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AFA US Airways MEC E-Line
for January 16, 2004
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- VOLUNTARY FURLOUGH 8 OPENING TODAY
- 1/15/04 INVOLUNTARY FURLOUGH INFORMATION
- Accessing The Hub
- AFA Local Numbers
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VOLUNTARY FURLOUGH
In accordance with the award issued by the arbitrator on January 14, 2004, the Company has announced a voluntary furlough. This furlough offer is being posted by the Company today and will be accessible through CATCREW and The Hub.
(See Below)
The duration of this voluntary furlough will be for either sixteen (16) months or twenty-two (22) months, expiring in either June 2005 or December 2005. The benefits associated for this voluntary furlough will be ninety (90) days of medical/dental benefits and unlimited online travel passes. (This is no greater than what was offered in the last voluntary furlough and is the minimum required by Sec.20 of the flight attendant agreement.) The bid for this voluntary furlough will close next Friday, January 23, 2004.
AFA and the Company have another dispute on this issue as we believe those flight attendants who were furloughed by the Company on January 15, 2004 are now entitled to all benefits associated with involuntary furlough as outlined in Sec.19 or our Agreement. We believe that if an insufficient number of flight attendants apply for this voluntary furlough that the most recently furloughed flight attendants will be able to pass recall when contacted by the Company. This is a right outlined in Sec.19. The Company does not agree with our position. Our legal counsel will be conferring with the arbitrator on this
issue, as we again believe the Company is attempting to circumvent our contract.
We will update the hotline and e-line as soon as additional information becomes available.
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ATTENTION 1/15/04 INVOLUNTARY FURLOUGHED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
As you may know, AFA successfully challenged the Company's decision to not offer a voluntary furlough with the Jan. 15 involuntary furlough when on Jan. 14 an arbitrator ruled that the Company is in violation of the Restructuring Agreement for failing to offer a voluntary furlough. Accordingly, the Company has now offered a voluntary furlough.
How does the arbitrator's decision affect flight attendants involuntary furloughed effective Jan. 15? You will continue to be furloughed unless the Company can fill the 200 active positions with flight attendants willing to take a voluntary furlough. If you are contacted by the Company for recall, AFA maintains you have the right under Section 19 of the collective bargaining agreement to pass recall so long as there exists someone junior to you on the seniority list who can return to work.
In addition, if, as a result of the Company's failure to offer a voluntary furlough, you were involuntary furloughed and you have suffered a loss, the arbitrator will retain jurisdiction to remedy your loss. Please contact your local office if you believe you have been economically harmed as a result of the Company's breach of the contract.
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Accessing The Hub:
http://thehub.usairways.com
Logging in the first time your user name is u0(zero) and your five digit employee number. Your initial password is the first five digits of your social security number. Questions about the Hub? Call 800-327-0117 and listen for the catcrew help desk prompts.
AFA Local Numbers
Council 40 PIT 724-695-3329
Council 41 DCA 703-690-6859
Council 69 BOS 978-352-7401
Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
Council 82 LGA 201-803-6141
Council 89 CLT 704-527-0325
New Hotline Number Toll Free: 866-USA-AFA2
US AIRWAYS Benefits Information 800-872-4780
Reply to Inflight: askinflight@usairways.com
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