Miami Surplus Transfer Award Effective August 1, 2003
The Miami Surplus transfer award is complete. Surplus transfers will be imposed on Flight Attendants with the SW classification seniority of August 23, 1992 (domicile seniority number of 578) and below. There were 10 Flight Attendants senior to that date that bid for and were awarded transfers during this process. The last 7 Flight Attendants on the transfer list did not bid and were assigned to a domicile.
On June 2, United announced a need for 350 Flight Attendants to be surplussed from Miami. The total actual surplus number was reduced to 279 due to voluntary transfers of active Flight Attendants above the surplus line, transfers accepted during the system transfer award, possible retirements, and the Company’s recognition that the same number of Flight Attendants will probably remain on voluntary furlough status for the furlough beginning on August 31, 2003.
| Domicile | Total Number of Transfers Awarded | SW Seniority of Most Junior Flight Attendant Awarded a Transfer at this Location |
|---|---|---|
| BOS | 30 | May 3, 1997 |
| DCA | 90 | February 2, 1998 |
| DEN | 8 | February 2, 1998 |
| JFK | 30 | February 19, 1995 |
| LAX | 10 | September 17, 1996 |
| ORD | 85 | June 9, 1996 |
| SEA | 6 | December 13, 1997 |
| SFO | 30 | February 2, 1998 |
Vacations
2003 vacations for all transferring and surplus Flight Attendants will be retained.
Schedule Conflicts
If your last July trip overlaps into the August schedule month, United will expect you to fly out the July MIA trip. United will provide you with travel time to your new domicile after completing your July schedule.
Recall Rights
Section 22.J.4.a. provides for a 540 day recall period from August 1, 2003 to January 22, 2005. Historically, if a recall does not occur within the first 540 days following the surplus, AFA has requested an extension of these recall rights without any objections from United.
Relocation Information and General Q and A
The United Transfer and Moving Supplemental Packet and MIA Surplus Questions and Answers Packet are available on our website, www.unitedafa.org.
Frequently Asked Question of the Day
Q: If Section 22.J.3.b. states that “Flight Attendants deemed to be surplus will be permitted to put a bid on file for all domiciles on the system,” then why weren’t LAS and PHL included on the bid page?
A: An agreement to keep LAS and PHL open as modified co-terminals was not reached until after the closing of the Miami surplus bid.
Q: Since LAS and PHL Flight Attendants are now able to remain in those locations, why can’t the same thing be done for MIA surplus Flight Attendants?
A: AFA has advocated for many ways to keep MIA Flight Attendants from being surplussed. The surplus exists because of United’s decrease in scheduled flights out of Miami. Conversely, the flying in PHL and LAS has not changed. The company had simply intended to schedule that flying from different Flight Attendant domiciles.
Q: Why won’t the Company open the LAS and PHL base closure vacancies for a system transfer now that LAS and PHL Flight Attendants will not be taking those slots?
A: The vacancies posted for the LAS and PHL transfer bid were identified because the company planned to shift flying to other domiciles. This created the need for more Flight Attendants in those domiciles. Since LAS and PHL will remain open as modified co-terminals, the flying will continued to be scheduled with Flight Attendants based in these locations. This in turn cancels the vacancies for transfers to other domiciles.
