Economic Proposal

Remember, this is only our first economics proposal; negotiations are a compromise.  This will be updated as we discuss each section.

SECTION 3 - COMPENSATION

 

Current Book

AFA Proposed

Company Proposed

Annual Pay Raise Percentages 

DOS: 35% 30% 23%*

DOS +1: 6%  5% 4%

DOS +2: 6% 5%  4%

DOS +3: 6% 5% 4%

*AFA original proposal was for a 4 year deal. Revised to a 2 year deal.

DOS: 3% 5% 5.5%

DOS +1: 1.5%

DOS +2: 1.5%

DOS +3: 1.5%

DOS +4: 1.5%

*PSA proposal is for a 5 year deal

Retroactive Pay

***NEW***

N/A

Retroactive pay to July 13, 2023

(date agreement became amendable)

 
Signing BonusN/A

Signing Bonus upon ratification

(amount TBD)

 
Minimum Day Pay3.5 hours with carve outs4.5 hours, with no carve outsCurrent Book

Duty Rig

***NEW***

None1 hour of credit for every 2 hours on dutyNot Interested

Boarding Pay

***NEW***

NoneHalf of hourly rate for published boarding time for each boardingNot Interested
UPDATE: At 25% hourly rate for published boarding time for each boarding
Deadhead Pay50% unless meets certain carve outs100% Pay or min-day

Current Book

UPDATE: 75%

Training Pay

3.6 Hours – Classroom; 

1 hour of pay for each 2 hours of CBT

6.0 5.0 4.5 Hours – Classroom; 

1 for 1 for each hour of CBT

UPDATED TO:
Current book for CBT

Current Book
Holiday/Critical Coverage150% for only Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Memorial Day and July 4th or any day declared by the company

200% for all Federally designated holidays and any day declared by the company

UPDATED TO:
Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, New Years Eve, New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Super Bowl, Halloween, Labor day and any day designated by the company

Current Book
Accelerated Pay150%

200%

UPDATED TO:
Current book

Current Book
 

Current Book

 AFA Proposed

Company Proposed
Monthly Guarantee 75 hours

78 hours

UPDATE: Current Book

 Current Book

Trip Rig

***NEW***

 None

1 hour of credit for every 4 hours away from base

UPDATE: AFA drops it’s proposal

 Not Interested
Ready Reserve Pay Greater of 4 hours or actual flying time

Greater of 4.5 hours or actual flying time;

if assigned HRV more than twice in a week it goes above guarantee

UPDATE: Current Book

 Current Book
Early Reports and Extensions 1.5 times

2.0 times

UPDATE: Current Book

 Current Book
CFA Premium

25% override,

$10 per hour for administrative duties

50% override,

$20 per hour for administrative duties

UPDATE: Current Book

 Current Book
Junior Assignment  1.5 times 2.0 times

UPDATE: Current Book		 Current Book

Holding Pay

***NEW***

 None

$20 per hour, for all unscheduled ground time after departure time

UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal

 Not Interested

Escalator Pay

***NEW***

 None

Pays 150% for all hours above 85 credit hours

UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal

 Not Interested
Accelerated Pay 150%, Company may increase at its discretion

200%

UPDATED:
Current book

 Current Book

Premium Pay Stacking

***NEW***

 None

Allows for various overrides to be stacked and all applicable to be paid

UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal

 Not Interested

SECTION 4 - SICK LEAVE

 

Current Book

AFA Proposed

Company Proposed

Accrual Rate3.5 hours6  5.5 4.5 hoursCurrent Book
 

Current Book

AFA Proposed

Company Proposed

Cap400 hours

No cap

UPDATE: Current Book

Current Book

Ability to use sick leave for Parent or Child

***NEW***

None

Ability to use sick leave for sick parent or child

UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal

Not Interested

Cash out on retirement or resignation

***NEW***

None

Yes

UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal

Not Interested

SECTION 5 - VACATION - Tentative Agreement

Current Book

AFA Proposed

Company Proposed

After 1 Year = 1 Week;

After 2 Years  = 2 Weeks;

After 6 Years = 3 Weeks;

After 13 Years = 4 Weeks;

After 18 Years or more = 5 Weeks

After 1 Year = 2 Weeks 1 week;

After 4 2 Years = 3  2 Weeks;

After 10 5 Years = 4  3 Weeks;

After 15  10 Years = 5 4 Weeks;

After 18  15 Years or more = 6 5 Weeks

AGREED: Current Book

AGREED: Current Book
 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Value of week21 Hours

28 Hours
UPDATE: 24.5 hours

AGREED: Current Book

AGREED: Current Book
Working During VacationWith Company Permission; Paid for time worked plus vacation pay

Voluntarily: paid for time worked plus vacation pay

Company Solicited: paid for time worked at accelerated pay (2x hourly rate), plus vacation pay

AGREED: Current Book

AGREED: Current Book

SECTION 6 - TRAVEL EXPENSES

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Per Diem$2.00 per hour

$2.60 2.50 per hour,

.10 .05 increase each year for the duration

$2.05 per hour for the life of the contract
Commuter Hotel Allowance$250 per month$500 450 per monthCurrent Book
 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
International $5 per calendar day$10 per calendar day
UPDATE: Current Book		Current Book

Extended Layovers

(Sits greater than 4:45)

Provided with a hotel room “Day Room”

Option of “Day Room” or $30 meal voucher


UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal for option of meal voucher.

Not Interested in meal voucher.

Hotel not ready and available

***NEW***

None

Adjust rest period to when hotel room is ready and available

UPDATE: Still Discussing Options

UPDATE: Still Discussing Options

Hotel not booked

***NEW***

None

FA has option to adjust rest period if hotel not booked within 1 hour or self-book and get reimbursed

UPDATE: Still Discussing Options

UPDATE: Still Discussing Options

Global Entry 

***NEW***

None

Company Paid or reimbursed

UPDATE: AFA drops it’s proposal

Not Interested

SECTION 7 - HOURS OF SERVICE

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Max Duty15 hours

14 hours

UPDATE:
Current book of 15 hours, with approval from FA to go above

Current Book
Reserve Days Off10 day

12 days

UPDATE:
11 days

Current Book
 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Duty Day14 hours13 hours
UPDATE: Current Book		Current Book

Max Operate Block

***NEW***

None

9 hours actual

UPDATE: AFA drops its proposal

Keeping rescheduled at 9 hours, not actual
Line Holder Days Off11 days

13 days

UPDATE: 12 days Current Book

Current Book

SECTION 8 - SCHEDULING

Section is still open due to deadhead appearing both here and in scheduling.

Other minor non-economic items remain open.

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Trade Floor60 hours

20 hours

UPDATE:
40 hours

Current Book unless company decides to lower

UPDATE:
40 hours with PBS

Trip Drops

***NEW***

noneAllowed

Not Interested

UPDATE:
Allowed to 40 hours once PBS is fully implemented

DH Home

***NEW***

noneAllow for A12 travel home if DH at end of tripNot Interested
UPDATE: Allow for A12 travel home if DH at end of trip

SECTION 9 - RESERVE - Tentative Agreement

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Reserve Availability Period14 hours

12 hours

AGREED:
13 hours

Current Book

AGREED:
13 hours

Ready ReserveNo more than 3 days in a row, with credit to guarantee

If assigned more than 2 times in a week, pays above guarantee

UPDATE:
Current Book

Current Book
Ready Reserve AssignmentsBucket System

Bidding via Future Reserve Scheduling;

Agreed to changes to Bucket System 

Agreed to changes to Bucket System

Future Reserve Scheduling

***NEW***

None

Ability to bid for next day assignments:

  • Trips in Open Time
  • Ready Reserve
  • TDY

UPDATE:
Still Discussing Options for LCR

Withdrawn due to technical limitations

Not Interested

UPDATE: Still Discussing Options for LCR

Withdrawn due to technical limitations

SECTION 10 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE

 

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Bereavement Leave3 paid days5 paid days
UPDATE: Current book for number of days, paid at min-day		Current Book
 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Personal Days3 days

10 5 4 days

UPDATE: 
Current Book

 

Current Book

SECTION 11 - UNIFORMS - Tentative Agreement

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Pay for Initial ComplementCompany pays nothing

Company pays 50%

UPDATED:
AFA drops its proposal

 
Yearly Uniform Allowance

$500,

capped at $800

$700,

cap at $1000

AGREED:

$550 allowance,
keeping current cap

Current Book

AGREED:

$550 allowance,
keeping current cap

Maternity Uniforms

***NEW***

NoneAbility to borrow 2 uniforms during pregnancyAGREED

SECTION 14 - UNION BUSINESS - Tentative Agreement

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Override AFA Pays when taking leave27%

10%

AFA Dropped it’s proposal

Current Book

Company Paid Leave for AFA

***NEW***

None

200 hours per year

UPDATED TO:
Include leave for Fatigue and EAP Committees, 50 hours per month each

1200 hours per year/100 hours per month

AGREED: 50 hours per month

30 hours per month

AGREED: 50 hours per month

SECTION 18 - TRAINING - Tentative Agreement

Pay for classroom training and computer based training (CBT) is in section 3.

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

Commuting FA travel

***NEW***

NoneOption to self-book A12 travelNot Interested
AGREED

SECTION 23 - SAFETY - Tentative Agreement

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

Company Paid Leave for the Fatigue Committee

***NEW***

None

50 hours per month

UPDATED TO:
Moved to Section 14

 

Pay for Approved Fatigue Calls

***NEW***

NoneAGREED:  Paid from SickAGREED: Paid from Sick

SECTION 24 - GENERAL - Tentative Agreement

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

Parking

***IMPROVEMENT***

At Domicile only

At Domicile;

Other Airport up to $50 45 40;

Public Transportation up to $50 45 40

AGREED: 

At Domicile;

Other Airport up to $25;

Public Transportation up to $25

AGREED: 

At Domicile;

Other Airport up to $25;

Public Transportation up to $25

Safety

***NEW***

None

Company must make best efforts to ensure safety of FAs in crew rooms, terminals, and airport parking lots

UPDATED TO:
Crew rooms only

Agreed

SECTION 25 - INSURANCE - Tentative Agreement

Current Book AFA Proposed Company Proposed
Company Provided Life Insurance 1.5 times annual salary, up to $50,000 1.5 times annual salary, up to $100,000 AGREED: Current Book AGREED: Current Book
Health Insurance Cost Sharing of Premium could increase by 1% with a max of 3% Capped with no increase in the cost share of the premium  AGREED: Current Book AGREED: Current Book

SECTION 27 - RETIREMENT (401k)

Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

COMPANY MATCH

After 6 month up to 2%

After 5 years up to 3%

After 12 year up to 4%

COMPANY MATCH

6 mos – less than 5 Yrs up to 4.0% of eligible earnings; 

5 Yrs – less than 10 Yrs up to 6.0% of eligible earnings;

10 Yrs – less than 15 Yrs  up to 9.0 8.0% of eligible earnings;

15 Yrs – less than 20 Yrs up to 11.0 10.0% of eligible earnings;

20+ Yrs up to 14.0 12.0% of eligible earnings

UPDATED:

  • 2% automatic fixed contribution regardless of years of service
  • Matching contributions schedule:
    6+ months: Current Book
    5+ years: 4%
    12+ years: 5%
    20+ years: 6%

Current Book;

After 20 years up to 4.5%

SECTION 29 - EAP & PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS - Tentative Agreement

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

Company Paid Leave for EAP Committee

***NEW***

None

50 hours per month

UPDATED TO:
Moved to Section 14

 

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing

***IMPROVEMENT***

$10.00 only if at the end of a trip

$20.00 for at any time during a trip

AGREED:
$10 for at any time during a trip

Current Book
Increase to $25

AGREED:
$10 for at any time during a trip