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