight Attendant's
residence and the new domicile and shall be limited to travel in
connection with work assignments.
ARTICLE 7 / Page 2
(K) Emergency Pass Privileges. When a member of an employee's
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immediate family dies or suffers serious illness, such employee
will be granted emergency pass privileges in accordance with the
Company's Management Policy and Procedure Manual. The priority
of any pass granted pursuant to this section shall not be less
than the priority of such pass as provided in the Company's
Management Policy and Procedure Manual on the effective date of
this Agreement. Immediate family as used in this paragraph shall
mean spouse, children, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister, brother, stepbrother,
stepsister, grandparents, and legal guardian.
(L) In-law Passes. Effective January 1, 2000, a Flight
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Attendant's father-in-law and mother-in-law shall be afforded
access to purchase up to eight (8) I.D. 90 tickets in a year for
travel on TWA provided that such Flight Attendant's pass
allotment benefit includes eligible dependent children.
ARTICLE 7 / Page 3
ARTICLE 8
SICK LEAVE
(A) Sick Leave Accrual. Sick leave allowance will accrue at the
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rate of 5.0 hours for each month of continuous service, to a
maximum of seven hundred fifty (750) hours. A Flight Attendant on
leave of absence or furlough status shall retain but not accrue
sick leave credit. Except as provided in Article 6(X) (Sick Leave
Allowance/ETO), continuous service shall be considered as fifteen
(15) days of service in a contractual month and less than fifteen
(15) days shall not be considered.
(B) Proof of Illness; Written Statement. The Company may require
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proof of illness or physical disability by doctor's certificate
for illnesses of ten (10) or more days or where there has been an
abuse of sick leave. For illnesses of less than ten (10) days,
the Company may require a written statement as to the nature of
the extended illness.
(C) Entitlement to Sick Leave Credit. A bid Flight Attendant will
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be entitled to sick leave on the first day the Flight Attendant is
unable to report for scheduled flight duty. A reserve Flight
Attendant will be entitled to sick leave on each day that the
Flight Attendant is unavailable to be scheduled for reserve duty.
(D) Three (3) Banks. There shall be three types of banks: (1)
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Industrial Injury Bank (consisting of 120 days or 288:00 hours @
2:24 per day), (2) Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank; and (3)
Master Personal Illness Bank.
(E) Bid Run Flight Attendant. A Flight Attendant who holds a bid
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run and misses a trip or trips as a result of personal illness
shall be paid as follows:
(1) Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank.
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(a) Flight Attendant with Sixty (60:00) Flight Credit
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Hours in the Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank. At
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the beginning of each calendar year, a maximum of
sixty (60:00) credit hours shall be deducted from the
Flight Attendant's Master Personal Illness Bank and
placed in the Flight Attendant's Trips Missed Personal
Illness Bank to the extent that such Flight Attendant
has accrued sick leave credit. The Trips Missed
Personal Illness Bank shall be used for payment of
trips missed up to sixty (60) flight credit hours. A
bid Flight Attendant, with a Sixty (60:00) Credit
Hours in his or her Trips Missed Personal Illness
Bank, shall receive credit for the value of trip(s)
missed up to sixty (60) flight credit hours per
calendar year. During any given month, a Flight
Attendant who has sufficient flight credit hours in
his or her Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank to cover
a specific trip, shall be paid on the basis of the
then scheduled flight pay for the trip missed. If the
flight credit hours in the Trips Missed Personal
Illness Bank are not sufficient to cover a specific
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trip, he or she will receive the daily credit rate of
four (4:00) hours to be deducted from the Master
Illness Personal Illness Bank for the scheduled flight
duty. Any leftover credit hours in the Trips Missed
Personal Illness bank will remain. Upon exhaustion of
the Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank [below four
(4:00) hours], the Flight Attendant will receive the
daily credit rate of four (4:00) flight credit hours
to be deducted from the Master Personal Illness Bank
for the scheduled flight duty. Under this Paragraph,
a Flight Attendant's monthly flight credit may exceed
72:00 flight credit hours.
(b) Flight Attendant with Less than Sixty (60:00) Flight
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Credit Hours in the Trips Missed Personal Illness
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Bank. At the beginning of each calendar year, a
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Flight Attendant who has less than sixty (60:00)
flight credit hours in his or her Master Personal
Illness Bank shall have that lesser amount placed in
the Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank. The Trips
Missed Personal Illness Bank shall be used for payment
of trips missed up to the amount of credit hours in
the Flight Attendant's Trips Missed Personal Illness
Bank. A bid Flight Attendant shall receive credit for
the value of trip(s) missed up to the amount of flight
credit hours contained in his or her Trips Missed
Personal Illness Bank. During any given month, a
Flight Attendant who has sufficient flight credit
hours in his or her Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank
to cover a specific trip, shall receive credit for the
value of the trip missed and be paid on the basis of
the then scheduled flight pay for the trip missed. If
the flight credit hours in the Trips Missed Personal
Illness Bank are not sufficient to cover a specific
trip, he or she will receive the daily credit rate of
four (4:00) flight credit hours to be deducted from
the Master Personal Illness Bank for the scheduled
flight duty. Any leftover credit hours in the Trips
Missed Personal Illness Bank will remain. Upon
exhaustion of the Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank
[below four (4:00) hours], the Flight Attendant will
receive the daily credit rate of four (4:00) hours to
be deducted from his or her Master Personal Illness
Bank for the scheduled flight duty. Under this
Paragraph, a Flight Attendant's monthly flight credit
may exceed 72:00 flight credit hours.
(2) If, upon return to active status, the Flight Attendant's
monthly flight credit is below 65:00 (if a Full Line Flight
Attendant) or 32:30 (if an Alternate Line Flight Attendant),
he or she shall be subject to balance pursuant to Article
18(D)(7)(g).
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(3) Reserve Flight Attendant. A reserve Flight Attendant
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shall receive 4:00 flight credit hours for each day he or
she is unavailable to be scheduled for reserve duty, which
shall be deducted from the Master Personal Illness Bank.
(4) A Flight Attendant who is unavailable for scheduled flight
duty or reserve duty for an entire bid month and who has
exhausted his or her Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank
shall receive a maximum of 72:00 flight credit hours which
shall be deducted from his or her Master Personal Illness
Bank.
(5) At the end of each calendar year, any unused Trips Missed
Personal Illness hours shall be transferred to the Master
Personal Illness Bank.
(6) A Flight Attendant who is unavailable for assignments other
than flight duty, due to illness, will receive the daily
credit rate of two hours and thirty (2:30) minutes for each
day of assignment. Such daily credit rate shall be deducted
from the Master Personal Illness Bank.
(F) Exhaustion of Sick Leave. At such time as a Flight Attendant's
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sick leave accrual is less than the daily credit rate of four
(4:00) hours, the Flight Attendant's base pay shall be reduced by
1/14 of the bi-weekly pay for each day of continued illness. The
Flight Attendant will receive the daily credit rate of four (4:00)
hours for each day of scheduled duty when absent for flight time
limitation purposes.
(G) Family Emergency.
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(1) When a member of a Flight Attendant's immediate family dies
or suffers serious illness, the Flight Attendant shall, upon
request, be placed on Family Emergency. A Reserve Flight
Attendant shall be paid four (4:00) flight credit hours for
each day of unavailability for scheduled reserve duty,
provided he or she has accrued sick leave. A bid Flight
Attendant shall be paid at the rate of four (4:00) flight
credit hours for each day he or she is unavailable for
scheduled flight duty, provided he or she has accrued sick
leave. The Flight Attendant's Master Personal Illness Bank
shall be charged accordingly to the extent that such Flight
Attendant has accrued sick leave credit.
(2) One occurrence of Family Emergency shall be defined as
scheduled flight duty if a bid Flight Attendant or scheduled
availability for reserve duty if a Reserve Flight Attendant
within a seven (7) calendar day period. A Flight Attendant
shall be entitled to two (2) occurrences per calendar year.
Upon request by the Flight Attendant, the two (2)
occurrences may be used consecutively for a total of
fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days. If a bid Flight
Attendant has scheduled flight duty or if a Reserve Flight
Attendant is scheduled to
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be available for reserve duty and he or she has exhausted
Family Emergency days, those additional days used for Family
Emergency will be categorized as without pay, and pay
guarantee, will, therefore, be reduced accordingly. In the
event a Flight Attendant's monthly pay guarantee falls below
65:00 hours (if a full-line Flight Attendant) or below 32:30
(if an alternate-line Flight Attendant), he or she may apply
for Balance Avoidance in connection with Article
18(D)(7)(f). Upon return to duty, a Flight Attendant shall
not be subject to balance provided his or her monthly pay
guarantee remains above 65:00 hours (if a full-line Flight
Attendant or above 32:30 (if an alternate-line Flight
Attendant).
(3) Immediate family as used in this Paragraph (G) shall mean
spouse, children, mother, father, stepfather, stepmother,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister, brother, stepbrother,
stepsister, grandparents, grandchildren, and legal guardian.
(4) In conjunction with such time off duty, an employee will be
granted emergency pass privileges in accordance with the
Company's Management Policy and Procedure Manual. The
priority of any pass granted pursuant to this section (G)
shall not be less than the priority of such pass as provided
in the Company's Management Policy and Procedure Manual on
the effective date of this Agreement. For purposes of this
Paragraph, the Company shall not be required to expand the
Management Policy and Procedure Manual to provide pass
privileges to include emergency travel for a grandchild.
(H) Excess Flight Credit. During any month that a Flight Attendant
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has used sick leave credit (whether for family emergency or
personal illness), any flight credit in excess of 85:00 hours
shall be paid off and will not be carried forward.
(I) Industrial Illness/Injury. During an employee's absence due to
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occupational illness or injury compensable under the applicable
Workers' Compensation Law, he or she shall receive from the
Company the following benefits:
(1) The bid Flight Attendant shall be paid on the basis of the
then scheduled flight pay for the first trip missed and the
Flight Attendant's Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank shall
be charged accordingly, to the extent such Flight Attendant
has accrued sick leave credit as provided in Paragraph (E).
If such Bank has insufficient time to cover the entire trip
missed, the Master Personal Illness Bank shall be charged at
the daily credit rate of four (4:00) hours for each day of
such scheduled duty. A reserve Flight Attendant shall be
paid and credited the daily credit rate of four (4:00) hours
for each day he or she is unavailable to be scheduled for
reserve duty, up to a maximum of five (5) days, and the
Flight Attendant's Master Personal Illness Bank shall be
charged accordingly, to the extent such Flight Attendant has
accrued sick leave credit.
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(2) Commencing with the second trip missed (or no later than the
sixth day for a reserve) and for a total period of one
hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days, a Flight
Attendant shall be paid and credited the daily credit rate
of 2:24 hours offset by no more than the Workers'
Compensation payments for which the flight attendant is
eligible. Such credit (2:24 hr. [1 day]) shall be deducted
from the Flight Attendant's Industrial Injury Bank for each
day of such off-duty status.
(3) For the first month that a Flight Attendant is absent due to
occupational illness or injury, his or her flight credit
shall be:
(a) A bid Flight Attendant shall receive (i) the value of
the first trip missed providing he or she has
sufficient hours in the Trips Missed Personal Illness
Bank and thereafter the daily credit rate of 2:24
hours shall apply to each calendar day that the Flight
Attendant is absent due to industrial illness or
injury or (ii) four (4:00) hours for each day of
scheduled flight duty of the first scheduled trip if
the Flight Attendant does not have sufficient hours in
his or her Trips Missed Personal Illness Bank and
thereafter the daily credit rate of 2:24 hours shall
apply for each calendar day that the Flight Attendant
is absent due to industrial illness or injury. Under
this paragraph, a Flight Attendant's monthly flight
credit may exceed seventy-two (72:00) flight credit
hours.
(b) A reserve Flight Attendant shall receive four (4:00)
hours for each day he or she is unavailable for
reserve duty, up to a maximum of five (5) calendar
days and thereafter the daily credit rate of 2:24
hours shall apply for each calendar day that the
Flight Attendant is absent due to industrial illness
or injury.
(4) For all following months thereafter, a Flight Attendant
shall receive daily credit of 2:24 hours for each calendar
day absent up to a maximum of seventy-two (72:00) flight
credit hours per month.
(5) Upon completion of the one hundred twenty (120) consecutive
calendar days as referred to in (2) above, the Flight
Attendant will advise the Company in writing that he/she
elects to either receive Workers' Compensation or use their
Master Personal Illness Bank:
(a) The bid Flight Attendant may use his or her Master
Personal Illness Bank on the basis of the then-
scheduled flight pay of the trip(s) missed during such
subsequent period. The scheduled flight credit of the
trip(s) missed shall first be deducted from the Trips
Missed Personal Illness Bank and thereafter, the
flight credit shall be deducted from the Master
Personal Illness Bank up to seventy-two (72:00) flight
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credit hours per month and offset by no more than
Workers' Compensation payments for which the employee
is eligible. The Flight Attendant shall be required
to mock bid under this provision.
(b) A Flight Attendant without credit in his or her Trips
Missed Personal Illness Bank or a reserve Flight
Attendant shall have such credit deducted from the
Master Personal Illness Bank up to seventy-two (72:00)
flight credit hours per month offset by no more than
Worker's Compensation payments, providing such Flight
Attendant has accrued sick leave credit.
(6) When a Flight Attendant is off duty due to an industrial
injury and is receiving pay from the Company under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), above, such Flight Attendant
shall continue to accrue vacation and sick leave. These
benefits shall be in lieu of any other payment provided for
in this article for all absences due to the same illness or
injury, and no deduction shall be made from her/his sick
leave account for the payment provided by (2) above;
however, payments made under (2), (3), and (4) above will be
offset by Worker's Compensation payments for which the
employee is eligible. A Flight Attendant absent from work
under this provision shall continue to accrue seniority,
including seniority for vacation, sick leave, and pay
purposes during such absence subject to Article 15(B) of
this Agreement.
(J) Workers' Compensation Payments. Workers' Compensation payments
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due a Flight Attendant under paragraph (I) above will be mailed
directly to the affected employee.
(K) Obligation to Prevent Sick Leave Abuse. The Flight Attendants
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and the IAM recognize their obligations to prevent abuse for
reasons other than illness or other abuses of such sick leave
privileges, and pledge their wholehearted cooperation to the
Company to prevent abuse.
(L) Flight Attendant Requirement When Calling Off Duty. A Flight
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Attendant will only be required to make one (1) call to Crew
Schedule when such Flight Attendant is to be off duty due to
personal illness, family illness or industrial injury as well as
the expected duration of his/her absence. The Flight Attendant
shall also provide a contact number which may be used by the
Company for administrative purposes or to request a doctor's
certificate. A Flight Attendant will not be required to obtain
permission to leave his/her contact number. Furthermore, a Flight
Attendant will not be disciplined solely for being unavailable at
his/her contact number.
(M) Posting of Sick Leave Accruals. The Company will post current
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sick leave accruals for Flight Attendants on the monthly Flight
Time Records (FTR).
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(N) Mid Pairing Illness/Injury.
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(1) When a Flight Attendant calls off sick/injured midpairing
and is unable to complete his/her next flight assignment,
Operational Planning/Crew Schedule shall reconstruct the
flight pairing to reflect that such assignment will be
completed with a RETDO, return to domicile. A Flight
Attendant who incurs illness or injury mid-pairing will be
paid for the balance of the trip missed and returned to
domicile, provided that the Flight Attendant has accrued
sick leave credit in his or her Trips Missed Personal
Illness Bank. If such Bank has insufficient time to cover
the entire trip missed, the Flight Attendant shall receive
four (4:00) flight credit hours for each day that the Flight
Attendant was unavailable for the scheduled flight duty.
The Master Personal Illness Bank shall be charged
accordingly. In addition, the Flight Attendant shall
receive flight credit for the portion of the trip actually
worked. The Flight Attendant will be paid for the remainder
of the original trip missed as scheduled, in accordance with
the provisions of (E).
(2) In addition, if the Flight Attendant calls off sick/injured
mid-pairing or becomes ill while at a layover station, the
Flight Attendant will continue to receive normal trip
expenses until return to Domicile or Satellite or upon
arrival of the regularly scheduled turnaround flight,
whichever is earlier.
(3) If the Flight Attendant is unable to return to Domicile or
Satellite as normally scheduled, reasonable actual expenses,
as determined by the Flight Attendant's Regional General
Manager, will be paid for the period beyond that which is
covered by trip expenses outlined above. Expenses of this
nature include room (if not at a contract hotel), meals,
telephone, transportation to and from the airport and
transportation associated with required medical attention.
Such expenses are to be reported on form G-118 by the Flight
Attendant for approval by the supervisor. In the event the
Flight Attendant is hospitalized away from Domicile or
Satellite, reasonable actual expenses will not include rooms
or meals.
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ARTICLE 9
VACATIONS
(A) Vacation Allowance. Employees based in the continental United
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States will be eligible for vacation according to the number of
full months in the employ of the Company in the preceding
calendar year, computed according to the following schedule:
Calendar Days to Be Allowed for Vacation
According to Number of Years of Service with the Company
Completed Prior to January 1 of Year Vacation is Due to be Taken
Months Worked
Prior to 4 Years 5 Through 8 Through 25 Years
January 1 Or Less 7 Years 24 Years and Over
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1 1 1 2 3
2 1 2 3 5
3 2 3 5 8
4 3 5 6 10
5 4 6 8 13
6 5 7 10 15
7 6 9 11 18
8 6 10 13 20
9 7 11 14 23
10 8 12 16 25
11 9 13 18 27
12 10 14 19 29
Effective January 1, 2001
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Months Worked
Prior to 4 Years 5 Through 8 Through 25 Years
January 1 Or Less 7 Years 24 Years and Over
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1 1 2 2 3
2 2 3 4 6
3 3 4 6 9
4 4 6 8 12
5 5 7 10 15
6 6 9 12 18
7 7 10 14 21
8 8 12 16 24
9 9 14 18 27
10 10 15 20 30
11 11 17 22 33
12 12 18 24 36
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Vacation allowance will accrue during each calendar month for which an
employee receives pay from the Company, whether she or he is working or
is on sick leave or vacation; however, an employee loaned to another
Company will not receive less vacation as a result of such loan than he
would have received if he had spent such loan time with this Company.
For the purpose of computing vacation accrual, any number of days off
duty on leave or furlough over 15 shall count as a whole month, and any
number up to and including 15 shall not be deducted from vacation
accrual. However, in accordance with Article 6(X)(7), such vacation
accrual shall not apply to a Flight Attendant who, through use of the
Enhanced Trip Option (ETO), reduces his/her time and as a result
completes a month with less than 32:30 pay hours.
(B) Eligibility for Vacation.
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(1) An employee will become eligible for a vacation on January
1 of each year, provided he/she has completed the
probationary period or six (6) months with the Company,
whichever is less. A schedule of available vacation periods
for the succeeding year shall be posted by the Company by
October 1 each year; however, the Company may commence the
January vacation bid period on January 2 in order to insure
flight protection for the preceding day. Employees shall
bid and be awarded a vacation period on the basis of their
domicile as of October 1. Preference of periods in which
employees shall be permitted to take vacations shall be
granted at each station in order of seniority, (including
employees on a leave of absence) taking into consideration
the requirements of the service. Employees shall file
written preferences as to the period(s) for taking
vacation, such preferences to be in the hands of the
Company by November 15 each year. Vacation assignments
shall be posted by the Company on or before December 1 and
will remain posted through December 31. When vacation
schedules have been established, senior employees will not
be permitted to take the vacation period already assigned
to junior employees. An employee's scheduled vacation
period for the succeeding year shall not be changed because
of a change in Domicile.
(2) Not less than three percent (3%) of the vacations posted in
accordance with paragraph (C) above shall be scheduled in
any calendar month. Further, no less than one and one-half
percent (1 1/2%) of such vacation periods shall be
scheduled in either the first or second half of any bid
month. Vacation periods may be traded between employees at
the same domicile provided such trades are effected prior
to the fifteenth (15th) of the month preceding the first
vacation period involved.
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(C) Vacations Not Cumulative; Rescheduling of Vacations.
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Vacations shall not be cumulative and must be taken within the
calendar year. When a vacation period has been scheduled it will
not be changed without the employee's consent, except upon thirty
(30) days written notice, unless the Company does not have
sufficient employees to maintain schedules and, in no event,
without fifteen (15) days written notice, except with the
employee's consent. However, in the event Company operations in
any year do not permit any employee his regular vacation during
such year, he shall be so notified in writing by the Company and
he may be permitted to take such vacation in the succeeding year.
When an employee is not granted a vacation, due to the operation
of this paragraph, for a previous year of service, such employee
shall be granted vacation pay for such vacation earned and not
received.
(D) Terminating Employees. Vacation allowance will be granted to
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terminating employees in accordance with the following rules:
(1) Employees terminating because of layoff due to reduction in
force or resigning after giving two weeks' written notice
of such resignation shall be granted vacation pay for the
period worked during the current calendar year in
accordance with schedules set forth in this Article, and
shall also be paid for vacation period due from a previous
year and not taken. Pay under this paragraph is to be
computed on the basis of the fixed daily credit rate of
2:30, for each day of accrued vacation, times the
employee's base hourly rate. In addition, the employee
will receive increment pay calculated under paragraph (E)
below.
(2) Employees terminating because of lay-off due to reduction
in force, who received vacation allowance at the time of
lay-off and who were recalled during the same calendar
year, will after the start of the next calendar year,
receive a vacation leave for the period served from the
date of recall to the end of that calendar year. When a
Flight Attendant is granted a personal leave of absence,
accrued vacation credits will be retained unless the Flight
Attendant has an outstanding indebtedness to the Company or
requests to receive vacation pay.
(3) Employees terminating because of resignation without giving
two week's written notice of such resignation or
terminating because of discharge will not be eligible for
vacation allowance except for a vacation due from a
previous year and not yet received.
(4) In the case of the death of an employee, the vacation pay
due shall be paid to his executor, administrator, or legal
heir.
ARTICLE 9 / Page 3
(5) An employee shall not be eligible to receive vacation pay
until he or she has completed the probationary period or
six (6) months of service with the Company, whichever is
less.
(E) Increment Pay. In addition to vacation pay and credit provided
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under Article 6(F), an employee shall receive increment pay based
on the number of credited vacation pay hours times the following
applicable rates listed in Article 3(L) for:
Domestic Cabin Attendants and Service Managers
International Cabin Attendants
International Service Managers
(F) Transfer to Overseas Domicile. When an employee based in the
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United States is to be transferred to an overseas domicile, every
effort will be made to extend the date of transfer for a
sufficient period to enable him/her to take all accumulated
vacation to date prior to departing for his overseas domicile.
(G) Flight Time. During any calendar month that an employee is on
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vacation, his flight time for the period not on vacation during
such month shall, on a pro rata basis, not exceed the normal
flight time except as provided in 18(D)(7)(c)2)c); and when a
vacation period extends from one month into the next month, the
same conditions shall apply to such two months.
(H) Splitting of Vacation Periods. A vacation period with a
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minimum of fifteen (15) days may be split into three (3) segments
with a minimum of five (5) consecutive days in each split. If due
ten (10) to fourteen (14) days vacation, the Flight Attendant may
elect one split with a minimum of five (5) consecutive days in
the split. Providing that the seniority and the number of
vacation days due will permit, a Flight Attendant will have the
option to bid (a) for a single vacation period, i.e., no split;
(b) for one split, i.e., two parts; or (c) for two splits, i.e.,
three parts. Requests for such split vacations shall be submitted
at the time vacations are bid and shall be awarded in seniority
order at the same time that initial vacation awards are granted.
The initial vacation award shall not be moved or changed as a
result of an employee being awarded a split vacation. An employee
may specify a minimum five (5) days split as well as the maximum
number of days which he/she is willing to accept as a split
vacation award and may be granted any number within that range.
(I) Voluntary Vacation Sellback.
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(1) Sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of the bid period in
which a Flight Attendant's vacation is scheduled, he/she
may notify the Company that he/she wishes to sell his/her
vacation back to the Company. The Company may, at its
option, buy the Flight Attendant's vacation. If the Company
decides to do so, the Flight Attendant will be notified of
the Company's acceptance no less than thirty (30) days
prior to the beginning of the bid period, and a check will
be issued to
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the Flight Attendant on the 25th of the vacation month, for
the full value of the vacation (fixed daily rate of 2:30
per day). The Flight Attendant shall then be considered by
the Company as available to fly for the entire vacation
period.
(2) A Flight Attendant may elect to fly on his/her vacation
without advance notification to the Company and fly only
those trips he/she elects to fly to the extent the trips
are available to him/her through the regular open time
processes or through Enhanced Trip Option (ETO).
(J) Personal Business Days.
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Once during each calendar year an employee, upon request, will be
granted up to three (3) days of urgent personal business and such
days shall be deducted from the employee's current year vacation
allowance. A Flight Attendant who has exhausted all vacation will
have such occurrence deducted from the following year's vacation
accrual. Options as provided in (I) above may not be utilized
with Personal Business Days.
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ARTICLE 10
SENIORITY GENERAL
(A) Seniority Accrual. Seniority shall begin to accrue from the
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date of employment as a Flight Attendant and shall continue to
accrue during such period of employment as a Flight Attendant
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. When Flight
Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall
be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the
Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal
then their surname shall be listed in order of age as determined
by date of birth as shown in the Company's personnel records (the
oldest of them being listed first, the next oldest second, etc.).
As to those Flight Attendants who are assigned to the line on or
after July 1, 1976, if the length of Company employment is equal
as between two Flight Attendants, then their surname shall be
listed upon the seniority list on the basis of the last four (4)
digits of the Flight Attendants social security number, with the
Flight Attendant with the lowest last four (4) digits being
deemed the senior.
(B) Furloughed Employees. Seniority shall govern all employees in
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case of furlough due to reduction in forces, re-employment after
furlough, (subject to Article 12(G)) choice of vacancies, and
preference of assignment to equipment, provided the employee is
deemed sufficiently qualified by the Company for the operation
involved, except that the term "sufficiently qualified" as used
herein shall be applied the same as it was on July 31, 1969. In
addition, qualifications or lack thereof on any equipment will
not be used as a basis for denying seniority in cases of bidding
or reduction in force. If a Flight Attendant bids and is awarded
a line of time on equipment on which such Flight Attendant is not
qualified, the provisions of Article 6(G) will apply during such
training. In the event a senior employee is not considered
sufficiently qualified, the Company will, upon request, discuss
the matter with the employee and furnish reasons therefor, in
writing.
(C) Retention of Seniority. Any employee given special assignment,
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or Ambassador Club receptionist assignment, and any employee lent
to a subsidiary, affiliate, or other company, shall retain and
continue to accrue seniority and shall have the option to return
to coverage under this Agreement. Employees accepting (a)
promotion to supervisory positions, or (b) promotions to
positions with duties directly associated with functions
performed by employees covered by this Agreement, will retain and
continue to accrue seniority in the classification from which
promoted.
(D) Transfers from In-Flight Services Department. Employees
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authorized by the Company to transfer from the In-Flight Services
Department to another department within the Company at their own
request will retain, for six (6)
ARTICLE 10 / Page 1
months after the date of transfer, seniority accrued to the date
of transfer, and thereafter they shall lose all Flight Attendant
seniority and their names will be removed from the seniority
list(s).
(E) Transfers or Assignments to Other Duty. Seniority shall not in
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any respect govern transfers or assignment to non-flying duty,
supervisory duty, or special assignment duty.
(F) Removal from Seniority List. Any employee who resigns or who
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is dismissed from the service of the Company shall thereupon
forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee's name
will be removed from the seniority list(s).
(G) Probationary Flight Attendants. Flight Attendants shall be on
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probation during their first eight (8) thirty-day incremental
periods of active service with the Company as a Flight Attendant
under this Agreement. The provisions of paragraph (B) above as
pertains to preference of assignment to equipment shall not apply
to an employee until completion of the probationary period.
Flight Attendants' names will appear on the Flight Attendant
seniority list regardless of probationary status. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed to prevent the Company from
releasing a Flight Attendant during the probationary period
regardless of her or his position on the system seniority list.
If a probationary Flight Attendant, starting from the date the
Flight Attendant is assigned to the line, is absent sixteen (16)
days or more during a thirty (30) day increment period, the
Flight Attendant will be required to serve an additional thirty
(30) day period. Active service shall include Days-off,
vacation, and Special Assignment and shall not be counted as
absences for purposes of determining absence during any thirty
(30) day increment. UBS shall not be counted as active service
for purposes of this Paragraph (G). If a Flight Attendant is
furloughed during the probationary period due to a reduction in
force, such Flight Attendants shall be required to serve only
that time when added to his/her prior time will comply with the
eight (8) thirty-day incremental period.
(H) Return to Active Duty. Upon return from a position described
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in paragraph (C) above, an employee shall be permitted to return
to the classification and domicile held prior to such assignment
or may exercise system seniority on an existing vacancy in the
classification held prior to such assignment provided the
employee is qualified to perform the work of the job. An employee
who is displaced by such exercise of seniority may in turn
exercise displacement rights within the classification, seniority
permitting or into a lower classification, seniority permitting.
If the domicile of an employee is changed through the exercise of
seniority rights, the Company will provide space available
transportation over the Company's lines to the extent permitted
by law and by Company regulations, but all other expenses
incidental thereto shall be borne by the employee.
ARTICLE 10 / Page 2
ARTICLE 11
SENIORITY LISTS
(A) Posting of Flight Attendant Seniority List. The Company shall
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post a Flight Attendant System Seniority list containing the
names of all Flight Attendants indicating classification and
operation on a bulletin board and such list shall be available at
all times at all stations where Flight Attendants are based. In
addition, the Company shall post a domicile seniority list by
classification and operation on bulletin boards at all stations.
(B) Twice Yearly Postings. Within ten (10) days after January 1,
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and July 1 of each year, three (3) copies of the revised and
updated Flight Attendant Seniority List, one (1) in payroll
number order, one (1) in alphabetical order and one (1) in
seniority number order, shall be posted, said list to be up-to-
date as of January 1 and July 1. Additionally, copies of said
list will be provided to the Union, along with the seniority
information on a computer disk. Additionally, with each list
provided, the Company shall provide a list of all changes,
additions, and deletions and their respective effective dates for
each between the previous list and the current list.
(C) Protest. Each employee entitled to be listed on the list
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referred to in (A) above shall be permitted a period of forty-
five (45) days after posting of such list in which to protest in
writing to the company any omission or incorrect posting
affecting his or her seniority. In the event such employee does
not file a written protest within forty-five (45) days after the
list is posted, he or she shall not thereafter be entitled to
file such protest. Such protests directed to any revision of the
original list shall be strictly confined to errors or changes
occurring subsequent to the posting of the previous seniority
list, except that typographical or clerical errors may be
corrected at any time.
(D) Successor Transaction; Merger. In the event the Company is
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involved in any Successor Transaction in which the Successor is
an air carrier or any person or entity that Controls or is under
the Control of an air carrier (the "Merger Partner"), the Company
shall require the Merger Partner to agree, and the Merger Partner
shall agree to employ the Company's IAM Flight Attendants and to
integrate the pre-merger IAM Flight Attendant Seniority Lists of
the Company and the Merger partner pursuant to the IAM merger
policy if the Merger Partner's employees are represented by the
IAM and otherwise pursuant to Section 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-
Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions ("LPPs").
ARTICLE 11 / Page 1
ARTICLE 12
REDUCTION IN FORCE AND RECALL
(A) Furlough Notice. When Flight Attendants are to be furloughed
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due to a reduction in force, at least fifteen (15) days notice of
such reduction will be given the Flight Attendant to be laid off,
except that such notice will not be required in instances wherein
a temporary reduction is occasioned by strikes or other work
stoppages, grounding of a substantial number of the Company's
aircraft, or other circumstances beyond the Company's control.
(B) Offer of Leaves Prior to Furlough. In those instances requiring
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notification in (A) above, the Company will, prior to giving such
notification, post a bulletin in all domiciles indicating the
anticipated number of Flight Attendants to be furloughed by
domicile and will offer an equivalent number of leaves of absence
at those domiciles where the reduction will occur. The actual
number and duration of such leaves to be granted at each domicile
will be determined by the Company.
When Flight Attendants are furloughed due to a reduction in force
the Flight Attendants with the least system seniority in the job
classification at the domiciles where the reduction occurs will be
given furlough notice as specified in (A) above. At the time of
issuing said furlough notice, the Company will post a bulletin in
all domiciles containing the following information:
1. Names of those Flight Attendants receiving furlough notices.
2. Locations where vacancies exist by classification.
3. The names, location and classification wherein the least
senior Flight Attendants who are subject to displacement are
based.
(The information required to be posted in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (B) 3 above, will not be required when no
further displacements will occur.)
Flight Attendants who have been issued furlough notice shall,
within seven (7) days of such notice being issued, send a telegram
to the Company specifying their desire to accept the furlough or
indicating those locations and classifications into which they
will accept a transfer or displacement, in order of their
preference. Telegram notifications shall be addressed to the
Manager - Flight Resources, TWA, 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000. Once having indicated their preferences for
filling vacancies, displacement or furlough, Flight Attendants
will not be permitted to refuse the award of said option. Exercise
of displacement rights shall be as specified below and the
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Flight Attendant may only displace another Flight Attendant with
less system seniority at a location specified in the above
mentioned bulletin.
(1) When all telegram preferences have been received from Flight
Attendants who have been issued furlough notice the Company
shall award vacancies or displacement in system seniority
order.
(2) Flight Attendants who are furloughed due to a reduction in
force or who have been displaced may elect any of the
options set forth below for his/her respective
classification:
SERVICE MANAGER:
1. Bid any Service Manager vacancy on the system.
2. Displace the most junior Service Manager on the system.
3. Displace the most junior Cabin Attendant at the same
domicile.
4. Displace the most junior Cabin Attendant on the system.
5. Furlough.
CABIN ATTENDANTS:
1. Bid any Cabin Attendant vacancy on the system.
2. Displace the most junior Cabin Attendant on the system.
3. Furlough.
(C) No Expense to Company. Changes in Domicile as a result of
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exercising displacement options shall be without expense to the
Company but non-positive air transportation on the Company's
system shall be furnished to the extent permitted by law and in
accordance with Company regulations. Flight Attendants who are
displacing will exercise their system seniority in the Flight
Attendant position for purposes of vacation, rates of pay, sick
leave and bidding provisions of this agreement.
(D) Notification of Address Change. An employee who has been
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furloughed due to a reduction in force shall file his/her address
with the domicile Regional General Manager and thereafter shall
promptly advise the Company of any change in address.
(E) Failure to Comply. An employee on furlough shall not be
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entitled to preference in re-employment and his/her name shall be
removed from the seniority list if he/she does not comply with the
requirement of paragraph (D) of this Article, or if he/she does
not notify the Company in writing or by telegraphing of his/her
intention to return to the service within fifteen (15) days of
sending notice offering re-employment; or if he/she does not
return to the service of the
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Company on or before the date specified in the notice offering
such re-employment.
(F) Seven Year Furlough Provision. Employees furloughed due to a
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reduction in force on return to duty within seven (7) years from
the furlough date, shall be allowed, for seniority purposes but
not for purposes of determining future pay rate, all time accrued
prior to returning to duty. At the end of seven (7) years after
the date of furlough, the furlough shall expire and the employee's
name shall be removed from the seniority list(s).
(G) Displacement Passes. Flight Attendants who are furloughed and
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displace to another geographic location are entitled to unlimited
Class 8 displacement passes, service charge exempt, for a period
not to exceed one (1) year. Such service charge exempt Class 8
passes shall be issued through the local pass office and shall be
used between the on-line station nearest the Flight Attendant's
residence and the new domicile and shall be limited to travel in
connection with work assignments.
(H) Recall/Bypass Letter of Agreement. In accordance with the April
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23, 1991, Recall/Bypass Letter of Agreement, furloughed Flight
Attendants shall indicate in order of preference those
domiciles/classifications to which they will accept assignment.
All Flight Attendants, whether active, on furlough or on a 12(B)
leave of absence who have a recall right to the Flight Service
Manager position, shall be merged into a single list and recalled
in seniority order to Flight Service Manager. Consistent with the
Recall/Bypass provisions, Cabin Attendant vacancies will be filled
by active Flight Attendants in seniority order, with a priority
recall right to the domicile(s) where the vacancies exist. Any
vacancies remaining will be filled in seniority order from those
Flight Attendants on furlough or 12(B) leave. Transfers to
domiciles will then be made in seniority order from among those
Flight Attendants who have standing bids on file. The priority
of recall to the domicile(s)/classification(s) will apply only
to the first available vacancy offered in the domicile(s)/
classification(s) to the furloughed or displaced employee.
(I) Furlough Pay. A Flight Attendant who is furloughed due to
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reduction in force shall receive furlough pay as provided in
paragraph (K) of this Article, subject to the limitations and
conditions set forth therein.
(J) Furlough Pay Exclusions. A Flight Attendant will not be
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eligible for or receive furlough pay if any of the following
conditions exist:
(1) The Flight Attendant has not completed at least one (1) year
with the Company, on pay status in a position covered by
this Agreement. For the purpose of this paragraph "pay
status" includes all time spent in a
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position covered by the Agreement, exclusive of leaves of
absence or furlough.
(2) The Flight Attendant remains in the employ of the Company in
any position.
(3) The Flight Attendant fails to exercise his/her seniority
which would enable the Flight Attendant to remain in the
employ of the Company, except where such exercise of
seniority would require moving to a new geographic location.
(4) The Flight Attendant is dismissed for cause, resigns,
retires, or accepts personal time off.
(5) The Flight Attendant has been furloughed as a result of a
temporary reduction occasioned by strikes or other work
stoppages, grounding of a substantial number of the
Company's aircraft, other circumstances beyond the Company's
control, or a seasonal schedule reduction of less than four
(4) months duration.
(K) Recall Followed by Subsequent Furlough. An employee recalled to
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work under the terms of this Article after being on furlough for
more than four (4) months who is again furloughed under conditions
that would entitle him/her to furlough pay, shall be entitled to
the amount specified for his/her service with the Company in
accordance with paragraph (L) of this Article, less the dollar
amount received on the occasion of the previous furlough;
provided, that such dollar amount deduction shall not be made if
such employee completes at least one additional year of active
service with the Company under this Agreement from the date on
which he/she reported for duty upon the occasion of the prior
recall.
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(L) Amount of Furlough Pay. The amount of furlough pay under this
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paragraph shall be based on the length of active service with the
Company as above defined in paragraph (J). It shall be computed on
the Flight Attendant's base pay at the time of furlough as
follows:
Years of Service Benefit
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1 year 2 weeks
2 3
3 4
4 5
5 7
6 8
7 9
8 10
9 11
10 12
11 14
12 or more 16
(M) Union Notification. TWA shall provide to the IAM one (1) copy
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of each furlough, recall and displacement notice whenever such
activity occurs.
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ARTICLE 13
FILLING OF VACANCIES
(A) Transfer Bids. Flight Attendants who desire to transfer to a
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different Domicile or classifications may file a permanent bid in
writing with the Company, stating the station(s) and/or
classification(s) (listing them in order of preference, if more
than one) to which they desire to transfer. However, employees
will not be permitted to transfer until the completion of their
probationary period, unless a lesser restriction is determined by
the Company. All bids must be filed with the Director Crew
Resources and Administration, TWA, 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. When vacancies occur in positions
expected to last ninety (90) days or longer, the employees having
the most system seniority, subject to the provisions of Article
12(H), who are qualified to perform the job and who have bids on
file, will be offered an opportunity to transfer and fill the
vacancy. Any employee transferring to fill such vacancy shall be
available to begin the assignment on the date set by the Company,
which shall be not less than seven (7) days from the date notified
of the assignment. An employee shall be allowed a reasonable
period between the time he/she is relieved of duties and the time
required to report at the new location. Such time shall be
established in advance and shall be dependent upon the means of
travel.
(B) Special Bid Requests; Involuntary Assignments. If no bids are
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on file at the time the vacancy occurs, special bids may be
requested for filling the vacancy. If no qualified employee
expresses a desire to transfer, the vacancy may be filled by
assigning the most junior qualified employee to the position, or,
in the Company's discretion, by hiring a new employee. When
special bids are requested, the bulletin will state the numbers of
vacancies to be filled, the Domicile of each vacancy, and a
reasonable deadline date after which bids will not be considered,
which date will not be less than ten (10) days after the date the
bulletin is posted. Bids under this paragraph must be made by
telegram addressed to the appropriate Company official named in
(A) of this Article.
(C) Employees involuntarily assigned pursuant to paragraph (B) above
shall have prior rights to displacement in lieu of the most junior
employees at the station where the displacement occurs. Such
employee shall have the prerogative of returning to the Domicile
from which the involuntary assignment was made.
(D) Permanent Bids. The Company will, at least once each month,
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post a list of all standing (permanent) bids for all
classifications at all domiciles where Flight Attendants are
based. If a Flight Attendant fails to withdraw a standing
(permanent) bid prior to the bid being awarded, the Flight
Attendant will not be permitted to refuse the award, except in
cases due to a hardship.
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(E) Temporary Vacancies. Vacancies expected to continue ninety (90)
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days or less will be considered as temporary vacancies. Employees
may file a bid for temporary vacancy on the permanent bid form
described in paragraph (A) above. Such temporary vacancies
expected to be more than fifteen (15) days will be bulletined and
such bulletin will state the number of vacancies to be filled at
each Domicile. If sufficient bids for temporary vacancies are not
received, the Company will assign the most junior qualified
employee at the nearest station having an excess where the vacancy
exists. Likewise, in case of temporary vacancies of less than
fifteen (15) days, the Company will assign the most junior
qualified employee at the nearest station where the vacancies
exist. Employees assigned temporary vacancies will be allowed an
expense allowance of $32.00 per day in addition to the expenses
under Articles 4(A)(1), 4(A)(2), 4(A)(3)(b), 4(B)(3), and 4(B)(4),
as appropriate. In addition, the Company will provide suitable
lodging for a Flight Attendant on temporary assignment at the
temporary domicile. In the event the Company fails to provide
suitable lodging, the Flight Attendant will be allowed the
actual/reasonable expenses for the necessary lodging. Single trip
assignments involving a change in geographic location will be
considered temporary assignments for purposes of this Paragraph
13(E); however, the trip formula under Article 6(E) will be
calculated as if the Flight Attendant was based at the temporary
domicile. Employees, in lieu of receiving an expense allowance of
$32.00 per day may elect to receive a pass (Class 6, Non-
Positive). This expense allowance shall be payable for single
trip assignments.
(F) Passes. Successful bidders shall pay their own moving expenses
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to their new station, except that the Company shall furnish Flight
Attendants and members of the employee's immediate family who are
residing with, and dependent upon the employee, a one-way (Class
6) non-positive transportation on the Company's system to the
extent permitted by law and in accordance with Company
regulations.
(G) Mutual Transfers. Mutual transfer requests shall be processed
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no later than five (5) days after normal transfers are processed
but not later than the 15th of the month.
Mutual transfer awards shall be posted within forty-eight (48)
hours of the award. The awarding of either transfer (normal or
mutual) will cancel all other transfer requests on file.
System bid preferences for mutual transfers shall be matched
against each other in system seniority order and permanent mutual
transfers shall be awarded to the extent that there are matched
preferences on file.
Flight Attendants may mutually trade across categories provided
that each Flight
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Attendant is qualified, trained and available.
Once a mutual transfer has been awarded, neither Flight Attendant
can transfer for a period of six (6) months.
Flight Attendants on probation cannot transfer until the
completion of their probationary period unless a lesser
restriction is determined by the Company.
(H) Service Manager Vacancies. Vacancies in the Service Manager
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classification shall be opened for bid on a systemwide basis by
Flight Attendants who have served as a Flight Attendant for two
(2) years or more.
If sufficient bids are not received to fill vacancies, Flight
Attendants at the location where the vacancy exists will be
assigned in inverse order of seniority from among those qualified
Flight Attendants.
A successful bidder to a vacancy in the Service Manager position
shall be restricted to that position for a period of six (6)
months from the date such vacancy is filled.
Names of successful bidders will be posted at each domicile where
employees in the status concerned are based.
(I) Notification of Transfers. TWA shall provide to the IAM:
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(1) One (1) copy of the transfer request list to be delivered to
the Union by overnight delivery immediately following
transfer processing;
(2) One (1) copy of each transfer message, to be furnished
following the processing of all transfers.
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ARTICLE 14
TRANSFER EXPENSES
(A) Transfer Expenses. Flight Attendants transferred from one
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domicile to another within the United States at Company request
shall be allowed to select one (1) of the following two (2)
options for moving household effects:
(1) Option 1 - Company provided moving expenses.
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5,000 pounds - Single employee
10,000 pounds - Employee + 1 dependent
1,000 pounds - each additional dependent
(2) Option 2 - Flight Attendant provided moving expenses.
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Moving expenses handled by the Flight Attendant
individually shall allow for a sum of money equal to the
existing tariff for moving up to a maximum of 10,000 pounds
of household effects between the two points. This
reimbursement shall be based upon submission of verifiable
receipts of expenses incurred when moving the primary
residence.
(3) Enroute Travel Expenses. If the Flight Attendant elects
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to drive his or her own automobile to the point of
relocation, he or she shall be reimbursed at a mileage rate
equal to the amount allowed by the federal government for
federal employees for the most direct AAA mileage between
the domicile from and to which he or she is being
transferred, plus en route expense at the rate of Two
($2.00) dollars per hour based upon 400 miles travel per
day. A Flight Attendant who does not drive to his or her
new domicile will be allowed en route expenses for twenty-
four (24) hours at Two ($2.00) Dollars per hour.
(4) Relocation Expense. A Flight Attendant will be allowed
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Four Hundred ($400.00) Dollar relocation expense.
(B) Company-Requested Transfers. In Company-requested transfers,
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the Company will furnish space available transportation for the
transferring Flight Attendant, to the extent permitted by law and
in accordance with applicable Company regulations.
(1) In all transfers, if traveling other than by car, such
Flight Attendant shall be allowed enroute travel time
following legal rest as follows: JFK-STL or STL-JFK, two (2)
days.
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(2) A Flight Attendant transferring, but not at the request of
the Company, will be allowed sufficient time off to drive
400 miles per day as prescribed in Paragraph (A) above.
(3) A Flight Attendant who transfers permanently from one
domicile to another will not be required to report for
flight duty within twenty-four (24) hours of his or her
arrival at the domicile to which he/she is so transferred.
At the Flight Attendant's option, the twenty-four (24) hour
period may be waived.
(C) Newly-Established or Re-Established Domiciles.
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(1) Successful bidders to newly established or re-established
Domiciles will be considered transferred at Company request
for purposes of this Article. Such newly established Flight
Attendant domiciles shall be so considered for a period of
not less than nine (9) months from the effective date of the
first bid to such domicile, provided that the Flight
Attendant moves within twelve (12) months of effective date
of his/her transfer. This provision shall not apply to
bidders for a vacancy which was created by a Flight
Attendant leaving such domicile.
(2) Flight Attendants transferring from domiciles closed after
the date of signing this Agreement, will be considered as
transferring at Company request and paragraph (A) of this
Article 14 will apply, provided such Flight Attendants move
within twelve (12) months of such closing.
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ARTICLE 15
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
(A) Personal Leaves of Absence. When the requirements of the
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service will permit, an employee may be granted a personal leave
of absence for a period not in excess of one hundred and eighty
(180) days, upon receipt by the employee's supervisor of a written
request, setting out the reasons therefor. When such leave is
granted, the employee shall retain, and shall continue to accrue
seniority, except for pay purposes. Such leave may be extended for
additional periods not to exceed ninety (90) days each, when
approved in writing by the employee's supervisor. If the employee
engages in other employment within the field of aviation without
prior written permission of the Company, she or he shall be deemed
to have resigned and her or his name will be removed from the
seniority list.
(B) Medical Leaves of Absence. When leaves of absence are granted
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by the Company because of sickness or injury, an employee's
seniority shall accrue, except for pay purposes, until he or she
is able to return to duty or is found to be unfit for such duty,
except that in no case shall leave for sickness or injury exceed a
total continuous period of five (5) years. Return to duty after
such leave shall be subject to a reasonable trial period not to
exceed ninety (90) days. When leave of absence is granted for
industrial injury, an employee's seniority shall accrue for pay
purposes. Applications for medical leave and medical leave
extensions (MED-356s) shall include an attachment, with space for
Flight Attendant signature, providing "In the event of any dispute
concerning my medical status and/or related employment rights, I
authorize TWA to release my medical records to the IAM."
(C) Union Leaves of Absence. Up to six (6) employees accepting
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full-time employment with the IAM, as officers or representative,
shall be granted, if requested, an indefinite leave of absence by
the Company for the period so employed so long as the IAM remains
the exclusive bargaining agent of employees covered by this
Agreement. Under such leaves such employee(s) shall continue to
accrue seniority and shall have all employee benefits that can be
reasonably continued in effect during his/her leave of absence.
Upon his/her return from such leave of absence, the employee(s)
will be credited with the maximum vacation, sick leave, and
occupational illness or injury allowances provided by the
Agreement then in effect for employees of like seniority provided
that such employee(s) have been on leave of absence at least one
(1) year. Further, upon return from said leave each individual
shall be returned to active status in his/her domicile, and,
seniority permitting, in his/her classification. Flight
Attendants granted leaves under this paragraph shall be considered
active under the provisions of Article 7(d).
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(D) Return to Duty Following Personal Leave, Maternity Leave, or
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Adoption Leave. Immediately after expiration of a leave of
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absence granted under paragraphs (A), (G) or (H) of this Article,
a Flight Attendant may exercise bidding privileges on any vacancy
existing on the system. If such employee fails to become a
successful bidder, she or he may displace the least senior
employee in her or his status on the operation to which the
returning employee was assigned immediately prior to the leave,
provided that such employee is senior to the employee being
displaced. If the returning employee does not displace, she or he
will immediately be placed on furlough status and the provisions
of Article 12 shall apply.
(E) Return to Duty Following Medical or Union Leave. Immediately
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after the expiration of a leave of absence granted under (B) or
(C) of this Article, a Flight Attendant may displace the least
senior employee in her or his status at the location where the
returning employee was assigned immediately prior to the leave,
provided that such employee is senior to the employee being
displaced. If unable to so displace because of seniority, the
provisions of (D) of this Article shall apply.
(F) Military Leave. When an employee is granted a leave of absence
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for extended active military duty, he or she shall retain, and
continue to accrue seniority until ninety (90) days after
termination of such active duty. Return to duty with the Company
from such leave shall not entitle the employee to any greater
relative seniority than would have occurred had the employee not
taken such military leave. As soon as possible, but in no event
later than the completion of the ninety (90) day period mentioned
in this paragraph, an employee hereunder will displace the least
senior employee in her or his status at the location where the
returning employee was assigned immediately prior to the leave,
provided that such employee is senior to the employee being
displaced. If unable to so displace because of seniority, the
provisions of (D) of this Article shall apply.
(G) Maternity Leave.
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A female employee, upon discovery that she is pregnant, shall
notify the Company and provide medical certification of the
pregnancy. A Flight Attendant may be allowed to work up through
the twenty-seventh week of pregnancy at which time she will be
disqualified from flight duty subject to the following
restriction:
Upon certification that the pregnancy has been classified as a
"high risk" pregnancy, a Flight Attendant will immediately qualify
for a leave under this Article. In the event the Company
disagrees with the treating physician's report, the Flight
Attendant will be required to provide a second opinion. The
second opinion shall be from a doctor, selected by the Flight
Attendant, who is not
ARTICLE 15 / Page 2
affiliated with the Flight Attendant's personal physician. The
cost of the second opinion shall be paid by the Company. The
second opinion shall be final and binding on the parties. In no
event shall the company require the Flight Attendant to attend a
company-designated physical examination.
Use of sick bank hours and/or medical leave will continue up to
six (6) weeks from the birth of the baby, or eight weeks if
delivery is by Caesarian. A Flight Attendant may request a
maternity leave of absence for up to six (6) months following the
date of delivery. An employee granted a maternity leave under the
provisions of this paragraph shall continue to accrue seniority
during such leave but shall not accrue vacation, sick leave or
longevity for pay purposes and shall not be eligible for sick
leave benefits for time lost as a result of pregnancy. To support
the request for such a leave, the employee will be required to
submit a physician's statement verifying the pregnancy. At the
conclusion of the leave of absence following the date of delivery,
the employee must be available to return to active flight duty
unless additional leave is requested and supported by her
physician's statement indicating that additional time is
necessary.
(H) Adoption Leave of Absence. The Flight Attendant who so
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requests shall be granted an adoption leave of absence, commencing
with the date that the Flight Attendant takes physical custody of
the child. The Flight Attendant shall provide the appropriate
documentation to the General Manager of the Domicile (or his/her
designee) which shall indicate the scheduled delivery date of the
child to the Flight Attendant. In the event the scheduled
delivery date is delayed by more than five (5) days, the Flight
Attendant shall notify the General Manager in order to revise the
start date of the adoption leave. Such leave shall be available
for the period requested, but in no event for more than ninety
(90) days. In order to qualify for the leave, the child to be
adopted cannot have resided in the Flight Attendant's residence
for any extended period of time prior to the adoption and cannot
be the natural child of the Flight Attendant nor the natural child
of the Flight Attendant's spouse, if applicable. The Flight
Attendant's seniority shall continue to accrue, except for pay
purposes, while on an adoption leave of absence.
(I) Paternity Leave. Flight Attendants will be allowed Paternity
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Personal Time Off of one (1) month's duration.
(J) Hardship Leave. In hardship situations a Flight Attendant will
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be permitted to take a leave of absence pending the award of a
transfer. Once awarded, the leave of absence will be terminated
and the Flight Attendant will be permitted to proceed directly to
the new Domicile for reprocessing and duty assignment. This
procedure will apply only in hardship situations and shall be
contingent on the following:
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(1) The initial leave and any extensions thereto will be
contingent on operational requirements.
(2) The transfer request shall include an accurate telephone
contact and address for notification of transfer and must be
clearly marked, "HARDSHIP - WILL TERMINATE LEAVE ON
TRANSFER."
(3) The Flight Attendant's supervisor and the Union shall
determine the Flight Attendant's eligibility for hardship
transfer.
(K) Requirements Upon Return from Leaves of Absence. Flight
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Attendants returning from leaves of absence under this Article 15
must meet the Company standards required to be met prior to the
leave.
(L) Copies of PTO/Leave Awards to be Furnished to Union. TWA shall
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provide to the IAM one (1) copy of PTO/Leave Awards, to be
provided whenever such activity occurs.
(M) Submission of Bid Preferences. A Flight Attendant on any leave
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of absence under this agreement, shall be allowed to submit
his/her bid preferences before return to active service in the
month preceding his/her return. The Flight Attendant shall be
required to notify the Company no less than fifteen (15) days
prior to the bid month.
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ARTICLE 16
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
(A) Representation
In the processing of disputes or grievances that may arise under
this Agreement the parties will be represented as follows:
(1) Union
(a) The Union will be represented by full-time
representatives as in (B) below.
(b) In addition the Union will be represented by other
properly designated representatives at each Domicile.
(c) The Union will be further represented by those
representatives designated by XXX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx and Directing General Chairman for dealing
with the general officials of the Company.
(d) When the Union provides at least two weeks notice, up
to fifty (50) Flight Attendants may be removed at any
one time from active duty for Union business at Union
expense; provided, however, that with respect to each
domicile and status, the number of Flight Attendants
so removed shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of
the total number of Flight Attendants holding reserve
schedules for such domicile and status. In the event
that there are less than five (5) Flight Attendants
holding reserve schedules within a domicile and
status, at least one (1) Flight Attendant may be
removed from active duty for Union business. The
notice shall include the name(s) of the individual(s)
who are to be removed, and specify the inclusive
date(s) on which such removal(s) is/are to be
effective. In cases where two weeks' notice is not
possible, the Company will permit additional Flight
Attendants to be removed from active duty for Union
business, operational requirements permitting.
(e) Should the Union desire that more than fifty (50)
Flight Attendants be removed from active duty for
Union business at Union expense, the Union shall
notify the Company of the name(s) of the individual(s)
who are to be removed, and specify the inclusive
date(s) on which such removal(s) is/are to be
effective. Such notice shall be received by the
Company not later than thirty-five (35) days prior to
the first day of the bid month in which the additional
Flight Attendants are to be removed from active duty.
If operational requirements permit, the Company may
waive the thirty-five (35) day notice for any
removal(s).
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(2) Company
(a) The Company will be represented at each domicile by
the General Manager or his/her properly designated
representative, who will be empowered to settle local
grievances or disputes to the extent and in the manner
as hereinafter provided.
(b) The Company will be further represented on a system-
wide basis for dealing with the IAM District Lodge 142
President and Directing General Chairman or his or her
designated representative(s).
(3) Policy. In order to facilitate the conduct of Union-
Management business in an orderly and businesslike manner,
it is agreed:
(a) The Company will provide the full-time
representative(s) at the domiciles specified in (B)(2)
below with space for a single office with an intra-
base telephone in the In-Flight Services area no later
than thirty (30) work days following the signing of
this Agreement.
(b) All representatives will be allowed free access and
availability to all work areas within their respective
areas of representation in order to conduct their
business in a proper, efficient and expedient manner.
In so doing, they will contact the appropriate
Departmental Manager or his/her designee.
(c) The Company and the Union will, at all times, keep
each other advised, through written notice, of any
changes in its authorized representatives. The Company
will, in writing, advise the IAM of the names of the
Manager designees who will function as Step I hearing
officers. In this connection the Company further
understands that such Manager designee shall not be
changed unless the individual functioning as the named
designee ceases to occupy such position in the In-
Flight Services organization. In such instance the
Company will then designate another Manager designee
within the time period prescribed herein.
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(d) The President and Directing General Chairman of
District Lodge 142 and/or his/her designated
representatives shall be permitted at any time to
enter the facilities of the Company for the purpose of
representing employees covered by this Agreement,
after notifying the Company official in charge.
(e) The Company and the Union will make every effort to
keep to a minimum the time spent in disposing of
grievances, disputes and complaints.
(B) Full-time Representatives
(1) Full-time representative(s) will be empowered to settle all
local grievance(s) or disputes not involving changes in
policy or the intent or purposes of the Agreement.
(2) There shall be seven (7) full-time representatives to be
assigned as the President and Directing General Chairman of
IAM District Lodge 142 determines.
(3) Full-time representatives shall be considered to be on
special assignment under this Agreement. They shall be
compensated by the Company at the rate of 2:50 hours per
day to a maximum of 85 hours per month for their respective
classifications. Such representative(s) will also receive
2:50 hours per day while they are on vacation, sick leave,
industrial injury/illness, family illness and jury duty.
(4) Full-time representatives will continue to accrue company,
job, pay and vacation seniority. Accordingly, as such, these
representatives will continue to accrue the monthly sick
leave allowance, referred to in Article 8, as appropriate,
vacation days in Article 9(A) and be entitled to all other
benefits, consistent with their respective classifications,
which active Flight Attendants under the Agreement are
entitled to receive. These benefits include but shall not be
limited to the following: Pass and reduced rate privileges,
insurance and retirement benefits.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12, full-time
representatives shall not be subject to furlough or
displacement while serving in such capacity at an active
domicile. If the Company, pursuant to the provisions of the
Agreement, closes a domicile, the full-time representative
who may be assigned to such domicile would then become
subject to the provisions of Article 12.
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(C) Discipline and Discharge
(1) Investigation
(a) In no event will a Flight Attendant be disciplined or
discharged from the Company without a thorough,
impartial and expeditious investigation of the alleged
cause. Prior to such investigation, the Company will
provide the Flight Attendant and the full-time Union
representative with a written notice advising them of
such investigation. This written notice shall include
the subject matter or precise nature giving rise to
such investigation. In addition, the Company will
provide the full-time Union representative with any
and all all documents it intends to use as part of the
Article 16 investigatory meeting prior to such
meeting. Such documents may be redacted.
(b) In meetings for the purpose of investigation of any
matter which may lead to or result in the application
of discipline or discharge, the Company will advise
the Flight Attendant, in writing, prior to such
meeting that he/she is entitled to a Union
representative. Such Union representative will be
present if the Flight Attendant so desires.
(c) At the conclusion of such investigation, the Company
will notify the Flight Attendant and full-time
representative, in writing, of any discipline or
discharge action intended by the Company. Such
notice to the Flight Attendant shall be sent, in
writing by certified mail, return receipt requested,
and will contain the precise charge or charges. This
notice may be hand delivered by the Company to the
Union if the signature of the full-time representative
is secured at the time of delivery. Alternate methods
of notification to the Union may be utilized provided
proof of delivery is available. In the event there is
no intended discipline or discharge, the Flight
Attendant and the Union Representative will be so
notified.
(2) Request for Step I Hearing. No Flight Attendant shall be
disciplined or discharged without a hearing, provided that
within ten (10) work days after the Flight Attendant
receives the notification in writing of the intended
discipline or discharge as stipulated above, the Flight
Attendant or a Union representative makes written request
for a hearing to the domicile General Manager.
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(3) Failure to Request Step I Hearing If the Flight Attendant
or the full-time Union representative fails to request a
hearing within the prescribed time limits, the Company may
thereafter effect discipline or discharge and shall notify
the Flight Attendant by certified mail, return receipt
requested, of such action. In such case the discipline or
discharge shall be final. If the Company fails to provide a
Step I hearing as requested within the ten (10) day time
frame, no discipline or discharge shall be implemented.
(4) Step I Hearing
(a) When a hearing, as provided in (2) above, is
requested, such hearing shall be held by the General
Manager - In-Flight Services or his/her manager
designee within ten (10) work days after the Flight
Attendant or Union representative requests such
hearing.
(b) Not later than the day prior to such hearing, the
Company shall furnish the Union representative with a
copy of all grievance related materials which the
Company plans to introduce at the hearing. The Company
may not present any grievance related materials at the
hearing that were not furnished to the Union
representative no later than 3:00 PM the prior
business day.
(c) Postponement. Upon written request, either party
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shall be granted a postponement of hearing not in
excess of ten (10) work days in which to prepare and
secure the presence of witnesses. Upon written request
from the Flight Attendant or the Union, the Company
will make available at such hearing consistent with
operational requirements, witnesses who are employed
by it. Notwithstanding the provisions of (7) below, a
Flight Attendant requesting postponement of the
initial hearing as provided in this paragraph may be
removed from active flight duty and from the payroll
for the duration of such postponement. However, in
the event the grievance is sustained at the initial or
any subsequent hearing, all elements of pay shall be
restored as provided in Article 17(N). In the event
the Company and the Union shall mutually agree to
postpone a Step I hearing, no removal from active
flight duty or payroll shall occur. Nothing in
Article 16 shall require that the grievant be present
at the Step I hearing.
(5) Step I Decision
A notification to the employee and the full-time
representative of the decision of such hearing is to be
mailed and postmarked no later than
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ten (10) work days after the close of the hearing. A copy
of the decision will be sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested to the employee. Alternate methods of
notification may be utilized provided proof of delivery is
available. Such proof of delivery must include the Flight
Attendant's signature. A copy of the decision will be sent
to the Union and the designated IAM District Lodge 142
representative via facsimile transmission (with
acknowledgement of receipt by the Union returned via
facsimile transmission) or via hand-delivery with written
acknowledgement of receipt or by alternate method that
provides proof of delivery.
(6) If the Company does not adhere to the time limitations set
forth in (C)(4)(a) and (5) above, the contemplated
discharge/discipline will not be implemented.
(7) No Pay Loss Prior to Written Step I Decision
(a) Except as otherwise provided in (d), no Flight
Attendant shall be removed from active flight duty and
the payroll until after the full-time Union
representative receives and signs for the written
decision.
(b) No discharge or discipline shall be effected during
the time when the Flight Attendant involved is on
reserve spread, vacation, legal rest or flight
assignment.
(c) The Company shall make every reasonable effort to
contact the employee to inform him/her of removal from
flight status, if applicable.
(d) In cases involving violence, destruction of Company
property, use of alcohol or drugs, and theft, the
Flight Attendant may be removed from active flight
duty and from the payroll at any time prior to the
Step I decision. Such time will be used to offset any
discipline assessed as a result of a Step I decision.
(8) General
(a) Discipline and discharge may be assessed only for just
cause, after consideration is given to the gravity of
the offense, seniority and the work record of the
employee involved.
(b) If, as a result of any hearing as provided in this
Agreement, an employee is exonerated, such employee
shall be reinstated without loss of seniority and
shall be paid for such time lost in an amount which
the employee would have ordinarily earned had she/he
been continued in service
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during such period. In the administration of this
provision it is agreed that a Flight Attendant will
receive all elements of back pay and benefits as
further calculated and identified in Article 17(N).
Further, if as a result of any hearing as provided
herein an employee is exonerated, all personnel
records shall be cleared of the charge, including IER.
(D) Other Grievances
Any Flight Attendant or group of Flight Attendants covered by this
Agreement who have a grievance concerning any action of the
Company affecting them except matters involving discipline or
dismissal shall have such grievance considered in accordance with
the following procedure.
(1) Pre-Grievance
Any employee and/or Union Representative having a grievance
not involving discipline or discharge shall make every
reasonable effort to discuss the grievance with the Manager
- Flight Attendants or his/her designated representative
prior to filing such grievance. In the event the written
pregrieve has not been answered within fifteen (15) work
days, following receipt of the pre-grievance by the Company,
the Union may be proceed to Step I.
(2) Step I
(a) If the employee or the Union representative is unable
to secure satisfactory adjustment in the pre-
grievance, the Union representative will, if in
his/her opinion the grievance is justified, present
the written grievance to the Domicile General Manager
- In-Flight Services.
(b) A hearing, conducted by the General Manager - In-
Flight Services or his/her manager designee shall be
held not later than ten (10) work days after the
presentation of the written grievance.
(c) The Union Representative may file and sign grievances
on behalf of the employee or groups of employees.
(d) A decision, in writing, by the General Manager - In-
Flight Services or his/her manager designee shall be
rendered not later than ten (10) work days after the
close of such hearing. A copy of the decision will be
sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to
the employee. Alternative methods of notification may
be utilized provided proof of delivery is available.
Such proof of delivery must include the Flight
Attendant's signature. A copy of the decision will be
sent to the Domicile Chairperson and designated IAM
District
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Lodge 142 representative via facsimile transmission
(with acknowledgement of receipt returned by the Union
to the Company via facsimile transmission or by hand-
delivery with written acknowledgement of receipt or by
alternate method which provides proof of delivery.
(E) Appeals
(1) Step II
(a) If the decision in Step I under (C)(5) or (D)(2)(d) is
unsatisfactory, the Domicile Chairperson may refer the
matter to the District General Chairperson who may
appeal the matter to the TWA Labor Relations
Department, One City Centre, 18th Floor, 000 X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000. The notice of appeal must
be made in writing and sent by facsimile transmission
(with acknowledgement of receipt returned by the
Company via facsimile transmission) or certified mail,
return receipt requested, or an alternative method
that provides proof of delivery within twenty (20)
work days after receipt of the Step I decision. In
the event the notice is sent via facsimile
transmission, the original notice shall be sent by
U.S. first class regular mail to the TWA Labor
Relations Department.
(b) Within thirty (30) work days after the Step II appeal
is received by the Company, an official of the Labor
Relations Department and IAM District 142 General
Chairperson or his/her designee will meet and endeavor
to reach a settlement of the issues involved in the
matter appealed.
(c) If the issues are resolved to the satisfaction of the
officials at the hearing, the parties shall, prior to
adjournment of the meeting, issue a joint written
statement setting forth the resolution of the
issue(s).
(d) If the matter appealed is not resolved, the official
of Labor Relations Department who heard the appeal
shall, within five (5) work days following adjournment
of the meeting, issue a written decision setting forth
the Company's position on the issue(s).
(e) Flight Attendant discharge grievances shall
automatically proceed to Step II without the request
or requirement of an appeal.
(2) System Board of Adjustment. If the Step II decision is
unsatisfactory, the IAM District 142 General Chairperson or
his/her designee may appeal the matter to the System Board
of Adjustment as provided for
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in Article 17, provided such appeal is made within thirty
(30) work days after the date of receipt by the Union of
the Step II decision. There shall be a 5-year statute of
limitations within which time to have the matter heard
before the System Board of Adjustment, except where waived
by mutual agreement of the parties. The 5-year limitation
shall commence upon receipt of the Step II decision.
(F) System/General Grievance.
(1) Grievances relating to corporate or In-Flight Services
departmental policies or interpretations of the Agreement
having applicability beyond a single domicile, which cannot
be settled by the Domicile General Manager and the Domicile
Chairperson, shall be submitted, in writing, by the
President-Directing General Chairperson or his/her designee
to the Company's Vice-President-Labor Relations.
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(2) No later than ten (10) work days following the receipt of
the grievance the issue shall be discussed by the Vice
President-Labor Relations or his/her designee and the
President-Directing General Chairperson or his/her designee.
(3) If a satisfactory settlement is not reached during the
discussion, the Vice President - Labor Relations or his/her
designee shall issue to the offices of the IAM District 142
a written decision setting forth its position on the
issue(s) no later than ten (10) work days after the
conclusion of the discussion.
(4) The Union may then proceed directly to the System Board of
Adjustment three (3) member Board.
(5) The Company and the Union shall select a neutral referee in
accordance with Article 17.
(G) General Procedures
(1) Time Limits for Grievance Filing
All grievances except those involving discharge and
discipline must be filed promptly after the cause giving
rise to the grievance is evident and no grievance will be
valid if not filed within thirty (30) work days of the date
the employee knew or could reasonably be expected to have
known of the grievance.
(2) Group/"et al" Grievances
When the policy or action complained of in a grievance
similarly affects more than one grievant, the Union may
process the grievance in the name of an individual employee
on behalf of all employees affected by the Company policy or
action. Any settlement or decision
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shall be applicable to all employees so affected by the
policy or action complained/grieved of, provided that such
employees file their claim with the Company within forty-
five (45) work days of the date of the decision.
(3) Probationary employees
Nothing in this Agreement shall extend the right of
investigation and hearing to an employee who, during the
probationary period, is disciplined or discharged for cause,
except that such employee will be notified at the meeting of
the reasons therefor.
(4) Untimely Grievance Appeals
If any decision rendered by the Company under the provisions
of this Article is not appealed within the time limits
prescribed herein for such appeals, the decision of the
Company shall become final and binding. Time limits may be
extended by mutual agreement.
(5) Ground Transportation
Witnesses and representatives who are employees of the
Company shall receive positive free transportation over the
lines of the Company from the point of assignment or
residence to the point of which they must appear as
witnesses and return, to the extent permitted by law.
(6) Stenographic Report
When it is mutually agreed that a stenographic report is to
be taken of the investigation and hearing in whole or in
part, the cost will be borne equally by both parties to the
dispute. In the event it is not mutually agreed that a
stenographic report of the proceedings shall be taken, any
written record available taken of such investigation and
hearing made by either of the parties to the dispute shall
be furnished to the other party to the dispute upon request,
provided that the cost of such written record so requested
be borne equally by both parties to the dispute.
(7) Work Day
In the time limits outlined herein "work" day shall be
defined as exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
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(8) Participation
It is understood that either or both the designated IAM
District 142 representative and the Vice President Labor
Relations or his/her authorized designee may intervene and
participate in the handling of a grievance or dispute at any
level of the grievance procedure.
(9) Grievance Settlement
If at any point in the grievance procedure prior to the
rendering of the Step I decision, the issue in question is
resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties, such
resolution shall be committed to writing on a form provided
by the Union. The form will be completed so as to include
the statement of grievance, date of settlement, name of
grievant(s), employee payroll number, employee domicile, IAM
grievance case number and a concise statement indicating the
terms of settlement. Should the terms of settlement provide
for monetary payment, the grievant(s) shall receive such
payment by means of a local office draft, no later than
seventy-two (72) hours after the settlement is concluded.
The form shall be signed by the General Manager or Manager
designee and the full-time Union representative.
(10) Grievance Withdrawal
The Union's decision to withdraw grievances, not to process
or appeal a grievance to the next step shall not in any way
prejudice its position on the issues involved or serve as
precedent in later grievances.
(11) Streamlining Grievance/Arbitration Procedures
TWA and the IAM hereby jointly recognize the mutual benefits
of timely, expeditious and economical resolution of Flight
Attendant and the IAM grievances arising under this
Agreement. The parties therefore agree to continue
discussions and, where agreed, to institute new and amended
grievance and arbitration procedures, on either a trial or
permanent basis, in order to facilitate these objectives.
TWA agrees that when monetary compensation to Flight
Attendant(s) is required by either voluntary settlement or
System Board Award, it shall, within thirty (30) days of
such settlement or Award, pay such required compensation to
the affected Flight Attendant(s) and provide notice of such
payment together with the computation to the IAM.
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(H) Non-Disciplinary Discussions.
The Company shall have the right to open non-disciplinary
discussions with a Flight Attendant relating to their employment
responsibilities. The Flight Attendant shall be entitled to have
a Union representative attend any such discussion. Prior to such
discussion, The Company will advise the Flight Attendant and the
IAM Union Representative of the matter or matters to be discussed.
The discussion shall take place during regular business hours.
Any Company notation and related documents concerning the
discussion shall be filed in the Flight Attendant's personnel file
in accordance with Article 19(D). For the purpose of this
paragraph non-disciplinary discussion and notations regarding such
discussion(s) shall not be subject to the grievance procedures
contained in this Article 16.
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ARTICLE 17
SYSTEM BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENT
(A) Establishment of System Board of Adjustment. In compliance with
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Section 204, Title II, of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, there
is hereby established System Boards of Adjustment for the purpose
of adjusting and deciding disputes which may arise under the terms
of the Flight Attendants' Agreement and which are properly
submitted to it after exhausting the procedures for settling
disputes as set forth in Article 16.
(B) Members. The System Board of Adjustment shall consist of three
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(3) members; one (1) appointed by the Company, one (1) appointed
by the Union and one (1) selected by the parties from a standing
panel of eight (8) referees. Each of the parties shall name four
(4) individuals who shall serve on this panel.
(1) Either party may cause the services of a Referee on the
eight (8) member standing panel to be terminated at anytime,
(except as to cases already scheduled for hearing) upon
thirty (30) days written notice to the other party and to
the Referee whose services are being terminated.
Replacement members shall be provided for as in (2) below.
Each party is limited to two (2) such replacements in any
calendar year.
(2) In the event a vacancy or vacancies on the eight (8) member
panel of Referee exists, the party who originally appointed
the referee to the panel must thereafter appoint a new
referee to the panel.
(3) The parties may agree to select a Referee who is not a
member of the eight (8) member panel to hear a case with the
Company and the Union Board members and such panel, will,
for such case, constitute the System Board of Adjustment.
Should the Company and the Union be unable to agree upon the
selection of such Referee, they may make joint request to
the National Mediation Board to name an "Ad Hoc" Arbitrator.
(4) The Company and the Union member of the Board shall serve
until their successor is duly appointed.
(5) Secretary to the Board.
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The Office of "Secretary to the Board" shall alternate
January 1 of each year between the Company member of the
Board and the Union member of the Board with the Union
member serving on even numbered years and the Company member
serving on odd numbered years.
The responsibilities of the Secretary shall include, but are
not limited to, setting the Arbitration Docket, scheduling
of hearing dates, contract with neutral member(s), and all
correspondence relating to the
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administrative matters of the System Board of Adjustment.
The date of hearing by the System Board of Adjustment will
be set by the Secretary at a time mutually agreeable to the
parties and subject to the availability of the Arbitrator
selected to serve as the neutral referee.
(C) Board Jurisdiction. The Board shall have jurisdiction over
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disputes between any employee covered by this Agreement and the
Company growing out of grievances, interpretation or application
of any of the terms of this Agreement. The jurisdiction of the
Board shall not extend to propose changes in hours of employment,
basic rates of compensation, or working conditions covered by this
Agreement or any amendment. Unless the Company and the Union
agree upon a combination of cases to be presented to a Referee,
each case presented to the Board shall be treated as a separate
case; except those grievances involving more than one (1) employee
or incident concerning an alleged violation with similar facts and
circumstances which shall be treated as one case.
(D) Board to Consider Dispute. The Board shall consider any dispute
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properly submitted to it by the President/General Chairman of the
Union or his/her authorized representative, or by the chief
operating official of the Company or her/his authorized
representative, when such dispute has not been previously settled
in accordance with the terms provided for in this Agreement,
provided that notice of the dispute is filed with the Company and
the Union members of the Board, with copy to the Company or Union,
as may be appropriate, within forty-five (45) work days after the
decision in the last step of the grievance procedure. The date of
notice shall determine the order for considering cases, unless the
parties mutually agree otherwise.
(E) Neutral Referee to Serve as Chairman. The neutral member
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(Referee) shall preside at the meetings and hearings of the Board
and shall be designated as Chairman of the System Board of
Adjustment. It shall be the responsibility of the Chairman to
guide the parties in the presentation of testimony, exhibits, and
arguments at hearing to the end that a fair, prompt, and orderly
hearing of the dispute is afforded.
(F) Location. The Board shall meet at such location or locations
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where the parties may agree, generally to be the location(s) where
the grievance arose or the location most convenient to the
majority of the individuals necessary to the proceedings. If the
parties cannot agree to a location, then the Secretary to the
Board shall promptly request in writing with notice to the parties
that the Chairperson, in consultation with the Company's and
Union's designees to the Board, determine the location or
locations where the Board will convene.
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(G) Notice of Dispute. The notice of disputes referred to the Board
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shall be addressed in writing to the Company member and the Union
member jointly and shall include a statement of:
1) Question or questions at issue
2) Statement of facts
3) Position of appealing party
4) Position of the other party
A copy of the notice of dispute shall be served upon the other
party.
(H) Selection of Referee. Upon filing the notice of dispute, the
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Company and the Union Board members shall within five (5) work
days, select a Referee to sit with the Board to settle the dispute
and the Secretary of the Board shall advise the appealing party
and other party of the name and address of the Referee. If the
Board members are unable to agree upon a Neutral Referee within
five (5) work days, a joint request will be directed to the
Chairman of the National Mediation Board for the appointment of a
Neutral Referee. A copy of the notice of dispute shall be
forwarded by the Secretary of the Board to the Neutral Referee who
has been appointed or selected to serve in this manner. All
subsequent documents filed with the Board shall be addressed to
all three members, with copy to the other party or parties.
(I) Selection of Hearing Date. The Neutral Referee shall set a date
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for hearing scheduled within thirty (30) days after her/his
appointment. If the Neutral Referee is a member of the standing
panel and cannot serve during this thirty (30) day period, the
parties may agree to another date or to another member of the
standing panel who is available during this same period or the
parties shall jointly petition the Chairman of the National
Mediation Board to assign a Neutral Referee.
(J) Waiver of Hearing. If neither party or the Chairman requests a
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hearing, such hearing shall be waived. If either party desires a
hearing to present evidence or oral argument to the Board, or if
the Referee desires that evidence or arguments be presented by
either party, request for hearing shall be made to the Board and
served upon the parties within fifteen (15) days after the
appointment of the Neutral Referee. If such request is served,
the hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days of the date the
request is served at a time mutually satisfactory to the Chairman
and the Company and Union members of the Board.
(K) Decision.
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(1) Following the hearing, the Board shall convene in Executive
Session, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. In no
event shall a decision be issued until after an Executive
Session has been held if either the Company or the Union
Board Member has requested such session.
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(2) The three (3) member System Board shall consider the dispute
pending before it, and a majority vote of the Board shall be
final, binding, and conclusive upon the Company and the
Union and anyone they may represent having an interest in
the dispute. The decision by the three (3) member System
Board shall be rendered within thirty (30) work days after
the close of the hearing if written briefs are not filed by
either party or within thirty (30) work days after the
submission of written briefs. If written briefs are
submitted by either party, the briefs shall be due within
thirty (30) days following the close of the hearing, unless
the time limits are extended by mutual consent of the
parties.
(3) In the event there is to be no hearing, the Chairman shall
set a date which is agreeable to the Board members, for an
Executive Session of the Board. The Board shall issue its
decision at the conclusion of the Executive Session, if
possible. However, a written award will be rendered to the
parties not later than thirty (30) work days following the
Executive Session.
(L) Extension of Time Limits. The time limits expressed in this
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Article may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties to this
Agreement.
(M) Representation; Witnesses. Employees covered by this Agreement
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may be represented at Board hearings by such person or persons as
they may choose and designate, and the Company may be represented
by such person or persons as it may choose to designate. Evidence
may be presented either orally or in writing or both. The Board
may, at the request of either the Union member or the Company
member, call any witnesses who are employed by the Company and who
may be deemed necessary to the dispute.
(N) Back-Pay Calculation. In System Board cases involving
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disciplinary suspension or discharge, any award of back pay will
be as set forth below. Unless otherwise provided in the award,
the Employee will be entitled to contributions to 401(k) and
retirement plan, restoration of sick leave accrual and vacation,
and payment for actual unreimbursed medical expenses that would
have been covered by Company provided medical benefits had she/he
not been held out of service. Unreimbursed medical expenses will
include medical insurance premiums paid by the employee.
For purposes of calculating the amount of back pay due, the
Company shall be required to calculate the total number of flight
hours flown by the Employee during the previous twelve (12) months
of active flight service. The total number of flight hours shall
be divided by twelve (12) to establish her/his monthly average
flight hours. The monthly average flight hours shall then be
multiplied by the rate(s) of pay then in effect for the period of
time in question. For periods of less than a full month, the
average monthly flight hours shall be divided by 30 to establish
the daily flight hours. The daily flight hours shall then be
multiplied by the rate(s) of pay then in effect to determine the
pay due for any period of time of less than a full month. The
Company shall be required to
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reimburse the Employee for Language of Destination pay (LOD), if
applicable, Service Manager Overide, if applicable, and
operational duty pay based on the same twelve (12) month "look
back" formula. The Company shall provide the Union with all
records to substantiate proper payment to the Employee.
(O) Stenographic Report. If the parties mutually agree, a
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stenographic report will be made. The costs of such report shall
be borne equally.
(P) Filing of Transcripts/Records. The Chairman's copy of any
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transcripts and/or all records of cases will be filed at the
conclusion of each case in a place to be provided by the Company,
and will be accessible to Board members and to the parties.
(Q) Expenses of Board Members. Each of the parties will assume the
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compensation, travel expense, and other expenses of the Board
member selected by it. The expenses and reasonable compensation
of the Referee selected shall be borne equally.
(R) Witness Expenses. Each of the parties will assume the
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compensation, travel expense, and other expenses of the witnesses
called or summoned by it. Witnesses who are employees of the
Company shall receive positive free transportation over the lines
of the Company from the point of assignment or residence to the
point at which they must appear as witnesses and return, to the
extent permitted by law.
(S) Additional Expenses; Board Member Travel. The Company and the
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Union members, acting jointly, shall have the authority to incur
such other expenses as in their judgment may be deemed necessary
for the proper conduct of business of the Board, and such expenses
shall be borne one-half by each of the parties hereto. Board
members who are employees of the Company shall be granted
necessary leave of absence for the performance of their duties as
Board members. Board members shall be furnished positive free
transportation over the lines of the Company for the purpose of
attending meetings of the Board, to the extent permitted by law.
(T) Non-Reprisal. It is understood and agreed that each and every
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Board member shall be free to discharge her/his duty in an
independent manner, without fear that her/his individual relations
with the Company or with the Union may be affected in any manner
by any action taken by her/him in her/his capacity as a Board
member.
(U) Non-Abridgement of Railway Labor Act. Nothing herein shall be
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construed to limit, restrict, or abridge the rights or privileges
accorded either to the employees or to the Company, or to their
duly accredited representatives, under the provisions of the
Railway Labor Act, as amended.
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ARTICLE 18
SCHEDULING OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
(A) General
It is the intent and purpose of this Article to provide for Flight
Attendant participation in the development of Flight Attendant
Scheduling Policies and Procedures that will promote the most
efficient and economical operation of flights, the best possible
pairing or grouping of flights into bid runs, the most equitable
assignment of flying time to domicile, the most reasonable degree
of stability of bids at each domicile, and the intent that Article
6 operate so as to effect favorable working conditions. Consistent
with the above, the general concept of seniority will be given
appropriate recognition. The assignment of time to domiciles and
the pairing or grouping of runs to effect the purpose of Article 6
will not be done in such a manner as to effect a general
deterioration of working conditions and domicile stability. The
Company and the Flight Attendant representatives will consult with
regard to the above as outlined herein, the Company retaining the
right to determine the geographical location of domiciles, the
assignment of flight time to domiciles, and the pairing or
grouping of flights for purposes of bid runs.
(B) System Scheduling
(1) A Scheduling Committee composed of a minimum number of
domestic and international representatives, as determined by
the IAM, but not more than one representative, from each
domicile, may be designated to consult with the Company
concerning all Flight Attendant scheduling problems of the
entire system not covered by the Scheduling Policies. In
addition, the System Scheduling Committee shall consult with
the Director - Crew Resources and Administration as to the
allocation of commercial flying time to the various
domiciles, the pairing or grouping of flights into bid runs,
and the stabilization of bids at each domicile.
The Average Line Value(s) will be made available to the
Scheduling Committee at or before the monthly meeting of the
Committee. The daily credit rates will be published in the
monthly bid packages.
The System Scheduling Committee may request re-pairing or
regrouping of Flight Attendant assignments allocated to the
domicile(s), and the Company may allow such re-pairing or
re-grouping; provided, however, that such action by the
Company will not alter the Company's rights as provided in
(A) of this Article.
(2) Whenever the Company intends to change the Away From
Domicile Policy, it shall seek the recommendations of the
President-Directing Chairman, IAM District Lodge 142 or
his/her designees in this regard
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and will give them full consideration prior to making any
such change. If on such an occasion the President-Directing
General Chairman of District Lodge 142 or such members
thereof as the President designates, and will give full
consideration to any recommendations of the Committee prior
to making any such change.
When any of the provisions of the Away From Domicile
Policies or procedures are in conflict with any of the
provisions of the Working Agreement, the Agreement shall
govern.
(3) The Company will notify the System Scheduling Committee
whenever a change is planned in flight schedules which would
result in an increase or decrease in the bid requirements at
a domicile. Proposed flight schedules, trip pairings, and
information concerning charter flights and the domicile(s)
by which they will be protected will be furnished to the
Committee on the earliest practicable date such information
can be made available by the Company which will normally be
no later than twenty (20) days prior to the beginning of the
month or bid period covered in the schedules.
(4) Flight Attendant members of the System Scheduling Committee
shall be entitled to expenses as provided in Article 4(A)(1)
and not more than three (3) such Flight Attendant members
shall be entitled to reimbursement for flight credit and pay
loss incurred while attending meetings convened by the
Company for the purpose provided in (A) above. Reimbursement
of such flight credit and pay loss shall be paid by the
Company on a trips missed basis.
(5) The number of Service Manager and Cabin Attendant bids
required for each domicile shall be determined as follows:
(a) Every month the Company will publish a single bid
package for each Flight Attendant category and
domicile. Individual published sequences shall not
contain both domestic and international flight
pairings unless otherwise provided herein. At
domiciles where both Domestic and International
flights are flown, a Flight Attendant shall indicate
his/her choice of operations via his/her monthly bid
sheet.
(b) Domicile bid runs shall include all known commercial
flight time assigned to that domicile which can be
sequenced. The Company may publish lines of any value
to a maximum of eighty-five (85:00) credit hours.
Nothing in this paragraph shall require the Company to
post bid sequences that yield less than sixty-five
(65:00) credit hours.
(6) In addition to the number of bids in each bid category at
each domicile as provided in (5) above, additional bids in
the Cabin Attendant and
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Service Manager categories at each domicile shall be
established which will be sufficient to perform all reserve
duties and to assure that Flight Attendants holding a bid
run as a result of the domicile bid preference sheet will
fly in accordance with the established scheduling policies
except in unusual circumstances.
(C) Domicile Scheduling
(1) General
(a) A Domicile Scheduling Committee shall be established
at each domicile to consult with the Regional General
Manager - In-Flight Services concerning all problems
of Flight Attendant scheduling that are of concern
only to that domicile.
(b) All changes or amendments to the Domestic Domicile
Scheduling Policy as contained in this Article shall
be mutually agreed to: however, the Vice President In-
Flight Services may make temporary changes in such
Scheduling Policy when such changes are required to
continue efficient operation of flights. In such an
event, the Vice President In-Flight Services shall,
without delay, consult the General Chairpersons or
their designee for the purpose of resolving a mutually
approved amendment to cover the problems which
required the temporary changes. For the purpose of
this paragraph, the Domestic Domicile Scheduling
Policy will be limited to those matters and procedures
relating to orderly methods of scheduling Flight
Attendant personnel.
(c) In each category at each domicile bid runs at each
domicile bid runs shall be posted and bid in
accordance with this Article and shall not be
constructed to exceed eighty-five (85:00) flight
credit hours. For the purposes of this paragraph
relief runs" shall be construed to be bid runs.
(d) Concurrently with posting and bidding of bid runs, as
provided in (c) above, Flight Attendant reserve
schedules shall be posted and bid. A Flight attendant
may bid and be assigned a bid run or a reserve
schedule in his/her category. Flight Attendants who
do not hold a bid run shall hold a reserve schedule.
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(D) Domicile Scheduling Policy
(1) Purpose - To establish a policy outlining the methods to be
used to schedule Flight Attendants out of their respective
Domiciles/Satellites.
(2) General
(a) Whenever a change of flight times, stops, layover
points occurs on the domicile flight assignments, or
if flights are added or deleted after the closing of
bid preference period, the decision regarding posting
of new preference sheets shall be made by the Regional
General Manager, In-Flight Services of the respective
Domicile after consulting with the local scheduling
representative(s). Such decision is to be made on the
basis of the extent of such changes and the time of
the month.
At the time the bid package is distributed to all
Flight Attendants at the domicile it shall contain a
cover letter, all commercial flights which can be
sequenced, the number of relief runs as required and
Flight Attendant reserve sequences.
1) The following information shall be included in
the pairings:
(a) Flight number
(b) Equipment
(c) Deparure Time
(d) Crew Change Station
(e) Scheduled Stops
(f) Arrival Time
(g) Layover Station and Time
(h) Total Trip Hours
(i) Total Scheduled Block-To-Block
(j) Deadhead in a flight pairing
(k) Total round-trip credit/pay
(l) Pairing number
2) In construction of bid lines the following
information shall be included, as appropriate in
the bid lines or reserve schedules:
(a) Originating flight number or in the case
of deadhead, it will show deadhead and the
first operating flight.
(b) The number of required Flight Attendants
per line.
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(c) Total credit and total pay per flight and
per line.
(d) Bid line sequence number.
(e) Reserve spreads/prescheduled duty free
days.
(f) Day and date of departure and return to
domicile.
(g) Type(s) of equipment.
(h) Layover destination (International only).
3) The cover letter shall contain the following
information:
(a) Dates of Bid duration.
(b) Domicile.
(c) Times of reserve call-in periods and an
example.
(d) Closing time and date of submission of
Flight Attendant option form as specified
in (7)(f).
(e) Sequence notification time and date.
(3) Preparation of Bid Runs
(a) The scheduling of Flight Attendants out of each
Domicile or satellite shall be in accordance with
seniority and the provisions of the Agreement. Since
all situations cannot be covered, any question of
interpretation should be brought to the attention of
the Regional General Manager, In-Flight Services of
the respective Domicile. If such interpretation is not
satisfactory to the Flight Attendant involved, he/she
shall nevertheless follow instructions received from
the Regional General Manager, In-Flight Services of
the respective Domicile without prejudice to the
Flight Attendant's rights under Article 16 of the
Agreement.
(b) In each category at each Domicile, bid runs shall be
posted and bid in accordance with this Article. The
minimum number of relief runs anticipated shall be
indicated in the bid package. Relief bids will be
constructed after completion of initial balancing and
shall be construed to be bid runs.
(c) International pairings and domestic pairings published
in the bid package will be sequenced separately.
Relief runs and open time lines may contain both
international and domestic pairings.
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(d) All flights which cannot be included in a published
sequence shall be listed separately at the back of the
monthly bid package.
(e) One Cabin Attendant reserve complement and one Service
Manager reserve complement shall be established at each
domicile in order to protect open flights on both
operations.
(f) Concurrently with posting and bidding of bid runs, as
provided in (b) above, Cabin Attendant reserve spreads
shall be posted and bid. These reserve run selections
shall be posted in such a manner as to reflect the
date of the projected reserve spread for each Cabin
Attendant awarded a reserve run selection. A Cabin
Attendant may bid and be assigned a bid run or reserve
spread. Each Cabin Attendant who does not hold a bid
run shall hold a reserve spread. Concurrently with
posting and bidding of bid runs, as provided in (b)
above, Service Manager reserve spreads shall be posted
and bid. These reserve run selections shall be posted
in such a manner as to reflect the date of the
projected reserve spread for each Service Manager
awarded a reserve run selection. A Service Manager may
bid and be assigned a bid run or reserve spread. Each
Service Manager who does not hold a bid run shall hold
a reserve spread.
(4) Flight Attendant Assignment and Bidding
Every month the Company will publish a single bid package
for each Flight Attendant category and domicile. Individual
published sequences shall not contain both domestic and
international flight pairings unless otherwise provided
herein.
Once having been awarded a bid to a location with both
Domestic and International flying, a Flight Attendant shall
indicate his/her choice of operations via his/her monthly
bid sheet.
At domiciles where both Domestic and International flights
are flown, the Company may publish one bid package for the
purposes of Flight Attendant bidding on either operation.
Bid packages shall be distributed no later than the twelfth
(12th) day of each month. Flight Attendants will be allowed
a minimum of eight (8) days, information permitting, to
express their preferences. Closing date of the bids as
indicated on the cover letter of the bid package shall be no
earlier than the twentieth (20th) of the month.
The date and time of closing of bids as indicated on the
cover letter
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shall be final and binding in all instances.
The System Scheduling meeting as specified in paragraph
18(B) above shall be conducted as early in the month as
possible, but in no event later than the sixteenth (16th)
day of the month.
(a) Each Flight Attendant should indicate a minimum of six
(6) choices on the preference sheet regardless of
seniority. Such choices should include at least two
(2) separate flight assignments. Reserve Flight
Attendants desirous of being moved up to a pattern of
open flights that can be developed into a line of time
subsequent to the initial balance and prior to the 7th
day of the month should indicate "open time" by
placing the word "open" in the appropriate block on
the bid preference sheet.
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(b) Each run selection shall be numbered and lettered. Run
selections may be made singularly or in series. For
series bidding, the run numbers must be side by side
with a dash in the position column in between.
Example:
Series Bid: 999Z - A bid in ascending run order for
all runs and available positions: 110-11 5Z - A bid in
ascending run order for all inclusive runs and
available positions: 140-137C - A bid in descending
run order for all inclusive runs and positions for the
first three (3) positions only. A bid of 999Z will not
subject a Flight Attendant to being awarded any
satellite sequence unless a Flight Attendant's bid
preferences include at least one sequence for a
specific satellite. If a domicile has more than one
satellite in any given month a bid of 999Z will only
subject a Flight Attendant to being awarded the
satellite that he/she had indicated in his/her bid
preferences.
Position: "A" signifies a bid for the senior Cabin
Attendant position, B signifies that either "A" or B
is acceptable, "C"
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signifies that either "A", "B" or "C" is acceptable,
etc. "Z" in the position column always means a bid for
all available positions.
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NOTE: The "A", "B" and "C" in no way relate to the
position or duties Flight Attendants will assume on
the airplane.
(c) Each Flight Attendant shall indicate in the identified
box on the bid preference sheet his/her preference(s):
Line fifty (50): bow-wave/initial balance:
initial down balance; back-to-
back flying (waive and/or
defer): and bow-wave payoff. A
Flight Attendant must indicate
with a "yes" or no A failure
to so indicate shall result in
a default to "no".
Line fifty-one (51): flights for initial balance
purposes. Such preferences may
be identified by flight
number(s).
Line fifty-two (52): voluntary Annual Emergency
Review (AER) preference. A
Flight Attendant who fails to
enter a date preference may be
assigned to an AER in his/her
prior, due or grace month on
any date that he/she is legal.
A Flight Attendant must
indicate preferences only for
those dates on which he/she
wishes to attend. Each date
must be followed
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by the letter "Y" or "N". Y
indicates that a Flight
Attendant is willing to attend
training on a Guaranteed Day
Off (GDO). "N" indicates that
a Flight Attendant is
unwilling to attend training
on a GDO. A date not followed
by the letter "Y" or "N" will
result in the Flight Attendant
not being scheduled if that
date is a GDO.
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A Flight Attendant may bid for the AER as follows:
1. With respect to the "prior" month:
a. Bid for specific date(s):
If requested date available- awarded.
If unavailable - no assignment in the
prior month.
b. Bid for any date:
If a date is available - assign any date.
c. Decline assignment in the prior month.
No assignment.
d. Silent, i.e., no bid.
Assign any date.
2. With respect to the "due/base" month:
a. Bid for specific date(s):
If requested date available -awarded.
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If unavailable - assign any date.
b. Silent, i.e., no bid. Assign any date
3. With respect to the "grace" month:
a. Bid for specific date(s):
If requested date available -awarded.
If unavailable - assign any date.
b. Silent, i.e., no bid:
Assign any date
NOTE: If a Flight Attendant's bid for an AER conflicts with
a flight in the sequence which he/she has bid, the bid for
the sequence will take precedence. In the event the Company
changes a Flight Attendant's AER "due/base" month, the
Company will notify the Flight Attendant in writing or in
the JXCAF not later than the first week of the bid period
preceding the Flight Attendant's new "prior" month.
A Flight Attendant who bids for a relief run or a Flight
Attendant who is subject to move-up to an open line of time
may express her/his relief run preferences and balance
preferences as outlined below by listing the appropriate
letter code on line(s) fifty-three (53) through fifty-eight
(58) of the bid sheet. To the extent possible preferences
will be awarded in the order listed.
Action Code Preference
----------- ----------
A Specific dates off
B Weekends off
C Charter Flights
D Domestic Flights
E Consecutive days off at any time
F Long Flights
G Short Flights
I International Flights
K-K Back-to-Back Flights
L Layover
M Limousine
P Late departure - early arrival
S Satellite
T Turnaround Flights
W Specific departure date
Z Deadhead
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(d) When two Cabin Attendants desire to fly together
during a bid period, the senior of the two shall not
submit sequence preferences. The senior Cabin
Attendant must list on the bid sheet or by computer
input the name and payroll number of the Cabin
Attendant with whom he/she wishes to fly, and may
indicate such additional preferences as specified in
paragraph (c) above other than sequence preferences.
The junior Cabin Attendant must list all the bids and
must also write the name and payroll number of the
Cabin Attendant with whom he/she wishes to fly. If the
junior Cabin Attendant fails to write the name and
payroll number of the senior Cabin Attendant, the
senior Cabin Attendant shall be handled in accordance
with paragraph (5)(d) below.
NOTE: If a senior Cabin Attendant enters any bid
preferences the request for partner preference is
negated.
(e) It will be the responsibility of each Flight Attendant
to ensure that his/her bid preference is submitted by
the time and date of the closing of bid preferences.
Bid preferences may be submitted through computer
input, the automated bid preference form and telegram
or U.S. mail. Non receipt of a bid preference sheet
will be handled in accordance with paragraph (5)(d)
below.
(f) Flight Attendants who are absent from their Domicile
by reason of vacation, illness, personal time off,
leaves of absence or irregular flight operations
during the period preferences are posted for bid shall
be responsible for having their preferences submitted.
Valid excuses will not be limited to the above. Under
unusual circumstances permission may be obtained from
the Regional General Manager - In-Flight Services to
bid by telegram.
Bid preferences sent by telegram or U.S. Mail must be
received by the Regional General Manager prior to the
time and date of the close of bid preferences. If the
above bid preferences are submitted by either telegram
or certified U.S. Mail the Company will not be
responsible for the non-receipt of any bid preferences
submitted in accordance with the above.
(g) The Company will ensure that the bid packages for
every domicile and category will be available at each
domicile in order to provide information to Flight
Attendants transferring per paragraphs (5)(e) and (f)
below.
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(5) Awarding Of Run Selections
(a) Run selections shall be awarded in accordance with
seniority and posted. Every effort shall be made to
post the run selection awards within forty-eight (48)
hours after the time and date of the closing of the
bid preferences.
Flight Attendants may call Crew Schedule during
specified hours for bid results. Those specified
hours will be indicated on the cover letter of the bid
package. If the bid results are not posted forty-
eight (48) hours prior to the beginning of the new bid
period, Flight Attendants may call Crew Schedule other
than the specified times indicated on the cover letter
for results.
At each domicile for each classification, copies of
the alphabetical listing of monthly bid awards will be
available for use by Flight Attendants. In addition,
one (1) copy of the Bid Results as applicable to each
domicile, in alphabetical, seniority and run order,
shall be provided on a monthly basis by each domicile
to a Union representative designated by the IAM.
(b) Pursuant to Paragraph (4)(d) above, when awarding
bids, the senior Cabin Attendant will be by-passed
until the junior Cabin Attendant with whom he/she
wishes to fly is reached. If there is only one
position on a sequence, neither Cabin Attendant will
be awarded it since they requested to fly together.
(c) Flight Attendants who will be unavailable for the
entire period will be by-passed in the awarding of
bids. However, those Flight Attendants who are
expected to be on personal illness, industrial injury
or jury duty for thirty (30) days or more during a bid
period may be awarded a bid run, seniority permitting.
In the event a Flight Attendant returns to duty during
the month, he/she will be given a sequence of open
flights or a reserve schedule.
(d) If a Flight Attendant fails to bid or submits
insufficient bid, her/his assignment, after all other
awards have been made, shall be in seniority order and
in the following order: A run selection, relief run
selection, a pattern of open flights or reserve.
However, in any month in which it is necessary to re-
bid due to schedule changes, a Flight Attendant who
was absent from her/his Domicile during the period in
which bid
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preference sheets were posted for bid shall be awarded
a bid in accordance with her/his original bid for the
month.
NOTE: If the run selection originally bid by such
Flight Attendant has been eliminated because of the
scheduled change, and a re-bid occurs as specified
above she/he would be awarded a sequence based on
her/his original bid preferences.
(e) A Flight Attendant who is scheduled to transfer to
another Domicile or who will resign during a bid
period shall be entitled to bid at her/his present
Domicile only if she/he will be available at her/his
present Domicile for a minimum of fifteen (15) days
during such bid period; otherwise, she/he will be
assigned to a pattern of open flights or reserve.
(f) If a Flight Attendant's request for transfer to a new
Domicile is awarded prior to or during the period bid
preference sheets are posted at her/his new Domicile
and she/he will be available for a minimum of fifteen
(15) days during the subsequent bid period, such
Flight Attendant may file a bid by either hand-
delivered telegram or certified U.S. mail, addressed
to the Regional General Manager - In-Flight Services.
Such bid must be received by the Regional General
Manager - In-Flight Services prior to the closing of
bids at that station. In the event such a bid is not
received, the Flight Attendant will be assigned to a
bid line, relief line or open time line, or may also
be assigned to reserve, whichever is available. Under
extenuating circumstances, such as short notice of
transfer or emergencies, her/his supervisor may, on
occasion, accept telephone bids from the transferee.
(g) Bid sequences, other than reserve sequences, shall not
be traded.
(h) Bid sequences not covered by bid shall be assigned in
order of seniority.
(i) Flight assignments which form a complete relief run
selection will normally be constructed by the first
day of the bid period but in no case later than 0001
of the fourth (4th) day of such bid period. In no case
will the relief run holder be considered a reserve
during any part of the bid period.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 13
(j) If, subsequent to the initial balancing, but prior to
the 7th day of the month, there is open time that can
be developed into additional Flight Attendant lines of
time, such lines may be awarded in seniority order
amongst the following: Insufficient bidders,
transferees or Flight Attendants holding a reserve
run selection who have indicated a preference for Open
Time.
(k) Subject to reserve availability, Flight Attendants
who bid or are assigned a reserve run selection in any
bid period they are scheduled for vacation, may have
their reserve spread(s) attached to their vacation,
upon request to the Flight Attendant category planner.
(l) The Company shall provide four (4) copies of the Crew
Activity Display (JXCAF) microfiches monthly to IAM.
The Company shall provide to the IAM one (1) copy of
each JXCAF microfiche for the period March 1986
through the effective date of this Agreement.
(6) Open Time Information
(a) The Company shall provide Open Time information, on
both commercial and charter flights, through computer
terminals on Company property. Such computer terminals
and open time information shall be available to the
Flight Attendants on a twenty four (24) hour basis.
The following information will be included in the Open
Time computer display: 1) pairing number; 2) flight
number; 3) date of departure; 4) departure time; 5)
departure station; 6) arrival date; 7) arrival time;
and 8) total trip block, credit and pay.
(7) Utilization
(a) The Company shall have the prerogative of obtaining
maximum utilization of each Flight Attendant's monthly
available flight hours.
(b) Initial Projection
The published credit value of each Flight Attendants
awarded sequence shall establish the Flight Attendants
initial line projection for the bid period. A Flight
Attendant
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will be subject to initial balance if his/her
projected credit for the bid period, including inbound
credit, is less than (a) the credit guarantee or (b)
the published credit value minus five credit hours.
(c) Initial Balancing
1) The purpose of initial balancing is to correct
any illegality as specified in Article 6 in a
bid line which is a result of time carried over
from the previous month or time flown in the
previous month or to increase a projection which
was lowered due to instances such as vacation,
personal illness, industrial injury, family
emergency, leaves of absence, PTO, or special
assignment. However, a Flight Attendant will not
be initially balanced solely by reason of low
original projection.
2) In order to minimize the incidents of initial
balancing, the Company will comply with the
following procedures:
a) The Company will not engage in automatic
trading of flights.
b) In the event the published monthly
sequences are low, the Company will not
unilaterally increase them.
c) Inbound time which does not overlap with
another trip shall not occasion initial
balancing or automatic trip drop even
though the Flight Attendant's inbound time
when added to the scheduled projection
exceeds eighty-five (85) flight credit
hours. Flight Attendants at their option
will not be down balanced if their monthly
projection exceeds eighty-five (85) credit
hours as a result of vacation, personal
illness, industrial injury, family
emergency, leaves of absence, PTO,
training, Company required meeting or
special assignment. In no event, however,
may the full line Flight
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Attendant exceed ninety-five (95) hours
block-to-block or fifty-five (55) hours
for the alternate line Flight Attendant.
d) A Flight Attendant may indicate in the
appropriate box on line fifty (50) of the
monthly bid preference sheet his/her
request to use excess credit (bow-wave)
carried forward from the previous month
(if he/she has a sufficient amount to
increase the line projection to no less
than his/her initial projection minus five
(5) hours to avoid initial balancing. Such
request will be granted in seniority
order, reserve availability permitting.
Use of excess credit to avoid initial
balancing shall not result in make-up base
pay. Failure to indicate this request on
the bid sheet will result in initial
balancing as otherwise specified in this
Article.
3) Flight Attendants will have the ability to
request an initial balance for the beginning,
middle or end of month; however, in the event
the Company is unable to grant the request, such
balance shall be accomplished by assignment of
any available trip(s), and such assignment will
be made at the time such initial balances are
normally made. The Company will not engage in
automatic trading of flights.
(d) After initial balancing, except when no other Flight
Attendant is available, a Flight Attendant shall not
be further balanced, subject to the provisions of
Article 6(Z) and paragraph (f)1) below.
(e) Reserve
The Company may schedule a Flight Attendant holding a
reserve schedule to a maximum of eighty-five (85)
block hours per bid month.
(f) Balancing and Limitations:
The Company may schedule a full-line Flight Attendant
holding a bid run to complete his/her last bid trip of
the
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month, if at the time of leaving his/her domicile, the
scheduled flight time block-to-block for the trip to
be flown prior to the end of the month will not, when
added to his/her already accumulated block-to-block
hours, total more than ninety-five (95) hours. A
Flight Attendant shall receive pay and credit for the
portion of the trip flown during that month. The
balance of the pay and credit for the trip (including
penalty) shall be paid and credited in the subsequent
month. Flight Attendants exceeding the ninety-five
(95) hour block-to-block limit through the use of the
Enhanced Trip Option shall be covered by the
provisions of Article 6(X). Provided that the trip is
not scheduled to fly into the "no fly zone" of the
subsequent month, the Company may schedule an
alternate line Flight Attendant to complete his/her
last bid trip of the month, if at the time of leaving
his/her domicile, the scheduled flight time block-to-
block for the portion of the trip flown prior to the
end of the month will not, when added to his/her
already accumulated block-to-block hours, total more
than fifty-five (55) hours, provided that the trip is
not scheduled to fly into the "no fly zone" of the
subsequent month. If the trip is scheduled to operate
during the "fly zone" of the subsequent month, a
Flight Attendant shall receive pay and credit for the
portion of the trip flown during the month that the
trip originates. The balance of the pay and credit
for the trip (including penalty) shall be paid and
credited in the subsequent month.
1) a) Company Same Calendar Day Balance (When
the Flight is not provided "Guaranteed
Trip Protection" under Article 6(Z).
In the event a Flight Attendant,
subsequent to initial balancing, suffers a
loss of credit due to cancellations,
illegalities, transitions, schedule
changes, non-routine operations, AER
assignment, no shows, illegality due to
drug testing or equipment substitution and
the provisions of Article 6(Z) -
Guaranteed Trip Protection - do not apply,
the Flight Attendant will be subject to
balance to restore the loss of time only
(except as provided in paragraph e) below)
on the same calendar days as originally
scheduled prior to the loss of credit.
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b) Flight Attendant Responsibility To Call In
To Obtain Balance Trip.
All Flight Attendants subject to "same
calendar day" balance under the provision
must contact Crew Scheduling as soon as
such loss occurs, and if not balanced at
that time, must contact Crew Schedule
following the completion of FAA rest or,
at his/her option, during the reserve
call-in periods applicable to the calendar
day(s) of the originally scheduled flight,
until balanced. Such balance may consist
of more than one (1) flight and such
flight(s) need not be assigned
simultaneously.
c) No Further Balance If Flight Attendant
Self Balances To Within Five (5) Hours
Below Initial Line Projection.
If not yet balanced by the Company, Flight
Attendants may balance themselves as long
as the balance flight(s) increase their
projections to be not more than 5:00 below
their initial line projection. The credit
limitation for any Company balance in this
event will be 5:00 over initial line
projection.
d) After Same Calendar Days No Balance If
Above Credit Guarantee.
In the event there is a loss of credit
which does not result in a below-guarantee
credit projection, and the Company does
not "same calendar day" balance the Flight
Attendant, the Flight Attendant will not
be subject to balance. The Flight
Attendant may at any time take trip(s)
from open time to increase or replace the
credit as long as the prevailing credit
limitations are not exceeded.
e) Flight Attendant 48-Hour Opportunity
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To Correct Projection If Company Does Not
Balance For Below-Guarantee Credit
Projection During Same Calendar Days.
In the event of a loss of flight time
which results in a below guarantee credit
projection, and the Company does not "same
calendar day" balance the Flight
Attendant, the Company, at any time after
48 hours has elapsed since the end of the
last required reserve call-in period
described in paragraph b) above, may
balance such low projected Flight
Attendant with a trip(s) to bring the
projection to the guarantee; provided,
however, that if there are less than 72
hours remaining in the bid month, the 48-
hour provision shall not apply. A Flight
Attendant who has a below guarantee credit
projection and who is subject to balance
due to the provisions of this paragraph
must thereafter contact Crew Schedule
during each reserve call-in period until
the low projection is cured.
f) Protection For Below-Guarantee Initial
Credit Projection.
In the event of a loss of flight time by a
Flight Attendant who has a below-guarantee
initial credit projection (64:59 or less),
such Flight Attendant will not be subject
to Company balance until the loss of
flight time exceeds two (2) hours.
g) Other Below-Guarantee Credit Loss; Company
Opportunity For Immediate Balance; Flight
Attendant Opportunity To Correct
Projection.
Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph i) below, in the event a Flight
Attendant suffers a loss of credit which
results in a below-guarantee credit
projection, such as a net loss of credit
due to a period of illness being paid at
the daily rate of 4:00, the Company may
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balance the Flight Attendant at the time
of the return-to-duty call by assigning a
trip departing no earlier than twelve (12)
hours after the return to duty call;
provided, however, that the Flight
Attendant may waive the twelve (12) hour
restriction. If the Company balance is not
accomplished at that time, the Flight
Attendant will have 48 hours to bring the
credit projection to guarantee before the
Company may balance the Flight Attendant;
provided, however, that if there are less
than 72 hours remaining in the bid month,
the 48-hour provision shall not apply. The
Company may, as a result of such balance,
increase the credit in the balanced Flight
Attendant's line no more than five (5)
hours above the initial line projection;
in such event the Company shall endeavor
to assign a balance trip having only such
hours as is necessary to increase the
Flight Attendant's line to the initial
line projection, but in no event in excess
of 85:00 credit hours.
h) Flight Attendant Responsibility To Call In
When Below Guarantee Credit Projection Not
Corrected.
A bid Flight Attendant who, after the
expiration of the periods described in
this paragraph (f), is still projected
below credit guarantee must contact Crew
Schedule during the reserve call-in
periods until the low credit projection is
corrected or unless a request for balance
avoidance is granted by the Company.
i) No Balance For Jury Duty.
A Flight Attendant who suffers a loss of
credit due to a period(s) of jury duty
shall not be subject to balance.
j) Other Below-Guarantee Losses And Balance.
All other losses of credit resulting in a
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below guarantee credit projection may
subject the Flight Attendant to immediate
balancing.
k) Bow-wave Used to Avoid Progressive
Balance:
Notwithstanding the above, a Flight
Attendant may request that his/her excess
credit be used (if he/she has a sufficient
amount to make up for the flight time
loss) to avoid progressive balancing and
has not utilized the 25-hour per month
bow-wave limit. Such request shall be
granted in seniority order and subject to
operational requirements. Further, such
request must be made immediately upon
return to domicile or if at domicile at
the time the under-projection occurs. If
the Flight Attendant does not indicate
this request, he/she shall be
progressively balanced in accordance with
the above paragraph. Use of excess credit
to avoid balancing shall not result in
make-up base pay.
l) Request Balance:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in
this section (D)(7) precludes a Flight
Attendant from requesting and being
awarded a balance trip.
m) Whenever a bid Flight Attendant is removed
from flight assignment because of a
Company-created error, the Flight
Attendant will be paid no less than the
scheduled value of the flight assignment
and shall be subject to the provisions of
Article 6(Z).
2)
a) Balance Avoidance
Flight Attendants who are subject to
balance shall be provided an opportunity
to avoid balancing. Requests to avoid
balancing must be telephoned to Crew
Schedule. The decisions of Crew Schedule
to reduce the base guarantee
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and/or the initial projection to avoid
balancing, or to avoid same calendar day
balance when the current projection is not
more than five (5) hours below the initial
projection, will depend on the forecast of
availability of reserves and operational
considerations. Crew Schedule's decision
will be based on the circumstances at the
time of the request.
b) Avoidance of Balance When at or Above
Credit Guarantee
When a Flight Attendant suffers a loss of
time or trades down where his/her credit
is more than five (5) hours below his/her
initial projection, the Flight Attendant
may call Crew Schedule after the bid month
has begun to request a reduction in
his/her IP to the then current credit
projection plus five (5) hours. Such
request, if accepted, shall remove the
Flight Attendant from the balance list. A
Flight Attendant who suffers a loss of
time or trades down below this reduced
Initial Projection shall be subject to
balance in accordance with the terms of
this Article.
c) Avoidance of Below Guarantee Balancing
When a Flight Attendant suffers a loss of
time where his/her credit is projected
below the applicable credit guarantee, the
Flight Attendant may call Crew Schedule
after the bid month has begun to request a
reduction in his/her credit guarantee to
the then current projection. A reduction
of the same amount will be made in the pay
guarantee.
3) Automatic Trip Drop
All credit hours accrued, as provided in this
paragraph (f), in excess of eighty-five (85)
hours shall be paid and credited in the
following month for a full-line Flight Attendant
or forty-five (45) hours for an alternate line
Flight Attendant. Such
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pay and credit carried forward may result in an
over-projection of the Flight Attendant in the
new month. When such over-projection is
equivalent to or greater than the credited time
of an entire trip (commencing and terminating
within a month) in the Flight Attendant's
projection in the current month, a flight shall
be deleted from his/her bid run projection up to
a maximum of 25:00 hours (if a full-line Flight
Attendant) or a maximum of 12:30 hours (if an
Alternate Line Flight Attendant). When a Flight
Attendant is over-projected as specified above
the Flight Attendant must select the flight
assignment to be deleted from his/her current
bid run projection, subject to reserve
availability, as outlined in (7)(g) below. If
the Flight Attendant does not make the
selection, the Company will designate the trip
or trips to be deleted. If such deletion reduces
the projection below the Flight Attendant's base
pay, exclusive of the credit brought forward,
such reduction shall not result in make-up base
pay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a full-line
Flight Attendant who has accrued credit hours in
excess of eighty-five (85) hours or an
alternate-line Flight Attendant who has accrued
credit hours in excess of fifty-five (55) hours
may exercise the option in paragraph (7)(g)
below.
4) Trip Drop During Month
If subsequent to the forty-eight (48) hour
period as specified in (7)(g) below, a Flight
Attendant accrues excess credit hours which
would require a complete trip within a month to
be dropped, the Flight Attendant must
immediately upon return to domicile from the
trip which caused the over-projection advise
Crew Schedule of his/her preference of trip(s)
to be dropped. If such deletion reduces the
projection below the Flight Attendant's base
pay, exclusive of the credit brought forward,
such reduction shall not result in make-up base
pay.
5) No Automatic Trip Drop During Month:
If the Flight Attendant does not immediately
upon return to domicile from the trip that
caused the over projection advise the Company of
the trip(s) to be deleted he/she will not be
removed from a
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trip(s) and will fly his/her flights as
scheduled subject to paragraph (f) above. Any
such credit in excess of eighty-five (85) hours
will be carried forward into the following month
or paid to the Flight Attendant as specified on
the option form defined in paragraph (g) below.
(g) Bow-wave Option
As specified in the cover letter of the bid package,
but in no case less than forty-eight (48) hours after
bids have been awarded and posted, Flight Attendants
may deposit in the locked box, or receptacle provided
for that purpose, a form identifying his/her option.
On such form the Flight Attendant may indicate:
1) Payment for all accrued excess credit, including
excess credit as determined in Article 6(X), and
corresponding bank deduction for credit accrued
in the current bid period; or
2) Trip(s) up to twenty-five (25) hours for full-
line Flight Attendants or twelve hours thirty
minutes (12:30) for alternate line Flight
Attendants which are to be dropped in the
succeeding bid period by reason of over-
projection as specified in (7)(f)4) above; or
Failure to submit a form or failure to request
payment for excess credit will automatically
result in the application of the provisions of
paragraph (7)(f)4) above. The Flight Attendant
selection of the trip(s) to be deleted will be
honored subject to reserve availability. If the
Flight Attendant has not indicated the trip(s)
to be deleted, the Company will make the
designation.
3) Excess credit carried forward as bow-wave shall
not be credited towards the Quarterly Minimum.
Bow-wave used to drop trip(s) shall be credited
towards the Quarterly Minimum.
NOTE: A Flight Attendant's Bow-wave bank shall
be capped at a maximum of 100 credit hours. Any
credit in excess of 100 hours shall be paid
pursuant to Paragraph (i) below.
(h) In the event that a Flight Attendant accrues excess
credit hours, the pay and credit for such hours shall
not be offset
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against the Flight Attendant's base pay or any other
form of pay and credit, except as provided in
paragraphs (4) and (5) above.
(i) Notwithstanding the limitations contained in paragraph
4) above, when a Flight Attendant changes category
during a month in which excess credit (Bow Wave) has
been brought into such month, such excess credit will
be counted toward the monthly limitation, but the
excess pay shall be paid to such Flight Attendant at
the appropriate earned rate.
(j) Flight Attendants who are subject to balance and who
have not requested and been awarded an open time
flight may be assigned to cover open flights at their
Domiciles or to cover open flights at their satellite
stations within their respective categories in
seniority order.
Operational requirements permitting, requests for open
time flights for purposes of trading and/or self
balance shall be honored in accordance with the
provisions of Article 6(X) [Enhanced Trip Option].
NOTE: In the event of an equipment substitution a
Service Manager may be balanced in accordance with
Article 6(W)(4)(b). In the event the substituted
equipment does not utilize the Flight Service Manager,
the Flight Service Manager will not be permitted to
exercise his/her Flight Attendant seniority on the
substituted equipment.)
(k) Any flights which are not protected in accordance with
paragraphs (c) and (j) above, shall be classified as
open flights and will be covered in the following
order;
1) Covering FSM Openings
All flight time which cannot be covered by
Flight Attendants holding a run selection shall
be assigned to reserve Flight Attendants. One
reserve complement will be established at each
combined location in order to protect all open
positions on both domestic and international
operations. In the event a Service Manager
position is available due to circumstances as
outlined above, the working cabin crew will
apply the concepts of consensus decision making
to determine which crew member is best qualified
and will fulfill the Service Manager
responsibility. The individual so designated
must be on a parallel pairing and must
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fulfill the Service Manager responsibility for
the entire pairing. The Cabin Attendant will be
compensated for each flight assignment in which
she/he is upgraded and will receive the
applicable Service Manager rate of pay.
2) Inverse Seniority - Assign the most junior
qualified Flight Attendant in the category.
(l) After exhausting the order for covering open flights
as outlined in paragraph (k) above, in order to ensure
the availability of legal and qualified Flight
Attendants, only when insufficient reserves are
available or legal, the most junior qualified Cabin
Attendant required for such protection may be placed
on residence standby status.
(8) Reserve
(a) A Flight Attendant who is scheduled for vacation may
bid and be awarded, seniority permitting, a reserve
schedule.
(b) All flight time which cannot be covered by
Flight Attendants holding a run selection shall
be assigned to reserve Flight Attendants in that
category. One reserve complement for each
category shall be established at each combined
location in order to protect open flights on
both Domestic and International operations.
(c) Whenever flight openings are known in advance, a
reserve shall be assigned as far in advance as
practicable subject to the following procedures:
A one-hour reserve assignment set-up period
shall precede each call-in period. For the
purpose of receiving assignments, call-in
periods for reserves shall be between the hours
of 2000 and 0100 and between the hours of 1000
and 1300. Only those known open flights
departing not earlier than four (4) hours nor
later than twenty (20) hours after the end of
the call-in period shall be assigned to a
reserve Flight Attendant.
Example 1: During a call-in period commencing at
2000 on the 10th, a reserve may be assigned to a
flight departing between 0500 and 2059 on the
11th.
Example 2: During a call-in period commencing at
1000 on the 10th, a reserve may be assigned to a
flight departing no
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earlier than 1700 on the 10th nor later than
0859 on the 11th.
(d) During the call-in period as mentioned in (c)
above, the Company may assign a reasonable
number of reserves to residence standby and
airport standby to protect unanticipated open
flights, Assignments to residence standby and
airport standby shall not commence earlier than
two (2) hours after the end of the respective
call-in period except as provided for in (f)
below.
(e) Standby duty shall be defined as specified below:
1) Residence Standby
A reserve Flight Attendant shall be
considered to be on residence standby if
she/he is informed that she/he is assigned
to residence standby and that she/he must
standby the telephone in order to be
available for immediate flight duty. A
reserve will not be assigned to a
residence standby period for more than
twenty-four (24) consecutive hours. The
Company may release a reserve on residence
standby for a period not in excess of two
(2) hours, operational requirements
permitting. Those reserve Flight
Attendants assigned to residence standby
must be available to report for flight
duty within two (2) hours via surface
transportation of being assigned to a
flight.
2) Airport Standby
Reserve Flight Attendants may be called to
the airport without specific flight
assignments on a standby basis. Flight
Attendants assigned to airport standby
will be considered on duty for the
purposes of 6 (I) and 6(R) from the time
they report until they are released from
such duty or from the time they report for
such duty until actual release time of the
last flight of a trip assignment flown
during that on-duty period. Airport
standby duty shall not be scheduled for
more than eight (8) consecutive hours and
shall not commence prior to 0600 nor after
2200. When a reserve Flight Attendant
reports for airport standby duty and is
not given a flight assignment, she/he
shall be released and shall not be
assigned any other duty
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with the Company earlier than the next
calendar day. In no event may such
release be less than ten (10) hours. The
Flight Attendant shall be free from all
duty with the Company until his/her next
regularly scheduled call-in period.
3) Standby Rotation
During any bid month a reserve Flight
Attendant will not be assigned to
residence standby and/or airport standby
for more than three (3) occasions unless
all other reserves in the domicile who are
legal and available during such call-in
period have been assigned a minimum of
three (3) residence standby assignments
and/or airport standby assignments.
4) Standby Penalties
Should a reserve Flight Attendant serve
more than four (4) airport standby
assignments, during any one bid month,
she/he shall receive standby penalty pay
pursuant to Article 3(K) for each
additional airport standby assignment and
such amount shall not be offset against
base pay.
5) Should a reserve Flight Attendant serve
more than a total of five (5) airport
standby assignments and/or residence
standby assignments, during any one bid
month, she/he shall receive standby
penalty pay pursuant to Article 3(K) for
each additional airport standby assignment
or residence standby assignment and such
amount shall not be offset against base
pay.
6) For purposes of the two paragraphs
immediately preceding, a single assignment
of airport standby shall consist of any
amount of time between one minute and 8
hours, not to exceed 8 consecutive hours.
A Single assignment of residence standby
shall consist of any amount of time
between one minute and 24 consecutive
hours, not to exceed twenty-four (24)
consecutive hours. Further for purposes of
paragraphs 4) and 5) above, a Flight
Attendant shall not receive more than one
(1) standby
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penalty payment for each additional
assignment so mentioned.
(f) During the call-in periods as outlined in
paragraph (c) above, the Company may also assign
a reserve Flight Attendant to training, an AER
or any other Company required assignment. Those
Flight Attendants not assigned to flight
assignments, airport standby, residence standby,
training, AER or any other Company required
assignment will be free from all duty with the
Company, until his/her next call-in period.
However, during an emergency situation, if Crew
Schedule contacts a Flight Attendant for
assignment to a specific flight, residence
standby or airport standby, the Flight
Attendant, if legal, must accept the assignment.
(g) Reserves not on their reserve spread, vacation,
FAA rest or on off duty status must contact Crew
Schedule twice daily during the call-in periods,
unless released by the reserve recording as
specified in paragraph (j) of this Article.
(h) A Reserve Flight Attendant who is unavailable
during the call-in period due to FAA rest or
flight assignment, may be assigned during the
call-in period. Upon return to domicile and
upon completion of FAA rest, such Flight
Attendant must contact Crew Schedule to be
advised of his/her status.
(i) If subsequent to initial balancing but prior to
the seventh day of the month, there is open time
that can be developed into additional Flight
Attendant lines of time, such line will be
subject to the provisions of Paragraphs
18(D)(5)(i) and 18(D)(5)(j) and may be awarded
to those reserve Flight Attendants who have
indicated a preference for Open Time. The total
number of open time lines available to reserves
will be awarded in seniority order.
(j) The Company will provide a recorded message for
Reserve Flight Attendants. The recorded message
will list by name and by groups or numbers those
reserves that will be required to contact Crew
Scheduling during the next call-in period. Such
recording shall be updated no later than two (2)
hours prior to the commencement time of each
call-in period. All other reserves not so listed
will be released until the next call-in period
except as provided in (h) above.
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(k) For scheduling purposes at the beginning of the
month, a reserve Flight Attendant shall be
assigned his/her relative position on the
reserve list on a first-legal, first-out basis
consistent with paragraph 8(c) above. If a
Flight Attendant's assignment to a Domicile
occurs subsequent to the first day of the bid
period he/she shall be given, for scheduling
purposes only, credit on a prorated basis as if
he/she had been available at the commencement of
the bid period. The Company reserves the right
to deviate from first-legal, first-out
scheduling subsequent to the first day of the
bid period in order to equalize flight time and
assignment to residence standby/airport standby
status as defined in paragraph (e) above.
(l) 1) The number of days of reserve spread is to
be determined on a pro rata basis as
follows:
Duty Days
Actual or Anticipated Reserve Spread
(Including Spread) Days
1 to 2 0
3 to 4 1
5 to 7 2
8 to 10 3
11 to 12 4
13 to 14 5
15 to 17 6
18 to 19 7
20 to 21 8
22 to 23 9
24 to 25 10
26 to 28 11
29 to 31 12
2) If a Flight Attendant arrives at her/his
Domicile (or satellite station if so
assigned) after the scheduled commencement
of her/his reserve spread, the Flight
Attendant's reserve spread will be
rescheduled to commence at 2400 that day.
3) Flight Attendants will not be scheduled
for any duty during their spread by the
company. Reserve Flight Attendants may add
trip(s) by utilizing the
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Enhanced Trip Option (ETO) or adding trips
from open time during their spread. Such
trips may not be added to the spread any
earlier than 48 hours prior to the
departure of the requested flight and must
be totally within:
a) a fixed scheduled spread (DOF); the
report time for the added trip(s)
must commence no earlier than the
second day of the spread and the
scheduled arrival must be no later
than 2359 hours of the next to last
day of the spread;
b) a fixed spread (DOF) or a movable
spread (DOM) either of which are in
progress; the report time for the
added trip(s) may commence on the
first day of the spread and the
scheduled arrival must be no later
than 2359 hours of the next to last
day of the spread.
4) Reserve Flight Attendants may mutually
trade their spreads with other reserves,
however, four (4) available days between
spreads shall be maintained within the bid
period. Reserve Flight Attendants may
mutually trade two (2) six (6) day
spreads, if such spreads are in their
lines, for a twelve (12) day spread.
Those twelve (12) consecutive day spreads,
initially awarded, which are vacated as a
result of Reserve Flight Attendants being
moved up to relief lines or open time
lines shall be included in the open time
computer display for trading purposes.
Reserves may trade into a twelve (12) day
spread up to the maximum number of the
original awards.
5) Assignment of reserve spread shall be made
in accordance with preference bid in
seniority order. A reserve spread so
awarded shall be considered immovable with
the exception of one (1) spread,
identified on the monthly bid sheet, which
shall not be moved more than forty-eight
(48) hours except by mutual agreement or
when necessary to accomplish training for
the Cabin Attendant.
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(9) Availability for Flight
(a) At Domicile and Satellite
1) The Company will publish a sequence notification
date and time in the monthly bid package for
each domicile and category. All Flight
Attendants holding bid and relief lines and
Cabin Attendants holding reserve will be
responsible for the scheduled activities in
their respective lines as of that date and time.
Those bid Flight Attendants who are subject to
balancing shall, when legal, be available to
domicile Crew Schedule until such balancing is
completed. In the event a Flight Attendant will
be illegal or unavailable for any bid flight in
her/his sequence she/he shall bear the
responsibility of advising her/his domicile Crew
Schedule of such illegality or unavailability
for flight duty at the time she/he becomes aware
of the illegality or unavailability. Similarly
the Company will make every effort to contact
the Flight Attendant to notify him/her of an
illegality for a trip and/or balance which is
the result of an illegality or a flight time
loss.
2) A Flight Attendant who is off duty for personal
illness, industrial injury, family emergency or
jury duty, must contact Crew Schedule and return
to duty no later than two and one-half (2:30)
hours prior to the commencement of the call-in
period in which her/his domicile flight would be
assigned. A Flight Attendant, who is off duty
for personal illness, industrial injury family
emergency or jury duty; and who holds a
satellite flight, must contact Crew Schedule and
return to duty no later than two and one-half
(2:30) hours prior to the commencement of the
call-in period in which a reserve Flight
Attendant is assigned the positioning flight at
the commencement of the pairing. A Flight
Attendant who fails to contact Crew Schedule and
return to duty, prior to such deadline, will
lose all rights to that trip. Those flights
vacated at 0730 and 1930 respectively will
become "soft openings". If such vacated flights
are not used for balancing purposes, they will
be released for open time trading and self
balancing not later than 0800 and 2000,
respectively.
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Domicile flights not taken in open time by line
holders may be assigned to reserves at 0900 and
2100, respectively. Satellite flights not taken
in open time by line holders may be assigned as
a domicile pairing and assigned to reserves at
0900 and 2100, respectively. A Flight Attendant
on Union Business, who has been removed from a
flight that is currently a soft opening, will
lose all rights to that trip per the policy as
stated above. In all cases, should a Flight
Attendant return to duty after a reserve has
been assigned, Crew Schedule will make one
attempt to call the reserve Flight Attendant at
her/his normal contact. If successful, the line
holder may be placed on her/his original flight
and the reserve may be given another assignment
or released to the next call-in period.
3) Flight Attendants who have not checked in when
required by the Company to so report, prior to
scheduled departure of his/her flight will
forfeit his/her right to the trip at the time a
Flight Attendant notified to protect the flight
has left his/her residence, unless it will cause
a delay to the flight. Any bid Flight Attendant
not departing on his/her flight may be
reassigned or subject to balance under Paragraph
(7)(f)(1)(a) preceding.
(b) At a Domicile Layover Station If a Service Manager or
Cabin Attendant cannot be contacted at his/her
designated crew call time prior to the departure of
his/her flight, the provisions of Section E(2)(h) of
the Away From Domicile Policies shall be adhered to.
If it is necessary to call out a reserve to protect
the flight the reserve will protect the flight unless
the Service Manager or Cabin Attendant to whom the
flight was originally assigned arrived at the airport
in sufficient time to board the plane without
incurring a flight delay.
(c) Notification of Schedule Changes
The Company agrees that timely notification of
schedule changes to Flight Attendants is a necessity.
The primary responsibility for this function rests
with the individual TWA station personnel. Airport
Operations staff will issue the necessary instructions
to each station so that Flight Attendant personnel
receive schedule change notifications. Further, the
Company agrees to review with IAM the application of
pay penalties associated with non-standard
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reporting where the failure is through no fault of the
Flight Attendant.
(10) Trading of Flights
Trips may be exchanged by mutual agreement between Flight
Attendants within the same classification based at the same
domicile upon the following conditions:
(a) Flight Attendants may submit open flight trades into
pairings up to one hour prior to the last call-in
period that the first departure of such affected
pairing would be assigned. This provision applies to
Domestic and International domicile flights only.
On the International operation, trips may be exchanged
at layover station by submitting a request to Station
Operations which will seek the approval of Operational
Planning. A Flight Attendant so trading may not make
himself/herself illegal for any subsequent scheduled
assignment within the bid month.
For flights departing from satellite locations, trades
may be submitted no later than 16 hours prior to
departure on both domestic international operations.
(b) There is no limit as to the number of mutual flight
trades. Flight Attendants at both domicile and
satellite locations may submit mutual trades up to the
report time of the first departure of such affected
pairings.
(c) There is no limit as to the number of open flight
trades. A bid holder may trade one or more flights,
taking trip(s) from open time (other than a trip
offered by another Flight Attendant pursuant to the
Enhanced Trip Option) and returning trip(s) from the
line into open time.
(d) A Flight Attendant, through trading, may not reduce
his/her line projection below his/her applicable
guarantee. In the event a Flight Attendant through
trading, reduces his/her line projection more than
5:00 below the applicable initial line projection,
that Flight Attendant shall, within 48 hours from the
end of the next reserve call-in period following the
trade which produced the low line projection, restore
his/her line projection by self-balancing to a value
not more than
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5:00 below the initial line projection. In the event
the Flight Attendant fails to restore sufficient time
within 48 hours as described in the preceding
sentence, the Flight Attendant will be subject to
balance and the Company may thereafter at any time
balance such low projected Flight Attendant with a
trip(s) to bring the projection at least to a value of
5:00 below initial projection; provided, however, that
if there are less than 72 hours remaining in the bid
month, the 48-hour provision shall not apply. A
Flight Attendant who, as a result of trading, has a
line projection more than 5:00 below the initial
projection and who is subject to balance due to the
provisions of this paragraph must thereafter contact
Crew Schedule during each reserve call-in period until
the low projection is cured. In the event a Flight
Attendant is on a trip, the duties of which prevent
the Flight Attendant from contacting Crew Schedule
during the prescribed reserve call-in period(s), such
Flight Attendant must contact Crew Schedule not later
than the end of the trip. The Company may, as a
result of such balance, increase the credit in the
balanced Flight Attendant's line no more than five (5)
hours above the initial line projection; in such event
the Company shall endeavor to assign a balance trip
having only such hours as is necessary to increase the
Flight Attendant's line to the initial projection, but
in no event in excess of 85 credit hours. In
accordance with Article 6(X), a Flight Attendant shall
have, at his/her option, the ability to exceed ninety-
five (95) block hours through trading.
(e) Trades into open flight(s) shall be permitted in
accordance with this article, however, the Company
requirements for available open flights for training
and balancing purposes shall be given consideration
prior to the processing of such trades. The number of
trades creating additional open flights on any one day
will be limited to the availability of qualified
reserves at the domicile.
(f) Crew Schedule will allow trades to be processed during
each reserve set-up hour but the trade must not affect
that reserve setup hour. All trade requests during the
reserve set-up hours must be self input via the
computer, as they will not be accepted by telephone.
(g) A listing of open, unassigned AER training dates shall
be made available through the CAMS system display and
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Flight Attendants will be allowed to trade into such
open AER dates. In addition, Flight Attendants may
make mutual trades of AERs through CAMS.
(11) Legal Rest at Layover Station After One-Way Trip
(a) When a Flight Attendant is required to deadhead to
his/her Domicile or Satellite station after flight
assignment, he/she shall return to his/her Domicile or
Satellite station on the first available flight for
which legal, unless otherwise indicated in the flight
pairing. In no way will the above nullify the
provisions of Article 6(L) which allows Flight
Attendants to proceed to a location other than their
domicile.
(b) The only exception to paragraph (a) above shall be
when a Flight Attendant (other than a reserve Cabin
Attendant) obtains permission from the Regional
General Manager - In-Flight Services or his/her
designated representative at the Flight Attendant's
Domicile to remain at the layover station for an
additional period of time.
For the purpose of this paragraph, Crew Schedule will
not be considered the designated representative.
(12) A Flight Attendant's schedule shall not be changed at the
opposite end of the trip without permission of the Flight
Attendant affected unless it is the Company's opinion that
an emergency exists.
(13) A Flight Attendant will receive no less than the projected
time of his/her monthly bid sequence should, in reality, the
scheduled times posted for bid be less than those published.
A Flight Attendant will not be balanced as a result of the
application of this provision.
(14) On all ferry flights where a Flight Attendant crew is
deadheading, the Service Manager in charge on wide-body
equipment is responsible for the performance of cabin duties
while in flight and will be paid full flight credit/pay
including report and release, and receive legal rest as a
working crew member.
(DD) Alternate Line Flying Scheduling.
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(1) The provisions of Article 18(A) and (B) shall apply in their
entirety to this Article.
(2) Published lines of time shall consist of construction ranges
of a minimum of 32:30 credit hours and a maximum of 45:00
credit hours. Under no circumstances may a Flight Attendant
be scheduled to
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exceed fifty-five (55:00) credit hours.
(3) In any bid month, alternate lines shall be divided into two
(2) parts. Alternate lines shall be constructed so that the
published lines of time shall be flown during the first
fifteen (15) days of the month or the last fifteen (15) days
of the month. The days that a Flight Attendant is available
to fly or available for any other Company activity (such as
training) shall be defined as a "fly zone." The days that a
Flight Attendant is not available to fly or not available
for any other Company activity (such as training) shall be
defined as a "no fly zone." Neither the Company nor the
Flight Attendant may schedule any activity during the "no
fly zone."
(4) Lines designated as alternate lines shall be clearly
designated as such in the monthly bid package.
(5) The Company shall determine the pairings to be used in
connection with the construction of the Alternate Lines.
The Company shall only use domicile pairings in construction
of alternate lines.
(6) The number of alternate month vacancies to be offered for
each quarter not to exceed 13% of the average number of
equivalent full month bid positions published during the
corresponding quarter of the previous year. The number of
Flight Attendants participating in the Alternate Line
Program shall be determined by the number of Flight
Attendant who request to be in the Alternate Line Program
not to exceed the percentage as identified above. Under no
circumstances may the Company publish Alternate Lines in
excess of the number of Flight Attendants requesting to
participate in the Alternate Line Program.
(7) Flight Attendants shall apply to fly alternate lines on a
quarterly basis. Bids shall be awarded in seniority order.
Quarters shall consist of January, February, and March (1st
Quarter); April, May, and June (2nd Quarter); July, August,
and September (3rd Quarter); and October, November, and
December (4th Quarter). In order to be considered,
applications must be submitted no later than the 1st day of
the month sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of any
quarter. TWA shall notify the Flight Attendants on or
before the 10th day the following month of participation in
the Alternate Line Program. For example, a Flight Attendant
who wishes to apply for the 1st Quarter (January, February,
and March) shall be required to submit his or her
application no later than November 1. TWA shall notify the
Flight Attendant on or before November 10.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 37
(8) Flight Attendants participating in the Alternate Line
Program shall be paid for vacation days if those days are
scheduled in the "no fly zone." Those vacation days
scheduled during the "fly zone" shall be handled in
accordance with Article 6(B) and 18(D)(7).
(9) Flight credit in excess of 45:00 shall be considered excess
credit and shall be handled in accordance with Article
18(D)(7)(G).
(10) Flight Attendants participating in the Alternate Line
Program may not place trips into ETO Offer but may elect to
take ETO trips subject to the limitations contained in
Paragraph (2) above.
(E) Charters
(1) All Charter time which is assigned to a domicile and which
is known prior to the bid period will be included in the
domicile relief run requirements. Relief runs will be
completed no later than 0001 of the fourth day of the new
month and such runs shall be constructed so as to consist of
at least sixty-five (65) flight credit hours. All charter
time which cannot be placed in such run selections shall be
handled as open time. As soon as relief runs are constructed
as above, the duty free periods as required in Article 6(V)
will be inserted in the lines and shown as such in the Crew
Activity Display. The Company will provide the Union with a
copy of the monthly charter schedule and revisions thereto.
Known open time will be made available through computer
terminals on Company property. Trades into such open time
will be processed and honored subject to the availability of
reserves to cover the resultant open trips.
The Company reserves the right to assign Flight Attendants
to any charter flight when a purchaser so requests by name
or qualification. In such cases the Company shall be
prepared to document that the request is a bona tide request
of the purchaser.
(2) Extended Charter or Special Interest Flights:
The provisions of this Article notwithstanding, an "Extended
Charter" or "Special Interest" Flight(s) is a flight(s)
chartered by a single chartering agency or interest, the
length and/or nature of which requires or would deem
desirable the continuous assignment of the same employee
and/or employees for a total period scheduled to be
ARTICLE 18 / Page 38
away from the Domicile in excess of three hundred and forty
hours (340:00).
(a) An employee assigned to such flight as outlined in (2)
above, shall receive flight credit hours for no less
than the following:
1) Actual or scheduled block-to-block time,
whichever is greater, calculated on a stop-by-
stop basis.
2) Trip hours as outlined in Article 6 computed as
follows:
1:4.00 credit hours to a maximum of 340 trip
hours.
1:4.00 pay hours to a maximum of 340 trip hours.
All trip hours in excess of those outlined
above, are to be credited and paid on the basis
on one (1) hour for each six (6) trip hours,
prorated.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article
6 all credit accrued, as a result of (a)
above, shall be paid and credited in the
month earned, except as otherwise provided
in this Article 18(D)(7).
(b) An employee assigned to an "Extended
Charter" or "Special Interest" flight(s)
for a continuous period in excess of
thirty (30) days, may, after thirty (30)
days, request relief from such assignment
from the Regional General Manager - In-
Flight Services and such relief will be
granted provided notice of at least
seventy-two (72) hours is given.
(3) Off-line and Special On-line charters are non-military
charter operations defined as follows:
(a) An off-line charter is a charter flight operating
between two (2) regular airports, at least one of
which is not a TWA regular or provisional airport. If
a Flight Attendant deadheads or ferries on the
aircraft between such airports or between two regular
TWA stations to commence, continue
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or end such flights, the provisions of this paragraph
and paragraph (b) will apply.
(b) A special On-line charter is a charter flight which
may be operated between airports between which TWA
does not serve in scheduled service on a non-stop
basis. Revenue load carried on such charter must be
bona fide charter sales and not consolidation of
canceled scheduled flights. If an intermediate stop is
made at a regular TWA station, additional revenue load
must be limited to consolidation of the original
charter or to the boarding of charter passengers on a
segment that does not compete with regularly scheduled
non-stop service.
(c) For charter flights operated under this subparagraph
3, the Domestic thirteen hour maximum scheduled on
duty limitation of Article 6(R)(2)(d) shall be
increased to thirteen and one-half (13 1/2) hours and
the International fourteen (14) maximum scheduled on-
duty limitation of Article 6(R)(4) shall be increased
to fifteen (15) hours. All other provisions of
Article 6 shall apply.
(F) Satellites
(1) Satellites may be established by the Company at any city
served by TWA at present or in the future. Satellite lines
of time may be posted for bid at any domicile.
(2) Satellite lines of time shall consist only of pairings
operating out of the satellite airport and shall be
identified by separate code and posted for bid in a domicile
bid package. Unsequenced pairings that originate and
terminate at a satellite shall be placed into open time and
awarded in accordance with Flight Attendant open time
preferences.
(3) Satellite lines of time shall only be awarded to Flight
Attendants bidding such lines on their monthly bid
preference sheet. Flight Attendants will not be
involuntarily assigned to such lines. Flights in lines of
time not awarded will be handled as unsequenced time as in
paragraph 2 above.
(4) Flight Attendants awarded satellite lines of time shall
report directly to the satellite. Mailboxes and suitable
free parking shall be provided to Flight Attendants holding
a line of time at the satellite. All duty limitations, trip
credit. duty credit and expenses for flights originating and
terminating at the satellite shall be based on satellite
report and release times for Flight Attendants awarded
satellite lines of time.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 40
(5) Reserve coverage of satellite flights shall be provided by
domicile reserves. Should the Company decide to staff
reserves at a satellite, the Company may advertise and award
satellite reserve lines to Flight Attendants who bid such
reserve lines. The proportion of satellite reserve lines to
domicile reserve lines shall be determined by the Company.
For a Flight Attendant awarded a satellite reserve line, the
roles of the domicile and satellite shall be reversed for
the purpose of the provisions of this letter.
(6) Domicile reserves, domicile inversed Flight Attendants and
domicile Flight Attendants involuntarily balanced on or
involuntarily assigned to open satellite flights shall be
provided Class B transportation (or positive off line if
appropriate) from the domicile to the satellite. For all
Flight Attendants assigned satellite flights under this
paragraph, expenses, trip credit and duty credit provided in
the working agreement shall be based on domicile report and
release times. Duty limitations will be the same as the
rescheduled maximums in Articles 6(R) and 6(D) of this
Agreement for the originating and terminating duty periods
of such flight assignment. A Flight Attendant may elect to
report directly to the satellite under this paragraph and
will then have his trip and duty limitations and credit and
expenses based on the satellite report and release times.
(7) Flight Attendants trading into satellite flights, requesting
balance on satellite flight or awarded open satellite
flights in accordance with open time preferences shall be
handled as in paragraph 4 above.
(8) The Company shall have the option to assign a Reserve Flight
Attendant from the Saint Louis (STL) or New York (JFK)
domicile, to any open Satellite Flight(s). Such assignment
shall not be considered a temporary assignment pursuant to
Article 13(E).
(G) Back-To-Back Flying
(1) Back-to-Back flying will be available to Flight Attendants
through self balance/trade and the Enhanced Trip Option
(ETO). Back-to-Back flying may also be available through bid
award and relief/open time award.
(2) Back-to-Back flying may result in either a waiver of rest or
a deferral of rest in association with international flying.
A waiver of rest will result in no less than twelve hours
(12:00) of actual rest between flight pairings, where an
international flight pairing is involved. A deferral of rest
will result in no less than twelve hours (12:00) of rest
between pairings, where an international flight pal ring is
involved, and the amount of rest deferred between the first
and second pairings will be added to the full legal rest
following the second pairing, unless
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prevented by FAA rest requirements.
(3) On line fifty (50) of the bid input format there will be
options available to Flight Attendants to elect either to
waive or defer, to no less than 12:00 hours, their required
legal rest following an international flight pairing (or
following a domestic flight pairing prior to an
international flight pairing). These options are available
to bid line holders only. When the Flight Attendant
indicates a "yes" in both boxes, the waiver of rest will
apply to that bid month. A Flight Attendant opting for the
deferral of rest, must have full legal rest plus the
deferred rest from the first trip in the pair following the
second trip of the Back-to-Back pair. If the Flight
Attendant does not indicate "yes" in the waive or defer box
and is not awarded a Back-to-Back sequence, such Flight
Attendant shall always require full legal rest following an
international flight pairing, unless he/she exercises the
automatic waive option by trade/self-balance/ETO.
(4) The Company may, with timely concurrence of the System
Scheduling Committee, publish international sequences in the
bid package with Back-to-Back flying at each domicile and
satellite. No domestic trips may be sequenced in the bid
package with international trips. Back-to-Back pairings in
sequences must depart on consecutive calendar days and be
scheduled to have no less than 20:00 hours rest between the
two pal rings. The awarding of a sequence with Back-to-Back
flying results in an automatic deferral of rest for the
entire bid month. Flight Attendants who are awarded Back-to-
Back trips as part of a published sequence may not decline
such trips and, subject to the election on line fifty (50)
of the bid sheet to waive and/or defer rest, will be deemed
to have agreed to waive or defer rest, as appropriate, in
accordance with paragraph (G)(2) above. Once having
indicated "yes" in the waiver box the waiver shall only be
used in actual operation and shall have priority over the
automatic deferral.
(5) A Flight Attendant desiring "Back-to-Back" flying in a
relief/open time sequence must bid the COREL option code "K-
K" in his/her specific COREL preferences. In order to defer
rest in the construction of relief open time awards, the
Flight attendant must indicate "yes" in the defer box for
bid preferences. Indicating "no" in the defer box when the
"K-K" option is requested could result in consecutive day
flying, but would require full legal rest between trips. In
the construction of relief/open time sequences the waiver of
rest cannot be used; however, if the Flight Attendant
indicates "yes" in the waive box the waiver shall, in actual
operation, have priority over the automatic deferral.
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(6) If the Flight Attendant has elected "no" in both the waive
and defer box such Flight Attendant may exercise a trip-by-
trip waiver of the rest through trading, self-balance and
ETO in association with international flying. An automatic
waiver of rest shall occur when a Flight Attendant's trade,
self-balance or ETO results in less than the required legal
rest. In no event will a Flight Attendant's rest be less
than twelve (12:00) hours, or as required by FAA minimum
rest.
(7) The Back-to-Back option transition from one month to the
next shall always be governed by the bid award and/or waive
or defer preferences of the new bid month. This applies to
both bid line holders and reserves.
(8) Rest associated with international "Back-to-Back" flying to
be taken prior to the first trip in the new bid month shall
be waived, if necessary, when the Flight Attendant indicates
"yes" in the waive box and is a bid line holder in the new
month. Rest associated with international "Back-to-Back"
flying to be taken prior to the first trip in the new bid
month shall be deferred, if necessary, when the Flight
Attendant indicates "yes" in the defer box, "no" in the
waive box and is a bid line holder in the new month. This
would apply even if the Flight Attendant was a reserve in
the old bid month. Reserve Flight Attendants will receive a
minimum of 24:00 hours rest after an international trip
preceding their next reserve assignment.
(9) Rest associated with international flying to be taken prior
to the first trip in the new bid month must be full legal
rest as required under Articles 6(R) and (U) of this
Agreement if the Flight Attendant has placed "no" in the
waive box, "no" in the defer box, has not been awarded a
published "Back-to-Back" sequence, or is a reserve in the
new bid month.
(10) Flight Attendants who fly Back-to-Back trips and suffer a
loss of flight time shall be subject to balance in
accordance with Article 6(Z) or Article 18(D)(7), as
applicable.
(11) A Flight Attendant who has exercised any option that results
in waived or deferred rest in her/his sequence and suffers a
loss of time may be balanced on the same calendar days in
the same manner as the Back-to-Back option in effect for the
affected pairings in accordance with Article 6(Z). A Flight
Attendant who elects to waive rest may be balanced to no
less than twelve (12:00) hours, or rest as required by FAA
minimums, between trips. A Flight Attendant who elects to
defer rest may be balanced to no less than twenty (20:00)
hours between trips. In cases where the Flight Attendant has
indicated "yes" in both the waive and defer boxes on line
fifty (50) of the bid input format, the waive option shall
take precedence over the option to defer. The day/number of
waivers/deferrals need not be identical to the
ARTICLE 18 / Page 43
day/number of waivers/deferrals affected.
(12) Flight Attendants who are scheduled to receive full legal
rest between trips, and later incur pairing changes which
result in less than full legal rest between trips, would
normally be removed from their next scheduled trip as the
result of not receiving full legal rest. However. if the
Flight Attendant indicated "yes" in the waive box or defer
box on line fifty (50) of her/his bid preferences, that
option will be used to determine her/his required legal
rest.
The following chart indicates the rest and balancing
requirements. on a scheduled basis, as determined by a
Flight Attendant's election on the bid input format to waive
and/or defer rest:
XXX 0 XXX 0
WAIVE DEFER REST
----- ----- ----
A. IF - NO NO Full legal rest after every flight.
B. IF - NO YES Defer international rest down to
12:00 hours to be taken after second
trip of "back-to-back" pair. Company
may defer only a maximum of 4:00
hours down to 20:00 for balancing
purposes.
C. IF - YES NO Waiver of rest down to 12:00 - no
deferral of rest. Company may also
waive rest down to no less than
12:00 hours for balancing purposes.
D. IF - YES YES Waiver of rest down to 12:00 hours
no deferral of rest. Company may
also waive rest down to no less than
12:00 hours for balancing purposes.
(Same as "C") Waive option takes
precedence over defer option.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 44
EXAMPLES OF BACK-TO-BACK FLYING
TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL TRIP SCHEDULED REST ACTUAL REST
1. Bid Flight Attendant trades/ Scheduled rest following the If the actual rest is less
self-balances/ETOs into an international trip is equal than 24:00 but 12:00 or
international or domestic trip to or greater than 12:00 but greater, the second trip
such that an international less than 24:00 at the time remains in the line. If
trip precedes a domestic or of the MTD/OTD/SBL/ETO the actual rest following
international trip. and the second trip the international trip is
departs no later than the less than 12:00, the
next calendar day. This second trip is removed
establishes an automatic from the line. Flight
waiver down to 12:00 hours. Attendant becomes subject
to balance on the same days
as originally scheduled for
the second trip.
2. Bid Flight Attendant who has Scheduled rest following the If the actual rest following
not elected to defer or waive international trip must be the international trip is
rest and who has not been 24:00 or greater. less than 24:00, the second
awarded a back-to-back trip is removed from the line.
sequence is balanced on an Flight Attendant becomes subject
international or domestic trip to balance on the same days
which follows an international as originally scheduled for
trip; or is balanced on an the second trip.
international trip that precedes
a previously scheduled
international or domestic trip.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 45
TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL TRIP SCHEDULED REST ACTUAL REST
3. Bid Flight Attendant who has Scheduled rest following If the actual rest is less
elected to defer rest or who the international trip than 24:00 but 12:00 or greater,
has been awarded a published is 20:00 or greater. that portion of the rest not
back-to-back sequence and has taken between the first and
elected not to waive rest, is second pairing is deferred
balanced on an international of until after the second trip;
domestic trip which follows an the second trip remains in
international trip; or is the line. If the actual rest
balanced on an international following the international
trip which precedes a previously trip is less than 12:00, the
scheduled international or second trip is removed from
domestic trip. the line. Flight Attendant becomes
subject to balance on the same
days as originally scheduled for
the second trip.
4. Reserve Flight Attendant is Scheduled rest following the If the actual rest
assigned an international or international trip must be following the international
domestic trip which follows 24:00 or greater. trip is less than 24:00,
an international trip. the second trip is removed
from the line. Normal
reserve assignment
provisions will apply.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 46
TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL TRIP SCHEDULED REST ACTUAL REST
5. Flight Attendant who is Scheduled rest following If the actual rest following
awarded a relief run containing international trip must the international trip is
an international or domestic be 24:00 or greater. less than 24:00, the second
trip following an international trip is removed from the line.
trip but who did not elect on Flight Attendant becomes
the monthly bid sheet a subject to balance on the
preference to waive or defer same days as originally
rest. scheduled for the second trip.
6. Flight Attendant who is awarded Scheduled rest following If the actual rest is less than
a relief run containing an the international trip 24:00 but 12:00 or greater,
international ordomestic trip must be 20:00 or greater. that portion of the rest not
following an international trip taken between the first and
and who elected on the monthly second pairing is deferred
bid sheet a preference to defer until after the second trip;
rest and did not elect to waive the second trip remains in the
rest. line. If the actual rest following
the international trip is less than
12:00, the second trip is removed
from the line. Flight Attendant
becomes subject to balance on the
same days as originally scheduled
for the second trip.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 47
TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL TRIP SCHEDULED REST ACTUAL REST
7. Flight Attendant who is awarded Scheduled rest following If the actual rest following
an international sequence which each international trip the international trip is
contains trips not leaving the must be 24:00 or greater. less than 24:00, the second
next calendar day; and the trip is removed from the line.
Flight Attendant did not elect Flight Attendant becomes subject
to waive or defer rest. to balance on the same days
as originally scheduled for the
second trip.
8. Bid Flight Attendant who has Scheduled rest following If the actual rest following
elected to waive rest is the international trip the international trip is
balanced on an international must be 12:00 or greater. less than 12:00, the second
or domestic trip which follows trip is removed from the line.
an international trip; or is Flight Attendant becomes subject
balanced on an international to balance on the same days
trip which precedes a previously as originally scheduled for
scheduled international or the second trip.
domestic trip.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 48
(H) Trip Hours Formula Pro-ration Charts
Pro-ration Chart for Trip Hours Formula 1:4:00
Trip Hours of Trip Hours of
Hours Credit Hours Credit
:01 176:00 44:00
Thru 4:00 180:00 45:00
16:00 184:00 46:00
20:00 5:00 188:00 47:00
24:00 6:00 192:00 48:00
28:00 7:00 196:00 49:00
32:00 8:00 200:00 50:00
36:00 9:00 204:00 51:00
40:00 10:00 208:00 52:00
44:00 11:00 212:00 53:00
48:00 12:00 216:00 54:00
52:00 13:00 220:00 55:00
56:00 14:00 224:00 56:00
60:00 15:00 228:00 57:00
64:00 16:00 232:00 58:00
68:00 17:00 236:00 59:00
72:00 18:00 240:00 60:00
76:00 19:00 244:00 61:00
80:00 20:00 248:00 62:00
84:00 21:00 252:00 63:00
88:00 22:00 256:00 64:00
92:00 23:00 260:00 65:00
96:00 24:00 264:00 66:00
100:00 25:00 268:00 67:00
104:00 26:00 272:00 68:00
108:00 27:00 276:00 69:00
112:00 28:00 280:00 70:00
116:00 29:00 284:00 71:00
120:00 30:00 288:00 72:00
124:00 31:00 292:00 73:00
128:00 32:00 296:00 74:00
132:00 33:00 300:00 75:00
136:00 34:00 304:00 76:00
140:00 35:00 308:00 77:00
144:00 36:00 312:00 78:00
148:00 37:00 316:00 79:00
152:00 38:00 320:00 80:00
156:00 39:00 324:00 81:00
160:00 40:00 328:00 82:00
164:00 41:00 332:00 83:00
168:00 42:00 336:00 84:00
172:00 43:00 340:00 85:00
ARTICLE 18 / Page 49
Credit for Minutes Over 16:00 Hours
Trip Hours Credit Trip Hours Credit
:01 :00 1:58-2:01 :30
:02- :05 :01 2:02-2:05 :31
:06- :09 :02 2:06-2:09 :32
:10- :13 :03 2:10-2:13 :33
:14- :17 :04 2:14-2:17 :34
:18- :21 :05 2:18-2:21 :35
:22- :25 :06 2:22-2:25 :36
:26- :29 :07 2:26-2:29 :37
:30- :33 :08 2:30-2:33 :38
:34- :37 :09 2:34-2:37 :39
:38- :41 :10 2:38-2:41 :40
:42- :45 :11 2:42-2:45 :41
:46- :49 :12 2:46-2:49 :42
:50- :53 :13 2:50-2:53 :43
:54- :57 :14 2:54-2:57 :44
:58-:1:01 :15 2:58-3:01 :45
1:02-1:05 :16 3:02-3:05 :46
1:06-1:09 :17 3:06-3:09 :47
1:10-1:13 :18 3:10-3:13 :48
1:14-1:17 :19 3:14-3:17 :49
1:18-1:21 :20 3:18-3:21 :50
1:22-1:25 :21 3:22-3:25 :51
1:26-1:29 :22 3:26-3:29 :52
1:30-1:33 :23 3:30-3:33 :53
1:34-1:37 :24 3:34-3:37 :54
1:38-1:41 :25 3:38-3:41 :55
1:42-1:45 :26 3:42-3:45 :56
1:46-1:49 :27 3:46-3:49 :57
1:50-1:53 :28 3:50-3:53 :58
1:54-1:57 :29 3:54-3:57 :59
3:58-4:00 1:00
In the computation of the "Trip Hours" formula, pay credit
generated by same shall be computed as an extension of the final
portion of the last leg flown as an operating Flight Attendant.
ARTICLE 18 / Page 50
ARTICLE 19
PERSONNEL FILE
(A) A personnel file shall be maintained for each employee in the
employ of the Company, containing all records and reports,
including electronic ("IER") file/reports, involving said
employee. All records and reports shall be opened for inspection
by the flight attendant or the flight attendant's specifically
authorized Union representative upon appointment during normal
business hours. For hearing and investigative purposes, a flight
attendant's file shall on request be made available to the flight
attendant or her/his specifically authorized Union representative
upon appointment during normal business hours.
(B) Passenger Complaint Letters
(1) A passenger complaint letter shall not be placed in a flight
attendant's personnel file unless:
(a) The flight attendant is clearly identified in the
letter.
(b) The alleged misconduct or disservice was something
over which the flight attendant had control.
(c) The letter is reviewed with the flight attendant and
she/he is afforded the opportunity to add her/his
comments to the letter.
(d) The name of the person writing such a report or letter
is clearly identified to the Company. The Company
will provide a copy of the letter of complaint to the
affected flight attendant after deleting the
identification of the sender.
(2) All passenger complaint letters will be removed at the first
opportunity from the employee's file after a period of
twelve (12) months of active service from the date of the
receipt, provided there has been no other infractions during
that period. The letters shall be removed at the flight
attendant's request. In the event other passenger complaint
letters are received at any time during the said twelve (12)
months, the letter will be retained for an additional twelve
(12) months, after which time the documents shall be removed
from the flight attendant's file upon request.
ARTICLE 19 / Page 1
(C) Disciplinary Documents.
(1) Documents two (2) years or older reflecting discipline or
reprimand will not be considered by the Company in assessing
discipline nor will they be introduced in support of such
action. The Company will consider any disciplinary action
taken against a flight attendant as cleared from her/his
record after a two (2) year period of active service.
(2) A flight attendant may attach comments to any disciplinary
document that is placed in her/his file.
(3) Such documents upon the flight attendant's request shall be
removed from her/his file after the expiration of the two
(2) year period. Any such document removed from the flight
attendant's file will be date-stamped to reflect removal
from the personnel file, placement in the corporate file,
and shall not be used for the purpose of assessing
discipline.
(4) The flight attendant's record including notations may be
cleared earlier, when, in the judgment of the Company,
her/his performance warrants such action.
(D) Non-Disciplinary Documents. As provided in Article 16(H), the
Company shall have the right to make a notation in the flight
attendant personnel file indicating that such discussion was held.
A copy of such notation shall be provided to the flight attendant.
In no event shall such notation or discussion be used by the
Company in assessing discipline, except as to indicate prior
counseling relating to the same subject matter. Any notations
shall be subject to removal by the flight attendant as provided in
Paragraph (C).
(E) Inflight observation reports shall be removed from the flight
attendant's personnel file after two (2) years of active service
from date of issuance upon request from the flight attendant. A
flight attendant may attach comments to any observation reports
placed in her/his file.
(F) Any matters contained in a flight attendant "IER" file/report
shall, as appropriate, be subject to the same terms and conditions
contained in Paragraphs (B) and (C) above.
(G) For definitional purposes, active service shall exclude any period
of time while on furlough or leave of absence which may be
granted to the flight attendant.
ARTICLE 19 / Page 2
ARTICLE 20
GENERAL
(A) COPIES OF AGREEMENT
Within sixty (60) days of signing this Agreement, the Company will
provide each employee with a copy, printed and bound in a pocket-
sized booklet which shall include Letters of Understanding,
Amendments, or Addenda to the Agreement. Any Amendments to the
Agreement completed subsequently shall be printed in similar
format and distributed by the Company to each employee for
inclusion in the Agreement within sixty (60) days of signing of
such Amendments. The Agreement will have the complete title of
the organization on the cover, will contain an appropriate
printer's union logo, will contain an index of materials contained
herein, including letters and examples of Back-to-Back Flying.
(B) ORDERS IN WRITING
All orders to Flight Attendants involving a change in Domiciles,
promotions, demotions, furloughs, and leaves of absence shall be
stated in writing, except that when time does not permit,
assignments of Flight Attendants shall not require a written
order. Such assignments shall be confirmed later in writing.
(C) FLIGHT ATTENDANT RESPONSIBILITY
Flight Attendants have a responsibility to exercise reasonable
prudence in safeguarding Company property entrusted to them,
including money, however, Flight Attendants are not guarantors and
where circumstances indicate there is a loss despite the exercise
of reasonable prudence the Flight Attendant will not be held
liable.
(D) OTHER BENEFITS
(1) In the event that flying on International Operations shall
cause an increase in premium for personal life insurance
policies carried by an employee hereunder, the Company will,
upon prompt submission of proof, reimburse such employee for
such increased premium.
(2) Any Flight Attendant who while engaged in Company business
becomes missing, interned, or held as a hostage shall be
entitled to monthly compensation as provided below, until
released from such internment or hostage or, if missing,
until death is established in fact or is presumed in
accordance with this rule. Such monthly compensation shall
be equal to the rate being paid to such employee at the time
she or he becomes missing, interned, or held as hostage.
Said monthly compensation will be paid to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries
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designated by said employee and filed with the Company. If
the whereabouts or existence of an employee is not
reasonably ascertained or established within twenty-four
(24) months of disappearance, she or he shall be presumed to
be dead.
(3) Where obvious inequalities in the cost of living between
stations outside the United States are such as to constitute
a marked difference in the monthly income of Flight
Attendants of equal pay status after fixed and continuing
expenses have been deducted, the Company shall adjust the
inequalities by means of a station allowance to cover cost
of living differential which shall not be less than the cost
of living differential paid to any other Company flight crew
member stationed at the same domicile.
(4) If the Flight Attendant is injured or becomes ill while at a
layover station, the Flight Attendant will continue to
receive normal trip expenses until return to Domicile or
Satellite or upon arrival of the regularly scheduled
turnaround flight, whichever is earlier.
If the Flight Attendant is unable to return to Domicile or
Satellite as normally scheduled, reasonable actual expenses,
as determined by the Flight Attendant's Regional General
Manager, will be paid for the period beyond that which is
covered by trip expenses outlined above. Expenses of this
nature include room (if not at a contract hotel), meals,
telephone, transportation to and from the airport and
transportation associated with required medical attention.
Such expenses are to be reported on form G-118 by the Flight
Attendant for approval by the supervisor. In the event the
Flight Attendant is hospitalized away from Domicile or
Satellite, reasonable actual expenses will not include rooms
or meals. Under exceptional circumstances wherein a Flight
Attendant is unable, by reason of illness, to visit a
physician and one is summoned, payment for these services
will be reimbursed under the provisions of Article 4(C)(1)
of the TWA-IAM Working Agreement. Any employee who
becomes sick or injured as a result of having been outside
the United States on Company business, due to causes related
to his/her occupation or to the living and health conditions
peculiar to the countries in which she or he performed
services, shall be properly hospitalized at Company expense.
If the sickness or injury necessitates treatment or
convalescence in the United States, such employee shall be
returned by the Company to the United States in a passenger
seat, positive space. This provision shall apply to
recurrences of the same sickness or injury so long as the
Flight Attendant remains an employee of the Company.
ARTICLE 20 / Page 2
(E) OTHER EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY
Flight Attendants will be given consideration in other types of
employment with the Company if, in the opinion of the Company,
they are properly qualified for such positions.
(F) CUSTOMER SERVICE PANEL
The Vice President In-Flight Services and the President-Directing
Chairman or designated IAM District 142 representative are
mutually committed to the consistent delivery of TWA's In-Flight
Service product in accordance with TWA's Customer Service
Standards. A panel, to be known as the "Customer Service Panel"
co-chaired by the Vice President In-Flight Services and the
President-Directing Chairman designated IAM District 142
representative, or their designees, will meet on a quarterly basis
to review the appropriateness of the Company's handling of in-
flight performance feedback.
(G) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY TO IAM
TWA shall provide prospectively (and retroactively where
indicated) the following documents and reports to IAM so long as
these documents and reports continue to be prepared. In the event
that TWA ceases to prepare such documents but continues to
maintain the information contained therein, TWA shall provide the
information in whatever form or format it deems convenient.
Nothing contained herein shall require TWA to prepare reports or
maintain information of any kind.
(1) JXCAF Microfiche
(2) Transfer Request List
(3) Transfer Message
(4) Furlough, Recall and Displacement Notices
(5) Bid Results (Alphabetical, Seniority and Run order)
(6) PTO/Leaves
(7) Other Documents. All documents specifically addressed in the
settlement dated September 9, 1985, in the Central Crew
Schedule Lawsuit will be furnished as required.
(8) Dues Notices Should an arbitration arise out of the
application of Article 24, the Company shall furnish to XXX
Xxxxxxxx 000 and Local Lodge 1997 no later than seven (7)
days prior to the arbitration, its file copy and return
receipt green card from the letter of notification to the
affected individual.
(9) TWA will provide the IAM with hardware (CRT, Terminal,
Printer) and software (CAMS, PARS, DRS access, and PROFS
access) which will be used to assist the IAM in providing
service and representation to its members. Such access will
be provided no later than November 1, 1994, and will
include, but not be limited to: i) all information
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currently available to Flight Attendants via Company
CRT/Home Access; and ii) the following codes:
CAMS INQUIRIES
JXCAF = F/A Monthly Schedules (Unsuppressed & Suppressed)
JXSKF = Sick Leave Bank
JXQIF = (SPV, IER, FAQ)
JXMHF = Category Change History
JXCIF = Pairing History
JXSHF = Sequence History
JXHAF = Lost Time History
JXTIF = Transfer Requests on File
JXRVF = Reserve List
JXSLF = Stand-by List
JXOPF = Open Time Flights (All)
JXEIF = Block Time History Inquiry
JXFSF = Flight Staffing (Unrestricted)
JXTW = Training History
DRS
G/IFS/SUM = IFS Summary
G/APS/TVL/RRT = Reduced Rate Information
G/IFS/JIA (TIA) = Central Crew Scheduling - Pages
G/IFS/TRN/P04 = In-Flight Training Course Codes
GM/OPS/CRW = Mask to Operations Planning
Special Operations Mask to Central Crew Scheduling/Operations
Planning from IAM
Access to PROFS for all IAM Representatives
Access to MOBIUS for six (6) grievance representatives as designated by
District Lodge 142
PARS
4L*F#/DAMON STA = S.P.I.L.
WPDF#/DAMON STA = POST DEPARTURE LOAD
TWA will provide such other computerized data as may be required
pursuant to the Central Scheduling lawsuit settlement. In addition,
the IAM shall be provided such other information necessary to the
Union in its participative, joint decision making role.
(H) RAILWAY LABOR ACT
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or deny any
Flight Attendant hereunder any rights or privileges to which he or
she may be entitled under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act,
as amended.
ARTICLE 20 / Page 4
(I) MISCELLANEOUS
(1) The Company shall provide and make available at each
Domicile a bulletin board to be used exclusively by the
Union. The board shall be similar in size and construction
to boards provided other associations or unions at that
base. All notices posted on this board shall be signed or
initialed by a duly authorized representative of the Union.
The Union may make Bulletin Boards available at Satellite
Locations. These Bulletin Boards will be supplied and paid
for by IAM and will be for their exclusive use.
(2) The Company shall furnish the Union upon request the
printed list of current addresses of employees.
(3) The Company shall also furnish a computer diskette to the
Union regarding Article 24 payroll deductions for Union Dues
check-off.
(4) Official Union bulletins, newsletters, notices, etc., may be
distributed in employees' mail boxes if they have been
approved for such distribution by the Vice-President - In-
Flight Services or his/her designee.
(5) When a Flight Attendant receives an overpayment from the
Company, the Flight Attendant shall have the option of
repaying such overpayment in a lump sum or at the rate of
$50 per biweekly paycheck. This shall not apply in cases of
terminating employees, Flight Attendants taking leaves of
absence or any overpayment resulting from the terms of the
Enhanced trip Option provisions under Article 6.
(6) Commencing with the effective date of this Agreement, TWA
will provide, on a monthly basis, a list of the names and
payroll numbers of Flight Attendants who were tested and the
dates of testing. Upon specific request from IAM in each
instance TWA will thereafter provide the IAM with a copy of
TWA Employee Drug/Alcohol Test Notification/Verification
form for the applicable Flight Attendant who has been tested
as outlined in Article 6(Y).
(7) There shall be no unlawful discrimination against employees
covered by this Agreement because of race, sex, religion,
sexual orientation, creed, age, color, handicap or
disability, or national origin, veteran status including
veteran, Vietnam era veteran or special disabled veteran
status. Neither the Company nor the Union will condone acts
of sexual harassment. The Company agrees not to unlawfully
discriminate against any employee because of Union
membership or activity and the Union agrees not to
unlawfully discriminate against any employee based on non-
membership in the Union. This paragraph
ARTICLE 20 / Page 5
reaffirms the longstanding mutual practice of both parties
to this Agreement.
(8) Effective January 1, 2000, at the Flight Attendant's option,
the Company shall provide direct deposit of all pay and
expense checks, by electronic transfer, to the bank or
financial institution of the Flight Attendant's choice. If
the Flight Attendant utilizes the electronic direct deposit,
his/her paycheck stub will be available at his/her domicile
or the Flight Attendant may provide a self-addressed stamped
envelope of appropriate size with the domicile
administration for the purpose of mailing his/her paycheck
stub.
ARTICLE 20 / Page 6
ARTICLE 21
RETIREMENT
(A) Unless alternate dates are specified below, the Company has
amended the Retirement Plan for Flight Attendants effective as of
March 7, 1986, and as further effective January 8, 1993, and
September 22, 1994. Except as specifically amended hereunder, all
provisions of the Retirement Plan for Flight Attendants as amended
and in effect August 1, 1981, shall remain in full force and
effect.
(1) Early Retirement
A Member who retires early on or after the attainment of age
forty-five (45) shall be entitled to receive, at his/her
election, either:
(a) A retirement income commencing on his/her normal
retirement date in an amount calculated under the
provisions of Article (B)(5) below for normal
retirement but on the basis of his/her Continuous
Employment up to such early retirement; or
(b) Effective March 7, 1986, a retirement income
commencing on the first of any earlier month equal to
the retirement income described in (a) above reduced
by 5/12% for each month by which the commencement date
precedes age 60. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
retirement income of any Member who commences the
receipt of early retirement income hereunder
subsequent to March 7, 1986, shall be based on the
greater of:
1) the Member's accrued benefit as of March 6,
1986, reduced by 4/12% for each month by which
the commencement date precedes age 60; or
2) the Member's accrued benefit as of the date
benefits commence, reduced by 5/12% for each
month by which the commencement date precedes
age 60.
(2) Lump Sum Distribution
Effective March 7, 1986, the monthly benefit will be reduced
by five per cent (5%) for each year by which the termination
date precedes age sixty (60), with the lump sum actuarial
adjustments computed on the basis of two per cent (2%) over
the prevailing interest rate of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, but not higher than the highest percentage
permitted by law.
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NOTE: As a result of the change in the reduction factor from
four per cent (4%) to five per cent (5%), a Flight Attendant
will receive the greater of:
(a) A lump sum calculated by reducing the monthly benefit
accrued prior to March 7, 1986, by four per cent (4%)
for each year by which the termination date precedes
age sixty (60); or
(b) A lump sum calculated by reducing the monthly benefit
accrued during the employee's total continuous service
by five per cent (5%) for each year by which the
termination date precedes age sixty (60).
(3) Lump Sum Notice
Effective September 1, 1992, the requirement for a six-month
notice of election in order to receive a lump sum
distribution is eliminated.
(4) Freeze of Benefit Accruals
The Retirement Plan for Flight Attendants of Trans World
Airlines, Inc. has been amended to freeze future benefit
accruals after December 31, 1992. Earnings after December
31, 1992, will not be taken into account in computing
benefits under the Plan. No person who is not a Plan Member
or former Member on December 31, 1992, shall become a Member
on or after January 1, 1993.
(5) Defined Benefit Plan
(a) If the IAM elects to have a spin-off of its portion
(The Retirement Plan For Flight Attendants of Trans
World Airlines, Inc.) of the Employee's Plan, and such
spin-off occurs, then TWA shall not object to the
selection by the IAM of a person or entity to act as
the benefits administrator for the spun-off IAM
portion unless and until that Plan is terminated or
transferred to the control of the PBGC.
(b) The spin-off shall comply with the provisions of the
Comprehensive Settlement Agreement providing for such
a spin-off. The actuarial assumptions for such spin-
off shall be determined by the Plan's actuary and
approved by the IAM and PICHIN Corp. Nothing herein
shall narrow or otherwise limit the rights of the
Company or the IAM to legally challenge those
assumptions on the basis that they are detrimental to
the xXX or non-contract employees.
(c) If a Triggering Event occurs and if the IAM does not
elect to have its plan spun off, the Company and the
IAM shall
ARTICLE 21 / Page 2
select a person or an entity reasonably agreeable to
both parties and use their respective best efforts to
cause such entity to act as a benefits administrator
for the Employee's Plan until that Plan is terminated
and transferred to the control of the PBGC.
(6) Retirement Savings Plan [401(k)]
Effective November 1, 1988, the Trust Plan for Pursers of
Trans World Airlines, Inc. has been amended and restated to
include a 401(k) feature available to all TWA Flight
Attendants and has been renamed "The Retirement Savings Plan
for Flight Attendants of Trans World Airlines, Inc." Company
contributions for recognized service under the former
Pursers' Plan continue under the restated Plan for Flight
Service Managers who qualify under the plan eligibility
standards. Effective September 1, 1992, but subject to the
provisions of Article 21(C), TWA will include and extend
payment of Company contributions to Flight Service Managers
on both the International and Domestic operations.
(B) Summary of Retirement Plan
The Summary of your Plan and your Rights as a Plan Participant as
required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
appears in the TWA booklet entitled, "Your TWA Retirement Plan for
Flight Attendants" as amended and in effect on August 1, 1981; and
further amended effective January 1, 1986; and as further amended
March 7, 1986; and as further amended effective January 8, 1993.
(1) Type of Plan: Fixed
(2) Participants:
Flight Attendant Employees who have met the eligibility
requirements specified in the Plan.
(3) Participant Eligibility:
Notwithstanding paragraph (A)(4) above, all Flight
Attendants in active service who have completed one Year of
Service shall automatically become Members of the Retirement
Plan. Membership shall be effective on the first day of the
month coincident with or next following the completion of
one Year of Service. This provision shall also be applicable
to those Flight Attendants on furlough or authorized leave
of absence upon their return to active service.
(4) Normal Retirement Age: Age sixty (60).
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(5) Normal Benefit Formula:
(a) For participants in the Plan on and after August 1,
1981:
Past Service:
2.0% of gross earnings per month for each year of
Continuous Employment from date of hire to July 31,
1981, less any unpaid absences. Gross earnings are the
average monthly earnings for calendar years 1979,
1980, 1981. Average monthly earnings will be
determined by dividing the total earnings as a Flight
Attendant for the calendar years 1979, 1980 and 1981
by the total number of months of active service as a
Flight Attendant during these years. ("Months of
active service" will be determined by dividing the
total number of days of active service as a Flight
Attendant during 1979, 1980 and 1981 by 30.44, which
is the average number of days per month during this
period.)
Flight Attendants who had no earnings during these
years will be credited with the average of the average
monthly earnings for such years of the next most
senior and the next most junior Flight Attendants who
had earnings in the same category and same division on
the System Seniority List on January 1, 1982.
Future Service:
For service on and after August 1, 1981 or the actual
date the Employee becomes a Member of the Plan if
subsequent to August 1, 1981, an annual benefit equal
to 2% of each year's gross earnings after that date.
(b) Participants in the Plan prior to August 1, 1981 will
receive the greater of (i) the benefit described above
or (ii) the benefit accrued through July 31, 1981
under the prior Plan.
Temporary Annuity Supplement:
A temporary annuity will be provided to Flight
Attendants, while alive, who are receiving normal,
early or disability retirement income and who have
accumulated ten (10) or more years of credited Plan
participation, equal to 50% of a normal, early or
disability retiree's pension on a life annuity basis
to a maximum of $250 per month to be paid only from
age 60 to age 62 or the earliest age at which non-
disability social security benefits become available.
Such temporary annuity supplement will not be subject
to early retirement reduction factors or a joint and
survivor or other option
ARTICLE 21 / Page 4
elections; nor shall it be included in the
determination of any lump sum settlements; nor shall
it be applicable to vested terminations.
(6) Lump Sum Distribution
Age forty-five (45); lump sum benefit reduced according to
Plan provisions for each year by which the termination date
precedes age sixty (60), with actuarial adjustments as
provided in the Plan.
(7) Disability Retirement:
Ten (10) years of Company service: benefit equal to accrued
pension to date of disability retirement.
(8) Normal Form of Benefit:
If unmarried, life annuity; if married, fifty percent (50%)
Automatic Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity actuarially
reduced, unless employee opts out.
(9) Contingent Annuitant Option:
(a) Members may elect a joint annuitant not less than six
(6) months prior to commencement of benefits.
(b) For married participants who retire subsequent to
January 1, 1976, an actuarially equivalent fifty
percent (50%) joint and surviving spouse pension will
be provided unless the participant has, with proper
notice, elected another available option.
(10) Optional Forms of Benefits:
Joint annuities above fifty percent (50%); level income,
lump sum.
(11) Vesting in Pension Accrued to Date:
A participant will become one hundred percent (100%) vested
in the pension accrued to date, upon completion of ten (10)
or more years of continuous service with the Company, (with
due consideration for Breaks in Service or reinstatement of
service prior to a Break in Service, to the extent permitted
under ERISA). Effective January 1, 1989, A participant will
become one hundred percent (100%) vested in the pension
accrued to date, upon completion of five (5) or more
ARTICLE 21 / Page 5
years of continuous service with the Company, (with due
consideration for Breaks in Service or reinstatement of
service prior to a Break in Service, to the extent permitted
under ERISA).
(12) Employee Contributions:
None. The Plan Sponsor will assume the full cost of the
Retirement Plan for Flight Attendants. Consequently, the
Plan will be non-contributory for all Flight Attendants.
(13) Unisex Option Factors:
A single set of factors, equally applicable to male or
female participants, is to be used where the form of pension
is other than a life annuity. This table will reflect the
relative proportion of males versus female participants
currently and in near future, as well as the likely
proportion of each sex on this form of pension.
Representatives of the IAM will have the opportunity to
review these factors.
(C) Retirement Savings Plan for Flight Attendants of Trans World
Airlines, Inc.
(1) Effective November 1, 1988, the Trust Plan for Pursers of
Trans World Airlines, Inc. has been amended and restated to
include a 401(k) feature available to all TWA Flight
Attendants and has been renamed "The Retirement Savings Plan
for Flight Attendants of Trans World Airlines, Inc." Company
contributions for recognized service under the former
Pursers' Plan continue under the restated Plan for Flight
Service Managers who qualify under the plan eligibility
standards. Effective September 1, 1992, TWA will include and
extend payment of Company contributions to Flight Service
Managers on both the International and the Domestic
operations, provided, however that:
(a) The Company 5% contribution to the Retirement
Savings/401(k) Plan accounts of Flight Service
Managers for recognized service pursuant to Exhibit B,
Section B(3)(B) of the Agreement in Principle signed
August 13, 1992, shall continue to be suspended
pursuant to the Agreement in Principle dated August
13, 1992 until the day prior to the amendable date of
this Agreement. Thereafter, Flight Service Managers
shall become eligible to receive contributions for
recognized service under the Plan, which contributions
shall be borne by and distributed from the Company
defined contribution payment required by the
Comprehensive Settlement Agreement dated January 8,
1993, between and among TWA, Labor, PBGC, Unsecured
Creditors' Committee and the Icahn Affiliates.
ARTICLE 21 / Page 6
(b) Payments pursuant to this agreement shall be made
monthly, and the Retirement Savings Plan for Flight
Attendants shall be amended so as to provide for such
monthly contribution to participant accounts.
(2) A vested Plan member upon termination at age forty-five (45)
or later may elect to receive a lump sum of the Accumulation
Units credited to the member's account as of termination
date.
(3) Delivery of Contributions
The contributions required to be made by the Company for the
benefit of IAM members pursuant to the arbitrator's
allocation decision and award, which decision and award
allocated among the four employee groups receiving the
contributions required to be made by the Company pursuant to
Section 15 of the Comprehensive Settlement Agreement of
1993, shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Company and the IAM, be made in accordance with such
arbitration decision and award and paid over to the trustee
for the 401(k) Plan by the Company at the end of the plan
year to which the contributions are attributable. Evidence
of payment by the Company to the trustee will be provided to
the IAM showing the total contribution and confirming that
the percentage is in accordance with the arbitration
decision and award.
(4) Allocation of Employer Contribution for Plan Years beginning
on or after January 1, 1993
Employer Contributions to be allocated for any Plan Year
beginning on or after January 1, 1993, shall be allocated to
the respective Employer Contribution Accounts for each
Eligible Participant. Each Eligible Participant's
Compensation received during the Plan Year while a
Participant shall be weighted by multiplying such
Compensation by the applicable factor set forth in Appendix
A (attached to and made a part of the Plan) based on the
Participant's age as of January 1 of the year following the
Plan year for which such contribution is made. The
allocation of the Employer's Contribution shall be made to
each such Participant on a pro rata basis according to the
ratio that such weighted Compensation for the Eligible
Participant for the Plan Year bears to the weighted
Compensation for all such Eligible Participants for the Plan
Year. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph shall be defined
as in the existing 401(k) Plan).
ARTICLE 21 / Page 7
(5) Cooperation and Study
The Company in its capacity as representative of the non-
contract workers and the IAM shall work together in good
faith to study all material problems in connection with, and
to provide for, administration of all relevant retirement
trusts related to the IAM and/or non-contract workers in
the event of Triggering Events, as defined below. Such study
shall include the possibility of transferring administration
of IAM plans to entities organized by or designated by the
IAM but, in such event, the expense shall continue to be
borne by the Company.
(6) Effect of Triggering Event on 401(k) Plan
(a) "Triggering Event" shall mean liquidation, merger,
petition in bankruptcy, amalgamation, winding up or
other like event affecting the Company or other event
agreed by the Company and the IAM.
(b) If a Triggering Event occurs, the IAM shall have the
option of becoming the plan sponsor/administrator of
the 401(k) Plan, or the IAM may select an entity as
plan sponsor/administrator. The option to become or
select the plan sponsor/administrator shall continue
to be exercisable until final liquidation, merger or
winding up of the Company.
(c) The IAM shall have the option of requesting that the
401(k) Plan and Retirement Savings Plan for the
benefit of non-contract workers be included under a
common sponsor/administrator, provided that such
sponsor/administrator is reasonably acceptable to both
the IAM and the Company. Other TWA Defined
Contribution plans that are not terminated or
transferred to another corporate sponsor may be
transferred and included under the common sponsor/
administrator if the Company and the IAM shall so
agree.
(7) Expense Reimbursement
The Company shall reimburse the IAM for its reasonable out-
of-pocket costs and expenses, including professional fees,
(a) in studying and negotiating the agreement concerning
administration contemplated in Section (5) above and up to
five thousand dollars ($5,000) (b) in amending the IAM ESOP
to reflect the new securities issuable to the IAM in
connection with the restructuring initiated by the Company.
ARTICLE 21 / Page 8
APPENDIX
In accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the amendment to
the 401(k) Plan, an Eligible Participant's Compensation for any
Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1993 for which a
contribution is made shall be multiplied by the applicable factor
set forth below based on such Participant's age as of the
Valuation Date for which the contribution is being made. For
purposes of said Section 2, an Eligible Participant's age is
determined as of the birthday in the calendar year preceding the
Valuation Date for which the contribution is being made. (The
factors set forth below are based on an interest rate of 7.5% and
an assumed retirement age of 60.)
FACTORS
AGE 7.5%
20 & UNDER 0.0554
21 0.0596
22 0.0640
23 0.0688
24 0.0740
25 0.0796
26 0.0855
27 0.0919
28 0.0988
29 0.1063
30 0.1142
31 0.1228
32 0.1320
33 0.1419
34 0.1525
35 0.1640
36 0.1763
37 0.1895
38 0.2037
39 0.2190
40 0.2354
41 0.2531
42 0.2720
43 0.2925
44 0.3144
45 0.3380
46 0.3633
47 0.3906
48 0.4199
49 0.4513
50 0.4852
51 0.5216
52 0.5607
53 0.6028
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54 0.6480
55 0.6966
56 0.7488
57 0.8050
58 0.8653
59 0.9302
60 & OVER 1.0000
ARTICLE 21 / Page 10
ARTICLE 22
INSURANCE BENEFITS
Except as specifically amended hereunder, all provisions of the Summary
Plan Description and Article 22 of the agreement dated November 1, 1994
except as amended by the provisions of the following group benefits,
shall remain in full force and effect:
(A) Group Insurance
(1) Effective November 1, 1994, the Group Medical Benefit Plan
(the "Plan") will be a plan that incorporates a Preferred
Provider Organization ("PPO") and provides two levels of
comprehensive benefits based upon whether the service is
obtained through the PPO network ("In-Network") or outside
the PPO network ("Out-of-Network"). Employees who live in
areas where no PPO network is available are paid in
accordance with the In-Network benefits.
(a) The Group Medical Benefit Plan shall provide for the
following schedule of benefits:
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PLAN FEATURES PPO IN-NETWORK OR PPO OUT-OF-NETWORK
---- -------- NO PPO AVAILABLE ------------------
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Annual Deductible $200 family $600 individual
All members combined $1800 family (3 persons)
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Retiree Deductible $200 family $600 individual
For those retiring after All members combined $1800 family (3 persons)
8/1/99
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Applies to All expenses except for All expenses
office visits, routine physical except Chiropractic
exams, immunizations, in-
hospital confinements, out
patient surgery
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Deductible carryover None None
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Co-Insurance 90%/10% Plan pays 70%/30% after
Plan pays 90% after deductible based on
deductible; but for physician reasonable & customary
visits pays 100% after $10
office co-pay
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Employee co-insurance $1,000 individual/$3,000 $3,000 individual/$9,000
limits per calendar year family plus deductible family plus deductible
($1,000 per individual, ($3,000 per individual,
3 individual at $1,000 3 individual at $3,000 each
each for family) for family)
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Lifetime Maximum Unlimited Unlimited
Benefit
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ARTICLE 22 / Page 1
NOTE: Covered expenses from Out-of-Network providers will be based on
the reasonable and customary fee for that geographical area.
(b) Hospital Expense Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 90% of hospital charges
for room and board, services and supplies, no
deductible. Out-of-Network, the Plan will pay 70% of
hospital charges for room and board, services and
supplies, after the annual deductible has been
satisfied. Covered Expenses under the Medical Plan
shall include in-hospital expenses incurred for
newborn children.
(c) Inpatient Surgical Expense Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 90% of surgeon charges,
after the annual deductible has been satisfied. Out-
of-Network, the Plan will pay 70% of surgeon charges,
after the annual deductible has been satisfied.
(d) Outpatient Surgical Expense Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 90% of hospital and
surgeon charges, no deductible. Out-of-Network, the
Plan will pay 70% of doctors visit charges, after the
annual deductible has been satisfied.
(e) In-Hospital Doctors Visit Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 90% of doctors visit
charges, after the annual deductible has been
satisfied. Out-of-Network, the Plan will pay 70% of
doctors visit charges, after the annual deductible has
been satisfied.
(f) Doctor's Office Visit Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 100% of doctor's office
visit charge, after a $10 co-payment. Out-of-Network,
the Plan will pay 70% of doctor's visit charges, after
the annual deductible has been satisfied.
(g) Chiropractic Care Benefits
Chiropractic benefits will be paid subject to
reasonable and customary charges with no deductible
and will be limited to 20 visits per member per year.
These visits are not subject
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to medical necessity.
(h) Preventive Health Care Benefits
In-Network, after a $10 office visit co-payment, the
Plan will pay for routine physical exams, including
Pap smears and mammograms, not to exceed the
following:
Six (6) visits, including immunizations, up to 1 year
of age; no coverage for immunizations beyond age 1;
One (1) visit per calendar year from ages 1 through 5
years;
One (1) visit every calendar year, age 6 and older.
Effective 8/1/1999, Pap smears, mammograms,
proctosigmoidoscopys and PSA tests will be a covered
expense eligible for submission every calendar year.
No preventive health care benefits are payable Out-of-
Network.
(i) Diagnostic X-ray and Laboratory Expense Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 100% of expenses for
outpatient x-rays and laboratory tests for diagnosis
of an injury, illness or pregnancy, up to $500 per
year for all illnesses and up to $500 for each
accident. Expenses in excess of $500 will be paid at
90% after the annual deductible has been satisfied.
Out-of-Network, the Plan will pay 100% of expenses for
outpatient x-rays and laboratory tests for diagnosis
of an injury, illness or pregnancy, up to $500 per
year for all illness and up to $500 for each accident.
Expenses in excess of $500 will be paid at 70% after
the annual deductible has been satisfied.
(j) Pre-Admission Testing Expense Benefits In-Network,
The Plan will pay 100% of expenses for outpatient
tests ordered by a physician as a planned preliminary
to inpatient admission within four (4) days, no
deductible. Out-of-Network, the Plan will pay 70% of
expenses for outpatient tests ordered by a physician
as a planned preliminary to inpatient admission within
tour (4) days, after the annual deductible has been
satisfied.
(k) Pre-Admission Certification and Continued Stay Review
Pre-Admission Certification and Continued Stay Review
(PAC/CSR) is a process performed through a utilization
review program that is used to certify the medical
necessity and length of any inpatient hospital confinement.
PAC/CSR will be required under the Plan. If Pre-Admission
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Certification is not received four (4) days prior to a
planned admission, a $300 penalty will be assessed.
Hospital charges otherwise payable will be reduced by
50% for any day in excess of the number of days that
have been certified through PAC/CSR. No benefits will
be paid for hospital expenses incurred during a
hospital confinement for which Pre-Admission
Certification was performed but which was not
certified as medically necessary. All eligible
employees should call TWA Special Health Services to
obtain certification for in-patient mental, nervous
and substance abuse confinements.
(l) Second Opinion Surgical Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 100% of reasonable and
customary expenses for a second opinion as to the need
for non-emergency surgery. Out-of-Network, the Plan
will pay 70% of reasonable and customary expenses for
a second opinion as to the need for non-emergency
surgery, after the annual deductible has been
satisfied.
(m) Free-Standing Surgical Facility Expense Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 90% of expenses incurred
in a Free-Standing Surgical Facility. Out-of-Network,
the Plan will pay 70% of expenses incurred in a Free-
Standing Surgical Facility, after the annual
deductible has been satisfied.
(n) Supplemental Accident Expense Benefits
In-Network, the Plan will pay 100% of physician
charges for treatment of an injury during the 90-day
period following an accident, up to a maximum of $300
per calendar year. Physician charges exceeding $300
will be paid at 90% after the annual deductible has
been satisfied. Out-of-Network, the Plan will pay 100%
of physician charges for treatment of an injury during
the 90-day period following an accident, up to a
maximum of $300 per calendar year. Physician charges
exceeding $300 will be paid at 70% after the annual
deductible has been satisfied.
(o) Skilled Nursing Facility Expense Benefit
After the annual deductible has been satisfied, the
Plan will
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pay 80% of Skilled Nursing Facility expenses for room
and board, services and supplies for medical care and
treatment up to 60 days of confinement per calendar
year. Payment for room and board will be based on the
facility's most common semi-private room charge.
(p) Home Health Care Benefits
In-Network, the Medical Plan shall pay 90% of expenses
for up to 60 home health care visits per calendar
year, after $50 of the $200 deductible has been
satisfied. Out-of-Network, the Medical Plan shall pay
70% of expenses for up to 60 home health care visits
per calendar year, after the full deductible has been
satisfied.
(q) Hospice Care Benefits
The Medical Plan shall pay 80% of hospice care
expenses, incurred in a hospice care facility or at
home, after the $200 annual deductible has been
satisfied, up to a maximum lifetime benefit of $10,000
per individual.
(r) Medical Plan Prescription Drug Benefits
The Plan will pay based on hospital affiliation for
prescription drug expenses, after the applicable
family deductible has been satisfied, for drugs
administered in a hospital facility. Employees who
live in an area where there is a pharmacy, but there
is no INTEQ network pharmacy available, will submit
their prescription drug claims for reimbursement at
80% through their third party company authorized
administrator for medical claims.
(B) Prescription Drug Program
Effective November 1, 1994, the Prescription Drug Program will
include the Mail Order Maintenance Drug Plan and an Acute Care
Drug Plan.
(1) The Mail Order Drug Plan provides for the following schedule
of benefits:
(a) $5 co-payment for generic drugs;
(b) $15 co-payment for brand name drugs when generic is
not available;
(c) Co-payment for brand name drugs when generic drug is
available will be $5 plus the difference in generic
and brand
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name ingredient costs;
(d) Initial prescriptions will be limited to 30 days.
Subsequent prescriptions may be filled for up to 90
days.
(2) The Acute Care Drug Plan provides for the following schedule
of benefits:
(a) Employees issued prescription drug cards for use at
participating pharmacies;
(b) All drug prescriptions must be submitted through the
Inteq Drug Plan (Acute and/or Mail Order). However,
drugs dispensed in conjunction with hospital visits
will continue to be processed through Third Party
Administrator; Employees who live in an area where
there is a pharmacy (but there is no Inteq network
pharmacy available, will continue to submit their
prescription drug claims for reimbursement through
their third party company authorized administrator for
medical claims;
(c) Five dollar ($5.00) co-pay for generic drugs or 30%
for brands when no generic substitution is available;
(d) Five dollar ($5.00) co-pay plus the difference in
ingredient cost between brand and generic when generic
substitution is available.
(e) Effective August 1, 1999, there shall be no
deductible. All drug prescriptions will be submitted
through the Inteq Drug Plan. (Acute or Mail Order).
(C) Dental Plan Benefits
The Group Dental Plan effective October 1, 1999 includes a
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) which provides three (3)
levels of comprehensive benefits based upon whether the service is
obtained through the PPO network (In-Network), outside the PPO
network (Out-of-Network), or through a voluntarily elected Dental
Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO) to be effective January 1,
2000. Employees who live in areas where no PPO network is
available are paid in accordance with the In-Network benefits. In-
Network shall
ARTICLE 22 / Page 6
be defined as at least two (2) general practitioners within a ten
(10) mile radius. Features of the Group Dental Plan are as
follows:
DENTAL HMO
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DENTAL BENEFITS PAYABLE DEDUCTIBLE MAXIMUM
SERVICE
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Class I 100% of network fees None None
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Class II 90% of network fees None None
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Class III 80% of network fees None None
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Class IV 60% of network fees None None
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IN-NETWORK (PPO)
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DENTAL BENEFITS DEDUCTIBLE MAXIMUM
SERVICE PAYABLE
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Class I 100% of network None $3000 per calendar
(Preventive) fees year per member
(Oral Exams) inclusive of Class I,
(X-rays) II, III
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Class II 90% of network fees $100 per calendar $3000 per calendar
(Minor year per member year per member
Restorative) inclusive of Class II inclusive of Class I,
(Periodontal) and III II, III
(Fillings)
(Root Canals)
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Class III 60% of network fees $100 per calendar $3000 per calendar
(Major year per member year per member
Restorative) inclusive of Class II inclusive of Class I,
(Crowns) and III II, III
(Bridges)
(Dentures)
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Class IV 50% of network fees $100 per member for $1500 per member
(Orthodontics) life inclusive of Class for life
IV.
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OUT-OF-NETWORK (PPO)
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DENTAL BENEFITS DEDUCTIBLE MAXIMUM
SERVICE PAYABLE
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Class 1 100% of reasonable None $500 per calendar
(Preventive) and customary year per member
(Oral Exams) charges
(X-rays)
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Class II 75% of reasonable None $1250 per calendar
(Minor and customary year per member
Restorative) charges
(Periodontal)
(Fillings)
(Root Canals)
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Class III 50% of reasonable $100 per calendar $1500 per calendar
(Major and customary year per member year per member
Restorative) charges inclusive of Class
(Crowns) III
(Bridges)
Dentures)
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Class IV 50% of reasonable $100 per member for $1500 per member
(Orthodontics) and customary life inclusive of Class for life
charges IV.
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Classes for DHMO same as for PPO
(D) Life Insurance
(1) Basic and Additional Life Insurance
Basic life insurance shall be provided in accordance with
the schedule in paragraph (E)(8) below. Additional life
insurance will be made available to each Flight Attendant as
follows:
(2) Spouse Life Insurance
The Company will provide coverage for spouse in the amount
of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(3) Child Life Insurance
The Company will provide coverage for eligible dependent
children in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500) dollars.
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(E) Group Coverage General
(1) The Company agrees to continue group basic life and
medical/dental coverage for Flight Attendants furloughed for
a period of ninety (90) days from date of furlough. The
insurance coverage shall be that in effect on the date of
furlough.
Flight Attendants can elect, only during this ninety (90)
day period, to purchase this same coverage, as a package, at
the prevailing group rates for an additional twenty-four
(24) months. If elected, this option takes effect on the
ninety-first (91st) day from date of furlough. This coverage
is not renewable if cancelled at any time.
(2) Flight Attendants married to other TWA Employees: In the
event that a Flight Attendant elects family coverage and the
spouse incurs a claim, the spouse's plan will be primary,
making payment first. The Flight Attendant's plan will be
secondary for the spouse, just as it would if the spouse
were employed elsewhere with employee only coverage unless
the spouse's TWA plan provides otherwise. Medical/Dental
benefits will be coordinated between the two plans so that
the two plans may pay up to 100% of incurred covered
expenses, but no more than 100%.
(3) Flight Attendants in need of care for substance abuse or
mental emotional illness shall have access to Special Health
Services whether or not such Flight Attendant is in job
jeopardy.
The Summary of your Plan and your rights as a Plan
participant as required by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 appears in the TWA booklet entitled TWA
Group Benefits for Flight Attendants effective January 1,
1989 and October 1989, and as further effective November 1,
1994, and January 1, 1995.
(F) Outline of Plans
(1) Medical Plan:
(a) Type of Plan: Comprehensive Medical 90/10 (In-
Network); 70/30 Out-of-Network.
(b) Inpatient Hospital Charges In Network is 90%, after
the Out-of-Network deductible 70% of reasonable and
customary charges for semi-private room and board,
services and supplies. Surgeon's and anesthesiologists
fees for surgery performed while an inpatient; and
physician's (other than surgeon's) charges for visits
during hospital confinement (note: if surgery is
performed, any visit on the
ARTICLE 22 / Page 9
day of surgery is excluded); and ambulance.
Pre-admission tests will be covered as an In-Patient
Hospital expense with First Dollar Coverage, 100% of
reasonable and customary charges established by
locale, with no deductible, if performed within four
days of a planned admission. [See 22(A)]) above.]
Hospital bed and board charges incurred between Friday
noon and Sunday noon will not be covered if admitted
to the hospital during that period unless medical care
is administered during that period or the admitting
physician is in attendance.
Hospital Pre-admission Certification and Continued
Stay Review; PAC/CSR Requirements:
Pre-Admission Certification (PAC) and Continued Stay
Review (CSR) refer to the process used to certify the
medical necessity and length of any Hospital
Confinement as a registered bed patient. PAC and CSR
are performed through a utilization review program
directed by Third Party Administrator. PAC should be
requested by the employee or her/his Family Member or
the Employee's Physician for each Inpatient Hospital
admission. CSR should be requested, prior to the end
of the certified length of stay, for continued
inpatient Hospital Confinement.
Expenses incurred for which benefits would otherwise
be paid under this Plan will not include the first
$300 of Hospital charges made for each separate
admission to the Hospital as a registered bed patient
unless PAC is received: (a) prior to the date of
admission; or (b) in the case of an emergency
admission, certification must be made within 48 hours.
The amount otherwise payable under this Plan for the
Hospital charges listed below will be reduced by 50%:
Hospital charges for Bed and Board and necessary
services and supplies, during a Hospital Confinement
for which PAC is performed, which are made for any day
in excess of the number of days certified through PAC
or CSR, even if such charges are determined to be
medically necessary.
ARTICLE 22 / Page 10
No benefits are payable for any Hospital charges made
during any Hospital Confinement as a registered bed
patient: (a) for which PAC was performed; but (b)
which was not certified as medically necessary.
In any case, those expenses incurred for which payment
is excluded by the terms set forth above will not be
considered as expenses incurred for the purpose of any
other part of the medical plan, except for the
"Coordination of Benefits" section.
The Review Organization is an organization with a
staff of Registered Graduate Nurses who perform the
PAC and CSR process in conjunction with consultant
Physicians.
As of July 1, 1988, all Flight Attendants should call
TWA Special Health Services to obtain approval for
inpatient substance abuse and psychiatric admissions.
Admissions for such care which are not pre-certified
by Special Health Services will result in out-of-
pocket costs to the employee, as described above.
(c) Hospital Out-Patient for:
1) Emergency care immediately following an accident.
2) Surgery.
3) Chemotherapy.
(d) Maximum amounts payable:
If a Flight Attendant or one of the Flight Attendant's
Family Members incurs Covered Expenses as the result
of an injury, sickness or pregnancy, payment will be
based on the percentages listed below subject to the
specific benefit maximums.
100% of Covered Expenses for charges made by a
Physician for treatment of an injury during the 90-day
period following the accident, but not more than a
maximum of $300 per calendar year. This benefit is
payable only for treatment of an injury. Charges in
excess of this maximum will be considered under other
Covered Expenses which are subject to the Plan
deductible and payable at 90% In-Network (70% Out-of-
Network);
ARTICLE 22 / Page 11
90% of Covered Expenses for charges made by a Hospital
for outpatient "emergency care" of an injury within 48
hours after the injury is received. Outpatient care in
an out patient facility of an injury for charges will
be covered at 90% of covered expenses for In-Network
services or 70% for Out of Network. after deductible.
This benefit is payable only for treatment of an
injury;
100% of Covered Expenses for charges made by a
Hospital for tests performed as an outpatient ordered
by a Physician as a planned preliminary to admission
within four days;
In-Network, 90% of Covered Expenses (Out-of-Network,
70% after deductible) for charges made by a Hospital
for chemotherapy treatment performed on an outpatient
basis;
In-Network, 90% of Covered Expenses (Out-of-Network,
70% after deductible) for charges made by a Free-
Standing Surgical Facility or the outpatient
department of a Hospital for or in connection with
outpatient surgery;
100% after $10 co-payment for physician office visit
charges.
However:
In-Network, 90% of Covered Expenses (Out-of-Network,
70% after deductible) for charges made by a Physician
for anesthesia or the performance of a surgical
procedure, including post-operative care, if performed
in a Free Standing Surgical Facility, the outpatient
department of a Hospital or a physician's office;
100% of Covered Expenses for charges for outpatient
X-ray examinations and laboratory tests for diagnosis
of an injury, sickness or pregnancy while not confined
in a Hospital, up to $500 for each accident, and $500
for all sicknesses in a calendar year;
Charges in excess of these maximums will be considered
under other Covered Expenses subject to the Plan
deductible;
100% of Covered Expenses for charges made by a
Physician for consultation and charges for X-ray
examinations and laboratory tests in connection with
obtaining a second surgical opinion prior to
performance of a surgical
ARTICLE 22 / Page 12
procedure.
(e) Diagnostic X-Ray and Lab Test: Up to five hundred
dollars ($500) for all illness per calendar year per
individual. Applies only for diagnosing illness, not
preventive. Up to five hundred dollars ($500) per
accident per individual.
(f) Maternity: Covered as any other illness.
(g) Skilled Nursing Facility: 80% after deductible for up
to sixty (60) days confinement per person per calendar
year based on semi-private room rate.
(h) Maximum: Unlimited per individual per lifetime.
Deductible: In-Network, two hundred dollars ($200) per
calendar year per family; (Out-of-Network, six hundred
dollars [$600] per individual/one thousand eight
hundred dollars [$1,800] per family) maximum 3
individuals.
Stop Loss: In-Network after deductible, if an
individual's out-of-pocket Covered Expenses exceed
$1,000 (maximum 3 individuals, $3,000 per family)
or Out-of-Network after deductible of $3,000 per
individual (maximum 3 individuals, $9,000 per family).
The Plan pays 100% of any further Covered Expenses
incurred by that individual in that calendar year.
(i) Mental Illness:
Covered Expenses in connection with Non-Hospital
confined treatment of mental illness or functional
nervous disorder, payment will be made at 80% of
Covered Expenses for charges incurred from a
psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist during
a calendar year. The maximum visits in any one (1)
calendar year will be thirty five (35).
(j) Exclusive Provider Care
The Company shall provide for an "Exclusive Provider"
organization network for mental illness, substance
abuse, and/or psychiatric inpatient care.
1) There will be no change in existing levels for
in-hospital treatment for mental illness and
substance
ARTICLE 22 / Page 13
abuse in Exclusive Provider Facilities.
2) Except as provided in (4)(b) below, in-hospital
treatment for mental illness and substance abuse
in Non-Exclusive Provider Facilities will be
covered at fifty percent (50%) of reasonable and
customary covered charges after deductible.
3) The Company and Union will jointly designate
hospitals or freestanding facilities as
Exclusive Providers for the treatment of mental
illness, functional nervous disorders, alcohol
abuse, or drug abuse on the basis of the quality
of care and competitive cost structures. The
list of Exclusive Providers may be changed by
mutual agreement in order to satisfy these
criteria.
4) (a) The Company and Union will jointly
designate a minimum number of such
facilities in order to provide a
reasonable choice of quality facilities in
a given geographic area while affording
the Company an opportunity to negotiate
significant discounts on provided
services.
(b) For Flight Attendants and their dependents
not residing within one of the twelve
designated regions and requiring inpatient
mental health and/or substance abuse
treatment, TWA will recognize, for the
purpose of reimbursement, charges that do
not exceed the seventy-fifth percentile
for similar services provided within the
same geographic area.
(k) Home Health Care
(l) Coordination of Benefits: YES.
(m) Dependent Definition: Spouse, children to twenty-one
(21) years; students to age twenty-three (23) and
still an employees dependent; mentally or physically
handicapped children to any age, so long as one (1)
parent remains covered under the Plan. However,
coverage for a dependent child will continue through
December 31 of the year in which the child attains age
21 or age 23 if the child is
ARTICLE 22 / Page 14
enrolled as a full-time student.
(n) Financing: Paid by Company.
(o) Furloughed Employees: Coverage continued for ninety
(90) days. May be continued at Flight Attendant's
expense for an additional twenty-four (24) months.
(p) No-Fault Integration: Excludes benefits for medical
and dental expenses to the extent the individual is
indemnified for those expenses under the mandatory
portion of any "No Fault" automobile insurance policy.
(q) Retired Employees prior to August 1, 1999: Coverage
includes hospitalization and surgical. Improvements
negotiated for active Flight Attendants will also
apply to Flight Attendants who have officially retired
on or after November 1, 1994, at age 50 or over who
retire under the Flight Attendant Retirement Plan at
age 50 or over disability retired while eligible. If
retired prior to November 1, 1994 benefit will not be
changed.
(2) Short Term Disability
(a) Basic Earnings: 50% of base pay; maximum $400 per
week.
(b) Duration: If unable to perform own occupation, payable
if disability commences:
PRIOR to reaching age 61, until no longer disabled, or
up to five (5) years from date of disability or up to
age 65, whichever comes first.
AFTER age 61 or older, until no longer disabled or for
period based on age at disablement (e.g., 3 1/2 years
if age 62, reduced per schedule to 1 year if age 69),
whichever occurs first.
All payments will be discontinued when Flight
Attendant actually retires or on 70th birthday.
(c) Waiting Period: The later of: (a) 1st day of
disability due to an accident, or (b) the 4th day of
disability due to sickness (unless confined to
hospital before 4th day - then with 1st day of
hospital confinement or (c) day after the TWA Sick
Leave pay is exhausted.
ARTICLE 22 / Page 15
(d) Exclusions:
No payment will be made for any disability:
(1) which is caused by an injury arising out of, or
in the course of any employment for wage or
profit;
(2) which is caused by sickness for which the
Employee is entitled to benefits under any
Workers' Compensation Legislation;
(3) which commences during any period of work
stoppage by any class of employee;
(4) during which the Employee is not regularly
treated by a Physician;
(5) during any period of work stoppage by the class
of Employees to which the Employee belonged on
the date the disability began;
(6) following the date of the Employee's actual
retirement.
(e) Integration: State disability laws; social security
after fifteen (15) months from the date the Flight
Attendant becomes disabled.
(f) Financing: Paid by Company.
(3) Long-Term Disability
(4) Accidental Death and Dismemberment
(a) Basic monthly earnings Amount of Coverage
less than $600 $ 12,500
$ 600 but less than 800 $ 15,000
800 but less than 1,200 $ 17,500
1,200 but less than 2,400 $ 20,000
2,400 or more $ 25,000
(b) Financing: Paid by Company.
(c) Restrictions: Risks Excepted - The insurance does not
cover, and no payment will be made for, any loss which
results
ARTICLE 22 / Page 16
directly or indirectly from
1) Suicide or intentionally self-inflicted injury,
while sane;
2) Infection (except pus-forming infections
resulting from an accident, cut or wound),
disease, war or any act of war.
(5) Life Insurance
(a) Basic Monthly Earnings Basic Insurance
less than $ 600 $27,500
$ 600 but less than 800 30,000
800 but less than 1,200 32,500
1,200 but less than 2,400 35,000
2,400 or more 40,000
(b) Additional Life Program
Effective January 1, 2000 the existing Voluntary
Additional Life Insurance for IAM represented
employees will be replaced by a new program described
below. The key provisions are:
(1) Guaranteed issue upon portability when
terminating or retiring from TWA;
(2) Guaranteed issue up to plan maximum or $150,000
whichever is lower for new enrollees;
(3) Guaranteed rates for three years;
(4) Rates shall remain fixed upon portability at
retirement;
(5) An additional Life Insurance program will be
made available for spouses and children of
active employees that will include limited
portability.
ARTICLE 22 / Page 17
Provisions of Additional Life Program at Portability
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Employee Rates
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(Rate / $1000 of Covered Age Rate
Payroll)Volume - #
< 30 0.10
30-34 0.15
35-39 0.20
40-44 0.25
45-49 0.40
50-54 0.70
55-59 1.10
60+ 2.10
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(6) Continuation of Insurance
Should an active Flight Attendant or a Flight Attendant on
approved medical leave die, dependent medical and dental
coverage then in effect shall continue for twenty-four (24)
months to eligible dependents and to the spouse until
remarriage or twenty-four (24) months, whichever is earlier.
(7) Work Stoppage
Should another group cause a work stoppage, the Flight
Attendant benefits plans shall continue (except for existing
Disability Claims).
(8) Flight Attendant Waiver of Medical Coverage
(a) All active Flight Attendants shall be permitted to
waive TWA sponsored medical coverage in accordance
with the following terms:
(1) The employee must certify in writing that he or
she is covered by another (non-TWA) medical
plan.
(2) The employee must certify in writing that the
waiver of his or her medical benefits is not
prohibited by any court order or court-approved
settlement.
(3) The waiver must also be signed by the employee's
spouse.
ARTICLE 22 / Page 18
(4) Election forms for waiving medical benefits must
be received by TWA between November 1 and
November 30 of the year preceding the calendar
year for which the waiver applies.
(5) The waiver shall remain in effect for a one-year
period commencing January 1. If, however, an
employee who waived TWA coverage subsequently
loses his or her other coverage prior to the
expiration of the one year period, TWA medical
coverage shall be reinstated as of the date
written notification is received by TWA. TWA
may, however, request documentation with respect
to the employee's loss of other coverage and may
refuse or delay reinstatement of that employee's
benefits at TWA's sole discretion.
(b) An employee shall receive $500.00 for each full year
that he or she is not covered by TWA's medical plan.
All such payments shall be paid to the employee at the
end of the year. In the event an employee's coverage
is reinstated as provided in paragraph (A)(5) above,
the employee shall not receive any payment for the
year in which coverage is reinstated.
(1) Medical benefits for purposes of this waiver
program shall include dental benefits.
(2) TWA reserves the right to terminate or modify
this waiver program if it is determined that the
tax-qualified status of TWA's medical plans are
adversely affected or if it is determined that
the waiver program adversely affects TWA's costs
or liabilities.
(9) New Hire Coverage
Effective with the signing of this Agreement, a 120-day
waiting period will be required for all new hire employees'
dependents for Medical/Dental/Prescription Drug, and Life
Insurance coverage begins.
(10) Retiree Medical Coverage
Effective October 1, 1999, a new Post-65 PPO Medical Plan,
administered by a Company authorized Third Party
Administrator will
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be made available to TWA retirees. The current 65 Plus
enrollees will be given the option of converting to the
new Post-65 PPO Medical Plan or remaining under the old 65
Plus Plan. All future retirees will only be eligible for
the new Post-65 PPO Medical Plan.
The Post-65 PPO Medical Plan premiums will be $45.05 per
month per member for the duration of the Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
Provisions of this Post-65 PPO Medical Plan are:
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Post-65 PPO Medical Plan
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In-Network Out-of-Network
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Annual Deductible $750 $1,000
$1,500 $2,000
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Hospital Coverage 90% 80% after deductible
after deductible and $200 per
confinement
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Coinsurance 90% 80%
Scheduled/Units after deductible after deductible
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Out-of-Pocket $2,000 $3,000
Maximum $4,000 $6,000
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Doctor Office 90% 80%
Visit after deductible after deductible
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Prescription Brand 80% Brand 80%
Generic 90% Generic 90%
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Plan Maximum $1,000,000 per insured
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(11) Bomb Insurance. Bomb Insurance for all IAM employees will
be increased to $200,000.00.
(12) Aviation Insurance. Aviation Insurance for all IAM
employees will be increased to $200,000.00.
ARTICLE 22 / Page 20
ARTICLE 23
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
(A) REQUIREMENTS
An employee shall not be required to submit to any Company
physical examinations in excess of one (1) in any twelve-month
period without the employee's consent unless it is apparent that
his or her health or physical condition is seriously impaired, in
which case the employee's personal physician shall be furnished a
copy of the Company's medical examiner's report, when so requested
in writing by the employee.
(B) (1) Flight Attendants Considered Medically Unfit for Duty. The
term "medically unfit" as used herein means a prognosis or
finding by the Company that the Flight Attendant is, and
will continue to be, disabled with limitations which will
preclude the Flight Attendant from performing the duties of
a Flight Attendant for a period of time which will exceed
the five (5) year maximum period for a medical leave of
absence. A Flight Attendant who has been found by the
Company to be medically unfit to perform the duties of a
Flight Attendant shall be administratively dismissed subject
to the provisions outlined below. The Company shall inform
the Flight Attendant and the IAM Full-Time Representative of
its findings and its intent to administratively dismiss the
Flight Attendant, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt
Requested.
(2) NEUTRAL MEDICAL EXAMINATION
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In the event the Company's physician considers that an
employee does not meet the physical requirements of the job
as determined by the Company, or in the event the Company's
physician considers that an employee meets the physical
requirements of the job as determined by the Company, and in
either event the employee's physician has made a contrary
determination, the employee shall have fifteen (15) calendar
days from the date he/she is notified of the contrary
determination, to elect to have a third party impartial
physician who specializes in the treatment of the medical
condition at issue make a determination resolving the
contrary determination. If the employee elects a third
impartial physician to make such a determination, a third
impartial qualified physician will be selected by the
Company from the predetermined, mutually agreed upon medical
panels to examine the employee. Pending review by a third
impartial physician, the employee shall remain in his or her
current status. The decision of the third impartial
physician will determine the employee's ability to meet the
physical requirements of the job (i.e. whether the employee
should return to work or not return to work) and shall be
final and binding upon the Company and the Employee. For
Flight Attendants, the decision of the third impartial
physician will determine the employee's ability to meet the
physical requirements of the job [i.e. whether the
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employee shall return to work or not return to work or
determine whether or not the employee is permanently unfit
to return to work under the meaning of Article 15(b)].
The predetermined medical panels will be mutually agreed
upon by both the Company and the Union and will consist of
physicians who will be board certified in their respective
specialties. The third impartial physician's determination
shall be final and binding upon the Company and the employee
on the issue submitted. The parties further agree that they
shall establish the procedures, forms, and guidelines to be
used by the impartial physician in making the determination
as to fitness to return to work. The Union shall be
entitled to review and approve the Regional Medical Panel
facility for determination as to whether or not such
facility shall be entitled or qualified to provide the
services herein described. The parties shall each appoint
one (1) individual for purposes of making the selections.
All facilities must be a teaching hospital or affiliated
with a medical school.
The parties agree that if the third impartial physician
determines that the employee has continuously met the
physical requirements of the job as determined by the
Company, and the Company has held that employee out of
service pending this determination, the employee will be
reinstated and paid for sick/industrial pay or wages, as
appropriate. If, however, the employee has held himself/
herself out of service pending this determination, the
employee will receive no back pay for the time period
that the third impartial physician determines that the
employee should have been in service for the Company. In
the event the third impartial physician determines that the
employee is unable to return to work and should remain on
medical leave, the employee shall be returned to his or her
medical leave status. The expense of the employee's
physician will be borne by the employee; the expense of the
Company's physician will be borne by the Company; and the
expense of the impartial physician will be borne by the
Company.
(C) Procedural Letter of Understanding. The Procedural Letter of
Understanding (No. LII) will provide the parameters to be followed
in the selection and implementation of Article 23(B) Medical
Facilities and the procedures to facilitate the application of
Article 23(B).
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(D) Employee/Company Rights
Any information obtained by or as a result of a Company physical
examination shall be confidential between and/or among the doctor,
the employee, and those supervisory and administrative personnel
concerned with the employee's physical condition. The above
notwithstanding, there is no intent to restrict the use of medical
information necessary to arrive at a correct medical diagnosis or
to interfere with the processes of this selection or the grievance
sections of this Agreement, or to interfere with or prevent
investigations required in legal processes.
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ARTICLE 24
UNION SECURITY
(A) Union Dues Check-off. The Company shall provide the District
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with union dues collected in connection with Union Dues Check-off
no later than the 25th day of the month for which the dues have
been collected.
(B) Union Security
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(1) Each employee now or hereafter employed as a flight
attendant covered by this Agreement shall, as a condition of
continued employment within sixty (60) days following the
beginning of such employment or the effective date of this
Agreement, whichever is later become a member of the Union,
and shall maintain membership in good standing (as described
below) in the Union so long as this Section remains in
effect; provided, that such condition shall not apply to any
employee to whom such membership is not available upon the
same terms and conditions as generally applicable to any
other member of his/her occupation or with respect to any
employee to whom membership is denied or terminated for any
reason other than the failure of the employee to tender the
initiation and reinstatement fees, assessments, and monthly
dues uniformly required of other employees in her/his
occupation as a condition of acquiring or retaining
membership.
(2) The condition of payment shall be met if the amount due is
tendered to the Local Lodge Financial Secretary of the Union
in person or is mailed to him/her within the prescribed time
limits or if the employee has executed a valid assignment
and authorization for checkoff of Union initiation,
reinstatement, assessments and dues.
(3) For purpose of this Agreement "membership in good standing
in the Union" shall consist of the payment by the employee
not later than the last day of the following calendar month
and initiation, reinstatement, fees and assessments (not
including fines and penalties) which are uniformly required
of other members of his/her classification as a condition of
acquiring ore retaining membership, provided however, that
the time limits prescribed in the preceding portion of this
sentence shall not apply to employees beginning employment
in work covered by this Agreement who shall, instead be
required to fulfill the requirements of "membership in good
standing" within sixty (60) days following the beginning of
such employment.
(4) Employees on leave of absence, including sick leave, must
maintain membership in good standing in the Union.
(5) Any employee who has not held membership in good standing
with the Union at any time on or after March 6, 1947, who
was in the employ of the Company previous to such date shall
not be required, as
ARTICLE 24 / Page 1
a condition of continued employment, to become a member of
the Union as set out above. However, any such employee who,
subsequent to the effective date of this Article and during
the term of this Agreement, joins the Union, must thereafter
maintain his/her membership in the Union as provided in (A)
above.
(C) Returning to Position.
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(1) When a person holding seniority under this Agreement returns
from a position in which he was not covered by the
Agreement, he/she will assume his/her obligation to the
Union within seven (7) calendar days after return in the
same manner, as if he had been continuously employed in such
position from the effective date of this Article.
(2) Persons on military leave holding seniority under this
Agreement shall not be required to maintain good standing in
the Union. However, when the employee returns to a position
covered by this Agreement, he/she will assume his/her
obligation to the Union within seven (7) calendar days after
return in the same manner as if he/she had been actively
employed in such position on the effective date of this
Article.
(D) Loss of Membership in Good Standing. When an employee begins
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employment or loses his good standing membership in the Union,
because of failure to pay dues and initiation, reinstatement fees
and assessments, the following procedures shall be observed:
(1) The Local Financial Secretary for the Union for the
particular location involved shall notify the employee by
registered or certified letter, return receipt requested,
with copies to the President-General Chairman, District
Lodge 142 IAM, 000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 and
the Company's Director - Labor Relations, In-Flight, that
the employee is delinquent in the payment of dues,
initiation or reinstatement fees and assessment as specified
herein and accordingly is subject to discharge as an
employee of the Company. Such letter shall also notify the
employee that she or he make the required payment to the
Financial Secretary of the Union's local lodge with
jurisdiction at the location where he/she works within
fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of mailing of the
notice or be subject to discharge under the terms of the
Agreement. If the notice above is not received by the
employee or is delayed in reaching such employee as the
result of the employee's failure to keep both the Company
and the Union informed as to his or her correct current
mailing address, no extension in the time limit specified in
the original notice is required.
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(2) Upon the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period following
the mailing of the notice in subsection (1) above, if the
employee still remains delinquent, the President-General
Chairman of the Union may certify in writing to the
Company's Director - Labor Relations, In-Flight, that the
employee has failed to make the required payment within the
fifteen (15) day grace period and is, therefore, to be
discharged.
(3) Within seven (7) calendar days after receipt by the Company
of the certified letter set forth in (2) above that the
employee is to be discharged the Company shall discharge the
employee from its service for failure to pay or tender dues,
reinstatement or initiation fees or assessments under this
Article.
(E) System Board Protest
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(1) If the employee discharged or to be discharged under this
Article contends that he or she is not properly subject to
discharge under the terms of this Article, he or she may
protest such action to the Trans World Airlines Flight
Attendants' System Board of Adjustment provided that such
protest in writing is mailed to the Board prior to the
expiration of the seven (7) days set forth in paragraph D(3)
of this Article. If the employee fails to file a protest
with the Board, his/her discharge shall be effective upon
the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period as set forth
in paragraph (D)(3).
(2) If a protest is filed as provided in (1) above, such protest
shall be submitted in triplicate to the Chairman of the
System Board of Adjustment, with one copy to be mailed in
care of the Director Labor Relations, In-Flight, TWA, One
City Centre, 18th Floor, 000 X. Xxxxx Xx., Xx. Xxxxx, XX
00000 and the other copy to be mailed in care of the
President-General Chairman of the Union. The letter to the
Chairman of the Board and both copies shall be sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested. In the event no
protest is so filed within the above time limits, the action
will be considered as proper and will be final and binding
upon all parties concerned. Within ten (10) days of receipt
of such a protest, the System Board of Adjustment will meet
and consider the dispute. A representative of the Company, a
representative of the Union, and the employee affected will
be allowed to present to the Board all evidence and argument
which is pertinent to the issue. Prior to the expiration of
the work day following such Board meeting, the Board will
issue either a majority decision or a notice of deadlock. If
a majority decision is issued, it will be final and binding
upon all parties concerned. If a deadlock is reached, and if
at the time
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of the deadlock the Board cannot agree upon a neutral to sit
with the Board to decide the dispute, the Board will
immediately request the National Mediation Board to appoint
a neutral, and the Board will meet with him at the earliest
opportunity and decide the dispute. At the meeting of the
Board, sitting with a neutral, a representative of the
Union, a representative of the Company and the employee
affected will be allowed to present to the Board all
evidence and argument which is pertinent to the issue. A
majority decision of the Board, including the neutral, will
be issued within five (5) days after such meeting and will
be final and binding upon all parties concerned. The
expenses and reasonable compensation of the neutral selected
as provided herein shall be borne equally by the parties to
this Agreement.
(3) The provisions of Article 16 shall not apply to disputes
arising under this Article, and the provisions of the
Agreement establishing a System Board of Adjustment shall
apply to such disputes except as they are superseded by the
above provisions relating to procedures for handling
disputes.
(4) During the period a protest is being handled under the
provisions of this paragraph (E) and until after final award
by the System Board of Adjustment the employee shall not be
discharged from the Company as a result of alleged non-
compliance with the terms and provisions of this agreement.
If a decision is made that the employee should be
discharged, the discharge shall be effected the day
following the issuance of the decision. In the event a
reduction in force occurs during such time as an employee's
status is being protested under the provisions of this
Article, such employee will be considered as having
seniority under this Agreement for purposes of effecting the
reduction.
(5) Should an arbitration arise out of the application of this
Article, the Company shall furnish to IAM no later than
seven (7) days prior to the arbitration, its file copy and
return receipt green card from the letter of notification to
the affected individual.
(F) Extension of Time Limits. Time limits specified in this Article
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may be extended in individual cases only, and then only by written
agreement between the Company and the Union.
(G) Discharge. An employee discharged under the provisions of the
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Article shall be deemed to have been "discharged for just cause"
within the meaning of the terms of the Agreement.
ARTICLE 24 / Page 4
(H) Notice. Unless otherwise specified in this Article 24, all
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letters and notices provided for by this Article shall be sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested. Such letters and notices
or copies sent to the Union shall be addressed to the President-
General Chairman, District Lodge 142, 000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000 while those sent to the Company shall be directed
to the Director-Labor Relations, In Flight, TWA, One City Centre,
18th Floor, 000 X. Xxxxx Xx., Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000.
(I) Return to Employment Following Discharge or Resignation. When
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an employee is discharged or resigns, she or he will be considered
as a new employee for purposes of this Article if she or he
returns, at a later date, to pay status under this Agreement.
(J) Notification to Employee. Both the Union and the Company, or
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either of them, shall have the right at any time, to notify
individual employees directly of any provisions of this Agreement.
(K) Company to Furnish Names. When new employees are hired or
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transferred into classifications covered by this Agreement the
Company will furnish monthly to the Union the names,
classification, point of employment and payroll register number of
such new employees. The Company will furnish to the Union the
names, present and previous classification, point of employment
and payroll register number of all employees who may transfer out
of classifications covered by the Agreement; in addition, the
Company will furnish to the Union the names, location, payroll
register number and status of employees covered by the Agreement
who terminate their payroll status for any reason, such listings
will be furnished monthly.
DUES AND INITIATION FEE CHECK-OFF
(L) During the life of this Agreement the Company will deduct from the
pay of each member of the Union and remit to the Union initiation
fees and monthly membership dues uniformly levied in accordance
with the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and the constitution and
by-laws of the Union, provided such member of the Union
voluntarily executes the agreed form, which is hereinafter
included in this Agreement to be known as "check-off form", which
shall be prepared and furnished by the Union. The Company will not
be required to deduct initiation fees and monthly membership dues
from the pay of employees covered by this Agreement unless (i) the
Company has received a check-off form and has not received a
notice of revocation thereof, and (ii) the dues for the employee
conform to the applicable dues for employees of his or her
classification at his or her point on the system.
ARTICLE 24 / Page 5
ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZATION
FOR CHECK-OFF OF INITIATION FEES
AND UNION DUES
TO: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
I, , (print name), hereby assign to
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the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers:
A sum of money to cover (initiation)(reinstatement), or
(assessments) from the wages earned by me as your employee which
sum is to be certified by the District Secretary-Treasurer of the
Union.
I also assign a sum to be designated by the District Secretary-
Treasurer of the Union to cover the standard monthly membership
dues, or such monthly membership dues as may hereinafter be
established by the Local Lodge, as dues for employees in my
present or future classification under the Agreement earned by me
or to be earned by me as an employee of Trans World Airlines, Inc.
and I hereby authorize and direct you to deduct that amount from
my first pay period following my sixtieth (60th) day of employment
and remit the same to the District Secretary-Treasurer of the
Union.
This authorization and direction is made subject to the provisions
of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and in accordance with
existing agreement between the Union and the Company.
Employee Register No.
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Classification:
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Date:
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Signature of Employee
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City/State
(M) Dues Check-Off Form to Be Furnished to Company. When a member
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of the Union properly executes such check-off form, the President-
General Chairman of the Union shall forward the original signed
copy to the Manager of Payroll, Kansas City Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. A check-off form must be completed in
a legible manner or it will be returned to the President-General
Chairman of the Union for correction. Any notice of revocation as
provided for in this Section or the Railway Labor Act, as amended,
must be in writing, signed by the employee and two copies
delivered by certified mail, addressed to the President-General
Chairman of the Union. Dues deductions will be continued until
one (1) copy of such notice of revocation is received by the
Manager of Payroll, Kansas City Administrative
ARTICLE 24 / Page 6
Center, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, from the President-General
Chairman of the Union. Check-off forms and notices received by the
Manager of Payroll will be stamp-dated on the date received and
will constitute notice to the Company on the date received and not
when mailed.
(N) Remittance of Union Dues. When a check-off form, as specified
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herein, is received by the Manager of Payroll fifteen (15) days or
more before the issuing date of the first bi-weekly paycheck of
the month, deductions will commence with such paycheck and
continue thereafter until revoked or canceled as provided in this
Article. The Company will remit a check to the Union in payment of
all dues collected as soon as practicable after the pay day on
which deductions are made, but no later than the 25th day of the
month. The remittance of Union membership dues by the Company to
the office of the Financial Secretary of District Lodge 142 will
be accompanied by two (2) copies of a list for each location which
includes (1) names, (2) employee register numbers, (3) location
numbers, and (4) individual amounts deducted.
(O) Automatic Revocation of Union Dues Assignment. An employee who
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has executed a check-off form and who has been (1) transferred or
promoted to a job not covered by the Agreement, (excluding
transfers or promotions on a "Temporary" or "Acting" basis),
(2) who quits or resigns from the Company, or is (3) otherwise
terminated from the employ of the Company, shall be deemed to have
automatically revoked his/her assignment as of the date of such
action and if he/she (1) transfers back or returns to a job
covered by the Agreement, (2) is rehired, or (3) re-employed,
further deductions of Union dues will be made only upon execution
and receipt of another check-off form.
No deductions of Union dues will be made from the wages of any
Flight Attendant who has executed a check-off form and who has
taken a leave of absence without pay or who has been laid off.
Upon return to work as a Flight Attendant, deductions will be
automatically resumed, provided the Flight Attendant has not
revoked the assignment in accordance with the other appropriate
provisions of this Agreement and of the Railway Labor Act, as
amended.
(P) Collection of Back Dues. Collection of any back dues owed at
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the time of starting deductions for an employee, collection of
dues missed because the employee's earnings were not sufficient to
cover the payment of dues for a particular pay period, and
collection of dues missed because of accidental errors in the
accounting procedure, will be the responsibility of the Union and
will not be the subject of payroll deduction. It will be the
Union's responsibility to verify apparent errors with the
individual Union member before the representative contacts the
Company's Manager of Payroll.
(Q) Deduction of Membership Dues From Paycheck. Deductions of
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membership dues shall be made from one (1) paycheck each month
provided there is a balance in the paycheck sufficient to cover
the amount after all other deductions authorized by the employee
or required by law have been justified. In the event of
termination of employment, there shall be no obligation of the
Company to
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collect dues until all such other deductions (including money
claims of the Company and the Credit Union) have been made, and
such obligation to collect dues shall not extend beyond the pay
period in which the employee's last day of work occurs.
(R) Recognition of Union Representation. This Article shall be in
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force only so long as the Union continues as the recognized
representative of the employees under this Agreement.
(S) Indemnification of Company. The Union shall indemnify and save
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the Company harmless against all forms of liability that shall
arise out of or by reason of action taken by the Company which
action was requested by the Union under the provisions of this
Article. It is agreed that the Company will promptly notify the
Union of all claims of liability made against the Company pursuant
to such action taken by the Company, and the Company will make
every reasonable effort to defend itself against such liability.
(T) Definition of Time Limits. For purposes of calculating the time
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limits prescribed in this Article, the term "days" shall be
understood to mean calendar days unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE 24 / Page 8
ARTICLE 25
SAFETY COMMITTEE
(A) Establishment of Safety Committee. There is established a
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Flight Attendant Safety Committee which shall consist of three (3)
members designated by the Union and three (3) members designated
by the Company.
(1) The Safety Committee shall meet quarterly or on a more
frequent basis should a need arise. To ensure prompt
resolution of issues and the provide necessary focus and
attention to safety concerns, resources of all support
groups under the control or jurisdiction of the Vice-
President Flight Operations shall be made available to the
Committee, to the IAM and to In-Flight Services. Such
support group shall include Industrial Safety, Maintenance
Engineering, Ground and In-Flight Support Services and
Flight Safety.
(2) Any recommendations of the Union members of the Safety
Committee will be considered in relation to all matters
affecting the safety of Flight Attendants.
(3) The Company shall assume all costs for three (3) IAM
designees who are members of the Accident Investigation
Team and Critical Incident Response Program (CIRP),
including Critical Incident Response Team. The Company will
also assume all costs related to initial and recurrent
training and equipment purchases for three (3) members who
are so designated by the IAM. The three (3) Team members
will be compensated on a trips missed or daily rate basis,
whichever is greater. All out of pocket expenses incurred by
the three (3) team members shall be paid by the Company.
(B) Notification of Accident or Incident. In the event of an
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accident or incident involving a TWA aircraft, a hostage or
assault situation, or a mid-trip injury or illness requiring the
hospitalization of a Flight Attendant, TWA Systems Operational
Control shall notify the IAM Director of Safety and Health or
other IAM designee via electronic pager. The Union shall be
included in the current notification process that has been
established in conjunction with the Company. A Company designee,
or the Company members of the Safety Committee, shall, upon
request, confer with the Union Director of Safety and Health or
IAM designee, or the Union members of the Safety Committee, to
provide other relevant information and discuss matters pertaining
to the affected Flight Attendants.
(C) Travel to Investigation Site. In addition, the Company shall
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arrange positive space on-line transportation (or the same
transportation used by TWA in the positioning of its personnel) to
the Union Director of Safety or IAM designee, Accident
Investigation Team Members and CIRP Team members for travel from
any location to the site of any accident, incident,
injury/casualty situation,
ARTICLE 25 / Page 1
assault or hostage-taking incident, so that, IAM can participate
in any investigation regarding Flight Attendant procedures or
duties or the role of the Flight Attendants in the specific
situation and provide aid to affected Flight Attendants covered by
this Agreement.
(D) OSHA 2000 Logs. On a quarterly basis, the Company shall provide
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to the IAM Director of Safety copies of the current OSHA 2000 log
maintained at each domicile.
(E) Acquisition of New Aircraft or Reconfiguration of Existing
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Aircraft. In the process of acquisition of new aircraft or
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redesign/reconfiguration of existing aircraft, the Company shall
notify the Union of the major changes in aircraft configuration or
interior design expected in the implementation of the new or
redesigned/reconfigured aircraft. To the extent possible and/or
practical, prior to the introduction of the new/reconfigured
aircraft, the Company will arrange to meet with the Union for
purposes of the Union offering comments and suggestions in the
interests of cabin safety and efficiency. The Company will provide
on-line positive space transportation for two (2) designees of the
Union to attend the meeting.
(F) Advisory Capacity; Non-Liability of Union. It is agreed that
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the Safety and Health Committee acts exclusively in an advisory
capacity regarding Health and Safety related issues and that the
Union, and its officers, agents and employees shall not be liable
for any unsafe working condition or work-connected injuries,
disabilities or diseases which may result from the implementation
of Union suggestions and/or recommendations.
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ARTICLE 26
AIRCRAFT CREW COMPLEMENT
(A) BASIC CREW COMPLEMENT
The Company has agreed to basic crew complements by equipment
type, both Domestic and International for commercial and charter
flights.
(1) International
Type of Aircraft Basic Crew Complement
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747 1 FSM 9 X/Xx
000 XX 0 XXX 0 X/Xx
1011 1 FSM 7 X/Xx
000 0 XXX 0 X/Xx
767-300 1 FSM 4 C/As
727-231/737/MD-80/DC-9-50 1 FSM 3 X/Xx
XX-0-00/00/00 0 XXX 0 X/Xx
(2) Domestic
Type of Aircraft Basic Crew Complement
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747 1 FSM 8 X/Xx
000XX 0 XXX 0 X/Xx
1011 1 FSM 6 X/Xx
000 0 XXX 0 X/Xx
767-30 1 FSM 4 C/As
727-231/737/MD-80/DC-9-50 3 X/Xx
XX-0-00/00/00 0 X/Xx
Note: The Company shall assign a Flight Service Manager on all
aircraft which operate outside the contiguous 48 United States,
Alaska and Puerto Rico.
(B) FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION MINIMUM STAFFING REQUIREMENT
Type of Aircraft FAA Minimum
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747 9
747SP 6
1011 6
767 4
767-300 5
727-231/MD-80/DC-9-50 3
DC9-10/30/40 2
ARTICLE 26 / Page 1
On commercial and charter flights where there is no service the
Company reserves the right to operate such flights pursuant to FAA
staffing requirements.
Note: FAA minimum requirement is one (1) Flight Attendant per
every fifty (50) passenger seats.
(C) ADDITIONAL CABIN STAFFING
Cabin Attendant staffing in addition to the above for all
International and Domestic flights shall be determined by the
Company in accordance with requirements of service and projected
loads.
(D) DEMAND STAFFING - VARIABLE STAFFING (VSU)
TWA and the IAM mutually acknowledge that the segment-by-segment
Cabin Attendant staffing, i.e. variances from Basic Crew
Complement as determined by aircraft type, operation, service
requirements, etc., in individual flight segments will: (a)
materially affect the work load of Flight Attendants comprising
the Cabin Crew; (b) enhance the Company's ability to respond
quickly to market and service demands in an ever-changing airline
transportation environment and; (c) provide TWA the opportunity
for greater Cabin Attendant utilization and efficiency. It is
therefore agreed that, subject to the following conditions and
notwithstanding the provisions above, TWA may establish a variable
cabin staffing unit or program (VSU) whereby, on a segment-by-
segment basis, Cabin Attendant crew staffing levels may be
increased above, or reduced below, those contained in the Basic
Crew Complement in effect in actual operation at the time of the
Agreement.
(1) TWA, in consultation with the IAM Scheduling Committee, and
based on projections then made as to passenger load and
service requirements, may construct for bid pairings and/or
segments with a Cabin Attendant Crew Complement at, above,
or lower than that prescribed in the Basic Crew Complement;
(2) At any time following construction of monthly pairings,
and throughout the month, the Company's [VSU/Operational
Planning Unit/Scheduling Unit - as appropriate] may decide
to staff additional Cabin Attendants on any segment(s)
based on passenger load, service requirements, marketing/
competitive consideration, or any other reason;
(3) Subject to the provisions of Article 18(D)(7), VSU
additional postings/pairings shall be posted in open time
and made available to bidholders for self-balance;
(4) VSU positions not filled by bidholders shall be placed in a
pool from which reserve assignments will be made during the
appropriate call-in periods;
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(5) Staffing of Flight Service Managers as required by this
Agreement shall not be reduced by virtue of provisions of
this Section (D);
(6) Consistent with the principles of participative management
embodied in this Agreement, and in recognition of employee
ownership of this Airline, TWA's VSU Director or other
appropriate designer shall meet regularly with, and as
requested by, the IAM Director of Scheduling to jointly
review VSU variable staffing determinations; trends in Crew
Planning; market and competitive considerations affecting
cabin staffing; and any other matters that may be relevant
to determination of cabin staffing levels and requirements
as well as Cabin Attendant in-flight work load. The
function will be incorporated into an existing operational
department.
ARTICLE 26 / Page 3
ARTICLE 27
REOPENERS
(A) Foreign Bases
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Should the Company decide to establish foreign bases outside the
contiguous forty-eight (48) United States and Washington, D.C., it
shall promptly notify the IAM. Thereafter conferences may,
irrespective of any provisions of Article 28 (Duration) of the
Agreement be initiated by either the Company or the Union under
the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, for the
purpose of negotiating rates of compensation, rules and working
conditions with respect thereto.
(B) Merger, Purchase, Acquisition, Absorption
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In the event the Company purchases, acquires or absorbs another
airline or portions thereof, or in the event the Company or a
portion thereof is purchased, acquired or absorbed by another
airline, or in the event the Company merges with another airline,
the Company will promptly notify the Union and conferences may
irrespective of any provisions of Article 28 (Duration) of the
Agreement, be initiated by either the Company or the Union under
the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended for the
purpose of negotiating rates of compensation, rules and working
conditions with respect thereto.
(C) Deregulation
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In the event that the Company, because of the enactment of Federal
legislation on the deregulation of the Air Transport industry,
undertakes a major restructuring of its existing routes which
seriously and adversely affects the Company and/or the employees
covered by this Agreement, conferences may, irrespective of any
provisions of Article 28 (Duration) of the Agreement, be initiated
by either the Company or the Union under the provisions of the
Railway Labor Act, as amended for the purpose of negotiating rates
of compensation, rules and working conditions for such operation.
(D) Wage Controls, Deferrals, Cut-Backs
-----------------------------------
Should the Federal Government institute any form of wage controls,
review or reporting requirements, the parties to this Agreement
shall meet and jointly prepare any and all reports to be filed
with the Government. Further, should any portion of this
Collective Bargaining Agreement be deferred or cut back by action
of the Federal Government, the Union irrespective of any
provisions of Article 28 (Duration) of such Agreement, shall have
the right to initiate conferences under the provisions of the
Railway Labor Act, as amended, for the purpose of negotiating
rates of compensation in compliance with Government requirements.
ARTICLE 27 / Page 1
ARTICLE 28
DURATION OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement signed this 1st day of August, 1999 shall supersede and
take precedence over all agreements, supplemental agreements,
amendments, letters of understanding, except those contained herein, and
similar documents executed between the Company and the Union prior to
signing of this Agreement, except as modified herein.
Except as specified in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be effective
August 1, 1999, shall remain in effect until January 31, 2001, and
thereafter shall renew itself without change for yearly periods after
the amendable date unless written notice of intended change is served in
accordance with Section 6, Title 1 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended,
by either party hereto, at least 90 days prior to the amendable date in
each year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement on August 1,
1999
For the Company:
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
Witness:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director, Labor Relations
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Managing-Director, Labor Relations
For the Flight Attendants in the Service of Trans World Airlines, Inc.
as Represented by the International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers
/s/ Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxxxx
President and Directing General Chairman
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
General Chairperson IAM Negotiating Committee Member
/s/ Art Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
General Chairperson IAM Negotiating Committee Member
/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxx
General Chairperson
ARTICLE 28 / Page 1
ARTICLE 29
LETTERS AND AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT LTR. NO. PAGE
In-Flight Service Performance Policy I 3
Labor Advisory Board II 6
Revised Attendance Control Program III 8
Language of Destination [8/1/78] IV 13
Language of Destination [9/1/92] V 16
Language of Destination - German Corridor VI 18
Language of Destination [5/31/94] VII 20
In-Flight Sales Incentive Program [6/8/89] VIII 21
In-Flight Sales Incentive Program [3/15/91] IX 22
In-Flight Sales Incentive Program [1/27/93] X 23
In-Flight Sales Incentive Program [3/6/94] XI 24
In-Flight Sales Incentive Program [9/22/94] XII 25
Joint Statement of Marketing Objective [9/22/94] XIII 26
Paycheck Distribution XIV 27
Retirement Savings Plan Investment Committee XV 28
Retirement 'A' Plan Rollover XVI 30
Ozark Flight Attendants Entry into TWA Retirement Plan
[6/15/90 and 7/1/90] XVII 31
Recall/Bypass XVIII 35
Advocate on Furlough [4/5/95] XIX 42
Flight Service Manager - Narrowbody XX 43
Flight Service Manager Rotating Reserve XXI 44
Redeployment of In-Flight Service Supervisors [6/6/76] XXII 45
Redeployment of In-Flight Service Supervisors [7/21/76] XXIII 46
CAMS Home Access/Reserves Over Cap XXIV 47
Random Substance Testing [9/22/94] XXV 50
Joint Drug Policy (Appendix Letter of Agreement) XXVI 55
Drug Test Technician [5/18/95] XXVII 58
Maternity Leaves of Absence - Unemployment XXVIII 59
747 SP Agreement XXIX 60
Re-Engineering of TWA [9/22/94] XXX 64
Order of Removal -- Ground Service Manual [9/22/94] XXXI 70
Preferential Bidding [9/22/94] XXXII 71
IFFA-TWA pay Study Committee XXXIII 72
Voluntary Release of Layover Hotel Rooms [9/22/94] XXXIV 73
Direct Report [5/31/94] XXXV 74
PTO Computer Mask [6/1/94] XXXVI 75
Code 4/UBS Override [7/28/94] XXXVII 76
Professional Standards [8/1/94] XXXVIII 77
Ok'ing Reserve Assignment
and Changes to Bid Awards [2/9/95] XXXIX 80
Reserve Spreads [4/19/95] XL 81
Workers' Compensation Task Force XLI 82
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Amendment to Article 24 (R) -- Deduction of
Membership Union Dues [10/10/95] XLII 83
Reserve Spreads XLIII 84
Downtown Layover Hotels XLIV 85
Reserve Trading XLV 86
Reserve Assignment Set-up/Call-in Periods XLVI 88
Union Dues XLVII 90
Uniforms XLVIII 91
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Program XLIX 93
757 Staffing Agreement L 94
Pension Plan Contributions LI 96
Procedural Letter of Understanding (Article 23(B)) LII 97
ARTICLE 29 / Page 2
LETTER I - IN-FLIGHT SERVICE PERFORMANCE POLICY
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
IN-FLIGHT SERVICE PERFORMANCE POLICY
I. PHILOSOPHY
A. TWA is committed to providing a superior service to its customers.
Every employee of TWA is expected to be dedicated and sensitive to this
commitment.
B. Well developed competitive standards of service, when consistently
applied, will ensure that our customers perceive excellence in TWA. All
members of TWA In-Flight Services and IFFA are expected to be committed
to:
1. Professional presentation of TWA's on-board product;
2. Personal attention, to each TWA customer consistent with the
delivery of overall service, passenger load, staffing and
duration of flight;
3. A helpful, courteous, and responsive attitude;
4. A gracious and friendly cabin atmosphere;
5. A cooperative team spirit.
C. To these ends, TWA In-Flight Services is committed to fully
supporting its Flight Attendants by providing guidance, counseling and
positive reinforcement necessary for the achievement of customer service
excellence.
II. ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK
A. Delivery of In-Flight Service in accordance with TWA's Customer
Service philosophy and standards will be measured through feedback
received from, but not limited to the following:
1. Customers;
2. TWA Flight Attendants;
3. Supervisors;
4. IFFA;
5. Quality assurance observers;
6. Company employees;
7. Outside contractors, e.g., catering and security personnel.
B. Reflecting the high level of service normally provided by TWA
Flight Attendants, the majority of In-Flight Service feedback is
positive. In accordance with existing practice positive feedback
will be relayed to Flight Attendants with letters/notes of
appreciation and will also be included in their personnel files.
C. Negative feedback will be carefully and fairly analyzed. Such
analysis shall be conducted so as to pursue the truth, to qualify,
validate or invalidate a negative report/perception. The factors
to be considered in the analysis may include, but are not limited
to:
1. Relevant flight reports/flight attendant feedback;
2. Pilot debrief reports;
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3. Station reports;
4. Quality assurance reports;
5. Customer correspondence and feedback;
6. Passenger load and aircraft staffing;
7. Delays;
8. Provisioning discrepancies;
9. Mechanical problems; and
10. Emergency situations.
D. Where such information exists and provides adequate explanation
for any perceived service deficiency, no further action will be
taken.
E. Where follow-up action with the involved Flight Attendant(s) is
determined to be necessary, the In-Flight Service Supervisor must
view each individual as a separate and distinct case. Along with
the provisions of the contract and the perceived discrepancy, the
supervisor must consider:
1. The entire two-year time frame of each Flight Attendant's
performance record;
2. The nature of each prior discrepancy;
3. The frequency of prior discrepancies;
4. Treatment of similar Flight Attendants in similar
circumstances;
5. The overall work record and seniority of the Flight
Attendant;
6. The gravity of the instant discrepancy; and
7. The Supervisor's own feelings as to the necessity for and
probable success of the discipline -- a "common sense" rule
that asks the question, "Will a correction occur without the
imposition of discipline?"
F. When valid constructive performance feedback is received that
warrants dissemination to the Flight Attendant, but -- in the
Supervisor's judgement -- does not warrant an informal or formal
disciplinary meeting, such feedback shall be routed to the Flight
Attendant, for her/his information.
G. When it is determined, based on the steps covered above, that the
Flight Attendant's service performance has been below TWA's
published standards, and further action is deemed appropriate, the
following shall apply:
1. The primary objective of the In-Flight Service Performance
Policy being positive reinforcement, perceived performance
deficiencies shall be addressed primarily through
instruction and counseling between the Supervisor and the
Flight Attendant. Discipline, including letters of
reprimand, may be utilized:
(a) where there is a basis for believing that improvement
will not result from positive reinforcement through
instruction and/or counseling; or
(b) where prior instruction or counseling for similar
performance deficiency(ies) have failed to yield
required improvement; or
(c) where the Flight Attendant's action/inaction,
considered alone, constitutes more than a performance
deficiency, but
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rather a violation of General Rules of Conduct or
Personal Rules of Conduct or any action deemed gross
misconduct.
2. When the Supervisor schedules a meeting with the Flight
Attendant, notice of such meeting shall be provided to the
Flight Attendant and to the IFFA Full-time domicile
representative in accordance with Article 16.
3. When disciplinary action resulting from negative performance
feedback is warranted, such discipline shall be handled in
accordance with the steps of Progressive discipline and
Article 16 Progressive discipline and Article 16 Progressive
discipline and Article 16 Progressive discipline and Article
16 Progressive discipline and Article 16 Progressive
discipline and Article 16 Progressive discipline and Article
16 Progressive discipline and Article 16 Progressive
discipline and Article 16 progressive discipline and Article
16.
a. When a Flight Attendant receives performance feedback
which warrants a conference, a discussion will be
scheduled. The Supervisor will outline the Customer
Service Philosophy/Standards and establish a clear
understanding of why the employee's action/discrepancy
warrants attention. When validated by the
investigatory hearing and when appropriate, in
accordance with the steps of progressive discipline, a
formal warning letter may be sent to the employee,
notifying the employee of the Supervisor's intent to
take disciplinary action.
b. If the specific performance and/or behavior
deficiency(ies) identified are considered egregious in
nature and validated by the investigatory hearing, it
may result in a disciplinary letter of warning with
disciplinary suspension or a letter of intent to
terminate employment.
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LETTER II LETTER OF AGREEMENT
LABOR ADVISORY BOARD
September 1, 1992
Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This will confirm our agreement reached during negotiations that Trans
World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA") will establish and maintain a Flight
Attendants' Labor Advisory Board of which the initial members shall be a
Vice Chairman of TWA and two representatives of the Independent
Federation of Flight Attendants ("IFFA"). The Labor Advisory Board will
meet at least quarterly and at least five (5) business days prior to
each quarterly scheduled TWA Board of Directors (the "Board") meeting
and, to the extent practicable, each special Board meeting. At the
option of any of its members, such meeting may be had by telephone.
Otherwise, such meetings shall be held at the TWA offices in Mt. Kisco,
New York or at such other location in the New York metropolitan area as
the members shall select.
The IFFA representatives who are members of the Flight Attendants' Labor
Advisory Board shall have the right to submit twenty (20) typewritten
pages in length to the Board in connection with any regularly scheduled
meeting or, to the extent practicable, any special meeting. If not
satisfied with the report concerning the Board's consideration of any
such written presentation or suggestion, with the unanimous agreement of
all of its members, the Labor Advisory Board shall have the right to
appear at the next regular Board meeting or the next special Board
meeting, to the extent practicable, for the purpose of making such
presentation or suggestion in person.
If any other craft or class of employees of TWA represented by a labor
organization shall obtain more favorable corporate governance
participation rights than those provided for in this letter, TWA shall
extend such more favorable corporate governance participation rights to
IFFA. TWA's representative of the Flight Attendants' Labor Advisory
Board shall serve as the Flight Attendants' Labor Advisory Board's
official liaison with Senior management of TWA and the Board. The
responsibilities of TWA's representative on the Labor Advisory Board
shall be to advise the Senior management of TWA and the Board. As
appropriate, TWA agrees to make members of Senior management available
to the Labor Advisory Board on reasonable notice.
If the Vice Chairman initially designated by TWA to serve on the Labor
Advisory Board shall be unavailable for any reason to serve in the
capacity specified in this letter, the
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TWA Board shall, after consultation with the other members of the Flight
Attendants' Labor Advisory Board, designate a successor who shall be
reasonably acceptable to the remaining members of the Flight Attendants'
Advisory Board.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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LETTER III REVISED ATTENDANCE CONTROL PROGRAM
The following program calls for the elimination of any requirement for
Flight Attendants to attend discussions regarding legitimate illnesses
or dependability discrepancies with a Management person through the
"Second Warning" letter in the Company Attendance Control Program.
Individual attendance control letters will not be subject to the
grievance procedure but the grievances of any Flight Attendants
progressing to the "Final Warning" and "Intent to Terminate" stages, if
timely appealed, will be scheduled on a monthly basis to have their case
heard before a Neutral Arbitrator at an expedited arbitration.
1. After each dependability discrepancy or recorded absence from
duty, a Flight Attendant's attendance record for the past 24
months (in the form of a copy of a printed JXHAF record) will be
deposited in the Flight Attendant's mailbox after the Flight
Attendant's return to duty. A copy of the attendance record will
also be delivered to the domicile Union Representative after the
Flight Attendant's return to duty. A pre-printed note will be
attached to each record indicating that an absence or
dependability discrepancy was recently recorded and that the
Flight Attendant should insure that the record is correct. If it
appears that an error has been made, the Flight Attendant should
contact his/her supervisor to resolve the discrepancy within 30
days of the date of distribution of the JXHAF record.
2. After each dependability discrepancy or recorded absence from
duty, a Flight Attendant's attendance record will be reviewed. If
the record is sufficient to warrant concern by management, a non-
disciplinary note will be attached to the JXHAF record containing
the same information as the note in item 1 above but will also
indicate that the attendance record indicates a pattern of absence
or dependability that requires the Flight Attendant's attention.
The note ("Informal Warning Notice") will inform the Flight
Attendant that if a correction in attendance is not noted the
Flight Attendant may be placed on the Company Attendance Control
Program. A copy of the note and the JXHAF record will be placed in
the Flight Attendant's personnel file under Article 19 and the
Union will receive a copy.
3. Flight Attendants who have received an "Informal Warning Notice"
will progress to a "First Warning" if they continue to incur
absences and/or dependability discrepancies that are considered to
be excessive by the Company. If the record indicates a frequency,
length or pattern of absence or undependability that is considered
excessive by the Company, the Company will notify the Flight
Attendant that the Flight Attendant is being placed on an
Attendance Control Program. Notification will take the form of a
certified letter written to the Flight Attendant's address of
record, delivered after the Flight Attendant's return to duty,
indicating why the dependability is considered unsatisfactory and
including a copy of the JXHAF for the past twenty-four (24) months
containing the most recent absence or dependability discrepancy.
This letter is considered to be the "First Warning" (Letter A) and
will inform the Flight Attendant that a correction in attendance
and/or dependability is expected or the Flight Attendant will
progress to the next stage in the Attendance Control Program. A
copy of the "First Warning" letter will be placed in the Flight
Attendant's personnel file and the Union will receive a copy.
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4. Flight Attendants who have received a "First Warning" will
progress to a "Second Warning" if they continue to incur absences
and/or dependability discrepancies that are considered to be
excessive by the Company. Notification of the "Second Warning"
(Letter B) will be by certified mail to the Flight Attendant's
address of record after the Flight Attendant's return to duty and
will include a copy of the JXHAF for the past twenty-four (24)
months containing the most recent absence or dependability
discrepancy. "Letter B" will indicate why the dependability is
considered unsatisfactory and inform the Flight Attendant that a
correction is expected or the Flight Attendant will progress to
the next stage in the Attendance Control Program. A copy of the
"Second Warning" letter will be placed in the Flight Attendant's
personnel file and the Union will receive a copy.
5. Flight Attendants who have received "Formal Warning" letters (A,
B, or C) and who incur additional absences or dependability
discrepancies that warrant concern on the part of the Company but
do not necessarily indicate a need to progress to the next level
in the Attendance Control Program may receive an "Exception
Letter" (Letter E). "Letter E" will indicate why the latest
absence or dependability discrepancy is of concern and that a
correction in attendance dependability continues to be expected or
the Flight Attendant will progress to the next stage in the
Attendance Control Program. A copy of "Letter E" will be placed in
the Flight Attendant's personnel file and the Union will receive a
copy.
6. Access to the grievance procedure for the receipt of JXHAF
Attendance Records, the attached "Informal warning notice", "First
Warning" or "Second Warning" letters is limited to the question of
whether or not the absence and/or discrepancy have been accurately
recorded on the attendance record. Attendance records or
dependability discrepancies to which no objection has been
indicated in writing by the Flight Attendant within 30 days of
distribution of the JXHAF record will be considered to be accurate
and not subject to grievance as to the occurrence of the absence
or discrepancy.
7. Flight Attendants who have received a "Second Warning" and
continue to incur absences and/or dependability discrepancies that
are considered to be excessive by the Company will be scheduled
for a discussion and investigation under Article 16. Based on the
outcome of the investigation, a letter of "Final Warning" (Letter
C) may be sent. "Letter C", sent via certified mail, to both the
Flight Attendant's address of record and the IFFA Full-time
domicile representative, will indicate why the Flight Attendant's
dependability is considered unsatisfactory and inform the Flight
Attendant that a correction is expected or the Flight Attendant
will be subject to termination of employment. Flight Attendants
receiving a "Final Warning" letter will be scheduled to have their
cases reviewed by a Neutral Arbitrator at the next expedited
attendance arbitration, scheduled in accordance with Paragraph 9.
At issue in this expedited arbitration is the just cause for the
Company's actions, pursuant to Article 16(C)(8) of the Agreement,
taking into account each of the "Formal Warning" letters measured
against the Flight Attendant's overall attendance record,
consistent with Article 19(B) of the Agreement.
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8. Flight Attendants who have received a "Final Warning" and continue
to incur absences and/or dependability discrepancies that are
considered to be excessive by the Company will be scheduled for a
discussion and investigation under Article 16. Based on the
outcome of the investigation, a letter of "Intent to Terminate"
(Letter D) may be sent. "Letter D", sent via certified mail, to
both the Flight Attendant's address of record and the IFFA Full-
time domicile representative, will indicate why the Flight
Attendant's dependability is considered unsatisfactory and inform
the Flight Attendant that the Company intends to terminate the
Flight Attendant's employment. Flight Attendants receiving an
"Intent to Terminate" letter will be scheduled to have their cases
reviewed by a Neutral Arbitrator at the next expedited attendance
arbitration, scheduled in accordance with Paragraph 9. At issue in
this expedited arbitration is the just cause for the Company's
Intent to Terminate, pursuant to Article 16(C)(8) of the
Agreement, taking into account the Flight Attendant's attendance
record subsequent to the issuance of a Final Warning Letter as
upheld by the Neutral Arbitrator pursuant to Paragraph 7 above.
9. Expedited attendance arbitrations before a Neutral Arbitrator will
be scheduled, to the extent practical, in the third calendar week
at each domicile. If four or fewer total "Final Warning" and/or
"Intent to Terminate" letters have been issued by the last day of
the preceding month at the domicile, the scheduled arbitration may
be postponed by the Company until no later than the following
month, or, upon mutual concurrence between the Company and the
Union, be combined with a scheduled expedited arbitration at
another domicile. Not later than the day prior to such hearing the
Company will provide the Union with copies of all grievance
related materials that the Company plans to introduce at the
hearing. The Company will not be required to provide documents
already furnished to the Union under paragraphs 1 through 8,
above. Any Flight Attendant whose grievance was the subject of an
expedited arbitration shall have the right to attend, or decline
to attend, the expedited arbitration hearing. If the Flight
Attendant is precluded from attending the scheduled expedited
arbitration by an assigned Company duty, the Company will agree to
remove the Flight Attendant from the assigned duty and credit the
Flight Attendant with the daily rate for the day(s) of the
expedited arbitration. Based on the length of the assigned duty
the Flight Attendant was removed from, the Flight Attendant may be
subject to balance under the terms of Article 18.
10. Flight Attendants achieving twelve (12) consecutive months of
perfect attendance, or 24 consecutive months of dependability that
is considered by the Company to be acceptable, will be removed
from the Attendance Control Program.
11. Nothing in any of the preceding paragraphs is intended to prohibit
the Flight Attendant from initiating discussions, meetings or
phone conversations with management regarding the Flight
Attendant's attendance record or the Company Attendance Control
Program.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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1. The base measurement for determining the success of the Revised
Attendance Control Program will be an average of the Flight
Attendant total monthly pay hours charged to Personal Illness (Pay
code 1) and Industrial Injury (Pay codes 21 and 22) per active
Flight Attendant (MA 210) in the years 1989, 1990 and 1991 (i.e.,
5.21 average monthly pay hours lost per Flight Attendant).
2. Should the Company's average annual pay hours charged to Personal
Illness and Industrial Injury decrease, when compared with the
base measurement, in any of the years covered by the term of this
Agreement, the Company shall return the savings to the Flight
Attendants achieving perfect attendance in the comparison year.
a. The amount of savings shall be determined in the following
way:
(1) Determine the average annual pay hours per average
active Flight Attendant charged to Personal Illness
and Industrial Injury in the comparison year by
totaling the pay hours charged to codes 1, 21 and 22
and dividing that total by the average active Flight
Attendant headcount listed in Management Account (MA
210).
(2) Subtract the comparison year average active pay hours
charged to personal illness and industrial injury
[determined in Paragraph 2(a)(1)] from the base
measurement average pay hours [determined in Paragraph
1] to obtain the average pay hours saved. If the
number is positive, a saving has occurred.
(3) Multiply the average pay hour savings [determined in
Paragraph 2(a)(2)] by the average active Flight
Attendant headcount (MA 210) in the comparison year to
obtain total pay hours saved.
(4) Multiply total pay hours saved [determined in
Paragraph 2(a)(3)] by the average annual pay hour rate
in the comparison year employed by the Payroll
Department in determining the charges assigned to lost
time in MA 218 (total Flight Attendant pay per month
divided by total Flight Attendant pay hours for the
month). This yields the dollar savings associated with
the reduced lost time in the comparison year.
b. The bonuses will be distributed to individual Flight
Attendants by no later than May 1 of each year.
c. The gross amount of the individual Flight Attendant bonus
shall be determined by dividing equally the savings
[determined in Paragraph 2(a)(4)] by the number of Flight
Attendants on the seniority list on December 31 of the
comparison year who were active for the entire year and who
achieved perfect attendance in the comparison year.
d. Such comparison of and distribution of savings, if
applicable, shall continue so long as the Revised Attendance
Control Program stays in place. In the event the Revised
Attendance Control Program is
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modified or terminated, the comparison of and distribution
of savings, if applicable, shall continue for the term of
this Agreement, regardless of what attendance control
program may be in effect, and shall then terminate one week
prior to the amendable date of the Agreement, absent
agreement to the contrary. Further, it is the intent of the
parties that, absent such agreement to the contrary, this
provision is not subject to the status quo provisions of the
Railway Labor Act.
3. The Revised Attendance Control Program is being implemented by the
Company as a test program. The duration of the test shall be
twenty-four (24) months following its implementation, after which
the Company shall have the right to continue or to terminate this
test program and revert to the current attendance control program
or such other program it may devise which is not in conflict with
the collective bargaining agreement. Should the Company elect to
terminate this test program, it shall provide IFFA sixty (60) days
advance notice in writing. Further, the Company shall, upon
request, consult with IFFA regarding the Company's plans to revise
its attendance control program, but the Company shall be under no
obligation to secure the agreement of IFFA prior to implementing
any such revision to its attendance control program.
4. In the event the Company elects to terminate the Revised
Attendance Control Program, each Flight Attendant's attendance
record for the twenty-four (24) months preceding such termination
will be reviewed and the appropriate discussion pursuant to the
Attendance Control Program which was in effect prior to this
Agreement will be initiated at such time when a Flight Attendant's
subsequent attendance record so warrants.
5. The parties recognize that it is in their mutual interests to
attempt to find means to reduce lost time, avoid undue criticism
of Flight Attendants, limit the amount of time spent in filing and
processing grievances and to return to Flight Attendants in the
form of bonuses the benefit of improved attendance. The parties
further recognize that it is in their mutual interests to
accomplish these objectives through fair, consistent and equitable
application of the Revised Attendance Control Program. To these
ends, the Customer Service Panel to be established pursuant to
this Agreement will, at its quarterly meetings, review the
application of the Revised Attendance Control Program and confer
regarding any suggested improvements to the program and/or
problems brought before the Panel.
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LETTER IV - LANGUAGE OF DESTINATION (8/1/78)
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AND
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
IN THE SERVICE OF
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AS REPRESENTED BY THE
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
THIS LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the
provisions of Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended by and
between TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter known as "Company") and
the Flight Attendants as represented by the INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.
WITNESSETH:
LANGUAGE OF DESTINATION
It is agreed that procedures will be established whereby the Company may
assure that one Flight Attendant on each narrow bodied aircraft (two on
each wide bodied aircraft) speak the foreign language of destination,
(LOD) as determined by the Company.
Entry into the LOD program shall be voluntary in nature and
participation in the LOD program shall be limited to those Flight
Attendants who have successfully completed qualifying language
examinations (maximum one test per language). Such examinations shall be
administered at Company expense by an outside language expert(s). An
employee who successfully passes the LOD exam to qualify for the Xxxxxx
position will also be considered to have volunteered for the program and
to be LOD qualified under the provisions of this Letter. Flight
Attendants who have successfully completed the examination will not be
subject to retesting in fluency more frequently than one each five (5)
years.
Incumbent Flight Attendants will not be disqualified from their current
classifications nor lose any rights to status previously held by reason
of failure to pass a language examination or by reason of failure to
submit to a language examination as described above. However, such
Flight Attendants will not be designated as qualified for the LOD
position.
Without regard to the language of destination requirement, recognition
of all work positions by seniority bid will prevail on a flight by
flight basis.
LOD Flight Attendants will not be cross-utilized between the Domestic
and International operations as a result of their LOD qualifications.
When the language capability on International is reduced to such level
that the Company will shortly lose its ability to provide language of
destination on each flight, priority bidding rights to International
shall be accorded those Domestic Flight Attendants who successfully
complete a language
ARTICLE 29 / Page 13
examination or the Company may assign language qualified Flight
Attendants out of training. In such event, the Company will be prepared
to establish that the number of vacancies requiring a specific language
exceed the number of Flight Attendants on International who speak the
required language.
In case of reduction in the level of International operations at a given
location, resulting in a reduction in Flight Attendants, such Flight
Attendant reductions shall be in inverse order of seniority among the
Flight Attendants at the location and without regard to the language of
destination requirement.
Language of destination Flight Attendants shall be required to use their
language capability while on board the aircraft only.
In processing trades, the language of destination requirement will be
considered.
Bidding procedures will be established incorporating the following
principles:
a. Award Service Manager and Xxxxxx bids in seniority order.
b. If Service Manager and/or Xxxxxx does not meet language of
destination requirement, block last slot(s) on sequence.
c. Award Cabin Attendant bids in seniority order. However, the
Company will not be required to award the last slot(s) to a
Cabin Attendant if such Cabin Attendant does not meet the
LOD requirement not previously filled on that sequence. If
through the bidding process the LOD requirement is not met,
the company may assign the most junior LOD qualified Cabin
Attendants who have not bid those LOD flights. Such
assignment will be in seniority order to the open sequences
in sequential order.
Effective December 1, 1978, LOD Flight Attendants may bid or be assigned
a bid sequence requiring any one of their LOD qualifications each month.
When more than one classification of Flight Attendants on a sequence
speaks the language of destination, the designated LOD Flight
Attendant(s) will be in the following order of assignment to that
sequence, i.e., Service Manager, Xxxxxx, senior LOD qualified Cabin
Attendant. The LOD designated Flight Attendant(s) will be identified
during the monthly bid awards and such Flight Attendant(s) will be paid
$1.25 for each block hour flown during that month.
It is understood that the provisions in the third paragraph of Articles
18-A(E)(1)and 18-B(E)(1) do not apply to language qualifications.
However, if LOD is required on Domestic or International charters, LOD
Flight Attendants will be assigned to charters and paid $1.25 for each
block hour actually flown on those charters. Further, they will also be
paid, if applicable, the greater of the charter flight or the bid flight
from which they were removed. In addition, if on a scheduled basis, the
charter so assigned necessitates removal
ARTICLE 29 / Page 14
from a subsequent bid trip(s) due to illegality, he/she shall be
credited and paid for such trip(s) as though he/she had flown such
subsequent trip(s). In no event will an LOD Flight Attendant be balanced
under the provisions of this paragraph.
This entire Letter of Agreement shall become effective August 1, 1978.
For TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
/s/ X. X. Hilly
WITNESS:
Xxxx Xxx Xxxx
X. X. Xxxxxx
X. X. Xxxxxxx
X. X. Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
For THE INDEPENDENT FEDERATION
OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
WITNESS:
X. X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
X. X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 15
LETTER V - LANGUAGE OF DESTINATION - [9/1/92]
September 1, 1992
Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This will confirm our agreement reached during negotiations that Letter
of Agreement No. VI (Language of Destination) shall be amended as
follows:
1. The Company may, without restriction, designate the language
of each LOD position on international flights. The number of
LOD positions on each flight shall not exceed the current
limitation of two (2) positions on wide-body aircraft and
one (1) position on narrow-body aircraft, except as provided
by the TWA-IFFA Letter of Agreement dated July 20, 1988
("German Corridor").
2. Flight Attendants freely and without restriction will be
allowed to permanently remove themselves from the LOD
program with regard to any language or languages. TWA shall
have the right to retest Flight Attendants who seek to re-
enter the program.
3. If the Company renews drafting of Language of Destination
qualified Flight Attendants on International, TWA agrees,
prior to the effective date of such drafting, to meet with
IFFA representatives to discuss and attempt to work out
alternative resolutions prior to the implementation of any
involuntary LOD assignments.
4. Introduction of LOD on Domestic Flights.
a. The LOD program is amended to include flights to San
Xxxx. Any Cabin Attendant involuntarily assigned to an
LOD position on a domestic San Xxxx flight who could
otherwise hold an international line will be handled
in accordance with the agreement signed July 20, 1988,
regarding this subject.
b. In order to provide language capability from time to
time on certain domestic flights, excluding flights to
San Xxxx, where, owing to marketing or code sharing
arrangements, the Company will carry groups of
passengers whose primary language is not English, the
Company may designate one (1) LOD position for the
required language on such domestic flights. In such
cases the Company will inform the IFFA Scheduling
Committee of the affected flights, the language to be
utilized, the expected duration of the requirement and
the nature of the group generating the need for LOD.
Except
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for flights to San Xxxx, there will be no
drafting/involuntary LOD assignment on domestic
flights.
5. TWA-IFFA LOD Joint Cooperation. The Company and the Union
will, upon request by either party, confer regarding the LOD
program and its administration and discuss means of
enhancing the program and resolving problems. It is further
agreed:
a. The Company will provide IFFA with the names of Flight
Attendants who are in the LOD program on not less than
a quarterly basis;
b. The Company will confer monthly with the IFFA
Scheduling Committee chairperson prior to the posting
of bids concerning the specific designation and
assignment of LOD sequences and pairings.
Further, it is understood by the parties that all references
to the Xxxxxx category shall be deleted in the application
of Letter No. VI.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx,
Staff Vice President
Labor Relations -- TWA
Agreed and Accepted
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President -- IFFA
ARTICLE 29 / Page 17
LETTER VI - LANGUAGE OF DESTINATION - GERMAN CORRIDOR
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AND
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
REGARDING
GERMAN CORRIDOR
LANGUAGE OF DESTINATION
Notwithstanding the conditions governing the Language of
Destination Program outlined in Letter of Agreement VI of the 1981-1984
Agreement and the Flight Attendant Pay and Work Rules document dated
July 28, 1986, it is agreed that:
1) All German qualified LOD Flight Attendants based at the
domicile(s) where pairings originate which include Intra-
Germany flying may bid (or be assigned if a Cabin Attendant)
to those German LOD pairings.
2) The Company will have the ability to staff one hundred
percent (100%) German LOD capability on each bid sequence to
a maximum of one Flight Service Manager and three Cabin
Attendants.
3) One hundred percent (100%) German language coverage for
German corridor flights will take precedence over all
requests for trades and self-balances. In the event of
insufficient bids, involuntary Cabin Attendant LOD
assignments will be made in inverse order of seniority.
4) All German LOD Cabin Attendants participating in this
marketing program by being awarded or assigned a monthly
sequence will receive Two Dollars ($2.00) for each block
hour flown during the month. All German LOD flight Service
Managers participating in this marketing program by being
awarded a monthly sequence will receive Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($2.50) for each block hour flown during the
month. Additionally, LOD qualified Flight Attendants who
mutually trade into, are balanced on or otherwise assigned
to a German corridor pairing will be paid Two Dollars
($2.00)/Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50), whichever is
applicable, per each block hour flown on such pairing.
5) Additionally, the Company will pay those Cabin Attendants
who are initially awarded an international sequence and are
subsequently assigned to the LOD position on designated
domestic flights at the international rates, if applicable.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 18
6) All assignments to any Language of Destination pairing or
sequence will take precedence over rotating reserve
obligations.
7) Effective September 1, 1988, Flight Attendants participating
in the LOD program may exercise their option to be
temporarily removed from such program up to six (6) times a
year on a bi-monthly basis. A LOD Flight Attendant cannot be
inversed into an LOD during a month in which he/she has
opted out of the program.
8) German corridor pairings will be sequenced together to the
extent possible. However, if necessary to achieve maximum
utilization, German corridor pairings can be sequenced with
pairings with German gateway destinations.
This agreement does not in any way affect or prejudice either
party's position in connection with outstanding grievances and/or
existing litigation.
Dated: July 20, 1988
On Behalf of Trans World Airlines, Inc.:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Director - Labor Relations
Witness:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Director - Flight Attendant
Contract Administration
On Behalf of Independent Federation of Flight Attendants:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Witness:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Vice-President
/s/ Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx
Representative
ARTICLE 29 / Page 19
LETTER VII - LANGUAGE OF DESTINATION [MAY 31, 1994]
May 31, 1994
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
IFFA
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
It is hereby agreed that Flight Service Managers and Cabin Attendants
shall be paid for use of the Language of Destination (LOD) when they
work a flight segment(s) utilizing a language for which they are LOD
qualified.
A mask will be available through the computer, which shall be completed
by the FSM on the completion of such trip for which pay is required for
services performed. This mask will be routed to the FSM's domicile. Upon
receipt of the mask by the domicile, the designated supervisor will
verify the LOD qualifications of the Flight Attendants and send such
information to CAMS Control for payment. Payment for LOD of less than
$100.00 shall be reflected in the by-weekly pay check.
If this letter accurately reflects your understanding, please sign
below.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager - Labor Relations
Accepted and Agreed:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 20
LETTER VIII - INFLIGHT SALES INCENTIVE PROGRAM [6/8/89]
June 8, 1989
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This will confirm the agreement reached in negotiation between Trans
World Airlines and the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
regarding the Ambassador Boutique.
Effective immediately, the Ambassador Boutique incentive program shall
be amended to award cash bonuses totalling 5% of on-board sales
transactions to Flight Attendants. Each Flight Attendant will receive a
bonus of 4% for items he or she sells on the aircraft which would
include such items as Ambassador Boutique products, headsets and liquor,
and such additional items or services as may be determined by the In-
Flight Services department, on a commission basis to be determined by
said department at the time, not to exceed a total of 5%. The Flight
Service Manager will receive a bonus of 1% of each item sold by members
of his/her crew.
Very Truly Yours,
X.X. Xxxx
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 21
Letter IX - IN-FLIGHT SALES INCENTIVE PROGRAM [3/15/91]
March 15, 1991
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Vice President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxx:
This will confirm the agreement reached between Trans World Airlines and
the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants regarding the
distribution of the Sales Incentive override on domestic narrow-body
equipment.
Each April 1, 1991, with the removal of the Flight Service Manager
position for domestic narrow-body equipment, the 1% override from all
onboard sales previously distributed to the Flight Service Manager will
not be issued to the Cabin Attendant designated per Company procedures
to perform all pre and post inventories of the sale liquor product and
completion of the liquor papers and sales incentive report. All other
provisions of the June 8, 1989 agreement between Trans World Airlines
and the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants remain in effect.
Sincerely,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Manager
Flight Attendant Contract
Administration
Agreed and Accepted by:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 22
LETTER X - INFLIGHT SALES INCENTIVE PROGRAM [1/27/93]
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of
Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
As we have discussed, TWA will shortly discontinue the sale of liquor
and headsets on certain international flights. This letter will confirm
our agreement concerning the payment of an additional override to flight
service managers on such flights.
It is agreed that, effective January 31, 1993, on such flights the $1.00
wide-body override paid to flight service managers shall be increased to
$1.25 per hour.
This agreement is intended to govern the payment of the additional
override only so long as TWA is not charging passengers for liquor or
headsets on such flights. If, at a later date, TWA reinstitutes such
charges, then the additional $0.25/hour override shall be discontinued.
If the foregoing accurately reflects the terms of our agreement, please
sign this letter where indicated below.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx/WMH
Date: February 1, 1993
ARTICLE 29 / Page 23
LETTER XI - IN-FLIGHT SALES INCENTIVE PROGRAM [3/6/94]
Letter of Agreement
Between
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
and
Flight Attendants employed by Trans World Airlines, Inc. as represented by
the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
RE: Sales Incentive Program
This will confirm our understanding that monies due and owing to
Flight Attendants in payment of the Sales Incentive Program will be held
and issued only when the amount owed exceeds $10.00.
Any monies earned will automatically accumulate in the Flight
Attendant's account, and the Flight Attendant will be paid in the
quarter his/her respective bank reflects a $10.00 or higher balance.
Any Flight Attendant to terminate employment will, of course, be
paid in full regardless of the balance.
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Consent and Concur Consent and Concur
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Staff Vice President - Labor Relations President
Trans World Airlines, Inc. Independent Federation of
Flight Attendants
ARTICLE 29 / Page 24
LETTER XII - IN-FLIGHT SALES INCENTIVE PROGRAM [9/22/94]
1994 IN-FLIGHT SALES LETTER OF AGREEMENT
Recognizing the mutual benefits to TWA and Flight Attendants from
increases in in-flight sales, a joint TWA-IFFA In-Flight Sales Committee
is established. The Committee will consist of IFFA Representatives,
employees selected by TWA from its In-Flight Services department and
Flight Attendants jointly selected by TWA and IFFA who have demonstrated
ability to generate in-flight sales.
The Committee will review strategies and procedures to increase the
level of in-flight sales. Such review will include an analysis of the
relative benefits to TWA and the Flight Attendant workforce of
increasing the sales commission paid.
The Committee will convene and commence its efforts by November 1, 1994.
Flight Attendants jointly selected by TWA and IFFA will be paid by the
Company.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, In-Flight Services
Dated: September 22, 1994
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Dated: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 25
LETTER XIII [9/22/94]
JOINT STATEMENT OF MARKETING OBJECTIVE
TWA's marketing department and the IFFA have a common interest in
promoting increased revenues for TWA and increased earning potential for
IFFA members.
To that end, TWA and IFFA shall enter into negotiations 1) to create a
marketing organization whose initial purpose is to promote TWA to travel
agencies and corporate travel services and 2) increase earnings
potential for members of IFFA. All personnel must 1) meet TWA's and
IFFA's approval and 2) pass a TWA approved training course.
Signed by:
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, Inflight Services
Date: September 22, 1994
IFFA
/s/Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 26
LETTER XIV - PAYCHECK DISTRIBUTION
June 4, 1993
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of
Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxxxx:
This letter will confirm our agreement concerning the change of payday
and paycheck distribution for the Flight Attendant work force.
The transition process for this change will begin with the pay period
ending July 11, 1993. All checks will be mailed to the domiciles and to
salary directives on Monday, July 12, 1993. These checks will be dated
July 13, 1993 and will be available for domicile distribution on
Tuesday, July 13, 1993. Checks for the following pay period ending July
25, 1993 will reflect a date of July 29, 1993 and will be available for
domicile distribution on Thursday, July 29, 1993. Checks will be mailed
to salary directives on Monday, July 26, 1993, arriving at most
destinations by Thursday, July 29, depending upon location and zip code.
Thereafter, the Flight Attendant paychecks will be available for
domicile distribution on Thursday following the close of the pay period.
The Flight Attendant checks will bear a Thursday date. They will
continue to be mailed on Mondays, unless preempted by a holiday which
may require a Tuesday mailing. Thursday domicile distribution will
remain constant. If a holiday occurs on Thursday, the domicile checks
will be made available on Wednesday.
This process has been scheduled to coincide with the distribution of
overtime and expense checks on July 25th.
If the foregoing accurately reflects your agreement and understanding,
please sign below.
Very truly yours,
Xxxx X. English
Director, Labor Relations
AGREED AND ACCEPTED BY:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 27
LETTER XV - RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE SERVICE OF
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
AS REPRESENTED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERAL OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
This Letter of Agreement is made by and between Trans World
Airlines, Inc. (the "Company") and the Flight Attendants in the service
of the Company as represented by the IFFA (the "Union").
The Company and the Union hereby agree to adopt an amendment to
the Retirement Savings Plan for Flight Attendants of Trans World
Airlines, Inc., as amended and restated effective December 1, 1988, (the
"Plan"), in accordance with the following:
1. The Investment Committee under the Plan shall select,
monitor and replace the Plan's Trustee(s), custodian(s),
Recordkeeper(s), Plan Administrator (which shall not be the
Company, to the extent possible), investment manager,
annuity providers, accountants, auditors, other service
providers and employees of the Plan. All of the fees,
expenses and compensation of the service providers and
employees so selected (except the costs incurred by the
Company to perform administrative functions which cannot be
transferred to a third party) shall be borne by the Plan,
allocated to individual participants Accounts on a basis
weighted by the dollar balances of their accounts.
2. The Investment Committee shall determine all investment
options and strategies, which must be deemed "prudent by
ERISA standards", and the overall investment structure must
be in compliance with the safe harbor guidelines issued by
the Department of Labor for participant directed plans.
3. Investment options and strategies must be comparable or
superior in quality and expected return when compared to
current Plan investments, giving consideration to manager
performance, portfolio risk, returns, and other
characteristics generally used to evaluate quality for
investment portfolios.
4. The Investment Committee may agree to daily valuation of the
Plan at
ARTICLE 29 / Page 28
such time as it deems appropriate.
5. The Plan shall permit rollover contributions to the maximum
extent permissive under the law.
6. The Investment Committee shall determine all the procedural
rules applicable to participants' investment directions.
7. At such time as distribution of a Participant's Account(s)
is permitted, the Participant will be given the additional
option to leave his/her Account(s) is the Plan, continue
self-direction of the Accounts, and direct that
distributions be made to him/her at such times and in such
amounts as he/she specifies, in accordance with reasonable
rules promulgated by the Plan Administrator and subject to
applicable law.
8. In the event of a shutdown or liquidation of the Company the
Investment Committee shall continue in its capacity under
the provisions of the Plan until all Plan assets have been
distributed. In this regard, rollover contributions of
member-participant account(s) to other qualified plan(s)
shall be allowed to the maximum extent permissible under the
law.
9. The selection, monitoring and replacement (to the extent
determined necessary by the Investment Committee) of the
Plan's Trustee(s), custodian(s), Recordkeeper(s), Plan
Administrator, investment managers, annuity providers,
accountants, auditors, other service providers and employees
of the Plan shall be executed expeditiously upon order of
the Investment Committee. In the event that the Investment
Committee is unable to secure a third-party Plan
Administrator, whether prohibited by cost or the third-party
Administrator's inability to perform required Plan services,
TWA will remain Plan Administrator.
10. All Plan amendments necessary to implement this agreement
will be made by the Company and the Union as soon as
practical following execution of the Agreement, and such
amendments shall comply with all aspects of ERISA and other
pension regulations.
IN WITNESS HEREOF the parties have executed this Letter of Agreement
this 5th day of January, 1993.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
WITNESS:
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
WITNESS:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 29
LETTER XVI - RETIREMENT "A" PLAN ROLLOVER
September 8, 1993
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President
IFFA
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx XX 00000
Dear Xxxx:
This will confirm our agreement to amend the Retirement Savings Plan for
Flight Attendants of Trans World Airlines. Inc. (401(k) Plan) to
provide that, effective January 1, 1993, Flight Attendants who terminate
and elect to take their A-Plan benefit in the form of a lump sum may
roll over such lump sum directly into the 401(k) Plan. If the foregoing
correctly reflects your understanding or our agreement, please sign in
the place indicated below and return this letter to my office.
Very truly yours,
Xxxx X. English
Director, Labor Relations
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Dated: 9/9/93
ARTICLE 29 / Page 30
LETTER XVII - OZARK FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ENTRY INTO TWA RETIREMENT PLAN
[6/15/90 AND 7/1/90]
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
---------- ---------
In settlement of President's Grievance Case 89-5001, former Ozark Flight
Attendants will be covered under the TWA Retirement Plan for Flight
Attendants under the following provisions:
* Former Ozark Flight Attendants will become eligible for the TWA
Retirement Plan for Flight attendants on the later of October 1,
1987, or the first day of the calendar month on or after
completion of one year of combined service with TWA and Ozark.
* Benefits accrued to a former Ozark Flight Attendant under the TWA
Retirement Plan for Flight Attendants will be equal to the larger
of:
- benefits as normally determined under the TWA Retirement
Plan for Flight Attendants for the period of service
beginning on and after October 1, 1987; or
- benefits as normally determined under the provisions of the
former Ozark Retirement Plan accrued for the period from
October 1, 1987, through June 30, 1990 except as modified
below,
- In calculating the benefits for special early
retirement under the former Ozark Plan, service with
TWA will be included.
- In calculating the benefits under the former Ozark
Plan for a former Ozark Flight Attendant who retires
early before age 55, the benefit reduction for early
retirement will be 5% per year below the age 55 and 4%
per year between the ages of 65 and 55.
- The value of the five year certain normal form under
the Ozark Plan will be recognized by increasing the
accrued benefit under the Ozark Plan for the period
from October 1, 1987 through June 30, 1990 by 2%.
- Disability Benefits will be determined solely on the
basis of the TWA Plan.
- Optional forms of benefits will be determined using
the applicable factors under the TWA Plan unless doing
so would result in some cutback in benefits in which
case the Ozark optional retirement factors will be
applied.
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* For purposes of determining eligibility to participate in the TWA
Plan and of determining eligibility for benefits under the Ozark
and TWA Plans, service with Ozark and TWA will be combined.
However, except for early retirement eligibility as described
above and pre-retirement survivor benefits as described below, the
provisions of the Ozark Plan pertaining to eligibility for
benefits will be applicable to benefits determined under the Ozark
Plan and the provisions for eligibility for benefits under the TWA
Plan will be applicable to benefits determined under that Plan.
* The TWA Plan provides for commencement of pre-retirement spouse's
benefits at age 50 if the participant's death occurs before age 50
and charges for the death benefit protection, whereas, the Ozark
Plan provides for commencement of benefits at age 55 if death
occurs before age 55 and does not charge for the death benefit
protection. The rules under the TWA Plan will be applied to
whichever death benefit is larger as determined above for early
retirement. The former Ozark employees will be charged for the
death benefit protection beginning on July 1, 1990.
* The supplemental benefit payable to age 62 upon retirement at age
60, shall be limited to the benefit accrued from October 1, 1987.
Attached is the suggested amendment to the TWA Retirement plan for
Flight Attendants to include former Ozark Flight Attendants in the Plan
beginning October 1, 1987. Such amendments may be modified by the
Company if required to obtain an Internal Revenue Service approval of
such amendment provided that such modifications do not alter the intent
of this agreement.
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Independent Federation Trans World Airlines
of Flight Attendants
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Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxx XxXxxxx
Union Board Member Company Board Member
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Union Board Member Company Board Member
Dated: June 15, 1990
ARTICLE 29 / Page 32
SUGGESTED AMENDMENT TO RETIREMENT PLANS FOR THE
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TWA RETIREMENT PLAN FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
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* Add the following to Article 1.17 (Plan): Effective July 1, 1990,
the provisions of the pension plan that covered employees who were
Flight Attendants of Ozark Air Lines, Inc. (referred to herein as
Ozark Plan") are incorporated into this plan and such Ozark Plan
shall have no further accrual of benefits with respect to any
employee under such plan subsequent to June 30, 1990. Any former
Ozark Flight Attendant who became an employee of the Company as a
result of the merger of the Company and Ozark Air Lines, Inc.
(referred to herein as Ozark Flight Attendant') will accrue
benefits under this Plan subsequent to October 1, 1987. Benefits
payable to such Ozark Flight Attendants under this Plan shall be
the greater of (a) benefits accrued under the Ozark Plan for the
period from October 1, 1987, through June 30, 1990, or (b)
benefits accrued under this Plan subsequent to October 1, 1987.
All benefits accrued with respect to such employees subsequent to
October 1, 1987, will be paid from this Plan. It is not intended
to include all of the applicable provisions pertaining to
eligibility and determination of benefits with respect to such
former Ozark Flight Attendants under the provisions of this Plan
and should there be any ambiguity as a result of protecting the
benefits accrued through June 30, 1990, under such Ozark Plan,
that ambiguity will be resolved by applying the provisions of such
Ozark Plan.
* Add a new section (d) to Article 2.3 (Entry into Plan) as follows:
Any other provisions of this Plan notwithstanding, an Ozark Flight
Attendant shall become a Member of this Plan on the later of (i)
October 1, 1987, or (ii) completion of one Year of Service.
* Add the following to Article 1.27 (Year of Service) as follows:
For purposes of determining eligibility for vesting benefits and
other benefits under this Plan, any other provisions of this Plan
notwithstanding, an Ozark Flight Attendant shall be credited with
a year of service under this Plan for each Year of Continuous
service under the Ozark Plan. In determining years of Continuous
Service under the Ozark Plan, the Ozark plan as amended through
the date of merger of the Company and Ozark Air Lines, Inc. shall
be applicable. Such Years of Continuous Service shall be combined
with the Years of Service credited under this plan provided,
however, there shall be no duplication of Years of Service for any
Ozark Flight Attendant.
* Add the following sentence to Article 5.1 (B): Such recalculations
and reductions with respect to benefits accrued under the former
Ozark Plan for the period from October 1, 1987, through June 30,
1990, shall be determined in accordance with such former Ozark
Plan.
* Add the following sentence to Article 5.2: This benefit
calculation with respect to any Ozark Flight Attendant shall be
limited to the benefit accrued under this
ARTICLE 29 / Page 33
Plan from October 1, 1987.
* Add a new sentence at the end of Article 7.2 (b) (iii) as follows:
An Ozark Flight attendant shell be charged for this protection
during the period that it is in effect from July 1, 1990.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 34
LETTER XVIII - RECALL/BYPASS
April 23, 1991
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President, Independent Federation of
Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This letter of Agreement shall: 1) reiterate, clarify and supplement the
existing recall precedence and procedures as specified in Article 12(E)
and 12(G) of the TWA/IAM Working Agreement signed April 12, 1983, as
modified by the lawfully implemented work rules and 2) confirm our
agreement regarding the implementation of new recall bypass provisions.
I. RECALLS:
A. Subject to and consistent with the recall bypass provisions
contained in section II below, Flight Service Manager
vacancies are filled by recalling as follows:
All Flight Attendants, whether active, on furlough or on a
12(B) leave of absence who have a recall right to the Flight
Service Manager position, shall be merged into a single list
and recalled in seniority order to Flight Service Manager.
In the event an active Cabin Attendant refuses recall to the
Flight Service Manager position, the Cabin Attendant shall
forfeit all priority recall rights.
In the event an inactive Flight Attendant [on furlough or
12(B) leave] refuses recall to active status, he/she shall
forfeit entitlement to preference in reemployment and be
removed from the TWA Flight Attendant System Seniority List.
B. Subject to and consistent with the recall bypass provisions
contained in section II below, Cabin Attendant vacancies are
filled in the following order:
1. Active Flight Attendants (FSM and C/A, in seniority
order, with a priority recall right to the domicile(s)
where the vacancies exist.
2. Active Flight Attendants (FSM and C/A), in seniority
order, with a priority recall right to a domicile(s)
where vacancies were created due to the operation of
"1" above,
ARTICLE 29 / Page 35
3. A continuation of the process in "2" above if further
vacancies were created.
4. Furlough of any excess Cabin Attendants at a domicile.
Such Cabin Attendants may elect to displace to
vacancies remaining unfilled by the operation of "1"
through "3" above, elect furlough or elect 12(B)
leave.
5. Any vacancies remaining after the operation of "4"
above are system vacancies and are filled in seniority
order from those Flight Attendants (FSM and C/A) on
furlough or 12(B) leave.
6. Flight Attendants currently on a 12(B) leave of
absence as of the signing of this Agreement may
either, 1) retain their right upon recall to active
status to displace, seniority permitting, the most
junior Flight Attendant at the domicile from which
they took a 12(B) leave or, 2) may exercise the new
recall bypass provisions contained in section II
below. Flight Attendants on 12(B) leaves who elect to
utilize the new bypass provisions shall, while
forgoing the displacement option, remain on the
priority recall list indefinitely with the ability to
change their bypass and/or recall preferences as
described in paragraph 11(D) below. The provisions of
this paragraph are applicable only to Flight
Attendants on a 12(B) leave as of the date of this
Agreement and shall not be applicable to Flight
Attendants electing a 12(B) leave in conjunction with
furlough subsequent to the date of this Agreement.
In the event an active Cabin Attendant refuses priority
recall to domicile, he/she shall forfeit all priority recall
rights.
In the event an inactive Flight Attendant [on furlough or
12(B) leave] refuses recall to active status, he/she shall
forfeit entitlement to preference in reemployment and be
removed from the TWA Flight Attendant System Seniority List.
II. RECALL BYPASS
Flight Attendants shall have a recall bypass option. Upon furlough
or displacement, Flight Attendants shall submit, on a form
specified by the Company, their choices regarding the combination
of domicile and category position(s) (e.g. JFK C/A or STL-FSM): 1)
to which they will accept recall and/or, 2) for which they desire
to elect recall bypass.
A. When vacancies are to be filled by recall, Flight Attendants
who have submitted a Recall/Bypass Preference Form
indicating a bypass
ARTICLE 29 / Page 36
election for the domicile/category vacancy being filled,
shall be skipped over (bypassed) and recall shall be offered
to the next junior person who has not elected bypass. Flight
---
Attendants are eligible to indicate their preferences for
recall or bypass as follows:
1. Active FSMs:
a. Accept priority recall to a FSM position at the
domicile from which they were furloughed/displaced;
b. Accept priority recall to the domicile from
which they were furloughed/displaced to fill a
C/A vacancy; or
c. Bypass priority recall to FSM and/or original
domicile.
2. Active C/As:
a. Accept priority recall to the domicile from
which they were furloughed/displaced; or
b. Bypass priority recall to domicile.
3. Inactive [Furloughed/12(B) Leave] FSMS:
a. Accept priority recall to the FSM position at
the domicile from which they were furloughed/
displaced;
b. Accept recall to the FSM position at one or more
other domiciles;
c. Accept recall to the C/A position at one or more
domiciles; or
d. Bypass recall to any one or more domicile/category
positions.
4. Inactive [furlough/12(B) Leave] C/As:
a. Accept priority recall to the domicile from
which they were furloughed/displaced;
b. Accept recall to one or more other domiciles; or
c. Bypass recall to one or more domiciles.
B. Recall/Bypass Preference Forms will be maintained on file by
the Company and will be utilized when filling vacancies.
C. Once a Flight Attendant has been granted priority recall to
the domicile/category from which he/she was originally
furloughed/displaced, the Flight Attendant shall be removed
from the priority recall list.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 37
D. Flight Attendants may change their preferences for
Recall/Bypass by submitting a new form to the Company.
Submission of a new form shall invalidate and supersede an
existing form on file. All valid (fully completed) forms
received by the Company by the close of business on the
business day immediately preceding the announcement of a
recall shall be effective for that recall. Any form received
subsequent to the time specified above shall be effective
for a subsequent recall.
E. A Bypass election for either all domicile/category positions
or for any one, or more, domicile/category positions shall
remain valid until:
1. Replaced by a new Recall/Bypass Preference Form, as
described in paragraph 11(D) above, which indicates a
desire for recall to a domicile/category position or
2. For furloughed Flight Attendants, at the expiration of
all recall rights after seven (7) years on furlough.
F. Should a Flight Attendant, whether active, on furlough or on
12(B) leave, with a priority recall right submit an unsigned
or otherwise incomplete Recall/Bypass Preference Form or
fail to submit a Form, he/she shall be deemed to have
selected recall to all domicile/category positions for which
eligible, as indicated in paragraph 11(A) above.
G. In the event that all Flight Attendants with remaining
priority or other recall rights to a domicile/category have
elected bypass, the vacancy(s) shall be filled in accordance
with Article 13 of the TWA/IAM Working Agreement signed
April 12, 1983 followed by new hire Flight Attendants.
Flight Attendants who have canceled their bypass election,
by submitting a new Recall/Bypass Preference Form, for a
domicile/category where vacancies exist shall be recalled
before any transfers are awarded. Should the Company be
hiring Flight Attendants, Flight Attendants who have
canceled their bypass election, by submitting a new Recall/
Bypass Preference Form, for a domicile/category where
vacancies exist shall be recalled provided they have
submitted their cancellation before the next group of
applicants are hired by the Company. To be effective, the
new Recall/Bypass Preference Form must be received by the
close of business on the business day immediately preceding
the action (transfer or hiring). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company may, at its option, cancel bypass
options and recall Flight Attendants before hiring new
Flight Attendants. Such a cancellation of bypass options
would only occur after all other provisions for filling of
vacancies had been satisfied, other than the hiring of new
Flight Attendants. In such case, the cancellation of a
Flight Attendant's bypass option and recall shall be
accomplished in inverse seniority order from among Flight
Attendants then on furlough or 12(B) leave. The inverse
order of
ARTICLE 29 / Page 38
recall applies only to Flight Attendants who have had their
bypass option(s) canceled by the Company.
H. In the event a domicile is closed, all priority recall
rights for that domicile shall terminate and Flight
Attendants will no longer have priority recall rights to
that domicile. Such action will not affect any recall right
to the Flight Service Manager category.
I. Flight Attendants may voluntarily remove themselves from the
Priority Recall List, thereby relinquishing their priority
recall right, by submitting such an election in writing to
the Company.
III. TIME ON FURLOUGH
The maximum time a Flight Attendant may remain on furlough as
specified in Article 12(E) of the TWA/IAM Working Agreement
signed April 12, 1983 shall be extended from five (5) years to
seven (7) years.
Very truly yours,
Xxxx X. English
Director, Labor Relations
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 39
RECALL/BYPASS PREFERENCE FORM
FLIGHT SERVICE MANAGERS
CHOOSE THE DOMICILES AND POSITIONS TO WHICH YOU WILL ACCEPT
RECALL. PUT A "l" IN THE BOX NEXT TO YOUR FIRST CHOICE, "2" NEXT
TO YOUR SECOND CHOICE, ETC. DO NOT DUPLICATE ANY NUMBER. IF
YOU DO NOT DESIRE TO ACCEPT RECALL TO A PARTICULAR DOMICILE/
POSITION, ENTER A "0" IN THE BOXES NEXT TO THE DOMICILES/POSITIONS THAT
ARE NOT XXXXXXXXXX.XXX WILL BE BYPASS" IF RECALL IS OFFERED TO A
DOMICILE/POSITION WHICH YOU XXXX "0". LEAVING A BOX BLANK IS EQUIVALENT
TO PUTTING A "0" IN THE BOX.
YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO RECALL TO ANY DOMICILE/POSITION FOR
WHICH YOU HAVE PLACED A NUMBER OTHER THAN "0" IN THE BOX. YOU WILL BE
RECALLED TO YOUR FIRST CHOICE IF THAT DOMICILE/POSITION IS AVAILABLE.
IF YOU WISH UNCONDITIONAL BYPASS AT THIS TIME (MEANING THAT YOU DO NOT
WISH TO BE RECALLED TO ANY POSITION) PLACE A ZERO "0" IN EVERY BOX
BELOW. YOU MUST SUBMIT A NEW FORM WHEN YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
RECALL.
FILL IN YOUR NAME AND PAYROLL NUMBER IN THE BOX BELOW. SIGN
AND DATE THIS FORM AND RETURN IT BY U.S. MAIL OR FACSIMILE TO
THE ADDRESS BELOW. ONLY SIGNED FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
[EXAMPLE IMAGE NOT DISPLAYED]
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SIGNATURE DATE
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JFK C/A
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STL C/A
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LAX C/A
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JFK FSM
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Return to
Director - Flight Crew Resources
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
(Address)
ARTICLE 29 / Page 41
LETTER XIX - ADVOCATE ON FURLOUGH [4/5/95]
April 5, 1995
Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxxxx:
This letter confirms our agreement that any Flight Attendant who is on a
furloughed status or 12(B) leave may apply for the IFFA representative
and/or advocate positions as described in the re-engineering portion of
the 1994 TWA-IFFA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
If a furloughed Flight Attendant or individual on 12(B) leave is a
successful candidate for such position, she/he may be recalled to the
active Flight Attendant payroll out of seniority order, in order to
commence the job duties of an IFFA representative and/or advocate.
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of our agreement, please
sign this letter where indicated below and return one copy to me.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director
Labor Relations, Inflight
Agreed and Accepted
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 42
LETTER XX - FLIGHT SERVICE MANAGER - NARROWBODY
February 22, 1991
Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This letter shall confirm the various discussions of the parties
regarding the removal of Flight Service Managers from domestic narrow
body equipment and the possible removal at some future time on
international narrow body equipment.
The Company maintains that it has the inherent right to remove Flight
Service Managers on narrow body equipment unilaterally. IFFA's position
is that the removal of Flight Service Managers from narrow body
equipment is subject to the collective bargaining process.
Notwithstanding the parties' respective positions on this matter, the
Union has agreed not to file a grievance or institute court action
contesting the Company's present action of removing Flight Service
Managers on domestic narrow body equipment. Similarly, should the
Company at a later date remove Flight Service Managers from
international narrow body flights, the Union has agreed not to file a
grievance or institute court action contesting the removal. The Company
has agreed not to cite the Union's failure to grieve this matter in any
future dispute of this nature.
Should the Company, having now removed Flight Service Managers on
domestic narrow body flights or, at some later time, on international
narrow body flights, subsequently re-institute the position of Flight
Service Manager, then such action would negate this agreement. Were the
Company to again remove Flight Service Managers from either domestic or
international narrow body flights, IFFA would be free to undertake any
challenge as it may then deem fit.
The resolution of this matter is without prejudice to either parties'
position on the underlying issues.
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of our agreement, please
sign this letter where indicated below.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 43
LETTER XXI - FLIGHT SERVICE MANAGER - ROTATING RESERVE
October 11, 1978
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
President
Independent Federation
of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
This will confirm our understanding reached during negotiations that if
the Union notifies the Company in writing that Pursers and International
Service Managers have requested that their reserve responsibilities be
rotated at a particular domicile, the Company will meet with a
representative of your office within sixty (60) days of receipt of the
written notification to develop the necessary procedures required to be
implemented in order to effect the reserve responsibility rotation.
Very truly yours,
/s/ X. X. Hilly
Vice President-Labor Relations
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 44
LETTER XXII - REDEPLOYMENT OF IN-FLIGHT SERVICE SUPERVISORS [6/6/76]
June 6, 1976
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Vice President Air Transport Division
Transport Workers Union of America
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxx:
Upon notification from you of the ratification of the Agreement
effective June 6, 1976, the Company will re-deploy its In-Flight Service
Supervisors who will not be assigned to perform productive work covered
by the Agreement between the Company and the TWU. This re-deployment
will be completed by September 10, 1976.
Very Truly Yours,
/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxx
Senior Vice President-
Administration
ARTICLE 29 / Page 45
LETTER XXIII - REDEPLOYMENT OF IN-FLIGHT SERVICE SUPERVISORS [7/21/76]
July 21, 1976
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Vice President Air Transport Division
Transport Workers Union of America
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxx:
I understand that there may have been some misunderstanding regarding
the use of the word "re-deploy" in X. X. Xxxxxxx'x letter of June 6,
1976, on the subject of the In-Flight Service Supervisor.
To avoid any possible misinterpretation of the Company's intention
regarding this matter, let me restate unequivocally the Company's
position.
The Company will discontinue its practice of assigning In-Flight Service
Supervisors on all TWA aircraft. This commitment will be fully in effect
not later than September 10, 1976.
Very truly yours,
/s/ X. X. Hilly
Staff Vice President-Labor Relations
ARTICLE 29 / Page 46
LETTER XXIV - CAMS HOME ACCESS/RESERVES OVER CAP
January 4, 1990
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
I. TWA will allow Flight Attendants to subscribe voluntarily to a
service ("Home Access") whereby Flight Attendants for their
personal use only may have limited access to TWA's Crew
Administrative Management System ("CAMS") using personal computers
or other compatible terminal devices. The Home Access service will
be PARS Travel Information Service ("PTIS") which those Flight
Attendants who wish to subscribe must apply and contract with
directly.
The form of Home Access provided to Flight Attendants will be
substantially similar to the form of Home Access provided to TWA's
pilots. TWA will provide not less than the below enumerated CAMS
and PARS functions through Home Access for so long as these
functions are available to Flight Attendants through CAMS computer
terminals at the crew domiciles and for so long as the PTIS
contracted service is in effect.
CAMS
JXBDF JXBGF JXBPF JXBUF JXCAF
JXFSF JXGCF JXNXF JXOPF JXPI
JXSLF JXTIF JXTRADE JXTRF JXTW
JXVDF JXVGF JXVIF JXVPF JXVUF
PARS
2 KC KD KGB MB
MD MU MT S VINR
4A 4F 4WL FDH FFL
FIP FTP FWI FFI FIA
FOV FWD
In addition, JXROF, the new over-cap function for reserves, will
be provided. TWA will issue brochures describing Home Access for
Flight Attendants. PTIS will charge $5.00 to each Flight
Attendant who subscribes to the service to establish an individual
account. Thereafter, PTIS will charge $20.00 monthly for the Home
Access subscription. The amounts charged by PTIS are subject to
change as described in "Dial CAMS Enrollment Agreement" contained
in the
ARTICLE 29 / Page 47
brochure. Access to CAMS for each account is limited to a total of
one hundred (100) CAMS and/or PARS transactions daily. The $20.00
monthly fee charged by PTIS provides for two (2) hours of network
usage monthly as described in the brochure. TWA will not make
payroll deductions of amounts due PTIS; a Flight Attendant who
subscribes to Home Access will remain individually responsible for
payment of PTIS' charges.
Flight Attendants who choose to subscribe to Home Access must sign
the "Computer Communications/Facilities Protection Policy"
Agreement. A Flight Attendant's signature on the Computer
Communication/Facilities Protection Policy shall not constitute a
waiver by IFFA or the individual Flight Attendant of any right
and protection granted by the TWA/IAM Working Agreement, nor does
it imply that any allegation of misuse of Home Access will
automatically result in discipline or discharge or satisfy just
cause provisions. All such questions will be resolved in
accordance with Article 16 grievance procedures.
II. TWA may, at its sole discretion, offer to Flight Attendants who
hold reserve schedules the ability to waive the monthly flight
limits as described in Article 18-A(D)(7)(d) of the Working
Agreement signed April 12,1983. TWA will not make such offers to
any Flight Attendants who hold reserve schedules unless TWA also
offers to Flight Attendant who are line holders in the same status
and at the same domicile the opportunity to exceed the applicable
Cap in accordance with existing rules.
When offered by TWA, a reserve Flight Attendant who elects to
waive the monthly limit must notify the Company either by CAMS
function JXROF or by telephone advise to Crew Schedule. Once a
Flight Attendant has elected to waived the monthly limit that
waiver may not be revoked.
As the result of the waiver, the adjusted reserve monthly limit
will be the applicable monthly Cap plus ten hours (10:00),
provided that the adjusted limited will not exceed 85:00 hours
(accumulated credit hours plus the scheduled block-to-block flight
time to be flown on the last trip prior to the end of the month).
TWA agrees to:
a. process the Home Access subscription applications received
from Flight Attendants;
b. make available through CAMS and Home Access a new CAMS
function, JXROF for use by reserve Flight Attendants who
elect to waive the monthly limits as described above. The
reserve adjusted monthly limit provisions of this agreement
will be implemented no later than the February 1990 bid
month.
III. Either TWA or IFFA may, by written notice given to the other by
certified mail, return receipt requested, on or before May
21, 1990, terminate this agreement in its entirety effective July
31, 1990. In the event of such termination, all
ARTICLE 29 / Page 48
provisions of this agreement will become null and void after July
31, 1990.
In the event neither party gives such notice, this agreement shall
thereafter remain in effect until terminated or changed by
agreement of the parties or by operation of law.
If the above correctly sets forth our agreement, please execute both
copies of this letter and return one fully executed copy to the
undersigned.
Very truly yours,
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
By:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President - Operations
Administration
Attachment
Accepted and Agreed:
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
By: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Date: January 9, 1990
ARTICLE 29 / Page 49
LETTER XXV - RANDOM SUBSTANCE TESTING [9/22/94]
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
JOINT TWA-IAM POLICY REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
AND SUBSTANCE TESTING
Preamble
The primary goal of this policy is to encourage employees who are
experiencing difficulty with drugs or alcohol to undertake immediate and
effective measures to address such problems voluntarily. While the
emphasis is on voluntary treatment, the parties recognize the need for
the enforcement of reasonable rules for regulating employee conduct in
the work place. Recognizing that a Flight Attendant's misuse of drugs or
alcohol on the job not only endangers the Flight Attendant but also
threatens the safety of co-workers, members of the traveling public and
emergency personnel, it is the policy of TWA and the IAM to protect the
health and safety of all employees and passengers of the Company. For
this reason, TWA and the IAM agree to the following Policy regarding
Drug and Alcohol Use and Testing:
I. Testing - The first step in addressing the problem of drugs and
alcohol in the workplace is that of identifying the substance
abuser. Therefore, testing shall be conducted under the following
circumstances.
1. When there is a reasonable suspicion that an employee is
under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs, that
employee may be required to undergo testing to confirm or
disprove the suspicion. This is called testing "for cause".
Any employee refusing to submit to a test where reasonable
suspicion exists shall be discharged.
2. An employee who has been found to be under the influence of
or impaired by alcohol or drugs within the preceding two
years may be tested at any time. This is called "follow-up"
testing.
3. Employees will be tested as required by regulations of the
Department of Transportation or other governmental agency.
Such testing includes both testing for cause and random
testing, post-accident testing, return to duty testing,
follow-up testing and pre-employment testing.
II. Rehabilitation
The TWA-IAM Special Health Services Program ("SHS") is an employee
assistance program jointly administered by the Company and the
IAM. Through SHS TWA offers treatment for employees who suffer
from drug or alcohol dependency and encourages employees in the
need of such treatment to seek help before they violate any of the
foregoing rules. Flight Attendants in
ARTICLE 29 / Page 50
need of assistance who contact SHS representative and who elect to
seek rehabilitation under SHS auspices, will, to the extent
possible, be referred for appropriate treatment within their own
communities. The cost of treatment will be paid through the group
medical insurance policy. When a Flight Attendant, having engaged
in the prohibited use of drugs or alcohol, requests the assistance
of Special Health Services, such request and any referral will be
held in strict confidence. Neither supervisor personnel nor Union
officials, excluding Company and Union designated SHS
representatives, will be informed of the nature of a Flight
Attendant's participation in the program without her/his consent.
If a Flight Attendant must be absent from work in order to
participate in the program, such absence will normally be coded in
the Company attendance records as a "personal illness".
III. Disciplinary Guidelines
A. Flight Attendants who are found actually drinking or possessing
alcohol or using or posses sing drugs while on duty, or within
twelve (12) hours prior to reporting for duty, will be subject to
discipline up to and including discharge in accordance with
Articles 16 and 17 of the Agreement and shall be subject to such
additional penalties as may be required by Federal Aviation
Administration regulations.
B. The Company's knowledge of off duty possession or use of
drugs or alcohol by a Flight Attendant within twenty-four
(24) hours of the time such Flight Attendant reports for
duty shall not be used as grounds for discipline for the
first occurrence but may be grounds for testing such Flight
Attendant.
C. Flight Attendants who are suspected of drug or alcohol use
who are first offenders and who are not involved in conduct
which would otherwise subject them to discipline but who
test positive will not be discharged, but may be required to
successfully complete a rehabilitation program implemented
and supervised by TWA and IAM personnel.
D. Flight Attendants involved in conduct which would otherwise
subject them to discipline and who are suspended and test
negative shall be returned to work and made whole for such
suspension before discipline is assessed concerning such
conduct.
E. Flight Attendants who are involved in conduct which would
otherwise subject them to discipline and who test positive
may be disciplined for the incident. They may not, however,
be disciplined for using drugs or alcohol if the instance is
the first occurrence under the policy. If such employee
receives discipline less than discharge, then such employee
shall, if required by TWA's Medical Review Officer (MRO) or,
in the
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case of alcohol, by TWA's Special Health Services, be
required to successfully complete a rehabilitation program
supervised by TWA and IAM personnel. Flight Attendants who
do not successfully complete the rehabilitation program may
be discharged.
F. Except as provided in (A) above, and to the extent not
inconsistent with requirements of the Department of
Transportation, Flight Attendants who, for the first time,
test positive for drugs or alcohol as a result of random
tests conducted pursuant to requirements of the Department
of Transportation or other governmental agency or otherwise
pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the following
terms.
1. TWA shall initiate an investigatory meeting with the
Flight Attendant pursuant to Article 16(C)(1)(a) and
(b) of the IAM-TWA Agreement. Such meeting, which the
Flight Attendant must attend, shall be held within
three (3) business days following the notification to
the Company by the Medical Review Officer (MRO) of a
positive test result. Such meeting may be postponed by
mutual agreement for up to five (5) business days if
there are exceptional circumstances which would
prevent the Flight Attendant from attending the
meeting within the normal three (3) day time limit. In
such meeting the Flight Attendant shall be given the
opportunity to execute a last-chance letter of
agreement (as per attached Appendix). The deadline for
execution of the Letter of Agreement may be extended
no later than five (5) work days following this
meeting.
2. A Flight Attendant who refuses to execute the last-
chance letter of agreement shall not be given a second
chance pursuant to this Policy, but shall instead be
treated in accordance with all relevant provisions of
Articles 16 and 17 of the IFFA-TWA Agreement.
3. A Flight Attendant executing the last-chance letter of
agreement may not return to active service without
approval(s), if any, required by regulations of the
Department of Transportation or other governmental
agency. In most instances return to active service
will be coordinated upon the Flight Attendant's
participation in the substance abuse rehabilitation
program selected by the Flight Attendant from the list
provided by TWA's Special Health Services as
determined in accordance with Section II above. If
such participation is deemed necessary, the Flight
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Attendant must successfully complete the approved
rehabilitation program as a condition of return to
active service.
4. Upon return to active service, a Flight Attendant will
be subject to unannounced follow-up testing as
directed by the Medical Review Officer for a period of
up to two (2) years.
5. The Flight Attendant's continued employment after
returning to active service shall also be conditioned
upon TWA Special Health Services continual review and
approval of the Flight Attendant's successful
participation in the required after care, if any, as
determined by the approved rehabilitation program.
6. Flight Attendants who refuse to submit to tests
required by this Agreement shall be subject to
discipline, including discharge, subject to Articles
16 and 17 of the Agreement.
G. Any Flight Attendant entering a rehabilitation program after
testing positive will be subjected to follow-up testing
during the course of the program and for no less than three
months after successful completion of the program. However,
in no event shall such follow-up testing period exceed two
years from the Flight attendants return to work and if such
Flight Attendant tests positive as a result of the follow-up
tests, she/he may be discharged. Any Flight Attendant who
tests positive within two years from the date she/he
executes a Last Chance Agreement pursuant to this policy may
be discharged. A Flight Attendant who tests positive at any
time after two years from the date she/he executes a Last
Chance Agreement pursuant to this policy shall be referred
to a joint Company-Union committee for disposition of
her/his case. Such committee shall be made up of one Company
and one Union representative. If such committee cannot
agree, the case shall be submitted to a neutral party
jointly selected by the parties who is considered to be an
expert in matters of this kind and such neutral shall have
authority to make final determination which shall be binding
upon both parties.
IV. Procedural Guidelines - Drug Testing A Flight Attendant who is
required to submit to drug testing as required by regulations of
the Department of Transportation or other governmental agencies
shall be required to give a split sample in accordance with
Federal Regulations. The split sample will be submitted to the
NIDA-certified laboratory selected by the Company whereupon the
primary sample will be tested. If the result of that test is
verified positive by
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the MRO, the Flight Attendant may request to have the split sample
tested by another NIDA certified laboratory selected from a list
of NIDA-certified laboratories, provided that such a request for
additional testing is made within seventy-two (72) hours of the
Flight Attendant being notified of a positive result. The Flight
Attendant will be responsible for any costs related to the
testing, but not the collection of the split sample (e.g.
administrative costs, mailing costs, testing costs, etc.). In the
event TWA agrees to pay the costs of or related to the testing for
any other employee group, TWA shall pay such costs for Flight
Attendants. If the results of both tests are positive, the final
result will be deemed conclusively a positive and the validity of
the tests is not subject to further review or challenge If the
result of the test of the primary sample is positive and the
result of the split sample is negative the final result will be
deemed a negative. When a follow-up test is conducted on a Flight
Attendant who has executed a last chance letter of agreement, and
a split sample is collected and the results of both tests are
positive, the final result will be deemed conclusively a positive
and neither the validity of the tests nor the discharge of the
Flight Attendant shall be subject to further review or challenge
When a split sample is provided and the result of the tests of the
primary sample is positive and the result of the test of the split
sample is negative, the final result will be deemed a negative.
V. General Should any of this policy be in conflict with existing or
future Federal laws or regulations, the parties agree that they
shall meet to amend this policy to comply with such Federal laws
or regulations Should state or local laws be found to be
inconsistent with this policy and binding upon TWA and its
employees, the parties shall meet and agree upon how the policy
shall be applied in such states.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED
For IFFA:
By
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, President
Date: September 22, 1994
For TWA:
By
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice President, Labor Relations
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 54
LETTER XXVI - JOINT DRUG POLICY
(APPENDIX LETTER OF AGREEMENT)
DATE
Name Flight Attendant
Address
City, State, Zip
Dear
---------------
On , you were tested for drugs (or alcohol) pursuant to the
--------
procedures which have been adopted pursuant to federal regulations and
approved by the FAA. The test sample submitted by you on that date
tested positive for drugs (or alcohol) in your system. [For drug tests
only, add the following:] The result was reviewed by TWA's Medical
Review Officer ("MRO") who verified the result and determined that there
was no legitimate explanation for the test result that is consistent
with permissible drug use.
Under the Joint TWA-IAM Drug and Alcohol Policy, you are hereby
provided a one time second chance to avoid discharge and secure return
to active service as a TWA Flight Attendant. This one-time second chance
is subject to the following:
1. You will initially be removed from active service from Trans
World Airlines with the ability to return to active service.
As a condition of such return you will, if deemed necessary,
enroll in or will have completed an approved drug (alcohol)
rehabilitation program prescribed by TWA's Special Health
Services ("SHS"). If such participation is deemed necessary
by SHS, you must successfully complete the approved
rehabilitation program and receive authorization to return
to active service.
2. By signing this letter of agreement, you agree that your
subsequent return to active service is conditioned upon your
compliance with all requirements set forth in the Joint TWA-
IAM Drug and Alcohol Policy and this letter.
3. This letter of agreement shall constitute a full and final
resolution concerning your positive drug (alcohol) test, and
TWA disciplinary or other action as a result of such
positive test; and you agree not to file any new grievances,
complaints, or claims of any nature against TWA or IAM in
connection with your positive test, discipline, or other
action taken as a result thereof.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 55
It is important to understand, however, that the option to enroll in a
rehabilitation program and sign this letter of agreement provides you a
one-time opportunity for return to active service as a Flight Attendant.
This one-time opportunity for return to active service will not be
repeated if you violate the Joint TWA-IAM Drug and Alcohol Policy in
the future. Return to active service is contingent upon satisfactory
completion of the rehabilitation program, evaluation and full compliance
with all post rehabilitation requirements. If you do not agree to all
conditions as set forth in this letter of agreement, you shall be
discharged from Trans World Airlines, Inc., subject only to procedures
of Articles 16 and 17 of the TWA-IAM Basic Agreement. The requirements
for participation in the rehabilitation program are as follows: You must
enter a drug (or alcohol) rehabilitation program jointly approved by TWA
and IAM and successfully complete (or have completed) such program in
accordance with SHS guidelines and objectives to the satisfaction of
TWA's Medical Review Officer and/or TWA SHS. While actively
participating in the rehabilitation program, you will be coded as on
"Personal Illness". Before return to active service, you will undergo
another drug (alcohol) test, must pass that test, and be released to
return to active duty by the MRO and/or TWA SHS in accordance with
applicable governmental regulations.
In addition, you must comply with the following requirements after
completing the program:
1. You will abstain from the use of medically unauthorized
drugs or illegal substances (alcohol).
2. You agree to undergo further drug (alcohol) tests for a
period of up to two (2) years, as determined following your
return to duty, on an unannounced basis, at any time to
ensure that you remain drug (alcohol)-free.
If you fail to comply with any of the above conditions or in the event
that such a test reveals unlawful drug or alcohol use, you understand
that you will be discharged from TWA and no mitigating factors will be
considered and there will be no additional opportunity for reinstatement
or for continued employment with TWA.
If you accept the terms and conditions of this letter of agreement and
agree to be bound by the provisions of the Joint TWA-IAM Drug and
Alcohol Policy you must sign and date the original of this letter and
return it to me. A copy of this letter of agreement will remain in your
personnel file for a period of two (2) years. I wish to make it clear to
you that whether or not you sign this letter of agreement is your
personal decision.
I urge you to make sure that you understand completely all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and that you consult with a Union
representative or any other person(s) you wish before making this
decision.
Very truly yours,
In-Flight Services
ARTICLE 29 / Page 56
I accept all of the terms and conditions of this letter of agreement for
rehabilitation and return to active service and agree to comply with all
of my obligations as stated above. I acknowledge that I fully understand
all of such terms and conditions and that I have had ample opportunity
to review them.
Date:
-------------------------- --------------------------------------
(Flight Attendant)
Agreed and Accepted:
IAM Representative
ARTICLE 29 / Page 57
LETTER XXVII - DRUG TEST TECHNICIAN
Originally dated 5/18/95
Amended August 1, 1999
This letter confirms that all drug testing notification of Flight
Attendants shall be provided through ACARS notification and non-IAM
employee notification at domiciles. Inflight shall work with the IAM to
establish an appropriate "drug notification" form to be hand-delivered
to Flight Attendants at the domiciles. At outlying stations, individual
notifications shall be accomplished by the Station Manager. If the
Station Manager is not on-duty at the time of the scheduled
notification, the Employee-in-Charge (E.I.C.) shall provide the
individual notification using the appropriate "drug notification" form.
This letter confirms the agreement concerning those instances when a
testing technician is not present at the drug/alcohol test facility at
the time a Flight Attendant reports for a random drug and/or alcohol
test.
Once notified of a random test, the Flight Attendant must proceed
immediately to the test facility upon arrival of her/his flight. The
Flight Attendant will be required to wait for the testing technician at
the test facility for (1) one hour after scheduled or actual block in of
her/his flight, whichever is later. If the testing technician does not
appear at the test site within the time frame of one (1) hour as
specified above, the Flight Attendant must request authorization to
depart the test facility from her/his domicile supervisor on duty,
during normal In- Flight office hours who will authorize such release.
After close of normal office hours, the Flight Attendant must contact
the Crew Schedule Manager on Duty who will authorize her/his departure
from the test facility. If the test technician appears at the test
facility prior to the Flight Attendants receiving authorization to
depart, the Flight Attendant will be expected to proceed with the test.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Vice-President Labor Relations
TWA
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
IAM
Dated: 8/1/99
ARTICLE 29 / Page 58
LETTER XXVIII - MATERNITY LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNEMPLOYMENT
October 11, 1978
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
President
Independent Federation
of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Re: Unemployment Insurance - Maternity Leaves of Absence
This will confirm our recent discussions wherein I indicated that the
Company will not oppose or controvert any application for unemployment
insurance by a Flight Attendant who is required, pursuant to the
provisions of Article 15(G), to take a maternity leave of absence.
However, this policy will be applicable only so long as Flight
Attendants do not receive sick pay and/or disability pay for pregnancy.
Very truly yours,
/s/ X. X. Hilly
Vice President
Labor Relations
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 59
LETTER XXIX - 747SP AGREEMENT
Dated: New York, New York, November 3, 1980
As the result of negotiations conducted between the Independent
Federation of Flight Attendants ("Union") and Trans World Airlines,
Inc. ("Company"), pursuant to Article 27(B) of the present Contract, the
parties have agreed to the following modifications of their current
collective bargaining agreement. These modifications shall effect only
and solely the B-747-SP aircraft fleet presently operated by the Company
and any additions thereto, which may be operated in the future:
A. Excess on Duty for Long Haul Flights
On B-747-SP flights scheduled for 12 hours or more block to block,
flight attendants shall receive $10.00 per hour or fraction
thereof prorated for each hour actually flown in excess of 12
hours block to block.
Such compensation shall be in addition to any other form of
payment under the Agreement and shall not be offset or reduced in
any way whatsoever.
The amount earned under this provision shall not count towards
quarterly pay or credit limitation.
B. Crew Rest Provisions (Bunks)
In addition to the provisions of Paragraph 6(B)(S) of the current
collective bargaining agreement between the parties, the Company
shall provide a self-contained, walled, well-ventilated bunk
compartment which may be used only by flight attendants who serve
as productive crew members on B-747-SP aircraft utilized on
nonstop flights scheduled for 12 or more block to block hours
duration.
The compartment may be placed in any zone on the aircraft and will
be large enough to accommodate at least four (4) bunks and
mattresses of adequate size and will have a safe means of access
to the upper bunks. The bunks will be equipped with individual
black-out curtains, emergency oxygen masks, reading lights and
fresh air outlets.
On any B-747-SP flight which has a scheduled block-to-block time
of between 10:00 and 11:59 hours, the Company will provide four
(4) First Class seats for exclusive use by flight attendants for
rest and sleeping purposes. These four (4) First Class seats shall
be blocked and curtained as soon as possible by the Company but in
no case later than 15 days after the date of signing of this
agreement. (For purposes of this provision, First Class seats are
defined as being
ARTICLE 29 / Page 60
those non-sleeper reclining type First Class seats which have the
same dimensions as the normal non-sleeper First Class seat.) It is
understood, however, that such blocked and curtained First Class
seats may be located in the area designated "A zone", the "upper
deck" or the left side of "B zone" in rows 15 and 16. They may
also be placed along a bulkhead on the left or right side of the
fuselage in "B zone" only if "B zone" is reconfigured to include
all First Class type seats as its regular seat complement.
C. Minimum Rest at Layover Station
Scheduled Flight Time Scheduled Rest Time Actual Rest Time
(block-to-block) (release to report) release to report)
---------------- ------------------- ------------------
:00 - 12:00 12:00 12:00
12:01 - 14:00 24:00 24:00
14:01 and over 42:00 39:00
For purpose of this provision, the rest period is defined as being
free from all duty with the Company.
If a Flight Attendant is released at a scheduled layover station,
the above-referenced rest periods are based upon the scheduled
block-to-block time on the flight which assigned.
In instances of a non-scheduled stop where the flight attendants
are released for rest, the actual rest due will be determined by
the actual block-to-block flight time flown during the on-duty
period as dictated by the following chart:
Actual Rest
Actual Block-to-Block (release to report)
--------------------- -------------------
:00 - 12:00 12
12:01 - 14:00 24
14:01 and over 39
D. Crew Complement
1. International
(i) Long Haul (4 hours or more scheduled block-to-block)
8 Cabin Attendants )
1 Flight Xxxxxx ) +2 additional Cabin Attendants
1 Service Manager ) at penalty points of 253 & 277.
In addition:
+ 1 additional Cabin Attendant on flights scheduled
with block-to-block of 12:00 hours or more with
passenger load of 170 + 1 additional Cabin Attendant
on flights scheduled
ARTICLE 29 / Page 61
with block-to-block of 14:00 hours or more with
passenger load of 250.
(ii) Short Haul/Intra-European (3:59 hours or less
scheduled block-to-block)
7 Cabin Attendants )
1 Flight Xxxxxx ) +1 additional Cabin Attendant
1 Service Manager ) at penalty point of 225.
(iii) Charter
10 Cabin Attendants
1 Flight Xxxxxx
1 Service Manager
In addition:
+1 additional Cabin Attendant on flights scheduled
with block-to-block of 12:00 hours or more with
passenger toad of 200 +1 additional Cabin Attendant on
flights scheduled with block-to-block of 14:00 hours
or more with passenger load of 250.
2. Domestic
(i) Long Haul (4 hours or more scheduled block-to-block)
8 Cabin Attendants ) +2 additional Cabin Attendants at
1 Service Manager ) penalty points of 230 & 258.
OR
+1 additional Cabin Attendant on
flights operated between 2000 and
0800, local time, that have meal
service at penalty point of 230.
OR
+0 additional Cabin Attendant on
flights operated between 2000 and
0800, local time, that have no meal
service.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 62
(ii) Short Haul (3:59 hours or less scheduled block-to-
block)
7 Cabin Attendants ) +1 additional Cabin Attendant at
1 Service Manager ) penalty point of 200.
OR
+0 additional Cabin Attendant
on flights operated between
2000 and 0800, local time,
that have no meal service.
(iii) Charter
10 Cabin Attendants )
1 Service Manager ) At all times
3. General Provisions for International & Domestic
(i) Meal service will be defined as anything served on any
type of tray.
(ii) No meal service will include the service of liquor,
beverage, peanuts, donuts or the like.
(iii) All basic and additional flight attendant positions
listed above will be protected by the provisions of
Article 26.
E. This Agreement is subject to ratification by IFFA membership and
approval by their Executive Board.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed this Agreement on November 3,
1980.
For the Company: For the Flight Attendants in the
Service of Trans World Airlines, Inc. as
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. Represented by the Independent
Federation of Flight Attendants
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Director - Labor Relations Vice President
Flight Attendants
WITNESS: WITNESS:
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 63
LETTER XXX - RE-ENGINEERING OF TWA [9/22/94]
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
RE-ENGINEERING OF TWA
Preamble
This Agreement represents a fresh beginning and a new direction in the
entire relationship between TWA and the IAM. It embodies principles of
meaningful participative management of the airline and all aspects of
TWA operations as they affect Flight Attendants both on and off the job;
acknowledges employee ownership and the correlative interests of Flight
Attendant-owners in the determination of objectives and methods of
achieving the highest quality of customer service and TWA prosperity;
recognizes that the purpose of management personnel and policy is to
provide support for its employees in the performance of In-flight
service and safety, and to eliminate and correct problems in the work
environment that interfere with or distract from high quality work
performance on an individual or collective basis. This Agreement
therefore commits TWA and the IAM to a reengineering of the In Flight
Service Department, full integration of the IAM and the Flight
Attendants (collectively the IAM) into all areas and aspects of TWA
operations affecting Flight Attendants, and joint decision-making on all
such matters. Self-managed teams will be the basic building blocks of
the In-Flight organization.
Recognizing that a re-engineering process including the improvement of
TWA services, enhancement of Flight Attendant work environment and
quality of life, and increase in job satisfaction and earning potential
- is an ongoing responsibility; this document represents a living and
flexible covenant. TWA and the IAM shall, after its execution, continue
to meet, negotiate, solve problems and improve employment opportunity on
an ongoing basis.
1. Consensus Decision-Making and Responsiveness to Flight Attendants.
Decisions involving the airline as a whole, In-Flight Services and
individual Flight Attendants, affect all Flight Attendants both on
and off the job. Best value decisions will be most supportive of
the In-Flight Services mission, philosophy and values and will be
arrived at through established steps of consensus decision making.
Any Flight Attendant problem or complaint, arising in connection
with any aspect of the job, will be taken seriously and addressed
promptly in recognition of the value and worth that each employee
brings to this airline. In a re-engineered workplace, TWA and the
IAM mutually share the obligation of responsiveness to Flight
Attendants.
Flight Attendants, as represented by the IAM, have valuable
experience and insights and possess a wealth of knowledge and
skills that are recognized and will be utilized to the mutual
advancement of the airline and the Flight Attendants.
To these ends, in matters relating to operation of the airline as
they affect Flight Attendants, policy shall be established and
implemented by TWA and the IAM,
ARTICLE 29 / Page 64
as co-equals, on the basis of joint decision-making and co-
responsiveness to Flight Attendant employment matters, within the
following structure:
a. President and Directing General Chairman - District Lodge
---------------------------------------------------------
142 or designee(s) TWA President and Senior Officers: all
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matters and issues relating to overall airline policy
including, but not limited to, finance; airline expansion
and contraction; airline acquisition replacement/employment
policy affecting all TWA employees including Flight
Attendants; and the overall implementation of and
improvement upon terms of this Agreement. (see paragraph 6
below)
b. General Chairpersons or designees - President and Vice
---------------------------------
President - TWA Vice President, In-Flight Services and
Department Heads: all matters and issues including
administration and oversight, relating to In-Flight policy
and procedures; all TWA operations as they affect Flight
Attendants; and an overall implementation and improvement
upon terms of this Agreement not performed in accordance
with (a) above.
c. At each domicile, IAM Domicile Chair - General Manager and
Managers, In Flight: all matters and issues relating to this
Agreement, and its improvement, affecting the individual
domicile and Flight Attendants within the Domicile and its
satellites, including grievances arising under Article 16.
d. At each Domicile, three (3) IAM Representatives - TWA
Domicile Coordinators (Supervisor): all matters and issues,
relating to the providing of needed support for Flight
Attendants within the domicile; and all matters relating to
individual Flight Attendants or specific problems of one or
more Flight Attendants involving interpretation of this
Agreement or benefits, rights, and protection provided
herein. Flight Attendants will be empowered and encouraged
to exercise their responsibility and authority. They will be
given the opportunity to use common sense, solve problems
and exceed customer expectations.
e. IAM Medical, Safety, Workers' Compensation/Benefits/Payroll
Directors/Representatives (2) - TWA Director Medical; TWA
Director Safety, TWA Director Workers' Compensation, TWA
Director Benefits and TWA Director Payroll: all matters
relating to individual Flight Attendant claims, problems and
complaints relating to the aforesaid, respecting the right
of the Flight Attendant to request confidentiality. In
addition and in coordination with the domicile, the
development by no later than January 1, 1995 of (1) the
precise Flight Attendant job description - with updates as
needed thereafter - including nature and extent of physical
requirements; (2) programs designed to rehabilitate injured
workers for earliest return to the job including such
programs as, work hardening, and wellness programs.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 65
f. IAM Director In-Flight Service Operations and Training -
TWA In-Flight Service Operations and Training Designee: in
coordination with the domiciles, all matters relating to
operations and training of Flight Attendants including but
not limited to new hire training, Annual Emergency Reviews,
equipment and service training, and training of Flight
Attendants in the ongoing re-engineering of the Airline as
specified in this Agreement; and determination of need for,
and selection of, Flight Attendants for Special or other
Assignment in connection with temporary or permanent duties
related to In-Flight Operations and Training.
g. IAM Director Flight Attendant Crew Operations and
Scheduling Representatives - TWA Director Flight Attendant
Crew Operations; Managers Crew Resources, Crew Schedule,
Operational Planning and Variable Staffing Unit: all matters
relating to policy and procedures in connection with
construction of pairings/sequences; reserve utilization,
away from domicile reassignment; amendments to, or
improvement of, the Away From Domicile Scheduling Policy;
and policies/procedures in implementing and enhancing
efficiency of operation through the Variable Cabin Staffing
provisions of the Agreement.
h. IAM Director Professional Standards and Special Health
Services - TWA Director Special Health Services and other TWA
personnel: all matters relating to overall administration of
Professional Standards and Special Health Services policy as
applied to Flight Attendants on general as well as
individual basis.
2. Training
Training will be essential to introduce the In-Flight team members
to the concepts of union-management partnership, team building,
self-management, conflict resolution and consensus decision
making. The ongoing training objective will also focus on
application of people skills. It is Therefore Agreed:
a. Such training shall be jointly developed by representatives
of In-Flight Services and the IAM in conjunction with such
other personnel and/or outside consultant(s) as may be
jointly determined.
b. Flight Attendants shall have the ability to participate in
forty (40) hours of training each year to enhance their
understanding of the issues described herein.
c. Such training may be provided in crew briefings, specific
training sessions, home study, recommended reading, videos,
seminars or other methods as determined in accordance with
(a) and (b) above.
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3. Flight Attendant Crew Schedule and Operational Planning
The timely, efficient and professional delivery of in-flight
services to TWA passengers is central to the overall mission and
success of the airline. TWA and the IAM mutually recognize (1)
the overall importance of the In-Flight Services Department, to
both TWA and to working Flight Attendants, in the delivery of TWA
service and product and (2) the unique expertise and resources of
the personnel, including Flight Attendants, IAM representatives
and In-Flight management employees, within the In-Flight Services
Department in determining the means and methods of delivery of in-
flight service to the traveling public.
Consistent with the foregoing and with principles of Participative
Management embodied in this Agreement, the IAM and TWA agree:
(1) TWA, the IAM, and outside consultants shall continue to
explore the most feasible and most efficient manner of
integrating TWA's Crew Scheduling, Operational Planning,
Crew Allocation and Resources and Variable Staffing Unit
into the In-Flight Services Department, TWA operational
needs and Flight Attendant work schedules.
(2) Effective immediately and irrespective of jurisdictional
placement issues specified in (1) above, the IAM Scheduling
Director and Advocates/Representatives shall, in addition to
assisting individual Flight Attendants in the resolution of
specific questions, problems and complaints related to
scheduling or operational planning, work with TWA Scheduling
and Operational Planning, Crew Allocation and Resources and
Variable Staffing Unit personnel and, together with such
personnel, determine Scheduling, Operational Planning and
Crew Allocation and Resource policies and resolve issues of
general applicability to Flight Attendants; by no later than
January 1, 1995, IAM representatives and TWA representatives
shall jointly determine the administrative structure of the
Flight Attendant Scheduling and Operational planning, Crew
Allocation and resources and Variable Staffing Unit
functions and operation within the In-Flight Services
Department, including lines of authority and reporting.
4. IAM Representatives
With the exception of the President, Vice President, and in
addition to the six (6) representatives enumerated in Article 16,
the IAM representatives specified herein shall be paid by TWA in
the manner set forth in Article 16.
5. IAM Representation
Nothing contained in the Agreement shall abrogate in any way the
rights of union representation, in grievance or otherwise, of any
Flight Attendant. Any issue, grievance or complaint may be
resolved by TWA and the IAM through
ARTICLE 29 / Page 67
the co-equal lines of decision-making or through the procedures of
Article 16. Any Flight Attendant may invoke the procedures of
Article 16 over any matter or dispute arising out of the
Agreement. If such dispute is not resolved either through joint
decision-making or Article 16, it may be submitted to the final
and binding dispute resolution procedures specified in Article 17.
In proceedings conducted under Article 17, no joint decision maker
directly involved in the issue at question shall participate as a
member of the System Board determining the issue. Neither
statements made, positions taken by the IAM representative, nor
the fact that the IAM representative concurred in, the challenged
decision, shall be referred to or introduced into evidence in such
System Board proceeding.
6. Management/Labor Advisory Task Force
The Management/Labor Advisory Task Force ("Task Force")
established in 1994 shall become a permanent part of the corporate
structure. Participation on the Task Force by the most senior
officials of both the Company and its three largest unions
highlights the joint commitment to the re-engineering effort and
creates a decision making forum for action.
The Task Force will meet at least once a month and will have the
authority to create similar committees throughout the Company.
These other committees may be department specific, issue specific,
or cross departmental and/or operational lines. All such
committees shall ultimately report to the Task Force. The Task
Force shall continuously monitor all aspects of the Company
including its structure, policies, procedures, long and short term
business and financial plans, communications strategies, and any
and all other matters involving the Company. The Company shall
institute procedures to ensure that the recommendations of the
Task Force and the committees are promptly acted upon.
The Company shall pay the flight pay loss and expenses of the IAM
representatives on the Task Force and all such committees and
shall provide the necessary and appropriate insurance coverage for
the performance of the duties of each IAM representatives.
The Task Force Committee structure shall become a part of the
company's Management Policies and Procedures Manual.
7. Filling of Positions in In-Flight
In redefining the role of front line management, In-Flight
Services and the IAM commit to the concepts of self-management,
empowerment, consensus decision making, and team building. To that
end, In-Flight Services and the IAM shall, no later than November
1, 1994 begin to jointly develop and administer a recruitment and
selection process for all In-Flight personnel.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 68
8. Access to Information
The Company shall provide to the General Chairpersons of District
Lodge 142 or their designee of the IAM or her/his representative,
a monthly report setting forth information on the Company. The
Company shall provide to the IAM's representatives on the Task
Force and its related committees such information as may be
required to carry out their work.
9. Management Consultant
By March 31, 1995, the Company shall retain a management
consulting firm to fully review and analyze the Company's
management structure. The members of the Task Force shall be
entitled to meet regularly with this firm following its retention
and to review its results prior to implementation.
10. Communication Improvement
The Company shall make a good faith effort to improve
communications within management and between management and the
employees. The IAM and the Company agree to meet and to set
goals achieving such improvement, including staff meetings, road
shows, newsletters, surveys and financial updates. The IAM shall
make its expertise and resources reasonably available to assist
the Company in improving its communication with employees
represented by the IAM.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, Inc.
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, In-Flight Services
Date: September 22, 1994
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION
OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
By: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
Amended to integrate IAM and its organizational levels by:
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, Inc.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President, Labor Relations
IAM
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
General Chairperson
Date: August 1, 1999
ARTICLE 29 / Page 69
LETTER XXXI - ORDER OF REMOVAL - GROUND SERVICE MANUAL [9/22/94]
Dated: September 9, 1994
ORDER OF REMOVAL - GSM
The Company agrees to review with IFFA the Order of Removal in the
Ground Service Manual, specifically as it applies to XCAP and ACM
classifications, and make those corrections necessary to bring the
manual into contractual compliance.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, Inflight Services
Date: September 22, 1994
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 70
LETTER XXXII - PREFERENTIAL BIDDING [9/22/94]
IFFA and TWA agree to a test of a Preferential Bidding Program.
1. The test will be conducted for a six (6) month period using a
mutually agreed upon Flight Attendant location and category.
2. The test will commence as soon as practical once a mutually agreed
upon vendor of a Preferential Bidding Program has been selected.
Progress reports will be provided IFFA monthly with a targeted
start-up date of 4/30/95.
3. During the first two (2) months of the test period, Flight
Attendants will submit bid preferences utilizing both the current
TWA Crew Allocations-generated bid package and the vendor
Preferential Bidding Program. Flight Attendants will fly the lines
of the time that they are awarded from the TWA Crew Allocations
CAMS bid award process.
4. Beginning with the third month of the test period Flight
Attendants will bid and fly lines of time awarded by the
Preferential Bidding System.
5. At the conclusion of the 6-month test period, IFFA and TWA will
jointly evaluate the results. If the decision is made to implement
the program on a permanent basis, system-wide application will be
made as soon as practical.
6. IFFA Representatives will meet with TWA Representatives on a
monthly basis to review the bid awards, determine bid request
satisfaction levels, correct bid award errors and identify
outstanding problems concerning the bidding process.
NOTE: If the test proves successful and preferential bidding is
implemented on a permanent basis, Article 18(A), (B), (C) and (D)
will be affected, and the parties shall promptly meet to award
related provisions so as to be consistent with preferential
bidding.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice President, Labor Relations
Date: September 22, 1994
IFFA
By: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 71
LETTER XXXIII - IFFA-TWA PAY STUDY COMMITTEE
September 24, 1994
There is hereby established a Joint Pay Study Committee consisting of
the IFFA president or her/his designee and two other members appointed
by IFFA, and the Vice President, In-Flight Services or her/his designee
and two members appointed by In-Flight Services.
The Committee shall review and make recommendations concerning revisions
in Flight Attendant pay structure based on industry averages; pay
simplification; equalization of International and Domestic pay; and
correction of contract/pay inequities and anomalies.
The Committee shall commence its review no later than January 1, 1995.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, Inc.
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, In-Flight Services
Date: September 22, 1994
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 72
LETTER XXXIV - VOLUNTARY RELEASE OF LAYOVER HOTEL ROOMS [9/22/94]
VOLUNTARY RELEASE OF LAYOVER HOTEL ROOMS
TWA and IFFA agree to continue the Voluntary Release of Layover Hotel
Rooms.
The program will provide for a $10.00 rebate for each voluntary release
of an eligible hotel room on the domestic and international operations.
In order to qualify for this rebate, the Flight Attendant must follow
agreed-upon procedures and notify the Company at least twelve (12 hours
prior to the arrival of the inbound flight for the specific layover. A
listing of eligible hotels at which this voluntary release of rooms is
applicable will be provided.
Representatives of TWA and IFFA will continue to establish the
procedures with the Director of Hotel Administration no later than
November 1, 1994.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, In-Flight Services
Date: September 22, 1994
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 73
LETTER XXXV - DIRECT REPORT [5/31/94]
May 31, 1994
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
A Flight Attendant who is scheduled to begin his/her flight assignment
by a deadhead flight segment(s) out of his/her domicile/satellite shall
be permitted, upon notification to Crew Schedule, to report directly to
the departure station of the first working flight segment of such flight
assignment. The notification to Crew Schedule must occur no later than
two (2) hours prior to the departure of the domicile/satellite deadhead
flight segment, giving Crew Schedule sufficient time to stand up the
appropriate Flight attendants if necessary.
A Flight Attendant utilizing the provisions described in this letter of
agreement, will be required to fill out a computer mask showing the
waived deadhead. The Flight Attendant shall be deemed to have actually
performed the deadhead assignment as scheduled except that his/her trip
expenses shall commence at the scheduled departure time of the first
segment that the Flight Attendant actually protects.
In the event that a layover is scheduled prior to the first segment
actually worked by the Flight Attendant, he/she shall be provided with
the necessary hotel accommodations. The Flight Attendant shall be
required to notify the JFK Hotel Desk, using the 800 number or the mask
entry in the bid package to cancel any hotel accommodations that are not
needed.
The ability to "direct report" cannot be utilized for deadheads
associated with charter or reserve assignments.
If this letter accurately reflects your understanding, please indicate
by signing below.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Manager - Labor Relations
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 74
LETTER XXXVI - PTO COMPUTER MASK [6/1/94]
June 1, 1994
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
It is agreed that the company shall adjust the computer mask used by the
Flight Attendants to request whole month, half month, specific dates or
any range of days off for PTO. The awarding of the PTO, including last
minute/short notice PTO, shall always be on a first come, first serve
basis, via such computer request, documenting the date and time of each
request.
The award of all requests will be by domicile positions and listed in
order of input by type of PTO requested, i.e. all full month requests
will be listed on a report by domicile/position, all first half month
will be listed on a different report by domicile/position.
The PTO computer mask for the month will be available forty-five (45)
days prior to the start of the specific month and will be open,
accepting all requests until the actual contract month has come to an
end.
If this letter accurately reflects your understanding, please indicate
by signing below.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager, Labor Relations
BED/bw
Agreed and Accepted:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 75
LETTER XXXVII - CODE 4/UBS OVERRIDE [7/28/94]
July 28, 1994
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice President - Labor Relations
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Building 60, Terminal 0X
XXX Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: IFFA-TWA
Code 4/UBS Override
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Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxx:
This letter will confirm our agreement concerning the IAM's obligation
to reimburse TWA for payroll-related and non-payroll-related benefits
and other TWA employment costs, in excess of salary, associated with the
removal of Flight Attendants from TWA flight duty at IAM request for
purposes of union-related business (Code 4/UBS override). It is
understood and agreed:
(1) TWA forever releases and forgives IFFA of and from any debt or
obligation, if any, that may exist on IFFA's part, which IFFA
expressly denies, in connection with Code 4/UBS override for
Flight Attendants removed from TWA flight duty on Code 4/UBS at
IFFA's request prior to August 1, 1994; this release shall become
effective upon payment by IFFA to TWA of the Code 4/UBS salary and
override (computed at 35% of salary), if any, for the period prior
to August 1, 1994.
(2) IFFA shall pay TWA Code 4/UBS override equal to forty (40%) of
salary of Flight Attendants removed from TWA flight duty, on and
after August 1, 1994, on Code 4/UBS at IFFA's request for purposes
of union-related business.
If the foregoing accurately reflects your understanding, please signify
by signing below.
Sincerely,
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Agreed and Accepted
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 76
LETTER XXXVIII - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES. INC. (TWA)
AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AS REPRESENTED BY
THE IAM
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of TWA, its Flight Attendants and
the travelling public to ensure the highest standards of safety and
service among its Flight Attendants; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of TWA and its Flight Attendants to
ensure the most productive work environment with the earliest possible
resolution of disputes of problems within the Flight Attendant
workforce; and
WHEREAS, certain job performance issues are best addressed and resolved
by and among peers.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
The Company agrees that disputes that arise regarding employee conflicts
and professional conduct which may come to the Company's attention may
be referred to the IAM Professional Standards Committee.
The Company further agrees that this Letter will be utilized and applied
in exactly the same manner as Letter of Agreement VII is applied as
contained in the TWA-ALPA Agreement.
Whenever TWA refers an issue to the IAM Professional Standards
Committee, the Committee shall normally have a period of thirty (30)
days or such longer period as may be designated by mutual agreement,
during which to attempt to resolve the problem. During such thirty day
(or longer) period. TWA agrees to hold in abeyance any action it may
have commenced or contemplated taking. At or before the end of the
thirty day or longer period the IAM Professional Standards Committee
shall make a verbal report to appropriate management either that "the
problem is resolved" or that the "IAM Professional Standards Committee
is unable to be of any further assistance".
In the event that successful resolution of a problem is not attained by
the committee within the above thirty day (or longer) period. TWA is
then free to take whatever action it deems appropriate in order to
resolve the problem. In cases where TWA would elect to
ARTICLE 29 / Page 77
commence or continue disciplinary proceedings the delay caused by the
thirty day (or longer) period to arrive at a successful resolution, will
not be raised by the IAM as supporting its position. In cases where TWA
commenced adverse action against a Flight Attendant prior to referring
the issue to the IAM Professional Standards Committee, the disciplinary
time clock will stop and the thirty day (or longer) period in which the
IAM Professional Standards Committee attempted to resolve the problem
shall not count toward the established time limits for the filing of a
grievance. After the thirty day (or longer) period has past. the Company
shall resume the time limit count continuing from the last day the count
was suspended and prior to referring the issue to the IAM Professional
Standards Committee.
TWA further agrees that no IAM Professional Standards Committee member
will be asked or required by TWA to testify in any disciplinary case
that has been previously referred to the Committee by TWA.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED:
That TWA shall, in connection with any case referred by it and if so
requested by the IAM Professional Standards Committee, encourage any
employee involved in a dispute to work with the Committee to attempt to
attain an amicable and equitable resolution of the problem.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED:
That it will be the solemn responsibility of the members of the IAM
Professional Standards Committee to uphold the highest standards of
safety, service and professionalism among the work force and will
accomplish that by;
1) Aiding in the resolution of flight conduct problems which
affect the safety and/or the professional conduct of a
flight.
2) Aiding in the resolution of conflicts between Flight
Attendants when these conflicts may affect the safety and/or
the professional conduct of a flight.
3) Aiding in the resolution of conflicts between a Flight
Attendant, a member of another employee group, or another
individual when the conflict may affect the safety and/or
professional conduct of a flight.
4) Promoting understanding that Flight Attendant conduct off
the aircraft has a favorable or unfavorable reflection upon
the profession, therefore, such conduct must be addressed if
it reflects negatively upon the profession.
5) Proceeding with respect for the individual by offering
supportive peer counseling which protests the individuals
self-esteem.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 78
6) Promoting the highest standards of professional conduct
through regular communication with the Flight Attendant
group through newsletters and other such vehicles.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED:
That, the proceedings of the IAM Professional Standards Committee shall
be kept and remain confidential to the fullest extent practicable.
That the provisions of this Letter of Agreement and the procedures
delineated herein shall in no way alter or diminish TWA's authority to
ensure proficiency and air safety nor shall they abridge or infringe
upon TWA's, the IAM's or a Flight Attendant's rights under the IAM - TWA
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
IAM
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
ARTICLE 29 / Page 79
LETTER XXXIX - OK'ING RESERVE ASSIGNMENT AND CHANGES TO BID AWARDS
[2/9/95]
February 9, 1995
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
It is agreed that the Company will allow Flight Attendants to O.K.
reserve assignments and changes to line holder bid awards via computer
input, except during the hours of 0900 and 1000 and 2100 and 2200 daily,
local domicile time. The ability to O.K. via computer will be effective
with the sequence notification date and time as published in the Flight
Attendant bid packages.
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of this agreement, please
sign one copy where indicated below and return that fully executed copy
to my office.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director
Labor Relations, Inflight
BED: jdc
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 80
LETTER XL - RESERVE SPREAD [4/19/95]
April 19, 1995
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
IFFA
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This letter will confirm our agreement concerning the expansion of
options for reserve spreads. The reserve spread options may include
three, four, five and ten day spreads and may be discontinued by mutual
consent of the parties with notification to the Director of Crew
Scheduling no later than the first of the month preceding the effected
month.
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of this agreement, please
sign one copy where indicated and return that fully executed copy to my
office.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Director
Labor Relations, Inflight
BED:jdc
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 81
LETTER XLI - WORKERS' COMPENSATION TASK FORCE
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN IFFA
AND TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
IFFA and TWA agree that a reduction in the cost of workers' compensation
is in the best interest of the Company and the work force. Therefore,
TWA commits to establishing a joint task force to reduce such cost. The
task force shall consist of representatives of TWA, ALPA, IAM, and IFFA.
The initial meeting of the task force shall be held no later than
10/30/94.
The task force shall determine specific measures, which if implemented,
will reduce workers' compensation costs to or below industry averages.
Should TWA and, individually or collectively, any or all of the labor
unions agree, such task force may be developed into a Joint Medical
Board which shall be responsible for maintaining or improving upon these
savings by reviewing:
a) facilities
b) providers
c) fee schedules
d) legal requirements
e) associated costs
f) risk assessment
g) problem case reviews
The task force shall immediately identify any and all areas of cost
savings, related to workers' compensation and such cost saving
determinations shall be implemented at the earliest practicable date,
but no later than July 1, 1995.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vice-President, In-Flight Services
Date: September 22, 1994
INDEPENDENT FEDERATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Date: September 22, 1994
ARTICLE 29 / Page 82
LETTER XLII - AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 24(R) - DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP UNION
DUES [10/10/95]
October 10, 1995
Ms. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
This is to confirm the Agreement of the parties that the deduction of
membership union dues pursuant to Article 24(R) of the TWA-IFFA
Collective Bargaining Agreement will be amended as follows:
Deductions of membership dues shall be made from one (1) paycheck each
month provided there is a balance in the paycheck sufficient to cover
the amount after all other deductions authorized by the employee
relating to health benefits or pension benefits or required by law have
been justified. In the event of termination of employment, there shall
be no obligation of the Company to collect dues until all such other
deductions (including money claims of the Company and the Credit Union)
have been made, and such obligation to collect dues shall not extend
beyond the pay period in which the employee's last day of work occurs.
This letter will not affect any other provision of the TWA-IFFA
Agreements.
If the foregoing accurately reflects our understanding please sign where
indicated below.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Staff Vice President
Labor Relations
PBW:jdc
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 83
LETTER XLIII - RESERVE SPREADS
August 8, 1995
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
Director, Contract and Scheduling
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxxxxxx:
This letter will cancel and supersede my letter dated April 19, 1995.
This letter will confirm our agreement concerning the expansion of
options for reserve spreads. The reserve spread option may include two,
three, four, five and ten day spreads which in combination may not
exceed four separate spreads. Such Reserve Spreads or any combinations
thereof may be discontinued by mutual consent of the parties with
notification to the Director of Crew Scheduling no later than the first
of the month preceding the effected month.
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of this agreement, please
sign one copy where indicated and return that fully executed copy to my
office.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director
Labor Relations, In Flight
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 84
LETTER XLIV - DOWNTOWN LAYOVER HOTELS
August 23, 1995
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Director, Labor Relations
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
One City Centre
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Downtown Layover Hotels
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxx:
In accordance with the IFFA/TWA Collective Bargaining Agreement,
downtown layover hotels are required for Flight Attendants whose
layovers are scheduled for 24 or more hours. During non-routine
operations, occasionally Flight Attendants who are scheduled for
downtown layovers end up with less than 24 hours from release to report
and depending on the amount of delay related to non-routine operations,
a Flight Attendant's legal rest could be jeopardized.
In order to ensure that Flight Attendants receive sufficient rest at
layover stations, IFFA and TWA agree that scheduled downtown layover
hotels may be moved to an airport hotel location where the time from
release to report is reduced to less than 12 hours.
If you agree with the above, please indicate by signing below and return
one fully-executed copy to me.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
Director, Contract Administration
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
TWA Director, Labor Relations
cc: X. Xxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Full-Time Reps.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 85
LETTER XLV - RESERVE TRADING
August 24, 1995
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx
Director, Contract and Scheduling
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxxxxxx:
This letter of agreement confirms our understanding permitting Reserve
Cabin Attendants to mutually trade flights and expand the parameters
governing the Open Trading of their Spread Days.
A. Mutual Trading of Flights:
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Reserve Cabin Attendants may mutually trade their entire assigned
pairing no later than the report time of the first affected
pairing provided:
1. Pairings operate on the same calendar days.
2. Both pairings are of the same operation.
a. Domestic to Domestic
b. International to International
B. Additional Trading of Spread Days:
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All Reserve Spreads vacated due to move-ups prior to the beginning
of the new month shall be placed in international open time for
trading.
1. All trades must maintain a period of four (4) days of
availability between spread days.
2. Trades must result in combinations that do not exceed four
separate spreads.
3. Spreads may be traded not later than fifteen (15) hours
prior to the first spread affected.
4. Effective with this agreement, two (2), three (3), four (4),
and five (5) day spreads, which are on the open flight list,
shall be available for trading prior to, but not on/after
the first day of the new month. Any additional move-ups
which occur on or after the first day of a new month, shall
not create additional reserve spread trading, except those
of a ten (10) day spread duration.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 86
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of this Agreement, please
sign one copy where indicated and return one fully-executed original to
my office.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director
Labor Relations, In Flight
Agreed and Accepted
/s/ X. XxXxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 87
LETTER XLVI - RESERVE ASSIGNMENT SET-UP/CALL-IN PERIODS
September 28, 1995
Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: P.M. Reserve Assignment Set-up and Call-in Periods
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
This letter will confirm our agreement concerning the change in the
start time of the PM. Reserve Assignment Set-up Period and the PM.
Reserve Call in Period.
1. The P.M. Reserve Assignment Set-up Period shall begin at 1900
(previous time was 2100).
2. The P.M. Reserve Call-in Period shall begin at 2000 (previous time
was 2200).
3. The end time of the P.M. Reserve Call-in Period remains unchanged,
ending at 0100.
4. It is further understood and agreed that all procedures requiring
a Reserve Flight Attendant returning from a status that ends at
midnight remain in effect.
5. A Flight Attendant who is off duty and is scheduled on a flight
that is normally covered from the P.M. Set-up period will lose all
rights to such trip at 1730 local domicile time. Any flight that
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is vacated will become a soft opening and if said flight is not
used for balancing, it will be released for trading and self-
balancing not later than 1800 local domicile time.
6. Trading will be suspended during the Set-up period from 1900 to
2000.
7. Only those known open flights departing not earlier than four (4)
hours nor later than twenty (20) hours after the end of the Call-
in period shall be assigned to a Reserve Flight Attendant.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 88
If the foregoing accurately states the terms of this Agreement, please
sign one copy where indicated and return one fully-executed original to
my office.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Director
Labor Relations, In Flight
BED:jdc
Agreed and Accepted
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 89
LETTER XLVII - UNION DUES
October 10, 1995
Ms. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Dues Deduction
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
This is to confirm the Agreement of the parties that the deduction of
membership union dues pursuant to Article 24(R) of the TWA-IFFA
Collective Bargaining Agreement will be amended as follows:
Deductions of membership dues shall be made from one (1) paycheck each
month provided there is a balance in the paycheck sufficient to cover
the amount after all other deductions authorized by the employee
relating to health benefits or pension benefits or required by law have
been justified.
In the event of termination of employment, there shall be no obligation
of the Company to collect dues until all such other deductions
(including money claims of the Company and the Credit Union) have been
made, and such obligation to collect dues shall not extend beyond the
pay period in which the employee's last day of work occurs.
This letter will not affect any other provision of the TWA-IFFA
Agreements.
If the foregoing accurately reflects our understanding please sign where
indicated below.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Staff Vice-President
Labor Relations, TWA
Agreed and Accepted by:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 90
LETTER XLVIII - UNIFORMS
February 7, 1996
Ms. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, President
IFFA
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxxxxx:
As discussed, TWA has acquired new vendors for Flight Attendant uniform
items. Presently, the prices stated in the contract, Article 5(C)(2),
are inconsistent with the actual prices paid by TWA to the vendors for
additional/accessory uniform items.
The enclosed comparison chart reflects the differences that presently
exist between TWA costs and the IFFA contract. As is apparent several
of the items are considerably less in price than as stated in the
contract, enabling us to pass the savings onto the Flight Attendant work
force. An increase is noted for shirts and the unisex tie, while the
Flight Attendant wings, service stars and hash marks remain the same.
By this Letter of Agreement, the parties concur that the prices as
stated on the enclosed form reflect the costs that will be paid by all
Flight Attendants for additional/accessory uniform items.
If the foregoing accurately reflects our understanding please sign where
indicated below.
Yours truly,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director, Labor Relations
In-Flight
BED:jdc
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 91
FLIGHT ATTENDANT UNIFORM COMPARISON
BETWEEN TWA COST AND IFFA CONTRACT
Uniform Item TWA Cost IFFA Contract
Double-Breasted Blazer - Female $109.50 N/A
Single-Breasted Blazer - Female 104.50 N/A
Double-Breasted Blazer - Male 144.50 N/A
Single-Breasted Blazer - Male 139.50 N/A
Skirt 49.50 N/A
Slacks - Female 57.50 N/A
Trousers 55.00 N/A
Longsleeve Blouse/Shirt 19.35 15.00
Shortsleeve Blouse/Shirt 17.15 13.13
Epaulet Covers 2.50 3.13
Serving Garment - Female 13.95 29.88
Serving Garment - Male 13.95 26.81
Handbag 31.50 37.50
Suitcase 45.00 56.25
Topcoat 115.00 N/A
Collar Bar 2.25 2.58
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx .00 .00
Xxxxxx Tie 6.75 6.56
Bias Cut Scarf 3.50 6.06
Belt 5.75 8.44
Sweater 18.75 30.63
Sweater Vest 15.00 25.00
F/A Wings 6.25 6.25
FSM Wings 10.15 11.25
Floppy Bow Tie Stock depleted 2.31
FSM Pouch 1.53 1.84
Attache 50.12 62.65
Service Stars .45 .45
Hash Marks .45 .45
Maternity Jumper 60.00 61.88
Maternity Blouse Not available 66.00
2/5/96
ARTICLE 29 / Page 92
LETTER XLIX - MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
April 18, 1996
Ms. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, President
Independent Federation of Flight Attendants
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xx. Xxxxx, XX 00000
Subject: Mental Health/Substance Abuse Program
Ref: My Correspondence Dated January 16, 1996
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Thank you for reviewing the company's proposal for an updated Mental
Health/Substance Abuse Benefit Plan. This letter will confirm the
agreement reached during the 1994 negotiations to modify the Mental
Health/Substance Abuse benefits as described in the enclosed universal
schedule which will replace the existing schedules that provide
different benefit levels for each employee group.
If the foregoing and the enclosed schedule reflects your understanding
of the changes we have agreed to, please sign this letter where
indicated below and return one copy to me.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Director
Labor Relations In Flight
Agreed and Accepted
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 93
LETTER L - 757 STAFFING
June 12, 1998
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
IAM General Chairperson
IAM Local Lodge 1997
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
With regard to the Boeing 757 staffing, the following are the terms of
the agreement reached between Trans World Airlines, Inc. and the
International Association of Machinists:
1. Effective August 1, 1998, the basic crew staffing for 757
commercial and charter flights is established as one (1) FSM
plus four (4) Cabin Attendants on Domestic flights; and one
(1) FSM plus five (5) Cabin Attendants on International
Flights.
2. The Company will determine crew staffing on all 757 aircraft
for International, Domestic, commercial and charter flights
at or above FAA minimum requirements. Additional crew
staffing above the FAA minimum requirements may be published
in the monthly bid package or may be established by the
Variable Cabin Staffing Unit (VSU) based on the following
criteria:
Service Type % Revenue Load
------------ --------------
Hot Meal 70%
Snack or cold meal 85%
3. For under-staffing payment purposes, the Company will be
required to make an under-staffing payment when it does not
operate 757 commercial or charter flights with the basic
crew staffing.
4. For under-staffing payment purposes, the Company will be
required to make an under-staffing payment when crew
staffing as published in the monthly bid package or
additional staffing established by the VSU is not provided
on a 757 flight segment where the actual total revenue
passenger load is 70% or greater. When the actual total
revenue passenger load is less than 70%, the Company will
not be required to make such under-staffing payment.
5. Such under-staffing payment, when required, shall be made to
each crew member who actually worked the flight segment in
accordance with the following formula:
(a) Number of crew members under-staffed
(b) Number of hours of flight segment (block-to-block)
(c) $10.00 per hour or fraction thereof pro-rated per
Flight
ARTICLE 29 / Page 94
Attendant absent.
Multiply (a) x (b) x (c) = amount each Flight Attendant will
receive as an understaffing payment in addition to all other
compensation earned.
6. Effective August 1, 1998, for pay purposes only, 757 flights
arriving or departing to or from Mexico and Caribbean
stations will be deemed "International" and Flight
Attendants working such flights will be compensated at the
appropriate International rates of pay set forth in Article
3 of the CBA.
7. For staffing purposes, 757 flights arriving or departing to
or from Mexico and Caribbean stations will continue to be
deemed "Domestic" with a basic crew staff level of one (1)
FSM plus four (4) Cabin Attendants.
8. For scheduling purposes, 757 flights arriving or departing
to or from Mexico and Caribbean stations will continue to be
deemed "Domestic" and subject to all applicable provisions
of Article 6 and Article 18 of the CBA.
9. The under-staffing payment provisions will become effective
July 1, 1998 based on the July bid package.
10. This agreement is effective upon execution by the parties,
is incorporated in the collective bargaining agreement
signed September 22, 1994 and is subject to all provisions
of the Railway Labor Act, as amended.
If this letter accurately reflects our agreement, please sign below.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice-President - Labor Relations
Agreed and Accepted by:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
General Chairperson, IAM
ARTICLE 29 / Page 95
LETTER LI - PENSION PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS
March 31, 2000
Xx. Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxxxx
President-Directing General Chairperson
District Lodge 142
International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers
000 XX 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xx. X'Xxxxxxxx
This letter will confirm our agreement that TWA will make certain
contributions to the IAM National Pension Plan. Effective March 1,
2001, TWA will begin contributions on behalf of eligible IAM represented
employees to the IAM National Pension Fund, National Pension Plan $0.50
per hour to a maximum of 173 hours per month based on flight credit
hours of up to seventy-three (73) hours per month multiplied by two
point three seven (2.37).
The terms and conditions of such contributions, including employee
eligibility, shall be set forth in the National Pension Plan Contract.
The actual contribution shall be calculated as follows:
(Flight Credit Hours (up to 73 hours) x 2.37 x hourly contribution
($0.50) = total monthly contribution.)
If this letter accurately reflects our agreement, please sign this
letter where indicated below.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President-Labor Relations
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
TLH:jdc
Agreed and Accepted:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxxxx
ARTICLE 29 / Page 96
LETTER LII
PROCEDURAL LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING FOR ARTICLE 23(B)
This Letter of Understanding will provide the parameters to be followed
in the selection and implementation of Article 23(B) Medical Facilities
and the procedures to facilitate the application of Article 23(B).
REGIONAL MEDICAL FACILITIES
The parties agree to establish Regional Medical Facilities within one
hundred twenty (120) days of ratification of a new Collective Bargaining
Agreement. Regional Medical Facilities will be chosen by the parties in
the areas named below. Regional Medical Panels will be chosen from
Board-certified physicians on staff at the facilities. The purpose of
the Regional Medical Panels is to have a physician render an impartial
finding of medical condition at issue before him/her as outlined under
the provisions of Article 23(B) of the TWA-IAM Flight Attendant
Agreement. Either party shall have the right to require a review and
approval of any Medical Panel facility every eighteen (18) months.
The third impartial physician's determination shall be final and binding
upon the Company and the employee on the issue submitted.
The parties agree to establish Regional Medical Panels for the following
areas:
NY Metro Area STL MCI LAX SFO ORD
Southeastern US (ATL/FL area)
ORF DEN PHX BOS SEA
SPECIALTIES
The Regional Medical Panels will consist of the following specialties:
1. Cardiology
2. Internal Medicine
3. Neurology
4. Orthopedics
5. Obstetrics/Gynecology
6. Occupational Medicine
7. Psychiatry/Licensed Clinical Psychologist (For Flight Attendants,
the treating physician shall determine whether the examination
shall be by a psychiatrist or a licensed clinical psychologist).
8. Otolaryngology
The parties agree that it may be necessary to increase the number of
specialties to encompass the area of medicine that may be required in
the application of Article 23(B). In the event the employee requires
the services of a specialty not included in the existing panel, the
parties will expand the list to include such specialty on a case-by-case
basis. The parties further agree that there shall be at least two (2)
physicians in each specialty on the Regional Medical Panel at each
location.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 97
TRAVEL/MISCELLANEOUS
In the event a Flight Attendant resides more than 100 miles from any
established Regional Medical Panel, he/she shall have three (3) options
when attending an impartial medical examination:
(1) The Flight Attendant may choose to attend an impartial medical
examination at the STL Regional Medical location; or
(2) The Flight Attendant may choose to attend an impartial medical
examination at a Regional Medical location most convenient for
travel from his or her residence; or
(3) The Flight Attendant may request an impartial medical examination
at a location more convenient to his/her residence. In this
event, the Flight Attendant's treating physician shall provide TWA
Medical Services with the names of three (3) physicians (along
with the appropriate curriculum vitae). TWA Medical Services
shall select one of the three physicians for the scheduling of the
impartial medical examination. The doctors shall not be
affiliated with the treating physician and shall be board-
certified in the field related to the medical examination.
In all events the Flight Attendant shall notify TWA Medical Services of
his or her choice of one (1) of the three (3) options within fifteen
(15) days following the Company's notice of the Flight Attendant's
ability to request a third party medical examination. In the event the
Flight Attendant selects the third option, his or her treating physician
shall provide TWA Medical Services with the names of the three (3)
physicians no more than fifteen (15) days following the Flight
Attendant's choice of the third option.
If any employee is required to travel to an area where the Article 23(B)
Medical Panel physician is located, the Company shall provide positive
space air transportation on TWA for the 23(B) examination. If the
employee has to provide his or her own transportation, the Company will
reimburse the employee for other and reasonable actual expenses such as
mileage and tolls. The Company shall reimburse the employee for such
other reasonable and actual expenses such as hotel and meals when
necessitated by the travel. Mileage and other reimbursements will be
governed by the provisions of the TWA Management Policy and Procedures
Manual and will require the submission of a TWA Expense Report (Form
G-118).
Example: If an employee based at MCO elects to invoke Article 23(B) and
the Medical Panel physician is located at TPA, the Company will
reimburse the employee for expenses incurred for the purpose of
attending the examination.
ARTICLE 29 / Page 98
INDEX
SUBJECT ARTICLE
A
Accident/Incident 25(B)
Accidental Death and Dismemberment 22(F)(1)
Accident Investigation Team 25
Acquisition of Redesigned/Reconfigured Aircraft 25(E)
Addresses of Employees 20(J)
Adoption Leave 15(H)
Airport Standby 2(L)(2)
18(D)(8)(e)
Alternate Line Flying 6(A)(2)
6(X)
Alternate Line Flying Definition 2(Q)
Attendance Control Program 29
Automatic Trip Drop 18(D)(7)(f)
Availability for Flight 18(D)(9)
Average Line Value (ALV) 2(O)
Awarding of Run Selections 18(D)(5)
Away From Domicile Policy 18(B)(2)
B
B-747 Letter of Agreement 29
Back Dues 24(Q)
Back-to-Back Flying 18(G)
Balance, Not Further 18(D)(7)(g)
Balance Avoidance (RIP, RGU) 18(D)(7)(f)
Balancing and Limitations 18(D)(7)(f)
Balancing, Company Same Calendar Day 18(D)(7)(f)(1)
6(Z)
Balancing, Family Emergency 8, 18
Balancing, Initial 18(D)(7)(c)
Balancing, Personal Illness 8, 18
Bankruptcy 1
Bow-wave Option 18(D)(7))g)
Buffers 6(Z)
Bulletin Boards 20(J)
Bulletined Vacancies 13(B)
C
Cabin Attendant 2(A)
Cabin Staffing, Additional 26(C)
Calendar Month Limitations, Vacation 9(G)
Call Out 18(D)(8)(g)
Call-in Requirements, Reserve 18(D)(8)(g)
INDEX / Page 1
CAMS Home Access 20
Cancellation of Bids on File 13(D)
Category Bids, Additional 18(B)(6)
Change in Address 12(D)
Change in Schedules/Availability of Information 18(B)(3)
Chart Examples of Back-to-Back Flying 18(G)(12)
Charters 18(E)
Chiropractic Care 22
Codeshares 1
Co-Terminal 6(E)(7)
Company Balance Limitation 18(D)(7)(f)
Company Insignia 5(D)
Company Maximum Block Hours, Reserve 18(D)(7)(e)
Company Same Day Calendar Balance 18(D)(7)(f)(1)
6(Z)
Confirmation of Illness 8(B)
Contact While on Medical 8(L)
Continuation of Insurance 22(F)(6)
Copies of Agreement 20(A)
Corporate Governance 1
Crew Complement, Basic 26(A)
Crew Meals 4(C)(4)
Crew Rest 6(T)
Customer Service Panel 20(G)
D
Daily Credit Rate 2(P)
18(F)
Daily Credit Rate, Sick Leave 8(D)
Daily Credit Rate, Industrial 8(I)
Deadhead Pay 3(CC)
Deductible 22(A)
Deduction of Membership Dues, Letter of Agreement 24, 29
Dental Insurance Plan Benefit 22(C)
Dental Plan 22(C)
Deregulation 27(D)
Direct Report, Letter of Agreement 29
Disability Retirement 21(B)(7)
Disability Retirement Pass 7(G)
Discharge, Union Security 24(F)
Discipline and Discharge 16(C)
Discipline/Reprimand 19(B)
Displacement/Involuntary Assignment 13(C)
Displacement, Leave Expiration 15(D)
Displacement Options 12(B)
Displacement Passes 12(G) & (M)
7(G)
INDEX / Page 2
Domestic Excess On Duty 3(DD)
6(R)(1)
Domestic Flight 2(I)
Domicile 2(E)
Domicile Scheduling 18(C)
Domicile Scheduling Policy 18(D)
Downtown Layovers (Domestic) 4(A)(5)
Drug Testing, Duty 6(Y)
Drug Testing, Expense 4(C)(5)
Drug Testing Letters of Agreement 29
Dues and Initiation Fee Check-Off 24(M)
Dues and Initiation Fee (Letter of Agreement) 29
Duty Hours 6(D)
Duty Hours (Duty Rig) - Domestic 6(E)(3)
Duty Hours (Duty Rig) - International 6(E)(4)
Duty/Trip Hours, Additional 6(E)(6)
E
Early Retirement 7
21(A)(1)
Employee 2(C)
Enhanced Trip Option (ETO) 6(X)
Equipment Substitution 6(W)
Excess Credit Hours 18(D)(7)(h)
Excess Pay Hours 8(G)
18(D)(7)(i)
Exclusive Care Provider 22(E)(1)(j)
Expense Allowance (Domestic) 4(A)(1)
Expense Allowance (International) 4(B)(3)
Expenses, General 4(C)
Expenses Subject to Deductible and Coinsurance 22(A)
F
FAA Minimum Staffing Requirement 26(B)
FAA Rest 6(R)
FAA Rest, Reserve 6(S)
Family Emergency 8(G)
Family Emergency Passes 7(K)
Fatigue, Calling Off On 6
Ferry Flight Assignment 2(N)
Filing of Permanent Bids for Transfer 13(A)
Filling of Vacancies (Temporary Assignment) 13
Fixed Daily Credit 2
Flight Attendant Assignment and Bidding 18(D)(4)
Flight Attendant Illness 8(D)
Flight Credit Hours 6(B)
Flight Pay Hours 6(C)
INDEX / Page 3
Flight Service Manager, Narrowbody 29
Flight Service Manager, Rotating Reserve 29
Flight Service Manager, SPA/FUR 29
Flight Service Manager Vacancies 13(I)
Flight Time Limitations 6(N)
Foreign Bases 27(A)
Full-Time Union Representatives 16(B)
Furlough, Expiration 12(F)
Furlough, Notice of Reduction 12(A)
Furlough, Options/Leaves of Absence 12(B)
Furlough, Re-employment 12(E)
Furlough, Subsequent 12(K)
Furlough Pay 12(I)
Furlough Pay, Disqualification 12(J)
Furlough Pay, Amount 12(L)
G
Grievance Procedure, Accessibility of
Transcripts and Records 17(E)(7)
Grievance Procedures, Appeals 16(E)
Grievance Procedure, Company Time Limitations 16(C)(6)
Grievance Procedure, Failure to Request Step 1 Hearing 16(C)(3)
Grievance Procedure, General 16(G)
Grievance Procedure, Investigation 16(C)(1)
Grievance Procedure, No Pay Loss Prior to Written
Step 1 Decision 16(C)(7)
Grievance Procedure, Other Grievances 16(D)
Grievance Procedure, Policy 16(A)(3)
Grievance Procedure, Pre-Grievance 16(D)(1)
Grievance Procedure, General (District) Grievance 16(F)
Grievance Procedure, Non-Disciplinary Discussions 16(H)
Grievance Procedure, Representation 16(A)
Grievance Procedure, Request for Step 1 Hearing 16(C)(2)
Grievance Procedure, Untimely Grievance Appeals 16(G)(4)
Grievance Procedure, Work Day 16(G)(7)
Grievance Settlement 16(G)(9)
Ground Transportation 4(A)(5)
Group Insurance 22(A)
Group Insurance, General 22(E)
Group/"et al" Grievances 16(G)(2)
GTP (Guaranteed Trip Protection) 6(Z)
Guaranteed Days Off, Prescheduled 48's 6(U)
Guaranteed Days Off, Reserves 6
H
HMO Benefits 22
Hardship Leave 15(J)
INDEX / Page 4
Holding Time 6(K)
Home Health Care 22
Hotel Rebate 29
I
Industrial Injury 8(I)
In-Flight Performance 29
In-Flight Sales 29
Information to be Provided by Company to IAM 20(H)
Initial Balancing 18(D)(7)(c)
Initial Projection 18(D)(7)(b)
Insufficient Reserves 18(D)(7)(l)
Insufficient Sick Hours 8(F)
Insurance Benefits, Maximum Amount 22(F)(1)(d)
Insurance, Outline of Insurance Plans 22(F)
Insurance, Preadmission Certification/Continued
Stay Review 22(A)(1)(k)
International Flight 2(I)(2)
J
Joint Drug Policy (Appendix Letter of Agreement) 29
Jumpseat Authority 7(D)
Jury Duty 6(Q)
Jury Duty, No Balancing 18(D)(7)(f)(1)(i)
L
Labor Advisory Board 29
Labor Protective Provisions 1(D)
Language of Destination 29
Language of Destination, Pay 3(U)
Language of Destination, Pay (757) 29
Language Training 4(C)(6)
Late Check-In, Rights to Trip 18(D)(9)(a)(3)
Layover Hotels, Downtown 4
Layover Hotels, Room Selection 4(B)(2)
Leaves, Return from Leave/Company Standards 15(K)
Leaves, Return from Leave/Vacancies 15(D)
Legal Rest at Layover Station After, One-Way Trip 18(D)(110
Legal Rest/Scheduled on Duty - Domestic 6(R)(1)
Legal Rest/Scheduled on Duty - International 6(R)(2)
Life Insurance 22(D)
22(F)(5)
Local Flights 6(E)(5)
Lodging Expenses 4(A)(3)
Lounges/Day Rooms 4(C)(2)
INDEX / Page 5
Lump Sum Distribution 21(A)(2)
21(B)(6)
Lump Sum Notice 21(A)(3)
Lump Sum Rollover, Letter of Agreement 29
M
Maternity Leave 15(G)
Maternity Leave Unemployment, Letter of Agreement 29
Medical Insurance 22
Medical Leaves 15(B)
Medically Fit for Duty 23(B)(2)
Medically Unfit for Duty 23(B)(1)
Mergers, Purchase, Acquisition, Absorption 27(C)
Military Leave 15(F)
Minimum Pay and Monthly Maximum Flight Credit
Full-Month Flying 6(A)(1)
Half-Month Flying 6(A)(2)
Miscellaneous Accident Program 22
Month 2(H)
Moving Expenses 14(A)
Mutual Transfers 13(H)
N
Neutral Medical Examiner 23(B)
Neutral Medical Panels Letter of Agreement 29
Night Pay 3(T)
No Unlawful Discrimination 20(J)(7)
Non-pay Status/Flight Time Limitations 6(P)
Normal Retirement Age 21(B)(4)
O
Ok'ing Assigments, Letter of Agreement 29
Open Time Information 18(D)(6)
Open Time Move-up 18(D)(8)(i)
Operational Duty Hours 2(J)
Operational Duty Pay 3(Q)
Operational Meetings/Training 6(H)
Operational Meetings/Training/Physicals 4(C)(3)
Orders in Writing 20(B)
OSHA 2000 Logs 25(D)
Other Company Department, Transfer 10(D)
Other Employment with the Company 20(E)
Overpayments 20(J)(5)
Overseas Transfers 9(F)
Ozark-TWA Retirement, Letter of Agreement 29
INDEX / Page 6
P
Parking Areas 4(C)(7)
Parking at Other Stations 4(C)(7)
Passes, Employee/Union Transportation 7(C)
Passenger Complaint Letters 19
Passes, Grievance 16(E)(5)
17(E)(9)
Passes, Inlaw 7
Passes, Me-Too Pass Policy 7(I)
Paternity Personal Time Off 15(I)
Pay Assignments 6(M)
Pay Charts 3(A)
Pay Study Committee, Letter of Agreement 29
Pay, 24 in 7 3(V)
Paycheck Distribution 29
Paycheck Dues Deduction 24(M) - (R)
Payment for Training 4(C)(6)
Personal Leaves and Other Employment 15(A)
Personnel File 19(A)
Personnel File, Documents One (1) Year or Older 19
Personnel File, Documents Two (2) Years or Older 19(B)
Physical Examinations 23(A)
Preferential Bidding 29
Preparation of Bid Runs 18(D)(3)
Prescription Drug Program 22(B)
Probationary Employees 10(G)
Probationary Period 19(G)
Professional Standards 29
PTO Computer Mask Letter of Agreement 29
R
Railway Labor Act 17(E)
Railway Labor Act 20(I)
Random Drug Testing Pay 3(X)
Recall/Bypass Letter of Agreement 29
Recall/Bypass Preferences & Transfers 12(H)
Recognition 1(A)
Reduced Rates 7(E)-(G)
Reduction in Force/Recall/Preference to Assignment 10(B)
Re-engineering TWA 29
Regional Jets 1
Release from Call-in Period 18(D)(8)(g)
Relief After 4 Hours 6(O)
Relief from Duty, 24 in 7 - Domestic 6(S)
Reserve 2(K)
Reserve Assignments 18(D)(8)(c)
Reserve Complement 18(D)(8)(b)
INDEX / Page 7
Reserve Guarantee 3(S)
Reserve List 18(D)(8)(k)
Reserve Recording 18(D)(8)(j)
Reserve Spreads 6(V)
Reserve, Maximum Block Scheduled 18(D)(7)(e)
Reserve, Set-up Period/Call-in Period 18(D)(8)(c)
Reserve Trading 29
Residence Standby 2(L)
Retirement Passes - Age 45 7(F)
Retirement Passes - Age 50 7(E)
Retirement Plan, Summary 21(B)
Retirement Savings Plan [401(k)] 21(C)
Retirement Savings Plan Investment Committee Letter 29
Retirement, Contingent Annuitant Option 21(B)(9)
Retirement, Freeze of Benefit Accruals 21(A)(4)
Retirement, Lump Sum Option 21
Retirement, Optional Forms of Benefit 21(B)(10)
Retirement, Participant Eligibility 21(B)(3)
S
Safety Committee, Composition 25(A)
Satellite 2(F)
Satellites 18(F)
Scheduling Committee 18(B)(1)
Scheduling Committee, Reimbursement 18(B)(4)
Scheduling, General 18(A)
Scheduling, Maximum Utilization 18(D)(7)(a)
Scope 1(B)
Seniority Lists, Posting 11(A)
Seniority Lists, Protest 11(C)
Seniority, Accruals 10(A)
Seniority, Retention 10(C)
Sequence Notification/Balancing 18(D)(9)(a)
Service Manager 21(B)
Service Manager Emergency Downgrade 3(W)
Service Manager Override 3(R)
Service Manager Temporary Upgrade 3(AA)
Short Term Disability 22(F)(2)
Sick Leave Allowance 8(A)(1)
Sick Leave, Prevention of Sick Leave Abuse 8(K)
Sick Leave, Return to Duty Deadline 18(D)(9)(a)(2)
Soft Time Openings 18(D)(9)(a)(2)
Special Assignment 3(BB)
Special Assignment/Loan/Promotion 10(C)
Special Care Facility, Inpatient Care Limitation 22
Split Vacations 9(H)
Spread Days 18(D)(8)(l)
Staffing - 757 29
INDEX / Page 8
Standby Duty 2(L)
6(I)
Standby Penalties 3(Y)
Standby, Residence/Airport Standby 18(D)(8)(e)
Statute of Limitations (Grievances)
Step 1 Hearing 16(C)(4)
System Board of Adjustment 17
System Board of Adjustment, Jurisdiction 17(E)(2)
System Scheduling 18(B)
T
Tag Ends 2(I)(3)
Taxi Expense 4(A)(4)
Temporary Vacancies 13(E)
Terminating Employee Vacation Pay 9(D)
Time Limits for Grievance Filing 16(C)(2)
16(G)(1)
Trading of Flights 18(D)(10)
Trading, Requests for Open Time 18(D)(7)(j)
Training and Special Assignment 6(G)
Transfers at Company Request 14(C)
Transfers, Expense and Mileage 14(A)
Transfers, Travel Time and Report for Duty 14(B)
Trip Drop During Month 18(D)(7)(f)(5)
Trip Drop, No Automatic Trip Drop During Month 18(D)(7)(f)(6)
Trip Hours (Trip Rig) 6(E)
Trip Hours Formula Proration Charts 18(H)
Trip Pay and Credit 6(D)
Trips Missed PIL Bank 8(D)
8(E)(1)
U
Unavailable During Call-in Period, Reserve 18(D)(8)(h)
Uniform Items, Basic/Additional 5(B)
Uniform Point System 5(D)
Union Business Override (UBS) Letter of Agreement 00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx 15(C)
Union Materials in Flight Attendant Mailboxes 20(J)(4)
Union Security, Delinquency 24(E)
Union Security, Membership in Good Standing 24(A)
Union Security, Requirement to Maintain Membership 24(B)
Union Security, Revocation of Dues Check-off 24(N)
Unprotected Flight/Domicile Layover Station 18(D)(9)(b)
Unprotected Flights 18(D)(7)(k)
Utilization 18(D)(7)
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V
Vacation, Bidding and Posting Procedures 9(B)
Vacation, Reserve 18(D)(8)(a)
Vacation Credit and Pay 6(F)
Vacation Increment Pay 3(Z)
Vacations, Accrual and Days Allowed 9(A)
Variable Staffing Unit (VSU) 26
W
Wage Controls, Deferrals, Cut-Backs 27(E)
Wellness Program 22
Wide-body Aircraft 2(M)
Workers' Compensation Payments 8(I)
Workers' Compensation Task Force 29
X
XCAP-ACM Removal Letter of Agreement 29
XCAP Procedures 7(D)
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