United Airlines Flight Attendant Collective Bargaining Agreement

365 Pages·2012·2.53 MB·English

2012-2016 AGREEMENT
between
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
and
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
in the service of
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
as represented by
THE ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CWA
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the
provisions of Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between
UNITED AIR LINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) and
the FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in the service of UNITED AIR LINES, INC., as
represented by the ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CWA
(hereinafter referred to as the “Union”).
WITNESSETH
It is hereby mutually agreed:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
1 Recognition..................................................................................1
2 Definitions.....................................................................................2
3 Union Activities.............................................................................8
4 General .......................................................................................16
5 Compensation............................................................................27
6 Expenses, Transportation and Lodging .....................................37
7 Hours of Service and Contractual Legalities..............................42
8 Minimum Pay and Credit............................................................52
9 Flight Assignments and Scheduling Procedures .......................56
10 Reserve Scheduling Procedures................................................85
11 Deadheading..............................................................................98
12 International Operation .............................................................101
13 Military Airlift Command ...........................................................128
14 Temporary Duty Assignment....................................................133
15 Training and Meetings..............................................................135
16 Uniforms ...................................................................................138
17 Seniority ...................................................................................143
18 Vacations..................................................................................147
19 Sick Leave................................................................................154
20 Physical Examinations .............................................................157
21 Reduction in Personnel............................................................160
22 Filling of Vacancies ...................................................................165
23 Leaves of Absence ...................................................................173
24 Moving Expenses .....................................................................178
25 Personnel File ...........................................................................180
26 Grievance Procedures..............................................................183
27 System Board of Adjustment ...................................................189
28 Missing, Internment, Prisoner of War Benefits .........................197
29 Worker's Compensation Benefits .............................................199
30 Union Security..........................................................................200
31 Safety, Health and Security......................................................207
32 Savings Clause .........................................................................211
33 Benefits....................................................................................212
34 Retirement................................................................................234
35 Duration....................................................................................245
AGREEMENTS, SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS
LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING
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“A” Scale Pay Protection ..........................................................................248
AFA Staff Travel ........................................................................................250
Attendance Points ....................................................................................251
Benefit Plan Modification.........................................................................252
CJA Re-Opener ........................................................................................253
Commuter Policy ......................................................................................254
Commuter - Personal Emergency ............................................................256
CRAF ........................................................................................................259
Cross Over Hiring.....................................................................................265
Delhi.........................................................................................................272
Donation Check-Off Procedures ..............................................................274
Duty Free Commission.............................................................................278
Duty Free Employee Discount ..................................................................279
Early Out...................................................................................................280
Economic Stabilization Guidelines...........................................................283
Exchange Rates.......................................................................................286
First Right of Hire......................................................................................287
Foreign Nationals.....................................................................................288
International Flying Distribution ................................................................291
Jetway Trade Expansion ..........................................................................292
Low Cost Operation.................................................................................293
Non-U.S. Tax Deferral...............................................................................296
Onboard Research...................................................................................297
Operation Sideletter – Separate Operations ............................................298
Paycheck Mailing.....................................................................................301
Preferential Bidding System.....................................................................302
Protection Against Involuntary Furlough ..................................................305
Recognition of International Domicile Issues...........................................306
Reserve 0500 Re-Opener.........................................................................308
Reserve Pagers ........................................................................................309
Reserve Preferencing...............................................................................310
Resignation - Special Pass Benefit ..........................................................317
Retirement - Annual Passes Retired ........................................................318
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Roth 401(k)...............................................................................................319
Safe Airlines.............................................................................................320
Scope Agreement ....................................................................................321
747 Dumb Waiter ......................................................................................323
Signing Bonus ..........................................................................................324
Special Assignment Calculation.............................................................325
Taking Tickets Off Aircraft.......................................................................326
Training Jumbo Qualification...................................................................327
Uniform Stripes ........................................................................................329
Wage Garnishments ................................................................................330
Waiver of Transit Time.............................................................................331
Workers’ Compensation Statements ......................................................332
Section 1 Page 1 1
SECTION 1
RECOGNITION R
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The Union, having been certified by the National Mediation Board, is hereby O
recognized by the Company as the collective bargaining representative of the
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craft or class of Flight Attendants in the employ of the Company to
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represent such employees and to negotiate and conclude an Agreement with
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the Company covering rates of pay, rules and working conditions, in accor-
dance with the Railway Labor Act. T
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The Company recognizes the right of the Flight Attendants in its employ to
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perform Flight Attendant work of the nature they have customarily and
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traditionally performed; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed
to limit or restrain the Company’s existing right to revise duties from time to
time as the Company deems necessary for the needs of the service and
provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed to limit in any way the
Company’s right to assign supervisory or other personnel to perform non-Flight
Attendant functions. Supervisory or other personnel of the Company shall not
perform Flight Attendant work, except in emergencies, for instruction purposes,
or as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
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SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
A. Calendar Quarter
“Calendar Quarter” means those calendar periods consisting of
December 1 through March 1, March 2 through May 31, June 1 through
August 31, and September 1 through November 30 of any years, except
as may be modified by the provisions of this Section, Paragraph W.
B. Charter
“Charter” means an off-line or on-line flight that is not a regularly
scheduled flight which is contracted by a person or group for the trans-
portation of the person(s) or agents or representatives of the group.
C. Conversion
A change from deadhead status to a working status on the same flight.
D. Co-Terminals
“Co-Terminals” are the following airports serving the domiciles as
designated below:
BWI-IAD-DCA Serving Washington
LGA-JFK-EWR Serving New York
MDW-ORD Serving Chicago
OAK-SFO Serving San Francisco
BUR-LAX-SNA Serving Los Angeles
E. Day
A “Day” is a calendar day.
F. Deadheading
“Deadheading” means the transport of a Flight Attendant to or from
protecting a flight.
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G. Domestic Flying
“Domestic Flying” means all Company certified routes or charter opera- D
tions within the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and Canada. E
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H. Domicile I
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“Domicile” means a geographical area designated by the Company where
Flight Attendants are based. I
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I. Drafting I
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Lineholders shall be considered drafted when assigned, while off duty, in
inverse order of seniority and in priority among those available and quali- N
fied. In addition, Lineholders shall be considered drafted when removed S
from their assigned flight for which they are legal, available and in position
to fly, and assigned to cover any other flights.
J. Employee
“Employee” as used in this Agreement means a Flight Attendant, male or
female, who has completed training as prescribed by the Company and
met all of the Federal Aviation Administration’s requirements and whose
name appears on the Flight Attendant System Seniority List.
K. Extra Section
“Extra Section” means an on-line flight which is not a regularly scheduled
flight but is operated to provide additional service.
L. Ferry
A flight which does not transport revenue passengers. Flight Attendants
are considered on a deadhead status on such flights.
M. Purser
“Purser” means a Flight Attendant as defined in Paragraph N of this
Section and, in addition, a Purser shall give work guidance to all Flight
Attendants on aircraft where more than one (1) Flight Attendant is
assigned. When the Company assigns more than one (1) Purser on an
aircraft, one of them will be designated Aft Purser.
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N. Flight Attendant
A “Flight Attendant” means an employee whose duties consist of
performing or assisting in the performance of all cabin safety related
functions, all en route cabin service or ground cabin service to delayed or
canceled passengers in a resourceful manner, and shall include responsi-
bility to apply these services for the safety, welfare, and comfort of
passengers. A Flight Attendant may, from time to time, be requested to
participate in publicity and promotional assignments. Such participation
shall be on a voluntary basis.
O. Flight
“Flight” is any portion of an ID which is designated by a given flight
number.
P. Flight Time
Actual
Actual flight time (block to block) means the time from the moment an air-
craft moves from the blocks under its own power or under tow for the pur-
pose of flight, until the time the aircraft comes to rest at an unloading
point. If passenger access/egress is prohibited at other than a normal
unloading point, either international or domestic, flight time shall continue
until passenger deplaning occurs or the flight departs.
Credited
Credited flight time means the time which is accumulated toward a Flight
Attendant’s monthly credited flight time maximum as described in
Sections 7 and 12. Credited flight time may be more than but cannot be
less than actual flight time.
Q. Holiday
1. Holidays shall be designated as follows:
a. United States’ “holidays” shall include:
New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday.
b. United Kingdom’s “holidays” shall include:
New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday,
Christmas Day and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday.
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c. Hong Kong’s “holidays” shall include:
Chinese New Year, Handover Day, Christmas Day, National Day
and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday.
d. Germany’s “holidays” shall include:
New Year’s Day, Easter, Unification Day, Christmas Day
and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday.
e. Japan’s “holidays” shall include:
New Year’s Day, National Founding Day, Greenery Day,
Emperor’s Birthday and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday.
2. Flight Attendants will be paid for the holidays specified for her/his
domicile country. No Flight Attendant shall be eligible to be paid for
more than five (5) holidays in any calendar year.
R. Home Domicile
“Home Domicile” means the specific domicile where a Flight Attendant is
assigned.
S. ID
“ID” means any combination of flying and/or deadheading which is
arranged between legal rests at the Flight Attendant’s home domicile.
Each ID shall be numbered and dated as required.
T. Legal Rest
“Legal Rest” means that amount of time necessary before a Flight
Attendant is eligible to begin another duty period.
U. Line of Flying
“Line of Flying” means a planned sequence of IDs and intervening days
off for a Lineholder.
V. Lineholder
“Lineholder” means a Flight Attendant who is assigned to a line of flying.
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W. Month
“Month” means the period from the first day of, to and including the last
day of each calendar month in the year, except that for flight time
limitations and pay purposes, January, February and March will each be
considered a thirty (30) day month through the addition of January 31 and
March 1 to the month of February. Leap Year will make February a thirty-
one (31) day month, and except that by giving ninety (90) days notice to
the MEC President or designee, the Company may consider any thirty (30)
day month as a thirty-one (31) day month or any thirty-one (31) day month
as a thirty (30) day month.
X. On Duty
“On Duty” means that period commencing with the time a Flight Attendant
is required to and reports to a place designated by the Company for the
purpose of flying or deadheading to or from protecting a flight and shall
continue through debriefing at a layover point or home domicile. A Flight
Attendant shall be considered on duty from the time she/he is scheduled
to report and reports for duty as a standby Reserve.
Y. Open Flying
“Open Flying” means:
1. IDs dropped by Flight Attendants.
2. IDs remaining unassigned after all lines of flying have been
constructed for a domicile for the month.
3. All other miscellaneous flying for which compensation is paid.
Z. International Flying
“International Flying” means all Company certified routes or charter oper-
ations between cities within the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States
and Canada, and any city(ies) outside the forty-eight (48) contiguous
United States and Canada and trips flown as part of the Civil Reserve Air
Fleet (CRAF), but including the Military Airlift Command (MAC).