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SENIORITY FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PERFORMING NON-FLYING OR SUPERVISORY DUTIES

As reported in the May 22, 2007 Eline the MEC unanimously voted to amend section 16.G.1 of the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement to allow Flight Attendants performing non-flying or supervisory duties the ability to accrue seniority for the time spent performing such duties. You can read the May 22, 2007 Eline by following the link below:
http://www.afausairways.org/Eline/may26_07.htm

This decision was debated at length by the MEC and a Letter of Agreement was drafted. The Letter of Agreement was signed on June 18, 2007.

As discussed in the May Eline, the MEC believed the decades old practice and contractual language allowing for seniority accrual that was changed in 2004 has led to unintended consequences. The MEC believes having as many Flight Attendant in these positions is more beneficial to the membership than not.

The MEC also believed the accrual of seniority for Flight Attendants performing non-flying or supervisory duties should have a "cost" associated with it, therefore Flight Attendants who wish to accrue seniority during the time spent performing non-flying duties must fly one trip per quarter, at their seniority, in the domicile where such duties are performed. This requirement will bring those that are off the line into the field on a regular basis. The MEC believes this will benefit our members by exposing such Flight Attendants to the day to day realities of our job.

I have attached the Letter of Agreement below but here are some of the key components:

• Seniority for Flight Attendants who are currently performing non-flying or supervisory duties will be adjusted from January 10, 2005, the effective date of the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement until June 18, 2007, the effective date of the Letter of Agreement. Flight Attendants currently in those roles will begin to accrue seniority upon the June 18, 2007 effective date provided they meet the one trip per quarter requirement.
   
• Flight Attendants who accept a non flying or supervisory position after the effective date of the Letter of Agreement will continue to accrue seniority from the date they accept such a position provided they meet the one trip per quarter requirement.
   
• The one trip per quarter must be flown in the domicile where the Flight Attendant performs the non-flying duties and at the Flight Attendants' seniority.
   
• The one trip per quarter may be for any duration and may include OPR.
   
• When flying such trip the Flight Attendant must inform the crew(s) of their position within the Company and will be prohibited from acting in a supervisory capacity or issuing discipline during the required trip.
   
• East Flight Attendants will not be afforded the provision of the Letter of Agreement if they serve as Inflight Operational supervisors until the period of separate operation is concluded per the Transition Agreement.
   
• Flight Attendants who accept a position of manager or above (a management position) will accrue seniority for the first 90 days after accepting such a position and will remain on the seniority list for a period of one year at which time they will forfeit their position on the System Seniority List (current language).
   
• The parties understand the provisions of the Letter of Agreement apply to the East Flight Attendant Agreement and the provisions of the Single Agreement will govern once the Single Agreement becomes effective.

Thank you,

Mike Flores, President
The US Airways Master Executive Council
AFA-CWA

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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
between
US AIRWAYS, INC.
and
THE ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS -
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PERFORMING NON-FLYING OR SUPERVISORY DUTIES

THIS LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between US Airways, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and the Flight Attendants in the service of US Airways, Inc as represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL CIO (hereinafter referred to as the "Union").

WHEREAS the parties agree that it is in the best interest of the Company and the Union to attract and retain Flight Attendants in non-flying or supervisory duties, and

WHEREAS the parties agree the provisions of the Flight Attendant Agreement between US Airways, Inc. and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, dated January 10, 2005 ("the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement") limit the ability to retain and attract Flight Attendants in non-flying or supervisory duties, and

WHEREAS except as provided herein, the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect:

THEREFORE IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Effective on the signing date of this letter, the accrual of seniority for competitive bidding (herein referred to as seniority) for Flight Attendants currently performing non-flying or supervisory duties within the Inflight Department and holding a position on the East Seniority list will recommence subject to the following conditions:

a. Seniority for such Flight Attendants will be adjusted in accordance with Section 16.G.1.a of the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement until the date of signing of this letter. Upon the signing date of this Letter of Agreement seniority will begin to accrue.

b. A Flight Attendant performing non-flying or supervisory duties will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for all purposes for the duration of the performance of such duties, provided the Flight Attendant flies one trip per quarter. Nothing in this Letter entitles a Flight Attendant performing non-flying or supervisory duties to fly more than one trip per quarter unless as part of the Inflight Management Co-Fly Program.

c. For the purpose of picking up the quarterly trip, a Flight Attendant performing non-flying or supervisory duties shall utilize her/his system seniority in the domicile in which the non-flying or supervisory duties are performed. The Flight Attendant will fly trips from the domicile in which the non-flying or supervisory duties are performed. East Fight Attendants performing non-flying duties in PHX/LAS will be exempt from the one trip requirement until the period of separate operation is concluded per the Transition Agreement between the Company and the Union, however such Flight Attendants will begin to accrue seniority upon the date of signing of this letter. East Flight Attendants serving as Inflight Operational Supervisors in the PHX/LAS domicile will not be afforded the provisions of this letter until the period of separate operations is concluded per the Transition Agreement between the Company and the Union.

d. If the Flight Attendant's system seniority entitles the Flight Attendant to Lineholder status, the Flight Attendant shall use the A/IL in accordance with Section 9.E.2 (Future Scheduling for Lineholders); otherwise the Flight Attendant will be processed as a Reserve in LTO in accordance with Section 11.B.

e. The trip flown may be of any duration. A Flight Attendant processed as a Reserve in LTO may be awarded or assigned OPR. A Flight Attendant performing in a non-flying or supervisory position who is in Reserve status will, upon notification to Crew Scheduling, have an LTO of 0:00 and will be required to fly a trip or may select or be awarded OPR, if available at the time of Reserve processing.

f. Upon request, the Union will be provided with a quarterly printout no later than thirty (30) days following the end of the previous quarter. This printout will include all Flight Attendants performing non-flying or supervisory duties during that quarter, as well as the trip, if any, flown in that quarter.

g. Absent mitigating circumstances, such as sick, leave of absence, unfit for duty, personal emergency, etc., a Flight Attendant performing non-flying or supervisory duties who does not fulfill the requirements of Paragraph 1.b above will forfeit her/his ability to continue to accrue seniority. Should the Company and the Union fail to agree on such mitigating circumstances, the matter will be submitted to Expedited Arbitration pursuant to Section 24 of the Flight Attendant Agreement.

h. Flight Attendants who are currently performing non-flying or supervisory duties shall be required, within thirty days (30) of the date of signing of this letter to provide, in writing, notification to the Company and the Union, willingness to comply with the provision of this Letter of Agreement. Failure by a Flight Attendant serving in a non-flying or supervisory position to do so will render the Flight Attendant ineligible for the benefits provided by the provisions of this Letter of Agreement.

i. Flight Attendants performing non-flying or supervisory duties must inform the crew(s) or other OPR Flight Attendant(s) of their position within the Company, and will perform all of the required duties and requirements of line Flight Attendants. Such Flight Attendants will be prohibited from acting in a supervisory capacity or issuing discipline during the required per quarter trip or OPR assignment.

j. Once assigned/awarded a trip, such Flight Attendant will not be removed from the trip or OPR assignment to perform Company business unless mitigating circumstances warrant such removed. Should the Company and the Union fail to agree on such mitigating circumstances, the matter will be submitted to Expedited Arbitration pursuant to Section 24 of the Flight Attendant Agreement.

2. Flight Attendants performing non-flying or supervisory duties who are on furlough or Voluntary Leave status will not be required to fulfill the above provisions until returned to active status, at which time they will have thirty (30) days to provide the letter of compliance provided herein. Flight Attendants performing non-flying or supervisory duties on furlough or Voluntary leave shall continue to retain their seniority and longevity pursuant to the terms of the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement.

3. A Flight Attendant accepting a non-flying or supervisor position after the date of signing of this Letter of Agreement will not be subject to the provisions of Section 16.G.1.a of the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement provided such Flight Attendant fulfills the requirements of paragraph 1 of this Letter of Agreement.

4. Flight Attendants transferring to a position of manager or above, as defined in the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement, Section 16.G.2, are not eligible for the provisions of this Letter of Agreement.

5. Flight Attendants on Company business will subject to the provisions of this letter of agreement and responsible for flying at least one trip quarterly.

6. This Letter of Agreement shall be effective on the date of signing and will continue in full force and effect with the 2004 Flight Attendant Agreement. The parties understand that these provisions are effective under the East Flight Attendant Agreement and that the provisions of the Single Agreement will govern once the Single Agreement becomes effective.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Letter of
Agreement this ______, 2007


FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR US AIRWAYS, INC.
OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CWA, AFL-CIO


____________________ __________________
Patricia Friend E. Allen Hemenway
International President Vice President
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO Labor Relations


WITNESS: WITNESS:


____________________ _______________
Mike Flores Sherri Shamblin
MEC President US Airways Vice President, Inflight


________________
Cindi Simone
Director, Labor Relations


_________________
Paul Kinsey
Director, InFlight Planning and
Administration
 

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