27010_Contract_JCBA-FA_v10-cover.pdf 1 4/5/17 7:41 AM 2016 – 2021 Flight Attendant Agreement Association of Flight Attendants – CWA 27010_Contract_JCBA-FA_v10-cover.indd170326_L01_CRV.indd 1 1 3/31/174/5/17 7:533:59 AMPM 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 . 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 . 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 1 SECTIONSECTION 1 1 1 RECOGNITION, SUCCESSORSHIP AND MERGERS RECOGNITION, SUCCESSORSHIP AND MERGERS RR EE A.A. Recognition Recognition CC O 11 . The. The Union, Union, having having been been certified certified by by the the National National Mediation Mediation O 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 of Flight bargaining representative of the craft or class of Flight NN AttendantsAttendants in in the the employ employ of of the the Company Company to to represent represent such such I I employeesemployees and and to to negotiate negotiate and and conclude conclude an an Agreement Agreement with with the Company covering rates of pay, rules and working TT the Company covering rates of pay, rules and working I conditions,conditions, in in accordance accordance with with the the Railway Railway Labor Labor Act Act . I OO 22 . The. The Company Company recognizes recognizes the the right right of of the the Flight Flight Attendants Attendants in in NN itsits employ employ to to perform perform Flight Flight Attendant Attendant work work of of the the nature nature they they havehave customarilycustomarily andand traditionallytraditionally performed;performed; provided,provided, however,however, that that nothing nothing herein herein shall shall be be deemed deemed to to limit limit or or restrain restrain thethe Company’s Company’s existing existing right right to to revise revise duties duties from from time time to to time time asas the the Company Company deems deems necessary necessary for for the the needs needs of of the the service service andand provided, provided, further, further, that that nothing nothing herein herein shall shall be be construed construed to to limitlimit in in any any way way the the Company’s Company’s right right to to assign assign supervisory supervisory or or otherother personnelpersonnel toto performperform non-Flightnon-Flight AttendantAttendant functionsfunctions . SupervisorySupervisory oror otherother personnelpersonnel ofof thethe CompanyCompany shallshall notnot performperform FlightFlight AttendantAttendant work,work, exceptexcept inin emergencies,emergencies, forfor instructioninstruction purposes,purposes, oror asas otherwiseotherwise providedprovided inin thisthis AgreementAgreement . B.B. Successorship Successorship and and Mergers Mergers 11 . This. This Agreement Agreement shall shall be be binding binding upon upon any any successor successor or or assign assign ofof the the Company Company unless unless and and until until changed changed in in accordance accordance with with thethe provisionsprovisions ofof thethe RailwayRailway LaborLabor Act,Act, asas amendedamended . ForFor purposespurposes of of this this Paragraph, Paragraph, a a successor successor or or assign assign shall shall be be defineddefined as as an an entity entity which which acquires acquires all all or or substantially substantially all all of of the the assetsassets or or equity equity of of the the Company Company through through a a single single transaction transaction oror multi-step multi-step related related transactions transactions . 22 . No. No contract contract or or other other legally legally binding binding commitment commitment involving involving the the transfertransfer of of ownership ownership or or control control pursuant pursuant to to a a successorship successorship transaction,transaction, whether whether by by sale, sale, transfer transfer or or lease lease of of the the Company Company oror substantially substantially all all of of its its assets, assets, will will be be signed signed or or otherwise otherwise enteredentered into into unless unless it it is is agreed agreed as as a a material material and and irrevocable irrevocable conditioncondition of of entering entering into, into, concluding concluding and and implementing implementing such such transactiontransaction that that the the rates rates of of pay, pay, rules rules and and working working conditions conditions setset forth forth in in this this Agreement Agreement will will be be assumed assumed by by the the successor successor employer,employer, and and employees employees on on the the then then current current Flight Flight Attendant Attendant SenioritySeniority ListList willwill bebe employedemployed inin accordanceaccordance withwith thethe provisionsprovisions of of this this Agreement Agreement . The. The Company Company shall shall give give notice 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 U .S C. 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 . 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 . 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