Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Siblings:
Your IAM Negotiating Team is proud to announce that we have reached a Tentative Agreement for the CommuteAir Flight Attendants.
This Tentative Agreement brings significant improvements to the contract. Some of the highlights include:
| • Across the board pay raises, 20% on date of implementation. • Additional downline raises totaling 5% over the next 4 years. (4 year agreement) • Two Commuter rooms per month for registered commuter flight attendants. • Three additional Holidays – Memorial Day, Labor Day and Christmas Eve. • Increased per diem pay to $2.00 per hour with built-in increases to $2.25 per hour over the life of the agreement. • International per diem to $20.00 per day • Increased minimum duty period guarantee to 3.75 hours • Full pay for Deadheads • Improvements to rest language including guaranteed 8 hours behind the door • Improvements to Line/Trip trade language. | • Added Long Call Reserve Language. • Additional week of vacation (5 total) starting at year 16 of seniority. • Increased sick leave accrual. • 25% sick leave cash out upon retirement. • Parental leave language added (12 weeks for birth or adoption). • Expanded covered family members for bereavement leave. • Improvements to the uniform allotment. • Solidified improvements to the 401k program that the company implemented between agreements. • General improvements to the Drug and Alcohol testing language. |
There will be Q&A sessions to answer your questions about this Tentative Agreement as follows:
- Tuesday, May 14, and Wednesday, May 15, IAH Crew room, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Monday, May 20, DEN crew room, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 21, DEN crew room, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 21, and Wednesday, May 22, IAD Crew room, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 28, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Eastern via Zoom.
- Wednesday, May 29, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern via Zoom.
- Thursday, May 30, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.
A separate email regarding the ratification vote will follow shortly with dates, times, and additional information on how to vote.
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Your Committee UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A YES VOTE for this Tentative Agreement. Thank you for your patience throughout this process.
Sincerely and fraternally,
John M. Coveny, Jr.
President/Directing General Chair
IAM District 142
Jesse Wilson
General Chair
IAM District 142
