10.01.24 – Contract Implementation Update #3 Reserve Improvements

The 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) introduces some important enhancements to Section 12 – Reserve Duty. Many provisions take effect today, or in alignment with the November bid month

8.10.24 – PBS Reminders: Bidding as Both a Lineholder and a Reserve

In PBS, there are certain scenarios where you will want to bid 7 layers as a Lineholder and 7 layers as a Reserve. When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be moved to Lineholder status

7.10.24 – Reserve Bidding Update for August 2024

Each month, a team of APFA Contract and Scheduling Reps review the PBS Misaward Challenges that are submitted to the Union. We escalate many of those to the Company for further review and discussion.

11.03.23 – Change to Reserve Acknowledgements

The company announced that beginning the week of November 6th, all required acknowledgments for Reserve awards and assignments must be done in Crew Portal.

8.09.22 – PBS Reserve Bidding Tips: Waiving Carry-Over Trips

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 PBS Reserve Bidding Tips: Waiving Carry-Over Trips Reserve Waiver There is one waiver available for Reserve Flight Attendants when bidding in PBS: “Waive to Allow Carry-Over…

8.08.22 – Reserve Numbers and the Impact on Line Averages and Lineholder PBS Awards

Monday, August 8, 2022 Reserve Numbers and the Impact on Line Averages and Lineholder PBS Awards Flight Attendants are frustrated by the high line averages and the increased number of…

7.25.22 – Holding Trips Out of ROTD

Monday, July 25, 2022 Holding Trips Out of ROTD We have been challenging the company on the practice of holding certain trips out of ROTD. The practice has caused many…

7.08.22 – Contract and Scheduling Hot Topics

Friday, July 8, 2022 Contract and Scheduling Hot Topics We want to highlight some current Contract and Scheduling hot topics that warrant your awareness and attention based on recent trends.…

6.10.22 – Reserve Bidding Reminder: Back Yourself up With a Lineholder Bid

Friday, June 10, 2022 Reserve Bidding Reminder: Back Yourself up With a Lineholder Bid When PBS opened today the line averages were, at most bases, slightly higher than originally discussed…

5.09.22 – PBS Reserve Bidding Reminders

Monday, May 9, 2022 PBS Reserve Bidding Reminders Recently APFA Contract and Scheduling met with the Company PBS Team to discuss the issues we see with ballots and awards. We…

5.05.22 – Maximum Line Value Flex for June 2022

Thursday, May 5, 2022 Maximum Line Value Flex for June 2022 This week on the staffing and allocations calls, APFA National and Base Leadership addressed the high reserve percentages and…

5.03.22 – June 2022 Reserve Percentages and Line Averages

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 June 2022 Reserve Percentages and Line Averages This morning, manpower planning presented APFA Leadership with the projected line averages and reserve percentages for the June 2022…

4.29.22 – Discontinuing Courtesy Calls for Reserves

Friday, April 29, 2022 Discontinuing Courtesy Calls for Reserves Starting Monday, May 2, 2022, Crew Scheduling will no longer make non-contractual, courtesy calls for Reserve assignments. We want to ensure you have…

4.28.22 – Serving Reserve on a Reserve Availability Period (RAP)

Thursday, April 28, 2022 Serving Reserve on a Reserve Availability Period (RAP) We have seen a significant uptick in investigations regarding reserves not in position to accept an assignment while on…

11.13.21 – PBS Bidding Tips in a Holiday Month

Saturday, November 13, 2021 PBS Bidding Tips in a Holiday Month With the holidays upon us, bidding for the holiday season may require a different bidding strategy than what is…

10.30.21 – Illegal Reserve Assignments and Your RSVCOT

Saturday, October 30, 2021 Illegal Reserve Assignments and Your RSVCOT We are in the last two days of the month and are currently seeing an alarming number of illegal Reserve…

9.05.21 – Scheduled Into a Flex Day or Golden Day?

Sunday, September 5, 2021 Scheduled Into a Flex Day? Crew Scheduling uses the FG code (Flex/Golden day) to indicate a Flex Day (FD) that a Flight Attendant has been assigned…

8.22.21 – Calling Out of Time While on Reserve

Sunday, August 22, 2021 Calling Out of Time While on Reserve Last month, many Reserve Flight Attendants were not given accurate information regarding calling out of time by Crew Scheduling.…

7.27.21 – Reserve Red Flag Opportunities

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Reserve Red Flag Opportunities You can call out of time and be released from your remaining available reserve days if you are within five (5) hours…

7.24.21 – Calling in Well Available in Select Bases

Saturday, July 24, 2021 Calling in Well Available in Select Bases The Company has notified APFA that Calling in Well will be available in select bases through Wednesday, July 28th. A…

7.02.21 – Reserve to Lineholder Month-to-Month Integration Issues

Friday, July 2, 2021 Reserve to Lineholder Month-to-Month Integration Issues We are receiving reports from Flight Attendants serving reserve in June that were assigned sequences into July that conflicted with…

6.29.21 – Our Reserve Survival Virtual Town Hall Will Begin Momentarily

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Our APFA Reserve Survival Virtual Town Hall will begin momentarily. Various topics that will be discussed during the Town Hall include Reserve Availability Periods (RAPs), Reserve…

6.28.21 – Join Us Tomorrow, June 29 for Our Reserve Survival Virtual Town Hall

Monday, June 28, 2021 APFA is hosting a special Reserve Survival Virtual Town Hall to help prepare Flight Attendants for future Reserve months. Various topics will be discussed during the…

6.23.21 – Reserve Survival Town Hall

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Nervous about being on Reserve? APFA is hosting a special Reserve Survival Town Hall to help prepare you for your upcoming Reserve month. Various topics will…

6.17.21 – New! Less Than Minimum Callout for Aggressive Reserves

Thursday, June 17, 2021 Less Than Minimum Callout (LMCO) for Aggressive Reserves Reserve Flight Attendants have a minimum call out time of two hours (three hours in a co-terminal). The…

6.06.21 – July LRD Closes Tomorrow

Sunday, June 6, 2021 July LRD Closes Tomorrow The Lineholder/Reserve Designator (LRD) to preference either Lineholder or “Senior Bumping” onto Reserve will close tomorrow, Monday, June 7 at 1200 (CDT). Remaining July Bidding Timelines In Solidarity, Jeff Petersen…

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