Negotiations Opening Proposal

AFA Opening Proposal

PSA-AFA Negotiations

AFA Opening Proposal

February 21, 2023

This Opening Proposal represents a preview of the AFA’s anticipated improvements and other changes to the current CBA. The Opening Proposal is not intended to be a final representation of the AFA’s position on any section.  The Opening Proposal is also not intended to be a formal proposal on any section.  The AFA reserves the right to add to, remove, and modify the Opening Proposal. 

SECTION  3: COMPENSATION

  • Across-the-board increases to rates of pay
  • Increase guarantee
  • Increase pay for minimum day
  • Increase administrative stipends and overrides
  • Increase amounts for extensions and junior assignments
  • Increase deadhead pay
  • Increase hours of flight pay for each day of training
  • Expand holidays and increase holiday pay
  • Add holding/boarding pay 
  • Pay for any drug test and increase amount paid for test
  • Shorten pay discrepancy response time
  • Other related items

SECTION 4: SICK LEAVE

  • Increase accrual rates and cap
  • Add ability to use sick time to care for others
  • Add ability to cash-out of earned but unused sick time upon resignation, retirement or death
  • Other related items

SECTION 5: VACATIONS

  • Increase value of a vacation week
  • Increase vacation time
  • Add PTO time to use outside a block
  • Add trip touching option
  • Add ability to pick up flying during vacation
  • Add ability to cash-out earned but unused vacation time upon retirement or death
  • Other related items

SECTION 6: TRAVEL EXPENSES        

  • Increase per diem
  • Change commuter hotel stipend to be measured in days vs. amount
  • Add ability to earn hotel reward points
  • Add requirement for fridge to be in every room and microwave available
  • Add meal voucher option for airport sits in lieu of day room
  • Provide positive space travel for commuters attending training
  • Add global entry reimbursement
  • Other related items

SECTION 7: HOURS OF SERVICE

  • Lower block and duty time
  • Establish international report time
  • Increase days off
  • Other related items

SECTION 8: SCHEDULING

  • Provide more flexibility in trip construction
  • Lower maximum number of flights flown per day
  • Provide more flexibility in trip dropping, line sharing, and trading
  • Move up bid deadline and open time bidding process earlier in month
  • Add designated meal break time
  • Adjustment to alternative deadhead procedures
  • Other related items

SECTION 9: RESERVE

  • Clarify ability to check in via Crew Mobile
  • Update ready reserve process
  • Other related items

SECTION 10: LEAVES OF ABSENCE  

  • Increase amount and scope of bereavement leave 
  • Eliminate 3-year seniority expiration for workers’ comp
  • Increase personal days
  • Streamline return from leave requalification process
  • Add parental leave
  • Add ability to bridge seniority for a transitional leave of absence
  • Other related items

SECTION 11: UNIFORMS

  • Improve uniform program
  • Add maternity uniform
  • Other related items

SECTION 14: UNION BUSINESS

  • Update provisions
  • Other related items

SECTION 15: AGENCY SHOP AND DUES CHECK OFF                        

  • Update provisions
  • Other related items

SECTION 18: TRAINING                               

  • Make no training days consistent
  • Provide hotel rooms at base for Company training
  • Allow bidding for recurrent training
  • Provide direct space positive travel for commuters
  • Other related items

SECTION 22: MOVING EXPENSES

  • Increase amounts
  • Other related items

SECTION 23: HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • Improve pay protection coverage
  • Add ability to use sick bank to pay protect on fatigue call
  • Other related items

SECTION 24: GENERAL  

  • Provide parking pass or metro stipend for commuter location
  • Other related items

SECTION 25: INSURANCE

  • Improve life insurance amounts
  • Preserve cost-sharing
  • Other related items

SECTION 27: RETIREMENT

  • Improve Company’s 401(k) match
  • Other related items

SECTION 28: NO STRIKE/NO LOCKOUT

  • Update language
  • Other related items

SECTION 29: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE/PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

  • Implement 2nd chance program
  • Other related items