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Thank you,

The US Airways MEC
AFA-CWA

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Date: Thursday, 1 February 2007 09:53 ET
Subject: MAR. VPLOA AWARDS-IMPORTANT INFO

At the request of the AFA, the Company has agreed to offer as many Voluntary Personal Leaves of Absence (VPLOA) as possible. In order to increase the number of VPLOA, the Company and the Union have agreed to the following terms. If you are awarded a VPLOA, please carefully review the important information below.

February awards have been posted to theHub.

1. Voluntary Personal Leaves of Absence (VPLOA) have been awarded for the month of March 2007 in accordance with 20.A.2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

2. In order to offer as many leaves as possible while satisfying the Company's need to staff the airline at transition time, the following rules will apply regarding carry-over trips for Flight Attendants awarded a Voluntary Personal Leaves of Absence (VPLOA):

a. Lineholder flight attendants, who have been awarded a VPLOA and are holding a carry-over trip, will be responsible for the completion of all duty periods that carry into the month of the awarded VPLOA, unless otherwise relieved of the obligation pursuant to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Such flight attendant is eligible in accordance with the contract to utilize ETB, AIL, and swap for his/her carry-over trip. Pay for the February VPLOA month will be paid on the March 15th paycheck.

b. Reserve flight attendants, who have been awarded a VPLOA and have been assigned a carry-over trip, will be responsible for the completion of all duty periods that carry into the month of the awarded VPLOA, unless otherwise relieved of the obligation pursuant to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The March monthly screen will reflect a LOA (Leave of Absence) code on March 1-3. When Scheduling awards or assigns a reserve a carry-over trip, the LOA code for each day will be removed to allow the trip to be added. Pay for the March VPLOA month will be paid on the April 15th paycheck.

c. Flight Attendants will be permitted to pick up a trip from AIL, ETB, or swap/trade a carry-over trip in the month of the awarded VPLOA in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.


Thank you.
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Council 40 PIT 724-695-3329
Council 41 DCA 703-212-8090
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Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
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