CLA Implementation Schedule
On December 9, 2013, the following went into place:
- Furlough protection
- Hotel selection language restored for future hotel selections
- Staffing language restored
- Employment Threshold eliminated
In addition the Vacation and Sick accrual thresholds will be lowered to 35-hours per active month effective with the month of December 2013. Thresholds for the full 2013 calendar year will be measured on a prorated basis with the months of January through November having a 50-hour threshold and December having a 35-hour threshold. The threshold for Flight Attendants who were active all 12 months of 2013 will be 585 hours.
The threshold for Company-subsidized health benefits will not change and will continue to be 420-paid hours (average of 35-paid hours per active month) on a rolling 12-month look-back basis.
On January 1, 2014, the following will go into place:
- Time Away From Base (TAFB)/Per Diem increased to $2.00-Domestic & $2.20-International
- International Override applied to paid trip removals (for example: SK, VC, BR, JD, etc.)
- Domestic Aft Galley Pay restored
- PVDs paid at trip missed value and ability to use unlimited PVDs up to expected accrual
- 401(k) match becomes age-based contribution for those on seniority list as of 4/12/12:
- FAs under 40 years old – 5.5% contribution
FAs 40-49 years old – 6.75% contribution
50 years and older – 9.9% contribution
FAs hired after 4/12/12 – 3% contribution, and up to 2.5% match after one year of service
Effective January 31, 2014 (contractual month of February)
- 8:59 Duty Aloft for Domestic returns
- On-Duty Limitations for Domestic returns
- Monthly Limitations for Crew Scheduling lowered to 90 hours with ability to flex no more than five (5) hours per month and twenty (20) hours per year
An On-Duty Contract Guide is nearly finished and will be distributed shortly both electronically and in booklet form.