Exhibit 10.9
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
AND THE
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
OF CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
AS REPRESENTED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, AFL-CIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1 Recognition and Scope 1-1
Article 2 Definitions 2-1
Article 3 Compensation 3-1
Article 4 Expenses 4-1
Article 5 Moving Expenses 5-1
Article 6 Scheduling 6-1
Article 7 Vacancies 7-1
Article 8 Paid Days Off 8-1
Article 9 Seniority 9-1
Article 10 Training 10-1
Article 11 Reduction in Force or Furlough 11-1
Article 12 Leaves of Absence 12-1
Article 13 Physical Standards 13-1
Article 14 Insurance and Other Benefits 14-1
Article 15 Transfer to Management Duty 15-1
Article 16 Miscellaneous Flying 16-1
Article 17 Notices to Flight Attendants 17-1
Article 18 Grievances 18-1
Article 19 System Board of Adjustment 19-1
Article 20 Union Membership 20-1
Article 21 Uniforms 21-1
Article 22 General 22-1
Article 23 New Equipment 23-1
Article 24 Hours of Service 24-1
Article 25 Duration 25-1
LETTERS OF AGREEMENT
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1. Red Circle Pay Rates
2. Signing Bonus
3. Anniversary Bonus
4. Flight Attendant Job Share Program
ARTICLE 1
RECOGNITION AND SCOPE
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A. Pursuant to the certification by the National Mediation Board in Case
No. R-6225 dated January 3, 1994, the Company recognizes the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, 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.
B. The purpose of this Agreement is in the mutual interest of the Company,
the Union, and the flight attendants to provide for the operation of
the Company under methods which will further to the fullest extent
possible the safety of air transportation, the efficiency of operation,
and the continuation of employment of flight attendants under
conditions of reasonable working conditions and proper compensation,
and the profitability of the Company. It is recognized to be the duty
of the Company, the Union, and the flight attendants to cooperate fully
for the attainment of these purposes.
C. This Agreement supersedes all existing or previously executed
agreements by and between the Company and the Union or any other labor
organization or individual with respect to the rates of pay, rules, or
working conditions specifically covered by the provisions of this
Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act,
as amended. Any and all subsequent agreements between the parties shall
be reduced to writing, signed by their authorized representatives, and
become a part of this Agreement.
D. Whenever the words "flight attendant" are used in this Agreement, they
designate and refer to only such flight attendant(s) as covered by this
Agreement. It is further recognized that whenever in this Agreement
flight attendant(s) are referred to in either the masculine or feminine
gender, it shall be understood to mean both male and female flight
attendants.
E. In accordance with applicable law, there shall be no discrimination by
either party against any flight attendant because of age, race, sex,
color, religion, union activity, national origin, handicap or
disability that would not prevent them from safely performing the
duties of a flight attendant.
F. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all present and future
revenue flying (including that international flying which originates or
terminates within the United States or its possessions) and all
charters, or other utilization of Company owned or leased aircraft
requiring flight attendants, performed in and for the service of the
Company shall be performed by flight attendants on the flight
attendants' Seniority List in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
G. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from acquiring,
establishing or merging with another air carrier. In the event of such
acquisition, establishment or merger, the following will apply:
1. The Company will not acquire or establish another air carrier
(alter ego or otherwise) to replace flying performed for the
Company or to avoid the terms and conditions of this
Agreement;
2. If the Company acquires or merges with another air carrier
that employs flight attendants, the flying operations will not
be consolidated or merged until the seniority lists of the two
flight attendant groups are integrated in a manner agreed upon
by the respective collective bargaining representatives or
other designated representatives. In the absence of an
agreement within four (4) months of the acquisition or merger,
the seniority lists will be integrated in accordance with
Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective
Provisions.
3. If the Company acquires or merges with an air carrier that
employs flight attendants, no flight attendant covered by this
Agreement on the date of such acquisition or merger will lose
any income or benefits as a result of such acquisition or
merger;
4. If the Company acquires or merges with an air carrier that
employs and has a collective bargaining agreement covering
flight attendants, the parties will meet to negotiate an
appropriate fence agreement pending the negotiation of a
merged agreement. If a merged agreement is not executed within
six (6) months from the date a final and binding integrated
list is issued, the parties shall jointly submit any
unresolved issues to binding interest arbitration.
H. This Agreement is binding upon any successors and assigns of the
parties hereto, unless or until changed my mutual agreement of the
parties or in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act,
as amended.
I. The Company will not enter into any dry lease or wet lease agreement,
or contract with or for any other carrier or entities (government,
military or commercial) without mutual agreement with the Union.
1. No flight attendant within the bargaining unit will
be reduced in status or lose any income or employee
benefits while discussions are taking place.
2. The Union will not disagree to a dry lease when such
dry lease is for the sole purpose of leasing out
excess aircraft owned or leased by the Company. No
aircraft dry leased to another carrier or entity will
be operated into or out of any cities where the
Company operates. Such dry lease will not result in
the reduction in status or the furlough of any
Chautauqua flight attendant in cases where the dry
lease provides a profit to the Company. At the
request of the Union it may review the actual dry
lease documents.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
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A. "Block - to - block" means the elapsed time starting with the removal
of the chocks or other restraining devices from the wheels of the
aircraft when the aircraft first moves for the purpose of flight under
its own power, and ending when the chocks or other restraining devices
are replaced. [match]
B. "Buildup Line" means a schedule built by the Company in accordance with
Sections 6 and 24 that is blank when initially posted and which
consists of trips, reserve days, and days off. [match]
C. "Charter" means an off-line or on-line revenue passenger flight that is
not a regularly scheduled flight. Extra sections are not considered
charter flights. [match]
D. "Check Flight Attendant" means a flight attendant selected at the
discretion of the Company, after consultation with the Union, from
among those flight attendants who have expressed, in writing, an
interest in, and who meet the criteria for, such position. A check
flight attendant will perform duties which include line checks, IOE,
and other in-flight training. [match]
E. "Company" means Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., its subsidiaries and
divisions. [match]
F. "Date of Hire" means the date on which a flight attendant first reports
for flight attendant training by the Company. [match]
G. "Day" means the time commencing at 0001 and ending at 2400 based on
local time. [match]
H. "Day Off" means a day free from all duty required by the Company at
domicile. [match]
I. "Deadhead Time" means the time spent by a flight attendant in traveling
from one point to another at the direction of the Company, either for
duty or returning from duty. [match]
J. "Domestic" the forty-eight (48) contiguous states and the District of
Columbia. [match]
K. "Domicile" means a geographical location where a flight attendant is
based. [match]
L. "Duty Time" means the time a flight attendant is on duty commencing
when a flight attendant is required to report or actually reports,
whichever is later, for duty and ending ten (10) minutes after the
conclusion of her flight or release from duty, whichever is later.
[match]
M. "Flight Attendant" means an employee of the Company whose name appears
on the flight attendant seniority list and whose duties include
ensuring the safety of passengers, the performance of in-flight service
duties as assigned by the Company. [match]
N. "Flight Time" means block-to-block time. [match]
0. "Hot Reserve" means a period of time when a flight attendant is
required to be on reserve at any domicile airport.
P. "International" means any point or area outside the forty-eight (48)
contiguous states and the District of Columbia. [match]
Q. "Longevity" means the period of time the flight attendant has actively
served as a flight attendant. [match]
R. "Month" means that period of time from and including the first day of
and including the last day of each calendar month of the year, except
that for pay and scheduling purposes, January, February, and March will
each be a thirty (30) day month through the addition of January 31 and
March 1 to the month of February.
In a leap year, February will be a 31 day month. [match]
S. "Operational reasons" shall mean actions taken by the Company after
careful planning and analysis, and not arbitrarily or capriciously.
Examples of such reasons shall include, but are not limited to, the
following: 1. To avoid a potential flight delay, 2. To avoid a
potential flight cancellation, and 3. To fulfill FAA/regulatory
requirements. [match]
T. "Hard Line" means a schedule built by the Company in accordance with
Sections 6 and 24 that includes trips and days off. [match]
U. "Rescheduled" means a change to a flight attendant's original scheduled
assignment. [match]
V. "Reserve Line" means a schedule built by the Company in accordance with
Sections 6 and 24 that will be blank when posted and will include
periods of availability for duty and days off. [match]
W. "Seniority" means the length of service as a flight attendant with the
Company. [match]
X. "Trip" means a flight or series of flights that are paired together and
may include one or more duty periods. [match]
Y. "Vacancy" means a position(s) in a particular domicile in excess of the
number of flight attendant(s) already in that domicile. [match]
Z. "Wet Lease" means an agreement with another air carrier in which the
Company provides an aircraft and crew to the other air carrier. [match]
ARTICLE 3
COMPENSATION
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A. Flight attendants will be paid for flight time based upon status and
longevity in accordance with the hourly rates below. In computing hours
for pay purposes, the actual time flown or the scheduled block time,
whichever is greater, will be used. [match]
DOS+ DOS+ DOS+
YEAR DOS 12 MOS 24 MOS 36 MOS
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0-6 mths 14.05 14.40 14.76 15.13
7-12 mths 15.00 15.37 15.76 16.15
2 16.50 16.92 17.34 17.77
3 17.70 18.14 18.59 19.06
4 18.80 19.27 19.75 20.24
5 19.91 20.40 20.91 21.44
6 20.80 21.32 21.85 22.39
7 21.63 22.18 22.73 23.30
8 22.43 22.99 23.57 24.16
9 23.10 23.68 24.27 24.87
10 23.78 24.37 24.98 25.60[match]
B. Pay Procedures [match]
1. Flight attendants will be paid on a bi-monthly basis, i.e.,
twenty-four (24) pay periods per year. [match]
2. Flight attendants will be paid on the fifteenth (15th) and the
last day of each month. If the fifteenth (15th) or the last
day of each month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, flight
attendants will be paid on the preceding Friday. The pay check
on the fifteenth (15th) of the month will adjust for any
additional amounts owed the flight attendant from the previous
month. [match]
3. A flight attendant will be paid at his option by direct
deposit into an account for that flight attendant at a
financial institution of the flight attendant's choice.
[match]
4. Clerical pay errors involving fifty dollars ($50.00) or more
shall be reconciled within five (5) working days after the
error is verified. Errors of less than fifty dollars ($50.00)
will be reconciled in the next pay check following
verification. [match]
C. The minimum monthly guarantee will be seventy-five (75) hours at the
flight attendant's hourly rate. A flight attendant who is unavailable
for part of a month will have her guarantee prorated (except for paid
vacation or paid sick leave). [match]
D. A flight attendant who is called to the airport and assigned to flight
or reserve duty and actually flies on a scheduled day off will be
compensated at the greater of four (4) hours for the trip or her actual
flight time for the trip in addition to her monthly guarantee or other
flight
pay accrued. This paragraph does not apply to a flight attendant
assigned on one of her minimum days off who has that day restored.
[match]
E. Training Pay [match]
1. A flight attendant who attends a day of recurrent training or
checks will be paid and credited with four (4) hours of flight
pay for up to six (6) days in any calendar year. [match]
2. If the Company elects to use any method of training such as
"home study" to comply with FAA requirements, a flight
attendant will be paid and credited with one (1) hour of
flight pay for every two (2) hours of FAA-approved training
credit earned in home study. [match]
3. Line checks and IOE will be paid in accordance with Article
3.A. [match]
4. A flight attendant in training will be paid no less than the
appropriate minimum monthly guarantee. [match]
5. Home study training mandated by the Company will be paid in
accordance with paragraph E.2., above. It is understood that
normal administrative paperwork, e.g., paycards, flight
reports, IOE evaluations, the Twin Turbine News, and other
routine Company memos do not constitute training. [match]
F. 1. A flight attendant who performs management-related functions,
e.g., marketing promotions, special projects, etc., will be
paid additional compensation as determined by the Company.
[match]
2. A flight attendant who performs check flight attendant duties
will be paid five dollars ($5.00) per flight hour, or portion
thereof, in addition to her regular flight attendant hourly
rate. [match]
G. For purposes of this Article, scheduled block times will be determined
by using the average of historic enroute (block-to-block) times between
city pairs by type of equipment and are attached hereto as "Appendix
A." [match]
1. Scheduled block times will be reviewed by a joint
Company/Union Scheduling Committee every six (6) months using
the prior twelve (12) months average to determine whether any
adjustments are to be made. [match]
2. Adjustments will be made only when the average varies from the
established scheduled block time by seven and one-half percent
(7.5%), or more, plus or minus. [match]
3. When a new route is established for which no scheduled block
time has been computed in accordance with this Article, the
initial scheduled block time will be established based upon
the marketing time for that segment. After one hundred and
twenty (120) days of operation, the scheduled block time will
be reviewed. [match]
4. Non-scheduled flights on routes where no established scheduled
block time exists will be credited on the basis of actual
(block-to-block) flight time. [match]
5. "Ferries," "attempts" and "diverted" flights will be paid on
the basis of actual (block-to-block) flight time. Taxi time
not associated with a flight will be credited at the rate of
two tenths (0.2) hours of flight pay. [match]
6. Data necessary for an accurate and complete review of
scheduled block times will be made available to the
Company/Union Scheduling Committee. After the Union
representatives have had an opportunity to review the data,
the Company will meet with those representatives upon request,
at a mutually agreeable time, to resolve any questions or
disputes. Members of the Company/Union Scheduling Committee
will not disclose any confidential or proprietary information
provided pursuant to this paragraph. [match]
H. If a flight attendant is required to deadhead, she shall be credited
with fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled block time for such flight.
If required to deadhead via surface transportation, she shall be
credited with fifty percent (50%) of driving time based upon AAA
mileage at 50 MPH. A day consisting solely of deadhead to or from a
flight assignment shall be considered a workday. [match]
I. A flight attendant called in for drug testing on a scheduled day off
shall be compensated two (2) hours of flight pay. [match]
J. If a flight attendant is displaced by the Company from her flight due
to training, to accomplish training for another flight attendant, or
for any other reason, she may be reassigned another flight on the same
day(s) as her original schedule, however, she shall be credited for the
flight time on her original scheduled flight or the reassigned flight
whichever is greater. [match]
K. If a flight attendant is requested to report early, such flight
attendant will be paid at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per hour, or
fraction thereof, prorated for all hours on duty prior to her
originally scheduled report time. [match]
L. A flight attendant who is assigned to flight duty or reserve on any of
the below-listed holidays will receive four (4) hours of flight pay in
addition to her monthly guarantee or flight pay accrued for that month.
[match]
New Year's Day Labor Day
Thanksgiving Memorial Day
Christmas Independence Day [match]
M. Each flight attendant will receive a holiday bonus of one hundred fifty
dollars ($150.00) the first week in December in each year of this
Agreement. [match]
ARTICLE 4
EXPENSES
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A. The Company will furnish guaranteed suitable single room lodging for a
flight attendant who is scheduled to layover at a location for legal
rest while on flying or training duty away from her permanent domicile.
A flight attendant who is assigned to a continuous duty overnight away
from domicile with a scheduled break of five (5) hours or more,
block-in to block-out, will be provided lodging at the Company's
expense. [match]
B. When lodging is required in accordance with paragraph A., above, the
Company will provide transportation to and from such lodging to the
airport or training site, as applicable. If no eating facilities are
available within walking distance of the lodging, transportation to and
from an eating facility will be provided. [match]
C. The Company will make prompt inquiries into complaints related to
deterioration of service at any facility which has been approved for
layovers. Prompt remedial action will be taken in those cases where
investigation affirms a deterioration of service. [match]
D. In lieu of reimbursement for meals and incidental travel expenses,
flight attendants will be paid a per diem allowance of $1.25 per hour
for time away from domicile in connection with flight duty, training or
on-premise reserve, commencing at report for duty at domicile and
ending upon release from duty at domicile. Effective twelve (12) months
after date of signing, the per diem allowance will be increased to
$1.30, and effective twenty-four (24) months after date of signing, the
per diem allowance will be increased to $1.35. [match]
E. When a flight attendant agrees to drive her personal vehicle at the
request of the Company, she shall be allowed $.31 per mile point to
point and return. A flight attendant will not be required to drive her
personal vehicle. [match]
F. At domicile or another location of the flight attendant's choice where
free parking is not available, the Company will pay for the cost of the
parking while the flight attendant is performing duty. The Company will
not be required to pay for parking at more than one (1) location per
flight attendant. Pay for parking at a location other than the flight
attendant's domicile shall be required only when such employee parking
is available and only to the extent of what the parking would have cost
at the flight attendant's domicile. [match]
G. The Company will provide travel on a booked basis when a flight
attendant is deadheading on-line between the flight attendant's
domicile and the point of her assigned duty. If the flight attendant is
bumped from such on-line flight, the Company will book the flight
attendant for positive space on the alternate on-line flight.
H. The Company will reimburse each flight attendant for the cost of
passports or visas or any airport government charges incurred in
traveling on Company business. [match]
I. When, due to irregular operations, special assignments, etc., a flight
attendant incurs lodging or transportation expenses, she shall be
reimbursed upon presentation of receipts for such expenses, provided
she requests and receives advance approval for such expenses. [match]
ARTICLE 5
MOVING EXPENSES
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A. Successful vacancy bidders, flight attendants moving to a domicile upon
initial employment, and flight attendants making domicile swaps will
pay their own moving expenses.
B. The Company will pay for moving expenses when a flight attendant is
required by the Company to change permanent domicile. A flight
attendant displaced as a result of a reduction in schedules, domicile
closure, equipment change or relocation of a domicile shall be
considered transferred at the Company's request.
C. When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, the move must be
coordinated with the Inflight Department. Moving expenses must be
submitted within thirty (30) days after incurring the expenses. Moving
expenses other than automobile mileage and meals must be verified by
receipts. The Company will not be responsible for any damages incurred
during moving. The Company will not be responsible for paying any
expenses under this Section after one (1) year from the date the flight
attendant reports to the new domicile.
D. Moving expenses paid by the Company will include the following:
1. When the flight attendant moves herself, the Company will pay
for all shipping containers, insurance for the move, one
hundred dollars ($100.00) to offset the cost of moving
helpers, the cost of vehicle registration, fuel, and
licensing.
2. Actual moving expenses for household goods and effects up to a
maximum of one thousand two hundred (1,200) cubic feet or
eight thousand (8,000) pounds, shipping and insurance
coverage, but excluding packing and unpacking and extra
insurance coverage, storage, and packing materials.
3. When personal automobile transportation is used by the flight
attendant and her immediate family, the Company will reimburse
the flight attendant at the current IRS rate per mile using
the most direct AAA routing between domiciles for up to two
(2) automobiles.
4. The Company will reimburse a flight attendant for meals and
lodging for the flight attendant and her immediate family for
the time required to travel to the domicile up to five (5)
days. A day of travel will be considered a minimum of three
hundred fifty (350) miles by the most direct AAA mileage. The
daily allowance for meals will be twenty-two dollars ($22.00)
per day for single flight attendants, and forty-four dollars
($44.00) per day for married flight attendants traveling with
their spouse.
5. If a lease is broken as a result of moving to a new domicile
and a penalty is incurred, the Company will pay such penalty
not to exceed one month's rent. The Company will cooperate
with the flight attendant to provide substantiating
documentation of the transfer for the lessor.
6. The Company will pay up to two hundred dollars ($200.00) for
termination and hook-up of utilities (excluding deposits)
including: gas, electric utilities, telephone
and cable television, which result from a move to a new
domicile.
7. The Company will pay moving expenses only for actual moves of
a flight attendant's primary residence. To qualify for moving
expenses under this Section, the flight attendant must move to
a location within fifty (50) miles of the new domicile.
E. When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, nothing in this
Section is intended to prevent the Company and the flight attendant
from agreeing to an amount to be paid to the flight attendant in lieu
of the expenses set forth in this Section.
F. The Company's liability for moving expenses under this Section will not
exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
ARTICLE 6
SCHEDULING
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A. Scheduling Committee [match]
The Union will establish a Scheduling Committee which will meet with
the Company for the purpose of facilitating the efficient operation of
this Article. The Scheduling Committee will be given reasonable access
to non-confidential information regarding aircraft flows, block time
reports, scheduled training, checkrides, vacations and leaves of
absence. The Scheduling Committee may submit recommendations to the
Company. When conflicts between the schedule and FARs or this Agreement
are verified, the Company will take immediate action, if practicable,
to resolve such conflicts. [match]
B. Bidding and Awarding of Monthly Schedules [match]
1. Bid packages will be made available to all flight attendants
at each domicile at or before 1700 hours on the second Friday
of each month. [match]
2. A flight attendant must bid on an approved format submitted to
Crew Scheduling by U.S. mail, overnight express, facsimile,
electronically, if available, or any other means mutually
agreed upon. [match]
3. A flight attendant must submit her bid by 1700 hours on the
Tuesday following the second (2nd) Friday of each month.
[match]
4. The initial bid award will be made available to flight
attendants by 1700 hours on the third (3rd) Friday of each
month. [match]
5. Flight attendants who were initially awarded or assigned
reserve or build-up lines will be provided with their
scheduled lines after they are constructed on the final bid
award. [match]
6. The final bid award, which will include the final award of
build-up and reserve lines, will be posted no later than 1200
hours on the fourth Thursday of each month. [match]
7. All eligible flight attendants may bid for lines based upon
their domicile. All bids shall be awarded in accordance with
seniority. Awards will be published in each domicile. [match]
8. The Company shall make only the necessary adjustments to
awarded lines to correct errors and to provide for the
month-to-month interface period, vacation, training, minimum
days free from duty and approved leaves. [match]
9. Eligibility to Bid [match]
a. A flight attendant attending initial, transition, or
upgrade training (from the beginning of ground school
to completion of IOE) will not bid a schedule for
the month, except when the ground school is scheduled
to begin after the fifteenth (15th) of the month; in
such cases, the flight attendant will bid a schedule
for the month, and all trips that conflict with the
training will be dropped. [match]
b. A flight attendant not eligible to bid will receive
her schedule at the same time as all other flight
attendants in accordance with paragraph 6.B.10.,
below. [match]
c. A flight attendant will not bid in a month where she
is scheduled for leave (other than paid sick leave or
vacation) in excess of fifteen (15) days of the
month. [match]
d. Flight attendants who have been on an approved leave
will provide the Company with documentation regarding
the termination of the leave. If the flight attendant
will be available for more than fifteen (15) days of
the month, the flight attendant will be eligible to
bid. [match]
10. A flight attendant failing to make a sufficient number of
bids, failing to meet the deadline, or submitting a bid form
that is either unsigned, incomplete or illegible, will be
assigned the highest unbid numerical line at the flight
attendant's domicile after all bidders' preferences have been
awarded. If more than one flight attendant fails to bid, they
will be assigned remaining lines in numerical order based on
their seniority. [match]
11. A flight attendant who will be on vacation or leave of absence
when bid packages are distributed may provide the Company with
a prepaid, pre-addressed overnight delivery envelope in which
case the Company will forward a copy of the bid package to
such flight attendant using such envelope. A flight attendant
who is sent a bid package by such method may submit her bid
via fax pursuant to Company directions. [match]
C. Contents of the Bid Package [match]
1. Bid packages will contain: [match]
a. All known trip series arranged in regular lines
except the Company may withhold up to five percent
(5%) of known flying. [match]
b. An anticipated number of reserve lines, if any, which
will be blank. [match]
c. An anticipated number of buildup lines, if any, which
will be blank. [match]
d. All known training (inclusive of dates). [match]
e. All awarded and available vacation time. [match]
f. Flight and duty times. [match]
g. Report and release times. [match]
h. XXX information, including hotels, ground
transportation, etc. [match]
i. A list of flight attendants who are in their prior or
due months for recurrent training and dates for
recurrent ground schools, if known. [match]
j. A list of flight attendants eligible to bid in each
domicile. [match]
2. The Company will create as many hardlines as practical for a
given domicile, attempting insofar as practicable to offer a
variety of bid lines. Hardlines will contain the following:
[match]
a. A planned sequence of trips with intervening days
off, arranged in a schedule for the month. [match]
b. No reserve duty or charters. [match]
c. Days off at domicile. [match]
d. Up to ninety (90) scheduled hours of block time.
However, the Company may seek the concurrence of the
Union Scheduling Committee Chairman or Union to
exceed this limit. Such concurrence shall not be
unreasonably withheld. [match]
e. No out of domicile trips. [match]
3. Build-up lines [match]
a. Buildup lines shall be blank when published in the
bid package and subsequently constructed from trips
and/or series of trips that become available as a
result of vacation awards, training, checkrides,
leaves of absence and trips that are not in
hardlines. Buildup lines will contain a minimum of
thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours of scheduled
activity as identified above. Buildup lines will also
contain days off and may contain reserve days.
[match]
b. Buildup lines may contain up to ninety (90) scheduled
hours of block time. However, the Company may seek
the concurrence of the Union to exceed this limit.
Such concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Concurrent with the initial monthly bid, a flight
attendant who is awarded a buildup line may express
her preference(s) for type of trips, days off,
training assignments, etc., by listing the
appropriate letter code followed by the specific
preference in the appropriate spot on the bid sheet.
To the extent practicable, preferences will be
awarded in seniority order and in the order listed.
[match]
PREFERENCE CODE PREFERENCE
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A Specific dates off
B Weekends off
C Consecutive days off at anytime
D Multi-day trips
E Single day trips
F Training
G Charter flights
c. The Company will construct build-up lines with as
many in domicile trips as practicable. [match]
d. Build-up lines may contain charters. [match]
e. Reserve days and out of domicile trips may be built
into the build-up lines. [match]
f. If the number of build-up lines is less than
anticipated, additional reserve lines will be
constructed and assigned to those flight attendants
able to hold build-up lines. [match]
g. The Company will create as many build-up lines as
practicable in a given domicile. [match]
4. Reserve lines [match]
a. Reserve lines will be blank when published in the bid
package and subsequently constructed to show reserve
days and days off. [match]
b. When constructed, reserve lines will contain: [match]
(i) Intervening periods of availability and days
off; [match]
(ii) As many in domicile days as practicable;
[match]
(iii) Out of domicile reserve days, if available,
and associated deadhead; and [match]
(iv) Type of reserve. [match]
c. Concurrent with the initial monthly bid, flight
attendants may express preferences for days off,
number of days off in a given spread, training, etc.,
by listing the appropriate letter code followed by
the specific preference in the appropriate spot on
the bid sheet. To the extent practicable, preferences
will be awarded in seniority order and in the order
listed. [match]
PREFERENCE CODE PREFERENCE
--------------- ----------
A Specific days off
B Weekends off
C Consecutive days off at anytime
F Training
d. Assignment of reserve spread(s) shall be made in
accordance with preference(s) bid. Once assigned,
reserve spreads shall be considered immovable with
the exception that two (2) spreads may be moved by no
more than forty-eight (48) hours except by mutual
agreement or when necessary to accomplish training
for the flight attendant. [match]
D. Month-to-Month Interface Period [match]
1. The interface period shall consist of the first three (3) days
of the month. During this time, Crew Scheduling may adjust bid
lines for those flight attendants whose lines are in conflict
with the previous month's schedule, including FAR conflicts.
[match]
2. A flight attendant may be assigned an AVL ("available") day(s)
during the interface period. [match]
a. If assigned an AVL day, the flight attendant must
contact Crew Scheduling after 1900 domicile time on
the evening prior to the AVL day for assignment.
[match]
b. An AVL day cannot become a reserve day or charter.
[match]
c. If not assigned a specific flight assignment, the AVL
day will be converted to a day off. [match]
E. Reserve Duty [match]
1. For the purposes of calculating days off, a reserve day will
be considered a day of work. [match]
2. A reserve flight attendant will not be required to start an
on-call period with less than the minimum rest required by
Article 24. [match]
3. A reserve flight attendant will not be scheduled to be on call
in excess of twelve (12) hours in a day. A reserve flight
attendant may not be assigned to a flight assignment that is
scheduled to exceed fourteen (14) hours after reporting for
duty at the airport. [match]
4. A flight attendant on reserve may be scheduled for hot reserve
duty for up to twelve
(12) hours, including any on call and scheduled flight
assignments. The Company may schedule a buildup lineholder for
up to five (5) hot reserve days, and a reserve lineholder may
be scheduled for hot reserve for up to ten (10) hot reserve
days. If the Company later determines that it needs additional
hot reserve, it may assign a reserve lineholder to serve
additional hot reserve duty and will compensate such flight
attendant at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each
additional hot reserve assignment, or portion thereof, above
the maximums set forth above. [match]
5. A flight attendant on reserve will be subject to a one and
one-half (1.5) hour call out unless assigned to a domicile
where a shorter call out time has been mutually agreed upon
between the Company and the Union. A flight attendant will
make every effort to report earlier. [match]
6. The Company may, in its discretion, release a flight attendant
from reserve earlier than scheduled. [match]
7. A flight attendant on reserve may use a "pager" at her
expense. However, the flight attendant is solely responsible
for ensuring the quality of service of the pager, and any
malfunction of a pager is solely the responsibility of the
flight attendant. The flight attendant is also solely
responsible for ensuring that she remains within the pager's
calling area. [match]
8. A flight attendant on reserve will respond to a telephone
message or page from the Company within twenty (20) minutes,
and such time will be included in the call out time required
in paragraph E.5., above. Once a flight attendant receives an
assignment, she is no longer responsible to be available for
contact prior to such assignment until report time. [match]
9. A flight attendant on reserve who is assigned a XXX that
extends into a day off will be given the option of receiving
day off pay pursuant to Article 3.D. or having that day off
restored in the current or following month. The Company will
not make such assignment if there is another reserve available
in the domicile and calling out such reserve will not delay
the flight. [match]
F. Assignment of Open Time [match]
1. Open time which remains after the construction of buildup
lines and open time which subsequently becomes available
during the month will be assigned in the following order,
provided that such assignment shall not conflict with FARs or
any other provision of this Agreement: [match]
a. Assign to a reserve flight attendant in domicile (the
Company may opt to skip such flight attendant); then
[match]
b. Award to any other flight attendant, on a first-come,
first-served basis, who volunteers for open time;
then [match]
c. Assign to a flight attendant who has been rescheduled
(the Company may
opt to skip such flight attendant); then [match]
d. Assign to a reserve flight attendant in domicile;
then [match]
e. Assign to a reserve flight attendant from another
domicile (the Company may opt to skip such flight
attendant). [match]
f. Assign to a supervisory flight attendant. [match]
2. The Company may assign open time to a supervisory flight
attendant without regard to paragraph F.1., above, if no other
flight attendant is available for such assignment without
delaying or canceling the flight. [match]
3. The Company will make reasonable efforts to post open time.
[match]
G. Displacement [match]
1. If more than one (1)flight attendant is assigned to the same
trip, the senior flight attendant will have the choice of
flying the trip or not. The flight attendant not flying the
trip will either be reassigned to a trip or released from duty
for the remainder of the trip and will be credited with the
greater of the value of the trip originally assigned or the
trip to which she is reassigned. [match]
2. If a flight attendant is displaced from her assignment by
another flight attendant at the Company's direction for the
purpose of training or IOE, the flight attendant who is
displaced will either be reassigned to a trip or released from
duty for the remainder of the day and will be credited with
the greater of the value of the trip originally assigned or
the trip to which she is reassigned. [match]
H. Rescheduling for Operational Reasons [match]
1. Reserve flight attendant [match]
A flight attendant holding a reserve line may be rescheduled
within the limitations of Articles 6 and 24. [match]
2. Hardline and Buildup Lineholders [match]
After the publication of the final award, a flight attendant
holding a hardline or build-up line may be rescheduled for
operational reasons. However, any rescheduled trip must remain
within the date(s) of the original trip, regardless of when
the rescheduling occurs or how many times the flight attendant
is rescheduled. If Scheduling has no assignment for her within
3 hours, the Flight Attendant will be released until the
following day, provided she was on a multi-day trip. [match]
3. Availability for Rescheduling [match]
The Flight Attendant will contact or be available to be
contacted by Scheduling between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and
9:00 a.m. each day she was originally scheduled. If at the
time of contact, Scheduling has no assignment, she will be
released until the following morning, until rescheduled or
until the days of the original trip have been exhausted.
Flight Attendants subject to rescheduling shall not be
expected to report sooner than 3 hours after being assigned to
the rescheduled trip. [match]
4. Rescheduling restrictions [match]
Flight Attendants subject to rescheduling shall not be placed
on reserve. Rescheduling must be within the limitations of
Articles 6 and 24. A Flight Attendant scheduled for a single
day trip will not be rescheduled for a multi-day trip. A
Flight Attendant subject to be rescheduled pursuant to this
paragraph will be paid the greater of her actual or
rescheduled trip, if any. A Flight Attendant who has
voluntarily picked up trips in Open Time, and whose trips are
subsequently cancelled will not be required to be available
over the same day(s) of their trip, nor will they be pay
protected for the trip. [match]
I. Trip Trades [match]
1. Trip trade requests must be in writing, signed by both flight
attendants and received by Crew Scheduling no later than
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the earliest trip
being traded. Crew Scheduling may waive the forty-eight (48)
hour requirement. [match]
2. A flight attendant may participate in up to five (5) trades
each month. [match]
3. Trip trade requests may be for a partial or an entire trip.
[match]
4. Trip trades must not violate FARs or any provision of this
Agreement. Crew Scheduling may require a buffer equivalent to
the buffer(s) used to construct the lines of time at any time
when there is any potential for illegality under the FARs or
this Agreement. If all of the provisions of this Article are
met, the trade will be approved. If a trade is disapproved,
the flight attendant will be advised, upon request, of the
reasons for the denial. [match]
5. Flight attendants on reserve may trade one (1) reserve day for
another, subject to approval by Crew Scheduling. [match]
6. A flight attendant who loses time from her schedule because of
a trip trade which causes her to fall below her minimum
monthly guarantee will have her minimum monthly guarantee
adjusted. [match]
7. Crew Scheduling will approve or reject a trip trade request
within seven (7) days after it is received, but no later than
twenty-four (24) hours before the report time for the earliest
trip being traded. Crew Scheduling may waive this requirement.
Trip trades are approved when the flight attendant obtains
confirmation from Crew Scheduling. If Crew Scheduling
implements a system of trip trade approval notification
involving electronic, faxed, or other similar means of
notification to the flight attendant's domicile, the trip
trade will be considered approved when such notification is
posted electronically or by hard copy. [match]
8. At Company discretion, a flight attendant may drop trips into
open time with a corresponding reduction of the flight
attendant's monthly guarantee. [match]
J. Continuous Duty Overnights [match]
1. Pure CDO lines [match]
a. A flight attendant on a pure CDO line will be
scheduled for no more than four (4) consecutive CDOs.
[match]
b. A flight attendant on a pure CDO line will be
scheduled for a minimum of two (2) consecutive days
off after three (3) consecutive CDOs and three (3)
consecutive days off after four (4) consecutive CDOs.
[match]
c. CDO trips in pure CDO lines will be scheduled with a
minimum of five (5) hours of ground time, block in to
block out. If less than four (4) hours of ground time
is realized, a flight attendant must have twelve (12)
hours off duty during her next scheduled rest period.
[match]
2. Except for pure CDO lines, all other hardlines will be
scheduled for no more than two (2) blocks of up to three (3)
consecutive CDOs in a month. [match]
3. A CDO trip will not be scheduled for more than five (5) legs.
[match]
4. CDO trips will terminate and the flight attendant will be
released upon first arrival at the domicile following the CDO
period. [match]
5. A flight attendant will not be required to participate in
training without her consent during the scheduled ground time
on a CDO. [match]
6. Except for pure CDO lines, CDO trips will be scheduled with a
minimum of six (6) hours of ground time, block in to block out
(minimum of five (5) hours block in to block out if the
scheduled duty time for the CDO is fourteen (14) hours or
less). If less than six (6) hours of ground time is realized,
a flight attendant must have twelve (12) hours off duty during
her next scheduled rest period. [match]
7. No flight attendant will be scheduled/rescheduled from a CDO
trip to any other trip, other than another CDO, unless she has
received the minimum number of days off required by Article
24.D.2. [match]
K. General [match]
1. A flight scheduled to terminate before 00:00 (midnight) of the
first (1st) day will be considered to have terminated on the
first (1st) day if it terminates no later than 0200 hours
local time on the second (2nd) day. [match]
2. Flight attendants domiciled outside the United States will be
subject to this Agreement. [match]
3. A flight attendant will not be required to drive or be driven
to an airport as part of a regularly scheduled duty assignment
nor will a flight attendant be required to transport
passengers via ground transportation. [match]
4. All times referred to in this Article are local time at the
domicile. [match]
ARTICLE 7
VACANCIES
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A. Standing Bids [match]
1. Flight attendants must submit standing bids indicating order
of preference for domicile vacancies. The Company may require
flight attendants to submit new or updated standing bids at
least thirty (30) days prior to any circumstances that may
cause the existing bid file to become outdated (e.g., domicile
closures, domicile openings or other substantial operational
changes, etc.). [match]
2. The standing bid file will be maintained by the Company.
Standing bids will be available for inspection by any flight
attendant during normal office hours. [match]
3. A flight attendant may change her standing bid at any time by
submitting a new standing bid to the Company. A flight
attendant must bid on an approved format submitted to the
Company by U.S. Mail, overnight express, facsimile,
electronically, if available, or any other means mutually
agreed upon.
[match]
B. Notice of Vacancy [match]
1. The Company will determine when a vacancy exists. [match]
2. No later than ten (10) days after the Company determines that
a vacancy exists, it will post a notice of the vacancy. The
notice will specify the domicile at which each vacancy will
occur. [match]
3. Bidding will close at 1700 hours seven (7) days after the
posting of the notice of vacancy. [match]
C. Awarding and Assignment of Vacancies [match]
1. Awards will be posted by 1700 hours four (4) days after the
closing of the bid. [match]
2. The Company will not normally post secondary, tertiary, etc.,
vacancies caused by filling primary vacancies. [match]
3. Bids for vacancies will be awarded in order of seniority using
standing bids on file as of the date bidding is closed.
[match]
4. If no flight attendant bids a vacancy, the Company may assign
a flight attendant to that vacancy in reverse order of
seniority. [match]
5. The Company will determine the effective date of an award
which may be changed provided adequate notice is given and the
change is not made for arbitrary reasons. The Company may
cancel an award at any time before its effective date. [match]
6. A flight attendant awarded a vacancy will fill the vacancy
within sixty (60) days after the effective date of the award.
[match]
D. Domicile Swaps [match]
Flight attendants requesting a mutual domicile swap must submit a
request in writing to the Company no later than the fifth (5th) of the
month. Approval of a swap is subject to the following: [match]
1. The Company will review the mutual swaps on file no later than
the seventh (7th) of the month and post those mutual swaps
that will become effective with the following month's bid
award. [match]
2. If approved, flight attendants involved in the mutual swap
will be restricted from submitting a subsequent mutual swap
request for a period of six (6) months from the effective date
of the mutual swap. [match]
E. Temporary Vacancies [match]
1. A temporary vacancy will be any vacancy anticipated to exist
for less than ninety (90) days. [match]
2. When the Company decides to fill a temporary vacancy, it will,
if practicable, fill such vacancy from among qualified flight
attendants in seniority order who have expressed a desire to
fill a temporary vacancy. If the vacancy remains unfilled, the
temporary vacancy will be assigned to a reserve flight
attendant in reverse seniority order, insofar as may be
practicable. [match]
3. A flight attendant filling a temporary vacancy will be paid
per diem and expenses in accordance with this Agreement.
[match]
F. All times referred to in this Article are local time at the Company's
headquarters. [match]
ARTICLE 8
PAID DAYS OFF
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A. Flight attendants will accrue PDOs in accordance with the following
schedule: [match]
1. Years Of Monthly
Service Accrual
------- -------
1 4.0 hours
2 4.33 hours
3 4.67 hours
4 5.0 hours
5 5.33 hours
6 5.67 hours
7 6.0 hours
8 7.0 hours
9 7.33 hours
10 7.67 hours [match]
PDOs will be charged at four (4.0) hours for each day a PDO is
taken. [match]
2. Flight attendants must be on active status on or before the
fifteenth (15th) day of each month to accrue PDOs for that
month. [match]
3. At year end unused PDOs may be: [match]
a. Cashed in. [match]
b. Placed in the PDO Sick Bank. [match]
c. Up to two times a flight attendant's annual accrual
may be carried over for subsequent use. [match]
B. PDOs For Annual Vacation [match]
1. Not later than the 15th day of November, the Company will
distribute the annual PDO Request Form for the following
calendar year. Annual bids for PDOs must be returned by the
30th day of November. Flight attendants will be notified of
their annual vacation bid award by the 15th day of December.
Annual bids have priority over the ensuing monthly requests
for PDOs. [match]
2. Annual vacation bids will be awarded in order of seniority.
[match]
3. Vacation bids must be in full week increments, i.e., seven (7)
consecutive days, Monday through Sunday. A flight attendant
may bid only the PDOs that will be accrued as of November 30
of the current year; however, if the flight attendant's PDO
bank drops below the vacation actually bid, the Company may
cancel the corresponding amount of vacation (minimum of one
(1) week). [match]
4. Annual vacation bid awards will not be changed except by
mutual agreement between the Company and the flight attendant.
[match]
5. The Company may restrict up to four (4) weeks during a
calendar year in each domicile during which annual vacation
may not be bid. Such a restriction will be imposed only for
operational reasons that will be discussed with the Union
before being imposed. [match]
6. No less than seventy-five percent (75%) of accrued PDO's will
be made available for the annual vacation bid by domicile.
[match]
7. A flight attendant who is awarded a vacancy in a different
domicile after having been awarded annual vacation may be
required to rebid her annual vacation from remaining available
vacation periods in the new domicile. [match]
8. Annual vacation periods that are vacated will be made
available to other flight attendants on a first-come,
first-served basis. [match]
C. PDOs For Monthly Vacation [match]
1. Not later than the 1st day of each month, the Company will
accept requests for PDOs in the following month (i.e.,
requests for a PDO in March must be submitted by February 1).
Requests will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Not later
than the 20th day of the month, the Company will post the
upcoming month's schedule that will indicate the PDO award for
that month. [match]
2. The Company will award all bids reasonably possible taking
into account the needs of the schedule. [match]
D. PDO Sick Bank [match]
1. Flight attendants may elect payment from their PDO Sick Bank
up to one-half (1/2) of the minimum monthly guaranteed hours
per pay period for furlough, medical, or family leave. [match]
2. PDO Sick Bank days may be used for personal or family illness
and injuries on or off the job. [match]
3. There is no maximum number of days which can be placed in the
PDO Sick Bank. During the month of December, flight attendants
may notify the Company of the number of PDOs to be placed in
the PDO Sick Bank. [match]
E. General [match]
1. Accrued PDOs may be exchanged for pay at the flight
attendant's request. If a flight attendant elects to be paid
for PDOs in lieu of taking time off, she will be paid at her
current hourly rate for each PDO exchanged. A maximum of
fifteen (15) PDOs may be exchanged each month. A flight
attendant who resigns and has given the Company
fourteen (14) days written notice of her intention to resign,
and who actually works on each such assigned work day during
such notice period, will be entitled to her accumulated PDOs
up to her date of resignation. In the event of a flight
attendant's death, the amount will be paid to her estate.
2. PDOs will be charged only on days the flight attendant is
scheduled to perform duty for the Company. [match]
3. One (1) PDO will be charged for each continuous duty overnight
(CDO) missed as a result of vacation or sick leave. [match]
4. A flight attendant who, in a rolling 6-month period, has
perfect attendance will be credited with four (4) additional
hours for each such six (6) month period to a maximum of eight
(8) hours in any calendar year. [match]
ARTICLE 9
SENIORITY
---------
A. A flight attendant's seniority shall begin on the flight attendant's
date of hire. When two (2) or more flight attendants have the same date
of hire, they shall be placed on the seniority list according to the
last four (4) digits of their social security numbers, i.e., the lowest
number shall be the most senior. A flight attendant's pay shall
commence on date of hire. Except as otherwise specified in this
Agreement, all flight attendants shall be full time employees of the
Company.
B. A flight attendant shall lose her seniority if any of the following
occurs:
1. Voluntary resignation;
2. Discharge for just cause;
3. Failure to report for duty at the expiration of a leave of
absence;
4. Failure to report for duty after recall from furlough in
accordance with Section 11.
C. Seniority shall prevail at all times in matters concerning equipment
bids, reductions, recall, base bidding, assignments, upgrades,
transitions and vacations, or except as otherwise specified in this
Agreement.
D. A current seniority list will be posted on the flight attendant's
bulletin board and posted in each flight attendant domicile quarterly
(January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1) with a copy sent to the
Union and the Chief Xxxxxxx. Any alleged error or omission affecting a
flight attendant's seniority on any list must be protested by the
affected flight attendant, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the
posting. A flight attendant making no protest within the time specified
may not thereafter protest the alleged error or omission on the
disputed list or any subsequent list.
E. A flight attendant will be on probation for the flight attendant's
first twelve (12) months of active service with the Company.
ARTICLE 10
TRAINING
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A. The Company will establish training requirements for flight attendants.
B. The Company will post recurrent training dates, if any, for bid in the
monthly bid package. A flight attendant who will be in her prior or due
month in the month being bid may bid on available recurrent training
dates. Such bids will be awarded in seniority order, provided that: (1)
awarding the bid does not result in a conflict with other duty; (2)
seniority notwithstanding, a flight attendant in her due month will
have bidding priority over a flight attendant in her prior month; (3) a
flight attendant in her due month who has not made a successful bid for
a recurrent training date, or who is in her grace month, may be
assigned a recurrent training date. A flight attendant assigned to
training will be so notified at least five (5) days prior to
commencement of training unless shorter notice is required because of
regulatory agency or aircraft manufacturer directive. Such notice may
be waived by the flight attendant. If the Company finds it necessary to
move a flight attendant's recurrent date and/or to assign her to a
training date due to operational reasons (e.g., loss or reduction of
training staff, an excess of flight attendants who require training,
etc.), the Company will make reasonable efforts to accommodate flight
attendants' preferences for training dates.
C. Training will not be scheduled for more than six (6) consecutive days
followed by twenty - four (24) consecutive hours free of duty.
D. A flight attendant shall not be required to attend training for more
than ten (10) hours a day, no more than eight (8) of which shall be
classroom hours.
E. A flight attendant removed from duty for retraining or reexamination
shall lose no more than three (3) days of pay.
F. No flight attendant shall be required to pay for the use of any Company
equipment or equipment outside the Company that is required for
training.
G. The Chief Xxxxxxx, or her designee, (either of whom shall be an
employee of the Company) may observe any ground-based training. Such
observation shall be without pay and shall not interfere with the
conduct of the training.
ARTICLE 11
REDUCTION IN FORCE OR FURLOUGH
------------------------------
A. The Company will provide at least fourteen (14) days written notice of
any force surplus requiring a reduction in the number of flight
attendants in a particular domicile.
B. A flight attendant holding an award in the surplus domicile shall be
displaced in inverse order of seniority.
C. A displaced flight attendant may accept layoff at the point, displace
the most junior flight attendant in the system or fill any vacancy in
accordance with Section 7. If there are multiple flight attendants
displacing junior flight attendants at more than one domicile, the
displacing flight attendants may elect which of those available
domiciles to displace into in seniority order. A flight attendant who
accepts layoff at the point will thereafter be treated as a furloughed
flight attendant for purposes of recall.
D. Notification of Furlough.
1. When a flight attendant is to be furloughed, she will be given
fourteen (14) days notice, by return receipt requested, from
the Company, unless the furlough occurs as a result of
conditions beyond the Company's control, such as a curtailment
or reduction in operation because of fire, flood, storm or
similar acts of God, strikes, Company bankruptcy, catastrophic
air accidents that have a direct effect on the Company's
business, grounding of a fleet type, or similar occurrences.
In such cases, the Company will give as much notice as
possible. Copies of all furlough or recall notices will be
sent to the Chief Xxxxxxx and the Union.
2. A furloughed flight attendant will file her current address
and telephone number with the Company and will advise the
Company, in writing, of any changes within seven (7) days of a
change.
X. Xxxxxxxx
1. Flight attendants will be furloughed in inverse order of
seniority.
2. A flight attendant who is furloughed will retain and continue
to accrue seniority.
3. A furloughed flight attendant will be recalled in seniority
order prior to the Company hiring additional flight
attendants.
4. Prior to effecting a furlough, flight attendants will be
encouraged to take earned vacation or a personal leave of
absence to prevent furlough.
5. Flight attendants who are granted a personal leave of absence
during periods of furlough will continue to accrue seniority.
6. No flight attendant may be bumped by a more junior flight
attendant.
F. Recall From Furlough
1. Recall notices will be sent by the Company, return receipt
requested, to the last known address the Company has on file
for the flight attendant. The Company may notify more flight
attendants than the number being recalled to identify those
who will accept or bypass recall.
2. A recalled flight attendant must notify the Company of
acceptance or bypass within seven (7) days after the receipt
of the recall notice or she will be subject to termination.
3. A flight attendant may bypass recall until all of the
furloughed flight attendants junior to her have been recalled.
If an insufficient number of flight attendants accept recall,
the Company shall notify furloughed flight attendants in
reverse seniority order that recall is mandatory. Such flight
attendants must report to active service within seven (7) days
of receipt of the mandatory notice.
4. A furloughed flight attendant will be allowed fifteen (15)
days after receipt of a notice of a recall to report for duty
at the point specified by the Company. The Company may, at its
discretion, extend this period.
G. Time Off Without Pay
When the Company intends to furlough one or more flight attendant(s)
involuntarily, it will offer voluntary time off without pay to a like
number of flight attendants in seniority order within the domicile(s)
where the Company is overstaffed. Such flight attendants may request
time off without pay in writing for a specified duration. The Company
will grant such requests, in writing, specifying the authorized
duration of the leave which may be less, but not more, than the
duration requested by the flight attendant. A flight attendant who
accepts voluntary time off without pay will continue to accrue
seniority but will not accrue longevity or benefits. Such flight
attendant may continue her medical insurance in accordance with COBRA.
The Company may, but is not required to, allow the flight attendant to
return early from the leave, but the flight attendant will not be
required to return to work before the leave has expired. A flight
attendant may request an extension of the leave in writing which may be
granted by the Company in writing. Immediately after the expiration of
a leave of absence granted under this paragraph, a flight attendant
will return to the domicile where she was assigned immediately prior to
the leave. If the domicile no longer exists for flight attendants, the
flight attendant may displace a less senior flight attendant in the
domicile of her choosing.
ARTICLE 12
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
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A. Personal Leave of Absence
The Company at its sole discretion may grant a personal leave of
absence without pay. A flight attendant shall submit her request for a
personal leave of absence, in writing, on a form to be supplied by the
Company, setting forth the reasons therefore. The Company will then
return to the flight attendant either a written approval or denial of
the request. If the leave is approved, the Company shall, in writing,
specify the details of the leave including, but not limited to, the
date on which the flight attendant must return to active service with
the Company. While on leave of absence the flight attendant will
continue to accrue seniority but not accrue benefits. However, the
flight attendant may elect to continue health and life insurance
benefits, provided the flight attendant pays the full monthly premiums
to the Company in accordance with COBRA. The Company and the flight
attendant may mutually agree to extend the leave of absence. Such
extension must be in writing and signed by both parties, setting a
specific date by which the flight attendant must return to active
service.
B. Military Leave of Absence
Military leaves will be granted in accordance with applicable law. The
Company will grant a leave of absence, without pay, not to exceed
fifteen (15) days to any person ordered to Reserve or National Guard
duty for annual training, or in the case of national emergency, except
under specific military orders, or as otherwise required by Federal
Law. The flight attendant shall give the Company reasonable notice of
said active duty. A flight attendant who volunteers for extended duties
must get prior approval from the Company.
C. Medical Leave of Absence
1. This type of leave of absence is designed to cover a flight
attendant who is unable to perform her duties due to illness
or injury. Upon exhaustion of sick leave, a flight attendant
will be placed on a medical leave of absence.
2. The Company may offer a non-flying position to any flight
attendant who can no longer perform her job because of illness
or injury.
3. A flight attendant on medical leave of absence shall continue
to accrue seniority. The Company shall continue to provide
health and life insurance benefits for a period of up to
ninety (90) days after the flight attendant has exhausted her
sick leave. The flight attendant may elect to continue health
and life insurance benefits, provided the flight attendant
pays the full monthly premiums to the Company in accordance
with COBRA.
4. In no case shall a medical leave of absence exceed a total
continuous period of five (5) years.
D. Family Leave of Absence
The Company will grant leaves in accordance with the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993. Bases with less than fifty (50) employees will also
be covered by the Act. While on Family Leave the flight attendant will
continue to accrue seniority and all benefits, without interruption and
at no cost. A flight attendant on Family Leave will have the option to
draw full pay until sick leave accumulation and vacation accumulation
are exhausted. Upon return from Family Leave the flight attendant will
have the option to return to the domicile held prior to said leave, or
any vacancy in accordance with her seniority.
E. Bereavement Leave of Absence
If a flight attendant suffers a death in her immediate family she shall
immediately notify Crew Scheduling and be granted up to five (5)
consecutive days leave with full pay. Such days shall be mutually
agreed upon by the flight attendant and Crew Scheduling. A flight
attendant's immediate family shall be defined as a flight attendant's
mother, father, spouse, children and step-children. Up to three
consecutive days will be granted for the death of the flight
attendant's brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, or
grandparent. Such bereavement leave may, upon request, be extended for
additional days, and, if extended, may be either without pay or with
pay charged against the flight attendant's earned vacation.
F. Union Leave
1. At the request of the Union (sixty (60) day advance notice) a
flight attendant shall be granted an indefinite Union leave of
absence without pay to accept employment with the Teamsters
Airline Division. While on such leave the flight attendant
shall continue to accrue seniority and be covered by Company
insurance, the cost of which will be reimbursed to the Company
by the Union at the monthly rate of twenty-three percent (23%)
times the flight attendant's monthly guarantee, prorated. The
flight attendant will maintain all other benefits covered by
this Agreement and may continue to participate in the 401K
Plan. No more than one (1) flight attendant shall be permitted
a Union leave at one time. A flight attendant on Union leave
will be given recurrent training necessary to remain current
as a Chautauqua flight attendant.
2. At the request of the Union, the Company will, subject to the
needs of the service, release flight attendants for the
purpose of conducting union business. Requests for release
must be submitted in writing to the Manager of Inflight at
least seven (7) days before the requested day(s) off. The
Company may waive the seven (7) day requirement. Trips dropped
to accommodate such leaves will be placed in open time unless
the Company elects to assign such trips to reserves.
3. Reimbursement for Flight Pay Loss
a. Except as provided in Section 12.F.1., the Union
shall reimburse the Company for Union leave paid to a
flight attendant by multiplying the number of hours
on leave paid by the Company times the applicable
hourly rate for the flight attendant, plus 23% to
cover the cost of fringe benefits.
b. The Union agrees to reimburse the Company within
forty-five (45) days after receipt
of the Company's xxxx.
G. Jury Duty Leave
1. A flight attendant shall provide the Manager of Inflight with
a copy of the summons or notice of jury duty immediately upon
receipt of such documents. A flight attendant shall
concurrently provide the Company with authorization to
intercede with the appropriate authorities for the purpose of
removing her from jury duty.
2. A flight attendant who is required to serve on jury duty shall
be granted a leave of absence for that purpose.
3. A flight attendant who is called for jury duty shall be paid
and credited four (4.0) hours pay and credit at her applicable
hourly rate for each scheduled duty or reserve day lost to
jury duty. Such jury duty leave pay shall be offset by any
amount the flight attendant receives from the court.
4. Immediately upon release from jury duty, a flight attendant
shall notify the Company of her availability for flying
status.
5. A flight attendant on jury duty leave shall continue to accrue
seniority, longevity and all benefits as if she had been in
active service.
H. Maternity Leave
1. Maternity leave for flight attendants shall be handled in
accordance with applicable law.
2. A flight attendant shall notify the Company immediately upon
confirmation of her pregnancy.
3. A pregnant flight attendant shall be permitted to continue in
service until her physician determines that she is no longer
able to perform all required flight attendant duties.
4. A flight attendant who ceases to perform flight attendant
duties shall be placed on sick leave. Following exhaustion of
sick leave benefits, the flight attendant shall be placed on
medical leave.
I. Return From Leave
Immediately after the expiration of a leave of absence granted under
paragraphs 12.A., 12.C., 12.F. or 12.H., a flight attendant will return
to the domicile where she was assigned immediately prior to the leave.
If the domicile no longer exists for flight attendants, the flight
attendant may displace a less senior flight attendant in the domicile
of her choosing.
ARTICLE 13
PHYSICAL STANDARDS
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The physical standards required of a flight attendant shall be no less than the
standards established by the FAA. A flight attendant shall maintain the ability
to perform all required duties.
ARTICLE 14
INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS
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A. The Company shall provide each flight attendant with a life insurance
policy after ninety (90) days of service. The Company shall pay one
hundred percent (100%) of the premium for this coverage.
1. Flight Attendant Life Insurance:
Two (2) times the basic annual earnings, rounded to the next
higher $1,000. to a maximum of $250,000.
2. Accidental Death and Dismemberment:
Four (4) times the basic annual earnings, rounded to the next
higher $1,000. to a maximum of $500,000.
3. Dependent Life Benefits:
a. Spouse: $5000
b. Children: 0-8 days $0
8 days - 6 mo $100
6 mo - 19 yrs $2500
B. The Company will provide health insurance for the flight attendants and
qualifying dependents, the benefits of which shall not be less
advantageous than the existing program coverage and benefits. For
flight attendants with under one (1) year of service, the Company shall
pay one hundred percent (100%) of the premium cost, minus fifteen
dollars ($15.00), per pay period, for said flight attendants, however,
dependent coverage premiums may be paid by said flight attendants
through payroll deduction. For flight attendants with over one (1) year
of service, the Company shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the
premium cost, minus fifteen dollars ($15.00) for individual flight
attendant coverage, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for flight attendant
and spouse coverage or thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for flight
attendant and family coverage, per pay period. Should the cost of such
insurance increase, the Company may require greater contributions from
flight attendants.
C. The Company will provide the Chief Xxxxxxx and the Union with copies of
master insurance contracts for each policy required under the terms of
this Agreement.
D. The Company will provide a 125 Flexible Benefits Plan to all flight
attendants, the benefits of which shall not be less advantageous than
the existing program.
E. The Company will provide retirement benefits (i.e., 401(k)) to all
flight attendants, and the benefits shall be no less advantageous than
the existing program.
F. Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, the Company shall
contribute to the Local 210 Scholarship Fund the sum of four dollars
($4.00) per month for each employee covered by
this Agreement.
G. Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, the Company shall
contribute to the Local 210 Maternity Fund the sum of four dollars
($4.00) per month for each employee covered by this Agreement.
H. Effective date of signing, the Company shall pay for dental plan
coverage for single flight attendants or sixteen and one-half dollars
($16.50) per month towards the cost of family coverage. The plan for
flight attendants and qualified dependents will be no less advantageous
than the program offered to other employee groups.
I. The Company will include the flight attendants in any profit sharing
plan, bonus and incentive programs offered to all other non-management
employees.
ARTICLE 15
TRANSFER TO MANAGEMENT DUTY
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A. A flight attendant who is transferred to a managerial position shall
retain but not accrue seniority for six (6) months. At the expiration
of six (6) months, the flight attendant's name shall be removed from
the seniority list.
B. A flight attendant accepting or transferring to a managerial position
will not be awarded a bid line of flying.
ARTICLE 16
MISCELLANEOUS FLYING
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A. Flight attendants may not fly commercially outside the Company.
B. The Company will not transfer any Company aircraft to, or schedule any
flight attendant to fly any trips for, airlines that are on strike
unless mutually agreed to by the Company and the Union.
C. The Company will not transfer aircraft to a subsidiary or alter-ego for
the purpose of avoiding the terms of this Agreement
ARTICLE 17
NOTICES TO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
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All notices to flight attendants involving domicile assignment, promotion,
demotion, furlough, and leaves of absence shall be stated in writing, with a
copy mailed to the Union office and a designee.
ARTICLE 18
GRIEVANCES
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A. Grievance
A grievance is a claim or dispute by a Flight Attendant or the Union
concerning the interpretation, application, or the alleged breach of
this Agreement. Any flight attendant or group of flight attendants who
has a grievance concerning any action of the Company affecting them
shall have such grievance considered and handled in accordance with the
following procedures. It is the intent of the parties to resolve
grievances or potential grievances informally and at the lowest level
possible. There shall be an xxxxxxx effort on the part of the parties
to settle grievances promptly and in accordance with the procedures
outlined herein. [match]
B. Step One - Informal Discussion With a Supervisor
1. A Flight Attendant or Union representative who believes that
her rights under this Agreement have been violated should
first bring the matter to the attention of the Flight
Attendant's immediate supervisor.
2. The immediate supervisor, or her designee, must reply to the
Flight Attendant within five (5) business days. [match]
3. Disciplinary grievances shall be initiated at Step Two, below.
C. Step Two - Written Grievance
1. After receipt of an unsatisfactory response, or lapse of the
five (5) business days in Step One, the Flight Attendant or
the Union shall reduce the grievance to writing and submit it
to the Director of Inflight, or his designee, within thirty
(30) days of the event giving rise to the grievance, or when
the grievant should have reasonably known of the event.
[match]
2. The written grievance shall set forth, with reasonable detail,
a statement of the facts giving rise to the grievance, the
provision of the Agreement alleged to have been breached and
the relief sought. The Director of Inflight, or his designee,
shall hold a hearing within fifteen (15) business days of
receipt of the written grievance by the Company. The grievant
shall, if requested by the Company or the Union, attend such
hearing. [match]
3. The Director of Inflight, or his designee, shall, within ten
(10) business days of said hearing, provide the Union Business
Representative, or his designee, with a written statement of
his decision. [match]
D. Step Three
If the Union is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance in
the Step Two proceeding above, it may appeal the case to the System
Board of Adjustment by submitting a written
submission of the case to the System Board, with a copy to the Director
of Inflight within fifteen (15) business days after receiving the Step
Two decision. [match]
E. Discipline or Discharge.
1. No Flight Attendant shall be subject to discipline or
discharge without just cause. A Flight Attendant shall be
notified in writing of discharge, disciplinary time off and
written reprimand. The Company will send a copy of such notice
to the Flight Attendant and to the Union. A Flight Attendant
so disciplined or discharged may submit a written grievance
directly at the Step Two level, above. Such written grievance
must be filed within ten (10) business days of the postmark of
the written discipline or discharge action by the Company.
2. Flight Attendants who are a party to incidents involving
discipline or discharge shall be retained on the payroll but
may be removed from service until a meeting has been held and
a decision arrived at in writing by the Company.
Teleconferencing may be utilized and the grievant, a company
representative and a Union representative and others as
desired may be present. Following the Company decision, the
grievant may be suspended from the payroll, discharged or
given other disciplinary actions.
3. The provisions of Article 18.D. shall not be available to
probationary employees and no grievance related to discipline
or discharge may be filed by them or on their behalf. However,
a probationary employee may file non-disciplinary grievances
in accordance with Articles 18.A-D.
F. General
1. Time limits contained in this Article may be extended by
mutual agreement of the parties, reduced to writing.
2. Failure on the part of the Company, the grievant or the Union
to adhere to the time limits set forth herein, or as mutually
agreed to, shall constitute a waiver of the position of the
party failing to comply.
3. If a grievant is exonerated, her personnel file shall, to the
extent permitted by law, be cleared of all reference to the
incident. A grievance who is cleared of all charges shall be
made whole as pertains to wages, seniority, longevity and
benefits.
4. Grievances, decisions, and appeals shall be forwarded by
personal delivery or through the U.S. Mail, certified, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known
address of the grievant, with a copy to the Union. Refusal to
accept delivery constitutes delivery.
5. A flight attendant shall have the right of Union
representation at all meetings with the Company. A flight
attendant shall be advised in advance of the nature of the
subject of any investigation, hearing or conference.
6. The Union, or its representative, and the grievant shall have
access to the grievant's personnel file for review in any
discipline or discharge case. The Company shall
cooperate in making any reasonably requested material
available that is relevant to the case.
7. When it is mutually agreed that a stenographic report is to be
taken of the hearing, in whole or in part, the cost will be
borne equally by both parties to the dispute. If it is not
mutually agreed that a stenographic report be taken, any
stenographic report taken of such hearing made by either of
the parties shall be furnished to the other party, upon
request, provided that the cost of such stenographic report so
requested shall be borne equally by both parties.
SECTION 19
SYSTEM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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A. In compliance with Section 204, Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as
amended, there is hereby established a System Board of Adjustment for
the purpose of adjusting and deciding disputes which may arise under
the terms of this Agreement and any amendment or additions thereto and
which are properly submitted to it, which Board shall be known as
Flight Attendants' System Board of Adjustment, hereinafter referred to
as "the Board."
B. Composition of the Board
1. The Board shall consist of four (4) members, two (2) of whom
shall be selected and appointed by the Company and two (2) of
whom shall be selected and appointed by the Union, and such
appointees shall be known as "Board Members." In addition, the
Company and the Union shall each designate an alternate, and
in the event of unavailability of a Board Member, such
alternate shall serve in place of the absent Board Member.
2. The two (2) Board Members appointed by the Company and the two
(2) Board Members appointed by the Union, and their
alternates, shall serve for one (1) year from the date of
their appointment and thereafter until their successors have
been duly appointed. Vacancies shall be filled within thirty
(30) days in the same manner as is provided herein for the
selection and appointment of the original Board Members and
their original alternates.
3. The terms of the Office of Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be
for one (1) calendar year. Thereafter, from year to year, the
Board shall designate one (1) member to act as Chairman and
one (1) member to act as Vice Chairman for one (1) year terms
or until a successor has been duly selected. Such terms of
office shall commence on January 1 of each year.
4. The office of the Chairman shall be filled alternately by the
parties. A Union representative shall serve as Chairman and
the Company representative shall serve as Vice Chairman in
even years, and vice versa, in odd years. The Vice Chairman
shall act as Chairman in her absence.
5. The Board shall meet once every three (3) months at Company
headquarters, unless a different place for the meeting is
jointly agreed upon by the Board, during the months of
January, April, July and October provided that at such time
there are cases filed with the Board for consideration. The
meetings shall continue in session until all matters before it
have been considered unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in
writing.
6. Members of the Board who are employees of the Company shall
suffer no loss of pay while attending Board meetings.
C. Jurisdiction of the Board
1. The Board shall have jurisdiction over all disputes growing
out of grievances or out of the interpretation or application
of any of the terms of this Agreement or amendments thereto
submitted by the Union to the Vice President of Flight
Operations or his designee. The jurisdiction of the Board
shall not extend to proposed changes in hours of employment,
rates of compensation, or working conditions covered by this
or other existing agreements between the parties.
2. The Board shall consider any dispute properly submitted to it
when such dispute has not been previously settled in
accordance with Section 18.
D. Proceeding Before the Board
1. All disputes properly referred to the Board for consideration
shall be addressed to the Chairman. Five (5) copies of each
petition, including all papers and exhibits in connection
therewith, shall be forwarded to the Chairman, who shall
transmit one (1) copy to each member of the Board within three
(3) days. Each case submitted shall show:
a. Question or questions at issue.
b. Statement of facts.
c. Position of the grievant(s).
d. Position of the Company
2. Upon receipt of notice of the submission of a dispute, the
Chairman shall set a date for hearing, which shall be the time
of the next regular meeting of the Board as provided in
paragraph B, above, or, if at least two (2) Board Members
consider the matter of sufficient urgency and importance, then
at such earlier date at such place as the Chairman and Vice
Chairman shall agree upon but no more than thirty (30) days
after such request for a meeting is made by at least two (2)
of the Board Members. The Chairman shall give the necessary
notices in writing of such meeting to the Board Members and to
the parties to the dispute.
3. Flight attendants may be represented at Board hearings by such
person or person as they may choose and designate, and the
Company may be represented by such person or person as it may
choose to designate. Evidence may be presented either orally
or in writing, or both.
4. The Board Member(s) may summon witnesses who are employed by
the Company and who are deemed necessary by the Board. Such
employee shall suffer no loss of pay. The number of witnesses
summoned at any one time shall not be greater than the number
which can be spared from the operation without interference
with the service of the Company.
5. The Board shall be competent to hear the disputes properly
submitted to it and decide disputes by a majority vote of all
members of the Board. Decisions of the Board shall be final
and binding upon the parties.
E. Deadlock Procedures
When a dispute is properly submitted to the Board for hearing before
the two (2) Company and the two (2) Union Board Members, or their
alternates, and the Board is unable by majority vote to decide the
dispute, the Board shall declare itself deadlocked and select an
arbitrator. The arbitrator shall join the Board as a Board Member and
as Chairman in subsequent consideration and hearing of the dispute. The
Board, so composed, shall be competent to decide said dispute by
majority vote. Decisions of the Board so composed shall be final and
binding on the parties.
F. Deadlock Notices
When a deadlock occurs for any reason, the Board, by written notice
shall, immediately notify the Union of such deadlock, including the
date thereof, and the need for the services of a fifth (5th) member of
the Board. If the Union desires to submit the case to the five (5)
member Board, it must do so by written notice to the President of the
Company with copies to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board
within ten (10) days from the receipt of notice from the Board that the
Board was deadlocked.
G. Selection of a Fifth (5th) Board Member
1. If notice is provided of the desire to convene the five (5)
Member Board, the Union and the Company shall promptly meet,
but in no event later than seven (7) days from the date of the
notice by the Union to select an arbitrator by mutual
agreement from the following names:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
2. If none of the above-named arbitrators are available to
conduct a hearing within sixty (60) days of their selection,
the Company or the Union may petition the National Mediation
Board (NMB) for a list of seven (7) names from which the fifth
(5th) arbitrator shall be selected. Either party shall have
the right to reject one (1) list of arbitrator sent by the NMB
in its entirety, in which case the parties will request a new
list of arbitrators from the NMB. The order of striking shall
be determined by lot for the first case in which an arbitrator
is chosen and in subsequent cases, the parties shall alternate
taking the first strike.
H. Five (5) Member Board Hearing
Within thirty (30) days after the selection of the fifth (5th) member,
and with the arbitrator's concurrence, the Board shall schedule a
hearing of the dispute by the five (5) member Board, including the
presentation of such witnesses and evidence as the five (5) member
Board shall, in its discretion, permit. A decision of a majority of the
Board sitting with the fifth (5th) member shall be final and binding
upon the parties. The Board may agree to have the arbitrator hear the
case without the Board present.
I. General
1. Expenses of the Board
Each of the parties will assume the travel and expenses of the
Board members selected by it and each of the parties will
assume the travel expense and other expenses of the witnesses
called or summoned by it except employees of the Company will
suffer no loss of pay and that the Company will provide space
available transportation over its lines, in accordance with
the existing regulations, for any Board member or Company
employee who is called or summoned as a witness. The expense
and compensation of the fifth (5th) member of the Board will
be borne by the parties. The Chairman and the Vice Chairman,
acting jointly, shall have the authority to incur such other
expenses as in their judgment may be deemed necessary for the
proper conduct of the Board, and such expenses shall be borne
equally by each of the parties.
2. Freedom to Act
Each and every Board member shall be free to discharge her
duty in an independent and uncoerced manner without fear that
her individual relations with the Company, with the flight
attendants, or with the Union will be affected in any manner
by any action taken by him in good faith in her capacity as a
Board member,
3. Time Limits
Time limits may be extended in writing by mutual agreement of
the Company and the Union.
4. Rights Under Railway Labor Act
Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, restrict, or
abridge the rights or privileges accorded to the flight
attendants or to the Company, the Union, or their duly
accredited representatives under the provisions of the Railway
Labor Act, as amended.
5. Records of the Board
The Board shall maintain a record of all matters submitted to
it for its consideration and of all findings and decisions
made by it.
ARTICLE 20
UNION MEMBERSHIP
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A. Union Membership
It shall be a condition of employment that all flight attendants
covered by this Agreement shall, on the effective date of this
Agreement, become and remain members in good standing of the Union. It
shall be a condition of employment that all flight attendants covered
by this Agreement and hired on or after its effective date shall, on or
before the ninetieth (90th) day following the beginning of the initial
seniority date, become and remain members in good standing in the
Union.
B. Initiation Fees and Dues Deductions
The Company will deduct from the wages of any flight attendants covered
by this Agreement said flight attendants' dues as a member of the Union
upon receiving the flight attendant's voluntary and individual written
authorization for the Company to make such deductions, signed by the
flight attendant. Such authorization form will be provided by the
Union. The Company will pay over to the proper officers of the Union
the wages withheld for such initiation fees and/or dues. The amount so
withheld shall be deducted from the appropriate paycheck, reported and
paid to the Union monthly. The following information will be reported
and transmitted with the monthly check off: the flight attendant's
Social Security number, full name, dues rate, rate of pay and status of
employment.
C. Indemnification Clause
The Union shall indemnify the Company and hold the Company harmless
from any and all claims which may be made by a flight attendant against
the Company by virtue of the wrongful application or misapplication of
any of the terms of this Section.
D. Dues Collection after Termination
In the event of termination of employment, there shall be no obligation
upon the Company to collect dues until all other deductions have been
made.
E. Failure to Pay Dues
The Union agrees that written notice shall be given to the Company at
least thirty (30) days before the Company is required to remove a
flight attendant from her employment by reason of her failure to
maintain her membership in good standing in the Union in accordance
with Section A., above.
F. Flight Attendant List
1. When applicable, the Company will advise the Union of the
names of any new hires, termination, layoffs or recall of any
flight attendants covered by this Agreement. Such information
will include the name, hire date, layoff date, termination
date or recall date of such flight attendants.
2. The Company will mail to the Union and a designee a report,
containing the current address, telephone number and pay rate
of each flight attendant quarterly or when there are
substantial changes.
G. Individual Dues Payment
It shall be the responsibility of any flight attendant who is not on a
dues deduction program to keep her membership current by direct
payments of monthly dues to the Union.
H. Dues Deduction Error
Should a deduction be missed, or in the event an insufficient amount is
deducted, the Company will be responsible to make the proper adjustment
the following month.
I. Bulletin Board
The Company will provide the Union with one suitable glass covered
bulletin board at a location designated by the Union for posting of
official notice of Union meetings, elections and other notices
pertaining to internal Union matters. All such notices shall be signed
by a duly authorized representative of the Union.
J. Union Access
The Union Representative(s) shall have free access to the Company's
operations facilities to transact that business which is necessary for
the administration of this Agreement. The Company further agrees to
provide the Union Representative with proper ID to enter its operation
facilities, if required.
K. Hospitality Committee
The Company shall set aside a mutually agreeable period of time during
or immediately after each new hire class during which the Union
Hospitality Committee may meet with each new hire class. The Company
and the Union will mutually agree upon those committee representatives
who will present Hospitality Committee materials during the new hire
class.
ARTICLE 21
UNIFORMS
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A. A flight attendant shall wear the standard uniform as required in
Company regulations at all times when on duty or in connection with any
event or special assignment where the flight attendant is identified as
a flight attendant with the Company.
B. The flight attendant will be responsible for the cost of the initial
basic uniform and all accessories.
C. The Company will provide each flight attendant with one (1) set of
wings and one (1) name tag.
D. The flight attendant shall be permitted to wear the official Union
insignia (not to exceed one (1) inch in diameter) on the right lapel or
one-half (1/2) inch below the wings.
E. Upon reasonable notice, the Company will meet with the Chief Xxxxxxx or
her designee to resolve problems involving procurement of basic uniform
items or before making changes to the basic uniform.
F. If the Company changes the basic uniform, it shall be responsible for
supplying each flight attendant with the new basic uniform item(s).
G. The Company will pay fifty percent (50%) of all replacement parts due
to normal wear and tear after eighteen (18) months. The flight
attendant will be paid a uniform allowance of twenty dollars ($20.00)
per month.
H. The price of uniform items purchased through the Company will be at the
Company's cost.
I. Required Basic Uniform Items (Male and Female)
1 Blazer
2 Bottoms
1 Belt
5 Shirts
1 Tie
1 Raincoat with removable liner
J. The Company will replace or repair any uniform item that is damaged
while on duty.
K. The Company will loan maternity uniforms to flight attendants as
needed.
L. The Company will consider the recommendations of the Union's Uniform
Committee.
ARTICLE 22
GENERAL
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A. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or deny any
flight attendant any rights or privileges to which she may be entitled
under provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended.
B. The Company shall supply copies of the Agreement for distribution to
the flight attendants within thirty (30) days of the signing of this
Agreement. The Company will also provide trainees with a copy of this
Agreement during initial training.
C. Flight attendants shall immediately notify the Company of any change in
address or telephone contact number. The Company shall supply such
information to the Union at the time it supplies the Union with the
seniority list.
D. The Company shall furnish an identification card to each flight
attendant. Flight attendants shall bear the cost of replacement, if
lost.
E. No flight attendant or her estate shall be required to pay the cost of
repair or replacement of any aircraft, equipment or property damaged or
destroyed in the performance of her duties with the Company.
F. Flight attendants will be subject to the pass policy of the Company on
the same basis as groups of other Company employees. Flight attendants
who retire from the Company after reaching age 60 with fifteen (15) or
more years of service shall be entitled to Company pass privileges. The
designated Union Business Representative will be provided space
available travel on the Company system for the purpose of administering
this Agreement.
G. This Agreement, when accepted by the parties and signed by the
respective representatives duly authorized, shall constitute the sole
agreement between them involving the flight attendants. Any alteration
or modification of this Agreement must be made by and between the
parties and must be in writing.
H. If any provision of this Agreement is declared invalid by any competent
court or government agency because of existing or future legislation,
such invalidation shall not affect the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
I. The Company will provide all flight attendants with required Company
manuals. The flight attendants will be responsible for such manuals and
will, if such manuals are lost or negligently damaged, be required to
reimburse the Company for the cost of replacements. Upon termination,
the flight attendant must return such manuals or reimburse the Company
for the cost thereof.
J. The Union shall appoint a Professional Standards Committee, composed of
flight attendants which shall confer with the Company on matters
pertaining to the professional proficiency and training of flight
attendants. Members of this Committee shall be permitted to observe any
training period. The Union shall appoint a Safety Committee, composed
of flight attendants, which shall confer with the Company on matters
pertaining to safety operations.
A member of each of these Committees shall be permitted to attend any
hearing or investigation of an accident or incident of Company aircraft
involving a flight attendant, subject to the regulations of the
government agency involved. The Company will cooperate in releasing
such members to participate in such hearings.
K. A personnel file will be maintained for each flight attendant. Upon
request, the flight attendant will be given the opportunity to review
her file. If a flight attendant receives disciplinary action, any
portion of her file to be relied upon by the Company in support of such
disciplinary action shall be open for review upon request by the Union
representative and the flight attendant. Further, any rebuttal letter
written by the affected flight attendant related to the disciplinary
letter shall also be placed in her personnel file. The Company cannot
use any disciplinary notices in support of disciplinary action if the
flight attendant had not been provided with written notice of the prior
disciplinary action at the time discipline was assessed. A copy of all
disciplinary letters issued to flight attendants will be forwarded to
the Union. Disciplinary letters will be removed from a flight
attendant's file twelve (12) months after the date of issuance provided
there are no other infractions of a similar nature in the intervening
period.
L. When it is not required to have a cabin attendant jumpseat occupied for
Company purposes, cabin jumpseat authority for personal business shall
be granted to active Inflight Services personnel on a first come, first
served basis before offering access to such jumpseat to other
authorized jumpseat riders on personal business. Such authorization
shall be subject to the FARs and the Company Operations Specifications.
The Captain has final authority to ensure that carriage of a flight
attendant jumpseat rider does not affect weight or operational
restrictions or cause displacement of revenue. The Company, in
consultation with the Union, will develop and publish reasonable
procedures to implement this jumpseat policy.
ARTICLE 23
NEW EQUIPMENT
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A. If the Company decides to place into service a new aircraft type that
requires more than one flight attendant crewmember for revenue
operation, before such new aircraft type is placed into revenue
service, meeting(s) between the Company and the Union shall be
initiated by either the Company or the Union, in accordance with
Section 6, Title I of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, for the
purpose of negotiating salaries, rules, and/or working conditions for
such aircraft which shall be retroactive to the date such aircraft is
placed into service. Such conferences, when held, shall not delay the
placing of such aircraft into service providing the Company has given
the Union sixty (60) days advance notice in writing that it is
considering a different type of aircraft. However, if any such aircraft
is placed into service sixty (60) days or thereafter of written notice
to the Union and before agreement is reached regarding pay, rules,
and/or working conditions, such aircraft will be operated by the flight
attendants covered by this Agreement and will be operated in accordance
with all of the provisions of this Agreement except where FARs are more
restrictive, in which case FARs will represent the minimum standard in
those areas where it is more restrictive than the Agreement.
B. When the introduction of such new equipment necessitates that flight
attendants be retrained, the Company will post the available training
dates for bid in the monthly bid package. Such bids will be awarded in
seniority order, provided that awarding the bid does not result in a
conflict with other duty. A flight attendant who is not awarded a date
for training may be assigned to training. If training is assigned, the
Company will provide at least five (5) days notice prior to
commencement of training unless shorter notice is required because of
regulatory agency or aircraft manufacturer directive. Such notice may
be waived by the flight attendant.
ARTICLE 24
HOURS OF SERVICE
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A. Rest Periods
1. Scheduled Rest
a. In domicile, a flight attendant will be scheduled
with a minimum of ten (10) hours of rest between duty
periods (from release time until next report time).
b. A flight attendant will not be scheduled for reduced
rest of less than eight and one half (8.5) hours
(from release time until next report time).
c. When away from domicile, a flight attendant will not
be scheduled for less than eight and one half (8.5)
hours of rest (from release time until next report
time).
2. Actual Rest
A flight attendant will receive no less than eight (8) hours
between duty periods (from release time until next report
time).
B. Duty Time Limitations
1. A flight attendant will not be scheduled/rescheduled for a
duty period in excess of fourteen (14) hours, unless by
consent of the flight attendant, except that a CDO may be
scheduled for up to fifteen (15) hours.
2. A flight attendant scheduled for a reduced rest overnight will
be scheduled for no more than ten (10) hours of duty in her
next duty period.
3. A flight attendant's duty time for a flight, trip or trip
pairing shall commence at the later of the flight attendant's
scheduled report time or actual report time. Report time shall
be scheduled for thirty (30) minutes prior to departure time
of the first flight, but may be extended to forty-five (45)
minutes at the Company's discretion. It will end fifteen
minutes after arrival time of the last flight of the duty
period, plus an additional fifteen (15) minutes if clearing
customs, repositioning an aircraft (as required by the
Company), or a combination of the above. At the request of
either party, the parties will meet to evaluate, on an
airport-by-airport basis, circumstances involving longer or
shorter times for clearing customs or repositioning that do
not fit the foregoing parameters. If the parties agree that an
adjustment should be made, the change will be implemented.
4. Duty time for multiple day trip pairings will begin and end at
a flight attendant's domicile.
5. Trip pairings will not be scheduled in excess of five (5)
consecutive days and if scheduled for five (5) days, the fifth
day may only be one leg returning the flight
attendant to domicile.
6. A duty period will contain a maximum of ten (10) landings.
7. Except in unusual circumstances, a duty period will contain a
maximum of three (3) scheduled consecutive round trips to the
same destination.
C. Flight Time Limitations
A flight attendant will not be scheduled for more than:
1. Eight (8) hours of block time in a duty period, except that a
flight attendant flying turbo-jet equipment may be scheduled
for no more than nine (9) hours of block time in a duty
period.
2. Thirty (30) hours of block time in any seven (7) day period.
3. One hundred (100) hours of block time in a calendar month.
D. Days Off
1. The Company will schedule regular and buildup lineholders with
at least twelve (12) days off in domicile per bid period. A
flight attendant holding a reserve line will be scheduled for
at least eleven (11) days off in domicile per bid period. A
flight attendant in training will be scheduled for days off
during such training in accordance with Article 10.
2. Hardlines, buildup and reserve lines will be scheduled with
one (1) period of at least three (3) consecutive days off. All
other periods of days off will be scheduled as groups of at
least two (2) days, except during the integration period,
which may contain single days off.
3. If a flight attendant is unavailable for flight duty for a
part of a bid period, her minimum scheduled days off will be
prorated. A flight attendant is unavailable if she cannot
perform flight duty because, e.g., of lack of current
qualifications or leaves, excluding sick leave and bereavement
leave.
4. A flight attendant will not be scheduled/rescheduled to
perform any duty, including ground school, for more than six
(6) consecutive days without a calendar day off.
5. In no case will any flight attendant be reduced below her
minimum days off in domicile without receiving a replacement
day off in the same or following month.
6. A flight attendant who voluntarily reduced her days off will
not be entitled to replacement day(s) off.
E. Notification
1. The Company will maintain a standard method of notifying a
flight attendant if
scheduled departure time will be appreciably delayed (more
than one (1) hour) or canceled. A flight attendant will be
notified as far in advance as is practicable.
2. The Company will not contact an off duty flight attendant
between 2200 and 0600 local domicile time. The following
exceptions apply:
a. If there is a change in the flight attendant's
schedule, the flight attendant may be called one (1)
hour prior to the original or revised report time,
whichever is earlier, provided the call is made to
minimize the disruption to the flight attendant's
rest. No more than one (1) personal contact will be
made during that period by the Company for this
reason.
b. A flight attendant on reserve may be contacted during
her period of reserve availability.
c. A flight attendant off duty may be contacted when the
operational requirements dictate.
3. A flight attendant who is unable to report for duty will
notify Crew Scheduling as far in advance as practicable.
4. A flight attendant will not be required to keep the Company
notified of her whereabouts on her days off.
ARTICLE 25
DURATION
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This Agreement will become effective on date of signing and will continue in
full force and effect through [DOS + 48 months] and will renew itself without
change until each succeeding [ ] thereafter, unless written notice of intended
change is served in accordance with Section 6, Title I, of the Railway Labor
Act, as amended, by either party thereto at least ninety (90) but not more than
one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to [DOS + 48 months], or any [ ]
thereafter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement this _____ day of
___________, 1999.
For International Brotherhood of Teamsters For Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxx, Director Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Teamsters Airlines Division President and CEO
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Business Agent, Local 210 Executive Vice President and COO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Xxxxxxx Director of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Assistant Chief Xxxxxxx Manager of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx
Negotiating Committee Member
LETTER OF AGREEMENT NO. 1
between
CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
and
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in the service of CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
as represented by the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
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RED CIRCLE PAY RATES
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THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the
provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between CHAUTAUQUA
AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and the flight
attendants in the service of the Company, as represented by the INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").
Flight attendants who are on the seniority list as of, or before, January 1,
1999 will be paid for flight time based upon status and longevity in accordance
with the hourly rates below. In computing hours for pay purposes, the actual
time flown or the scheduled block time, whichever is greater, will be used.
DOS+ DOS+ DOS+
YEAR DOS 12 MOS 24 MOS 36 MOS
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0-6 mths 14.18 14.53 14.90 15.27
7-12 mths 15.15 15.53 15.92 16.31
2 17.07 17.50 17.93 18.38
3 18.80 19.27 19.75 20.25
4 19.99 20.49 21.00 21.53
5 22.66 23.23 23.81 24.40
6 23.98 24.58 25.19 25.82
7 24.61 25.23 25.86 26.50
8 25.49 26.13 26.78 27.45
9 25.88 26.53 27.19 27.87
10 26.25 26.91 27.58 28.27 [match]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement this _____ day of
___________, 1999.
For International Brotherhood of Teamsters For Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxx, Director Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Teamsters Airlines Division President and CEO
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Business Agent, Local 210 Executive Vice President and COO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Xxxxxxx Director of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Assistant Chief Xxxxxxx Manager of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx
Negotiating Committee Member
LETTER OF AGREEMENT NO. 2
between
CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
and
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in the service of CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
as represented by the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
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SIGNING BONUS
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THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the
provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between CHAUTAUQUA
AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and the flight
attendants in the service of the Company, as represented by the INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").
Each flight attendant in the employ of the Company on the date of signing of the
Agreement shall receive an amount equal to two hundred dollars ($200) for each
year or portion thereof of completed service on the day before the date of
signing the Agreement, subject to applicable deductions. All such payments shall
be made no later than the second paycheck following the date of signing of the
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement this _____ day of
___________, 1999.
For International Brotherhood of Teamsters For Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxx, Director Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Teamsters Airlines Division President and CEO
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Business Agent, Local 210 Executive Vice President and COO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Xxxxxxx Director of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Assistant Chief Xxxxxxx Manager of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx
Negotiating Committee Member
LETTER OF AGREEMENT NO. 3
between
CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
and
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in the service of CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
as represented by the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
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ANNIVERSARY BONUS
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THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the
provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between CHAUTAUQUA
AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and the flight
attendants in the service of the Company, as represented by the INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").
Each flight attendant in the employ of the Company shall, upon completion of
three (3) years of service, receive an amount equal to three hundred dollars
($200), subject to applicable deductions. All such payments shall be made no
later than the second paycheck following the 3rd anniversary of the Flight
Attendants' hire date with the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement this _____ day of
___________, 1999.
For International Brotherhood of Teamsters For Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxx, Director Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Teamsters Airlines Division President and CEO
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Business Agent, Local 210 Executive Vice President and COO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Xxxxxxx Director of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Assistant Chief Xxxxxxx Manager of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx
Negotiating Committee Member
LETTER OF AGREEMENT NO.4
between
CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
and
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in the service of CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.
as represented by the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
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FLIGHT ATTENDANT JOB SHARE PROGRAM
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THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the
provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between CHAUTAUQUA
AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and the flight
attendants in the service of the Company, as represented by the INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").
1. The goal of the Flight Attendant Job Share Program is to allow two
flight attendants to share equally either a hard or a reserve line.
2. The Job Share positions will not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total
flight attendant work force. However, should ten percent of the work
force equal an odd number of positions, the number of available Job
Share positions will be rounded up to the next even number. For
example, a total work force of forty-nine flight attendants would yield
four Job Share positions, but a total work force of fifty flight
attendants would yield six such positions.
3. Any two (2) Job Share position holders who share a line must be in the
same domicile.
4. For bidding purposes, Job Share position holders will accrue seniority
in accordance with the basic Agreement.
5. A pair of Flight attendants who are interested in transferring to
available Job Share positions should notify the Manager of Inflight
Services in writing. The Company will award an available Job Share
position to the pair of flight attendants who have submitted a written
bid for such position and who have the highest aggregate seniority. The
Company is not required to award a bid to become or return to a
full-time flight attendant to any flight attendant who has been in a
Job Share position for less than six months.
6. If a flight attendant who holds a Job Share position leaves such
position by bidding out of such position, because her employment has
terminated, by taking a leave of absence of
more than five days or for any other reason that makes the flight
attendant unavailable for more than five days, the following will
apply. The Company will cover the flying for which the departed or
unavailable flight attendant had been responsible before her departure
for up to five days following her departure. During this time, the
Company will post a Job Share vacancy. Thereafter, the flight attendant
who had been paired with the unavailable Job Share flight attendant
shall be fully responsible for the Job Share line until the unavailable
flight attendant returns to her position or another flight attendant
has been paired with the remaining Job Share flight attendant. Although
the Company will assist with informing other flight attendants of the
Job Share opening, the responsibility for identifying a candidate for
such opening will be the sole responsibility of the remaining Job Share
flight attendant. When the remaining Job Share flight attendant has
identified a replacement for the unavailable Job Share flight
attendant, she should notify the Company in writing. The Company will
use reasonable efforts to coordinate the transfer of the regular flight
attendant to the Job Share position without disrupting the schedule.
7. Job Share flight attendants shall bid for a line of time or reserve in
accordance with Article 6 of the basic Agreement. The paired Job Share
flight attendants will bid for a joint line of time or reserve in
accordance with the seniority of the most senior flight attendant in
the pairing. The bid sheet shall be signed by both flight attendants.
8. The paired Job Share flight attendants shall be responsible for
allocating and scheduling the trips on their jointly awarded line of
flying or days of reserve coverage. No later than 1800 IND time on the
day before the first day of each new bid month, each pair of Job Share
flight attendants shall provide Crew Scheduling with a detailed written
work schedule detailing such allocation. The work schedule must be
signed by both of the paired Job Share flight attendants. If Crew
Scheduling does not receive such detailed written work schedule by the
deadline, the Company will assign a schedule of work and allocation of
duties in accordance with their awarded bid line. It shall be the
responsibility of the Job Share flight attendants to obtain the final
confirmation of their work schedule before the new month starts. Except
as otherwise set forth in this letter of agreement, a Job Share flight
attendant will not be responsible for duties assigned to her Job Share
partner. For example, if one Job Share flight attendant calls in sick,
that work shall be covered using normal operating procedures.
9. A Job Share flight attendant shall be compensated for all trips
actually flown by her but will not be eligible for a monthly minimum
guarantee.
10. A Job Share flight attendant shall be eligible for PDOs which shall
accrue at one-half the accrual rates set forth in Article 8 of the
basic Agreement.
11. A Job Share flight attendant will be eligible for flight benefits on
the same terms as regular full-time flight attendants, including
applicable work hour requirements.
12. A Job Share flight attendant will be eligible for Health Plan Insurance
benefits if she works more than one thousand forty (1040) hours in an
anniversary year (a one-year period beginning from the flight
attendant's date of hire). A Job Share flight attendant shall become
eligible to receive Health Plan Insurance benefits in accordance with
this letter of agreement in the year following her anniversary year.
The Company will pay one-half of the Health Plan Insurance premium cost
that it pays for a regular full-time flight attendant for each Job
Share flight attendant, minus the flight attendant co-pay amount set
forth in Article 14. A Job
Share flight attendant shall not be eligible to obtain Health Plan
Insurance for their spouse and/or family member(s). If a Job Share
flight attendant's employment terminates for any reason, she shall not
be entitled to payment of any accrued benefit(s) by any unpaid
premiums. Flex benefits are not available to Job Share flight
attendants. If any change in the law requires the Company to incur
additional costs attributable to Job Share flight attendants, this
letter of agreement may be renegotiated at the discretion of the
Company.
13. Job Share flight attendants shall be eligible for 401k benefits if they
work more than one thousand hours per year.
14. Moving expenses incurred pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Agreement
shall be payable to a Job Share flight attendant, if eligible, at a
rate of one-half that for a regular flight attendant.
15. The holiday bonus, profit sharing and any and all other compensation
not specifically addressed in this letter of agreement for which a Job
Share flight attendant claims entitlement shall be paid t each such
entitled flight attendant, if so entitled, at a rate of one-half the
amount that would be available to a regular flight attendant. The
uniform allowance shall be paid to each Job Share flight attendant at
one-half the amount owed to regular flight attendants.
16 A Job Share flight attendant shall be covered by the basic Agreement
and shall owe to the Union the same amount of dues and other Union
assessments, if any, that a regular flight attendant would owe in order
to remain a member in good standing of the Union.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement this _____ day of
___________, 1999.
For International Brotherhood of Teamsters For Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxx, Director Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Teamsters Airlines Division President and CEO
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Business Agent, Local 210 Executive Vice President and COO
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Chief Xxxxxxx Director of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Assistant Chief Xxxxxxx Manager of Inflight Services
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx
Negotiating Committee Member
