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 on Date of Signing

Company Proposed on Date of Signing

0-6 Months27.06$36.53$27.87
7-12 Months27.06$37.17

$27.87

1 Year27.06$37.80$27.87
2 Years27.06$38.42$27.87
3 Years28.93$39.06$29.80
4 Years30.74$41.50$31.66
5 Years31.84$42.98$32.80
6 Years33.43$45.13$34.43
7 Years34.86$47.06$35.91
8 Years36.10$48.74$37.18
9 Years37.15$50.15$38.26
10 Years38.19$51.56$39.34
11 Years39.21$52.93$40.39
12 Years39.87$53.82$41.07
13 Years40.86$55.16$42.09
14 Years41.39$55.88$42.63
15 Years41.92$56.59$43.18
16 Years42.45$57.31$43.72
17 Years42.98$58.02$44.27
18 Years43.51$58.74$44.82
19 Years $59.40 
20+ Years $60.08 
 

Current Book

AFA Proposed

Company Proposed

Annual Pay Raise Percentages 

DOS: 35%

DOS +1: 6%  5%

DOS +2: 6% 5%

DOS +3: 6% 5%

DOS: 3%

DOS +1: 1.5%

DOS +2: 1.5%

DOS +3: 1.5%

DOS +4: 1.5%

Retroactive Pay

***NEW***

N/A

Retroactive pay to July 13, 2023

(date agreement became amendable)

 
Signing BonusN/A

Signing Bonus upon ratification

(amount TBD)

 
Monthly Guarantee75 hours

78 hours

UPDATE: AFA drops it’s proposal

Current Book
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

Trip Rig

***NEW***

None1 hour of credit for every 4 hours away from baseNot Interested
Ready Reserve PayGreater 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: AFA drops it’s proposal

Current Book
Early Reports and Extensions1.5 times2.0 timesCurrent Book
CFA Premium

25% override,

$10 per hour for administrative duties

50% override,

$20 per hour for administrative duties

Current Book
Junior Assignment 1.5 times2.0 timesCurrent Book

Boarding Pay

***NEW***

NoneHalf of hourly rate for published boarding time for each boardingNot Interested

Holding Pay

***NEW***

None$20 per hour, for all unscheduled ground time after departure timeNot Interested

Escalator Pay

***NEW***

None

Pays 150% for all hours above 85 credit hours

UPDATE: AFA drops it’s proposal

Not Interested
Deadhead Pay50% unless meets certain carve outs100% Pay or min-dayCurrent Book
Training Pay

3.6 Hours – Classroom; 

1 hour of pay for each 2 hours of CBT

6.0 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%Current Book

Premium Pay Stacking

***NEW***

NoneAllows for various overrides to be stacked and all applicable to be paidNot Interested

SECTION 4 - SICK LEAVE

 

Current Book

AFA Proposed

Company Proposed

Accrual Rate3.5 hours6 hoursCurrent Book
Cap400 hours

No cap

UPDATE: AFA drops it’s proposal

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 it’s proposal

Not Interested

Cash out on retirement or resignation

***NEW***

None

Yes

UPDATE: At 50%

Not Interested

SECTION 5 - VACATION

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

Current Book
 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Value of week21 Hours28 HoursCurrent Book
Working During VacationWith Company Permission; Paid for time worked plus vacation payVoluntarily: paid for time worked plus vacation pay

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

SECTION 6 - TRAVEL EXPENSES

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Per Diem$2.00 per hour

$2.60 per hour,

.10 increase each year for the duration

$2.05 per hour for the life of the contract
International $5 per calendar day$10 per calendar dayCurrent Book

Extended Layovers

(Sits greater than 4:45)

Provided with a hotel room “Day Room”

Option of “Day Room” or $30 meal voucher


UPDATED TO:
Voucher to $30 reimbursement

Not Interested
Commuter Hotel Allowance$250 per month$500 per monthCurrent Book

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
Duty Day14 hours

13 hours

UPDATE:
Current Book

Current Book
Max Duty15 hours

14 hours

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

Current Book

Max Operate Block

***NEW***

None

9 hours actual

UPDATE: AFA drops it’s proposal

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

13 days

UPDATE:
12 days

Current Book
Reserve Days Off10 day

12 days

UPDATE:
11 days

Current Book

SECTION 8 - SCHEDULING

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Trade Floor60 hours

20 hours

UPDATE:
40 hours

Current Book unless company decides to lower

UPDATE:
40 hours

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

SECTION 9 - RESERVE

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Reserve Availability Period14 hours

12 hours

UPDATE:
13 hours

Current Book

UPDATE: 
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

Not Interested

UPDATE: Still Discussing Options for LCR

SECTION 10 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Bereavement Leave3 paid days5 paid daysCurrent Book
Personal Days3 days10 daysCurrent Book

SECTION 11 - UNIFORMS

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Pay for Initial ComplementCompany pays nothing

Company pays 50%

UPDATED TO:
AFA Dropped proposal

 
Yearly Uniform Allowance

$500,

capped at $800

$700,

cap at $1000

UPDATED TO:
keeping current cap

Current Book

$550 allowance

Agreed

Maternity Uniforms

***NEW***

NoneAbility to borrow 2 uniforms during pregnancyAgreed

SECTION 14 - UNION BUSINESS

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

Override AFA Pays when taking leave

27%

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 to 50 hours per month

30 hours per month

Agreed to 50 hours per month

SECTION 18 - TRAINING

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed

Commuting FA travel

***NEW***

NoneOption to self-book A12 travelNot Interested
AGREED

SECTION 23 - SAFETY

 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***

NonePaid from SickAgreed to paid from Sick

SECTION 24 - GENERAL

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
ParkingAt Domicile only

At Domicile;

Other Airport up to $50 45 40;

Public Transportation up to $50 45 40

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

 Current BookAFA ProposedCompany Proposed
Company Provided Life Insurance1.5 times annual salary, up to $50,0001.5 times annual salary, up to $100,000Current Book
Health InsuranceCost Sharing of Premium could increase by 1% with a max of 3%Capped with no increase in the cost share of the premium 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

Current Book;

After 20 years up to 4.5%

SECTION 29 - EAP & PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

 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$10.00 only if at the end of a trip

$20.00 for at any time during a trip

UPDATED TO:
$10 for at any time during a trip

Current Book
Increase to $25

Agreed