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. 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.

2 180. 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 .. 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.

3 323. 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. 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.

4 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 . 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,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.

5 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 . 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.

6 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, 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 .

7 The Company provisions of this Agreement . The Company shall give notice shall give notice Recognition, Successorship and Mergers 1. Recognition, Successorship and Mergers 1. of the existence of this Agreement to any purchaser, transferee, lessee, or assignee of the operation covered by this Agreement or any substantial part thereof. Such notice shall be in writing with a copy to the Union, at the time the seller, transferor, or lessor executes a definitive Agreement with respect to a transaction as herein described. 3. In the event of a merger of airline operations between the Company and another air carrier the Company will require, as a condition of any such operational merger that provisions be included requiring that the surviving carrier provide for fair and equitable integration of the pre-merger Flight Attendant seniority list in accordance with the McCaskill-Bond Amendment, 42 Section 42112. 4. In the event of a merger of airline operations, this Agreement shall be considered to be amendable as provided in the Duration Section of this Agreement and Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act.

8 Integration of the Flight Attendant groups shall not occur until the applicable seniority lists are merged pursuant to procedures as described above, and Agreement is reached over rates of pay, rules, and working conditions for the post-merger craft or class. Prior to such Agreement , the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall continue to apply to the employees whose names appear on the Flight Attendant System Seniority List. 5. The following additional requirements shall be applicable in the event of a merger, purchase or acquisition involving the Company, regardless of the identity of the surviving carrier or whether formerly separate operations are to be integrated. a. Unless and until any operational merger is finally effectuated, the Union will continue to be recognized as the representative of the pre-merger Company Flight Attendants, so long as such recognition is consistent with the Railway Labor Act and any applicable rulings or orders of the National Mediation Board.

9 Recognition of a post-merger representative shall be governed by the Railway Labor Act and by any applicable rulings or orders of the National Mediation Board. b. Subject to applicable securities and other laws and regulations, the Company will review with the Union the details of any material agreements relating to successorship transactions in a timely manner, provided that no financial or other confidential business information need be disclosed unless suitable arrangements are made for protecting the confidentiality and use of such information. 2 Recognition, Successorship and Mergers c. In advance of any operational integration, the Company or surviving carrier, if different than the Company, will accept the integrated seniority list accomplished in accordance with the McCaskill-Bond Amendment, 42 Section 42112. d. The inflight operations of the Company and those of the other air carrier shall be kept separate unless and until the processes described in Paragraphs and above, are completed.

10 During such time of separate operations, Flight Attendants shall not be interchanged without the Union's written consent. e. Until the processes described in Paragraphs and above are completed, no employee covered by this Agreement shall be furloughed as an effect of the merger, purchase or acquisition. f. The Company or surviving carrier, if different than the Company, shall meet promptly with the Union upon request to negotiate the implementation of the requirements of this Paragraph. 6. The Company agrees to arbitrate any grievance filed by the Union alleging a violation of this Section on an expedited basis directly before the System Board of Adjustment sitting with a neutral arbitrator mutually acceptable to both parties. If a mutually agreed upon arbitrator cannot be selected within three (3) days of the filing, an arbitrator will be selected pursuant to Section 24 of this Agreement (System Board of Adjustment). The dispute shall be heard no later than thirty (30) days following the submission to the System Board (subject to the availability of the arbitrator), and shall be decided no later than thirty (30) days following submission, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.