Negotiations
Your negotiations committee will be meeting July 20-23, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. We look forward to sending a Negotiations Update once the session has concluded.
Seniority List
The updated Seniority List has been posted. Please check the list and make sure your seniority is listed correctly.
CRJ Section 11.C.2
Each Flight Attendant shall be permitted a period of thirty (30) days after the posting of the System Seniority List in which to protest in writing to the Company any alleged omission or incorrect posting affecting her/his seniority.
ERJ Section 15.C.2.
A flight attendant will have 30 days after the distribution of the system seniority list in which to protest in writing any errors. The protest will be limited to errors or changes occurring after the distribution of the prior system seniority list.
Jumpseat Reminder
As we mentioned last month, we continue to seek new ways to fight back against the current one-sided policy that United has implemented. We still need your help to show what a huge issue this is and how it is not only negatively impacting your daily lives, but also the operation.
Your local representatives should all have the new form available that you can bring with you to fill out when you miss a commute due to our lack of access to the United jumpseat. Also, if you know of specific instances in the past, where you were not able to get on a flight, you can fill the form out retroactively as well. You should include any and all supporting documentation (such as receipts for paid tickets, etc.). Please don’t forget to fill out the comments section if you had to purchase a ticket, use your commuter clause or if a flight you were supposed to operate had a delay or cancelation as a result of being denied the United jumpseat. Please keep the forms on hand and follow the submission instructions on the bottom.
Thank you for helping us fight for jumpseat equality. We will update you on our progress on this issue soon. If you have any questions please email
ERJ
Loss of Flying
Please keep in mind that once your pairing has begun and a loss of flying occurs (such as a cancelation) it is your responsibility to contact scheduling under the following provision:
Section 5.N.4.
Whenever a loss of flying occurs during trip operation, it will be the flight attendant’s responsibility to contact the appropriate Crew Scheduler for potential reassignment.
However, once you have contacted scheduling you have met that requirement. If you are reassigned to an overnight you are not required to continuously check your schedule and you are not phone liable unless placed on RX. In addition, if you are issued any discipline for not answering your phone to accept a reassignment when you aren’t phone liable you should contact your grievance representative immediately.
Also, even if you are issued a TBD in a reassignment situation, the Company is required to return you to your domicile at the conclusion of your trip. If they ask you to contact a supervisor prior to booking your deadhead or working flight back to domicile contact a grievance representative ASAP.
Job Share/Partnership Vacation Hours
Recently, the Company has begun counting your vacation hours towards the 55 hour maximum for Job Shares and Partnerships. The CBA language is as follows:
Job Partnership-Section 26.K.
A partnership flight attendant is limited to a monthly maximum of 55 scheduled hours in any month.
Job Shares-Section20.I.
A jobshare flight attendant is limited to a monthly maximum of 55 hours.
While the language does not specifically state flight hours or credit hours we believe that the past practice and established interpretation is not to include vacation hours in the 55 hour maximum. In order to assist in proving this past practice if you have been the recipient of a job share or partnership and had more than 55 hours including your vacation please email a screenshot of that month’s Crew Pay to with “55 Hours” in the subject line.
Grievance Update
This week we had a total of seven grievances received for appeal to Step 2. We will be appealing them and coordinating a hearing date with the Company shortly.
The grievances were received from the following bases:
3-ORD
1-MCI
2-DFW
1-CLE
We are also meeting with the Company on Monday, July 13th in Houston to discuss the outstanding grievances that are headed to arbitration. We will advise you of what progress was made in next week’s update.
CRJ
DTW Base Visit
The Union met with DTW Base Management on June 8th regarding the AOA bus schedule and the lapse in service during early morning hours. We were assured that they are actively working toward a solution and will provide an update as soon as information is received. It was a pleasure talking to everyone in the crew room; all the suggestions will be shared with the negotiating committee.
Vacation Low
If you have bid vacation low and you did not modify your original award (i.e. trade, drop or swap your award) and you were paid minimum monthly guarantee, please contact your Grievance Representative. This information is imperative for researching possible disparate treatment regarding MMG pay when bidding Vacation Low.
August Recurrent Bid
The August RGT bid is open until July 12, 2015 at noon. Please make sure that you bid and all Ecampus modules have been loaded. If you have already placed your bid, please make sure it’s still there. If you have any questions or concerns please contact your Grievance Representative.
Grievance Mediation
For the month of July there are three grievances that are in the process of being submitted for appeal to mediation.
