Flight Attendant Economics Checklist

FLIGHT ATTENDANT ECONOMICS CHECKLIST

AFA Economics Proposal

Managements response!

Is that a Pass or a Fail?

WAGES

  • Rate of pay increases

FAIL

  • Signing bonus LOA

FAIL

  • Retroactive wages

FAIL

  • Increase in monthly guarantee

FAIL

  • Increase in Minimum Day Pay

FAIL

  • Duty Rig and Trip Rig Pay

FAIL

  • Ready Reserve Pay Increase

FAIL

  • Increase pay for early reports and extensions

FAIL

  • Increase CDO pay

FAIL

  • Increase IOE/Line Check pay

FAIL

  • Increase junior assignment pay

FAIL

  • Boarding pay

FAIL

  • Holding pay

FAIL

  • Escalator pay

FAIL

  • Increase deadhead pay

FAIL

  • Increase training pay

FAIL

  • Holiday/critical coverage pay

FAIL

  • Accelerated pay

FAIL

  • Increase random drug and alcohol testing pay

$10 for testing at any time

  • Resolve payroll issues faster

FAIL

  • Premium pay stacking

FAIL

SICK TIME

  • Increase accrual rate and remove cap

FAIL

  • Add payout for accrued and unused sick time upon separation

FAIL

VACATIONS

  • Increase weeks

FAIL

  • Increase value of vacation week

FAIL

  • Compensate with accelerated pay on top of vacation pay if solicited to work by company

FAIL

TRAVEL EXPENSES

  • Increase per diem

FAIL

  • Increase international per diem

FAIL

  • Allow FA to choose between $30 meal voucher instead of day room for extended layover

FAIL

  • Increase hotel allowance for commuters

FAIL

  • Pay for Global Entry

AFA Drops it’s proposal

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  • Increase bereavement leave hours credit and days

FAIL

  • Increase personal days/rollover amount

FAIL

UNIFORMS

  • Company contributes to initial complement

AFA Drops it’s proposal

  • Increase uniform allowance

PASS

  • Add ability to purchase shoes, pantyhose, tights, socks

PASS

  • Provide maternity leave uniforms

PASS

  • Add sweater to initial complement

AFA Drops it’s proposal

UNION BUSINESS

  • Reduce overage of flight pay loss and absorb committee flight pay loss

PASS

TRAINING

  • Remove per diem limit

PASS

  • Home study pay for all time spent on training

AFA Drops it’s proposal

MOVING EXPENSES

  • Increase pay for moving expenses

AFA Drops it’s proposal

  • Increase rent reimbursement amount if forced to break a lease

AFA Drops it’s proposal

HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • Company to absorb 50 hours of flight pay loss for those serving on FRMC committee per month

Moved to section 14

GENERAL

  • Reimbursement for parking if park somewhere other than domicile to $50/month

FAIL

  • Reimburse for public transportation up to $50/month

FAIL

INSURANCE

  • Freeze cost-sharing percentage for duration of CBA

FAIL

RETIREMENT

  • Improve company match

FAIL

EAP

  • Absorb 50 hours of flight pay loss/month

Moved to section 14

  • Test at any point of trip reimbursed at $20 $10

PASS