2016 – 2021 Flight Attendant Agreement

1 2016 2021. Flight Attendant Agreement Association of Flight Attendants CWA. 1 1 3/31/17 3:59 AM. 4/5/17 7:53 PM. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Section 1 Recognition, Successorship and Mergers .. 1. Section 2 Definitions .. 4. Section 3 General .. 10. Section 4 Compensation .. 28. Section 5 Expenses, Transportation and Lodging .. 36. Section 6 Minimum Pay and Credit, Hours of Service, and Contractual Legalities .. 42. Section 7 Scheduling .. 56. Section 8 Reserve Scheduling Procedures .. 88. Section 9 Special Qualification Flight Attendants .. 107. Section 10 AMC Operation .. 116. Section 11 Training & General Meetings .. 120. Section 12 Vacations .. 125.

2 Section 13 Sick Leave .. 136. Section 14 Seniority .. 143. Section 15 Leaves of Absence .. 146. Section 16 Job Share and Partnership Flying Programs .. 158. Section 17 Filling of Vacancies .. 164. Section 18 Reduction in Personnel .. 171. Section 19 Safety, Health and Security .. 176. Section 20 Medical Examinations .. 180. Section 21 Alcohol and Drug Testing .. 183. Section 22 Personnel Files .. 190. Section 23 Investigations & Grievances .. 193. Section 24 System Board of Adjustment .. 206. Section 25 Uniforms .. 211. Section 26 Moving Expenses .. 215. Section 27 Missing, Interned, Hostage or Prisoner of War .. 217. Section 28 Commuter Program.

3 219. Section 29 Benefits .. 223. Section 30 Union Activities .. 265. Section 31 Union Security and Check-Off .. 273. Section 32 Duration .. 278. i LETTERS OF Agreement . LOA 1 20 Year Passes .. 280. LOA 2 767 Crew Rest .. 283. LOA 3 787 777 Aircraft Exchange .. 285. LOA 4 AFA PAC Letter .. 287. LOA 5 AFA Staff Travel .. 291. LOA 6 CARP .. 293. LOA 7 CMI Flight Attendants' Transition .. 295. LOA 8 CRAF .. 298. LOA 9 DB Plan Discussion .. 305. LOA 10 Discipline Transition and Conversion .. 307. LOA 11 Expedited Arbitration .. 311. LOA 12 FABS .. 315. LOA 13 First Right of Hire .. 318. LOA 14 Foreign Currency .. 320. LOA 15 Foreign National .. 323.

4 LOA 16 FSL Transition .. 326. LOA 17 Hotel Selection Process and Guidelines .. 330. LOA 18 Implementation Agreement .. 336. LOA 19 Implementation of New Technology .. 378. LOA 20 Jetway Trade Expansion .. 380. LOA 21 Medical Rate Setting .. 382. LOA 22 Recognition of International Issues .. 392. LOA 23 Reserve Rotation .. 395. LOA 24 Satellite Bases .. 399. LOA 25 Scope .. 401. LOA 26 Uniform Points .. 403. LOA 27 No Furlough .. 405. ii SECTION11. SECTION 11. RECOGNITION,SUCCESSORSHIP. SUCCESSORSHIPAND. ANDMERGERS. MERGERS. RECOGNITION, RR. Recognition EE. A. CC. 1 .1 .The TheUnion, Union,having havingbeen beencertified certifiedby bythe theNational NationalMediation Mediation OO.

5 Board, is hereby recognized by the Company as the collective Board, is hereby recognized by the Company as the collective GG. bargaining representative of the craft or class ofof Flight bargaining representative of the craft or class Flight Attendants in the employ of the Company to represent such NN. Attendants in the employ of the Company to represent such employeesand employees andtotonegotiate negotiateand andconclude concludean anAgreement Agreementwith with II. the Company covering rates of pay, rules the Company covering rates of pay, rules and working and working TT. conditions,ininaccordance conditions, accordancewith withthe theRailway RailwayLabor LaborAct.

6 Act . II. OO. 2 .2 .The TheCompany Companyrecognizes recognizesthe theright rightofofthe theFlight FlightAttendants Attendantsinin itsemploy its employtotoperform performFlight FlightAttendant Attendantwork workofofthe thenature naturethey they NN. have customarily and traditionally performed;. have customarily and traditionally performed; provided, provided, however,that however, thatnothing nothingherein hereinshall shallbebedeemed deemedtotolimit limitororrestrain restrain the Company's existing right to revise duties from time tototime the Company's existing right to revise duties from time time asasthe theCompany Companydeems deemsnecessary necessaryfor forthe theneeds needsofofthe theservice service andprovided, and provided,further, further.

7 That thatnothing nothingherein hereinshall shallbe beconstrued construedtoto limit in any way the Company's right to assign supervisory oror limit in any way the Company's right to assign supervisory other personnel other personnel toto perform perform non- Flight non- Flight Attendant Attendant functions . functions . Supervisory oror other Supervisory other personnel personnel ofof the the Company Company shall shall not not perform Flight Attendant work, except in perform Flight Attendant work, except in emergencies, for emergencies, for instruction purposes, or as otherwise instruction purposes, or as otherwise provided in this provided in this Agreement .

8 Agreement . B. Successorshipand andMergers Mergers 1 .1 .This ThisAgreement Agreementshall shallbe bebinding bindingupon uponany anysuccessor successorororassign assign of the Company unless and until changed of the Company unless and until changed in accordance with in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended . For as amended . For purposesofofthis purposes thisParagraph, Paragraph,aasuccessor successorororassign assignshall shallbe be defined as an entity which acquires all or substantially defined as an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the all of the assetsororequity assets equityofofthe theCompany Companythroughthroughaasingle singletransaction transaction or multi-step related transactions.

9 Or multi-step related transactions . 2 . 2 . No Nocontract contractororotherotherlegally legallybinding bindingcommitment commitmentinvolving involvingthe the transfer of ownership or control pursuant to transfer of ownership or control pursuant to a successorship a successorship transaction,whether transaction, whetherby bysale, sale,transfer transferororlease leaseofofthe theCompany Company or substantially all of its assets, will be signed or substantially all of its assets, will be signed or otherwise or otherwise enteredinto entered intounless unlessititisisagreed agreedas asaamaterial materialand andirrevocable irrevocable condition of entering into.

10 Concluding and implementing condition of entering into, concluding and implementing such such transaction that the rates of pay, rules and working transaction that the rates of pay, rules and working conditions conditions setforth set forthininthis thisAgreement Agreementwill willbe beassumed assumedby bythe thesuccessor successor employer,and employer, andemployees employeeson onthe thethen thencurrent currentFlight FlightAttendant Attendant Seniority List will be employed Seniority List will be employed in accordance within accordance with thethe provisions of this Agreement . The Company provisions of this Agreement . The Company shall give notice shall give notice Recognition, Successorship and Mergers 1.