Q: What are my rights
if I am displaced, and where in the contract can I find them?
A: The Flight Attendant Agreement
provides certain rights for flight attendants that are displaced.
Please review Section 5 (Moving Expenses) and Section 18 (Filling of Vacancies).
Q: How will I be notified
if I am being displaced?
A: Effected flight attendants
will be notified my mail, effected active flight attendants will also receive
notice via their Company mail-files.
Q: Can a flight attendant
that is out on a leave, a voluntary furlough, or an involuntary furlough
be displaced?
A: Yes.
Q: To what base can I transfer
if I am displaced?
A: You will be able to transfer
to any base where there is a flight attendant that is junior to you. [§18.D]
As of June 2002, flight attendant domiciles are BOS, CLT, CLW, DCA, LGA,
PHL, PHW, PIT and PIW.
Q: Can I be displaced more
than once?
A: Yes. A flight attendant
can be displaced until he/she is senior enough to hold his/her base.
Q: I’ve been displaced,
but want to go back to my former domicile as soon as possible. Do
I have a priority right of return over other flight attendants?
A: Yes. Flight Attendants
who are displaced are entitled to a “priority right of return” to that
domicile when openings become available. In order to exercise this
right of return, the flight attendant must fill out the preference form
within 30 days of being displaced, and must not subsequently voluntarily
transfer to another base. Transfers from domestic to ITD flying at
a single city (for example, PHL to PHW) will not disqualify a flight attendant
from exercising his/her right of return. [§18.I]
Q: How will I get bid information
for my new base?
A: BWI flight attendants
will have bid information and trip sheets for their new base placed in
their mail-files by BWI Inflight Services. (Flight attendants being
displaced from other domiciles should contact their Inflight Supervisor)
Q: Will I need to attend
additional training upon displacement to a new domicile?
A: Possibly. You should
contact your Inflight Supervisor as soon as you are awarded your new base
to determine if you need additional training.
Q: If I am displaced, will
the Company pay for my move?
A: Yes, under certain conditions.
[§5]
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Your move must take place within
3 years of the effective date of your transfer; [§5.B.7.a]
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Your new home must be within
200 miles of your new domicile; [§5.B.7.b] and
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Your new home must be at least
50 miles, or 50% the distance between the old domicile and the new domicile
(whichever is less), from your old home. For example, if the distance
between BWI and DCA is 38 miles, your new home must be at least 19 miles
from your old home to qualify for moving expenses. [§5.B.7.c]
Q: If I am displaced, will the
Company purchase my house if I am unable to sell it?
A: No, unless you are being
displaced as a result of the closing of a domicile. [§5.C]
Q: Will I be
given time off to move?
A: Yes. Upon request,
each flight attendant is entitled to 5 consecutive days, free from all
duty, for the purpose of moving. Flight Attendants will not be automatically
granted an additional 5 days off, however additional days off will be added
to existing days off. For example: a reserve flight attendant
has 6/5, 6/6, and 6/7 off. The flight attendant can request moving
days at this time, and the Company will add two additional day off on either
end of these existing days off. Therefore, the flight attendant may
have as moving days June 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or June 4,
5, 6, 7, 8. [§5.B.6]
Q: Can Crew Scheduling move
days off in my line around to create a block of five days for moving purposes?
A: No. Scheduling cannot
move days off around in your line. Scheduling is required to add
additional days to your existing days off to equate to 5 consecutive days
free from all duty.
Q: Will I get paid for moving
days?
A: Three (3) of the five
(5) moving days will be with pay and credit if:
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Lineholder: You have a
scheduled trip in your line award (Primary, SAP or Secondary) that drops
because of moving days;
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Reserve: A trip is flow
junior to you on those days.
[§5B.6.a.(1) & (2)]
Q: Besides my
5 moving days, what other assistance settling into my new base am I entitled
to?
A: During the settling day
period, you will be reimbursed for actual reasonable meals, reasonable
hotel costs, related transportation and telephone calls incurred by you
and eligible family members. Extraordinary expenses will be
allowed as circumstances indicate. [§5.B.6.e]
Q: What moving expenses
will the Company pay for displaced BWI based flight attendants?
A: Flight Attendants who
are required to move as a result of a base closing will be provided with
moving and settling expenses, per §5 of the Flight Attendants Agreement
and with Real Estate Assistance. A flight attendant is entitled to
Moving and Settling expenses for three (3) years following the date of
the base closing. [§5.B.7.a] However, Real Estate Assistance
must be requested no earlier than 90 days before the base closing and no
later than 90 days after that base closes. [§5.C.3]
Q: If I am displaced more
than once, how are my rights to moving expenses effected?
A: A flight attendant may
become eligible for moving expenses under the Agreement more than one time.
EXAMPLE:
Flight Attendant
is displaced from BWI to DCA in February 2002. He/She decides not
to move from his/her home in BWI. In June 2002, he/she is displaced
from DCA to PHL. The flight attendant qualified for moving expenses
in February 2002 and in June 2002. Since he/she chose not to move
in February 2002, he/she may only receive expenses for the June 2002 move
to PHL.
However, had the flight attendant
in the above example actually moved from BWI to DCA in February 2002, and
then been required to move from DCA to PHL in June 2002, he/she would be
eligible to receive expenses for both moves.
When electing to make a move,
the flight attendant must let the Company know which of the displacement
events will be used for the calculation of moving expense benefits under
§5. [§5.B.7.f]
Q: Will the Company pay to move
my belongings?
A: Displaced flight attendants
will have their personal and household goods moved at Company expense.
However, you must move within three (3) years of the effective date of
your displacement. [§5.B.7.a]
Q: Is there a
limit to what the Company will move?
A: The Company will pay the
normal expenses of packing and moving ordinary household goods and personal
effects – furniture and clothing – up to a maximum of 16,000 pounds. [§5.B.1]
Q: What about my appliances?
A: The Company will pay the
costs of normal services at origin and destination of appliances such as
refrigerators, deep-freezers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, or similar
items that might suffer damage in transit if not properly services. [§5.B.1]
Q: What en-route moving
expenses will the Company pay?
A: Mileage reimbursement
– based on the Corporate standard rate per mile – between the old and new
domicile will be allowed to transport up to two cars registered in either
your or your spouse’s, or domestic partner’s name. [§5.B.4]
This reimbursement will be limited to the mileage stated on the official
AAA mileage charts, or based on the most direct route. You must provide
verification of travel, using either dated gas or toll receipts, or service
station odometer vouchers. If substantiated by receipts, parking
and toll charges will be reimbursed. In addition, reasonable and
actual expenses for meals and lodging will be reimbursed if substantiated
by original receipts.
Q: How do I get my expense
money?
A: You will need to document
all of your transfer-related expenses on a Moving Expense Form. Once
completed, submit it to Inflight Services for approval. You may request
an advance for estimated expenses, however an advance will need to be supported
by a Moving Expense Report once actual expenses are realized. Expense
advances should be arranged through Inflight Services.
Q: Will the Company
insure my move?
A: Insurance coverage for
the moving of household and personal effects will be provided in accordance
with Company policy. [§5.B.3] For more information, contact
your Inflight Supervisor.
Q: Who do I contact to start
the moving process?
A: Contact your Inflight
Supervisor.
Q: What is the policy concerning
a mobile home?
A: The Company will pay for
the movement of a single unit mobile home including packing and unblocking
at its present location and blocking and unpacking at the new location.
The Company will pay normal hook-up fees for gas and electric, excluding
any deposit requirements or rewireing of utility lines to the new mobile
home location. Roadworthy preparations are the responsibility of
the flight attendant. [§5.B.5]
AFA
- US Airways MEC
