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Reassignment - Line Guarantee & Minimum Pay and Credit
Line Guarantee provides pay protection for all scheduled IDs assigned to a lineholder during the month, by guaranteeing the dollar value of hourly flight pay and premium position pay. The guarantee could increase through trip trades, RDOs, picking up open flying, overlap trips, and IDs assigned for drafting. Conversely, trips dropped through an RDO, end of the month conflict, ANP, DNF, time decreased through a trip trade, or a declined line guarantee reassignment would all contribute to a decrease in line guarantee.
Reassignments as a result of involuntary loss of all or a part of an ID are covered in Section 8.J. (domestic), and Section 12.I. (international). These sections are applicable when IDs cancel or when a Flight Attendant is not legal for the next ID at the home domicile.
Section 8.J. and 12.I. Reassignment Parameters
Section 8.J. and 12.I. reassignments may only be made at the home domicile. Reassignments away from home are covered in Sections 9.I., 9.K., 12.Q., and 12.R. Line Guarantee applies to one schedule month only and reassignments into the new month may only be made if there is time lost in the new month because of an overlap trip.
A reassignment must comply with legalities for her/his next scheduled assignment, including 30-in-7 and 8-in-24 domestically, 24-in-7 and 1-in-7 for both operations and must fall within quarterly and monthly maximums.
Domestically, Flight Attendants may not be reassigned to more than one ID. Internationally, a Flight Attendant may not be reassigned to more than one ID if the original assignment was four days or less, and to no more than two IDs if the original assignment was more than four days.
The reassignment may not interfere with previously unassigned days preceding vacation days. Although, if the reassignment infringes upon the start of vacation due to a late arrival, that vacation day will not be restored unless the minimum monthly days off requirement has not been met.
If a Flight Attendant is subject to reassignment when losing only part of the original ID, the crew desk should do everything possible to schedule a reassignment on the same day and avoid holding the Flight Attendant for assignment on the following day.
Reassignment priority should first be given to reassigning an ID in the same operation, Domestic or International, the same number of days, and the same number of hours as the original ID. However, if these preferences are not available, the company has the ability to make a reassignment to recoup the lost time and the Flight Attendant will be paid the greater of the two assignments.
Line Guarantee reassignments provide that a lineholder be assigned to an “open ID.” While there may be circumstances where the company invokes its right to reassign a reserve, an ID assigned to a reserve is no longer “open.”
When required to contact the company at a later time for a reassignment, Flight Attendants are only required to contact the crew desk at a prearranged time once per day including the day encompassing the additional 24 hours. For example: If the scheduler is not able to make an immediate reassignment when contacting the Flight Attendant about the change in the ID, which could take place after checking in for an ID at the airport, the prearranged contact time should not be scheduled until the following morning.
A reassignment may not be made in an attempt to recoup time lost earlier in the month. Additionally, a reassignment may not be made if there is no time to recoup. For instance, if a Flight Attendant has two 5 hour one-day trips back-to back, and the first trip turns into a 10 hour two-day trip, there should be no reassignment for the second one-day trip that the Flight Attendant can no longer work.
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Example of a Domestic Reassignment
On November 11, ID 2188 cancels and the Flight Attendant receives pay guarantee (GUAR) for the trip and is eligible for reassignment under Section 8.J. The reassignment is limited to one ID, must return the Flight Attendant to the home domicile by 0958 on November 14 (24 hours after original return), and may not cause any legalities that would create a conflict with their next scheduled ID on November 15.
DSPLOF9999A/SFO/11/999999/MAINLINER,MARY *D* |
CHGID/ 2188 DTE 11/11/03 EQUIP REG DOM SFO CAT S 3 TZ |
In this case, the only trip available for reassignment is the same ID on the 12th, which returns the Flight Attendant home within the 24 hour requirement.
DSPLOF9999A/SFO/11/999999/MAINLINER,MARY *D* |
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Example of an International Line Guarantee Reassignment
After reporting for duty on April 17th for ID 5199, the flight cancels just before boarding.
>>DSPLOF0180C/SFO/04/22785/BARKLEY,THOMAS D* SU 04 -- 11 -- 18 -- 25 -- 02 -- MO 05 -- 12 -- 19 -- 26 -- 03 TU 06 13 -- 20 -- 27 04 WE 07 14 -- 21 -- 28 05 TH 01 08 15 22 29 06 2118 FR 02 09 16 23 30 2726 07 2164 SA 03 2565 10 9344 17 5199 24 8513 01 -- 08 -- GAR MIN ACT FTM MAX QAC QPJ QMX OPTING 10105 6118 8309 10203 9629 15716 18934 18400 BID OPS RDO 10629 19400 N Y N NO DIAGNOSTICS:0180C |
XXXDSL 5199 EFF 04/04/04 THRU 04/17/04 DOM SFO EQP OVR CAT S14 |
DSPLOF0180C/SFO/04/22785/BARKLEY,THOMAS D* |
The crew desk sends the Flight Attendants home for a legal rest and instructs them to call the crew desk at 1200 Noon on April 18, 2004 for possible 12.I. reassignment. At noon, Thomas Barkley calls the crew desk and is advised of the following reassignment:
XXXDSL 6097 EFF 04/13/04 THRU 04/18/04 DOM SFO EQP OVR CAT S 5 |
After completing the reassignment, the Flight Attendant arrives in SFO from OGG and when he contacts the crew desk, he is given the following reassignment:
XXXDSL 2677 EFF 04/05/04 THRU 04/20/04 DOM SFO EQP REG CAT S 3 |
DSPLOF0180C/SFO/04/22785/BARKLEY,THOMAS D* |
Option to Decline a Reassignment
Flight Attendants have the option to decline the reassignment if the number of Reserves is equal to, or greater than the projected number of Flight Attendants needed for the specific time of the reassignment. When you decline a reassignment, your line projection and guarantee will be reduced by the amount of the original assignment or time lost in the ID. If a Flight Attendant (such as Thomas Barkley in the example on pages 4 & 5) is subject to reassignment from a 5 day International ID and she/he works one reassigned ID, but then declines the second, her/his line projection will not be reduced by the full value of the original trip. Rather, the first reassignment will be considered and the line guarantee will be reduced by the difference between the first reassignment and the value of the original ID.
Keep in mind that the crew desk considers many factors in determining what adequate Reserve coverage means. Situations such as Reserves having high time early in the month, anticipated inclement weather or irregular operations, all may have an impact on determining when scheduling approves a declined Reassignment. In short, declining a Reassignment is based on operational needs.
The decision to decline a reassignment must be made at the time given and is final. Once accepted, the assignment cannot be declined. Once declined, a Flight Attendant cannot be required to accept an assignment. Declining a reassignment will not decrease the quarterly maximum or preclude a Flight Attendant from picking up time through priority number 1 in open flying, or RDO from another Flight Attendant.
Example of Option to Decline>>DSPLOF1908A/DCA/04/231006/HUNTER,DANIEL *D |
XXXDSL 1152 EFF 04/10/04 THRU 05/01/04 DOM DCA EQP REG CAT S 3 |
Flight 1298 is delayed for servicing leaving MIA, which will result in the crew misconnecting for the additional segments in their ID.
CHGID/ 1152 DTE 04/17/04 EQUIP REG DOM DCA CAT S 3 TZ |
On arrival at IAD, Flight Attendants check with the crew desk and there is no reassignment available. They are asked to call the following morning at 0600 for a possible Line Guarantee reassignment.
CHGID/ 1152 DTE 04/17/04 EQUIP REG DOM DCA CAT S 3 TZ CREW: FS M N EQP D FLT# DT DPTARV DPTR ARVL L/O TTLS TTLA ACM DTM RMKS 37B 733 17 IADMIA 0914=1128= 140 237 214 214 37B 1298 17 MIAIAD 1406=1647= 03 234 239 453 902 TOTAL TIME 511 FLT TIME 453 TMA 902 M-MEAL BOARDED-1298/17 MIA FLT DT STA REASON TIME PID 1298 17 IAD MSCX/END ID CK FOR 8J RASN/ARM 172147 OPB 44118 1298 17 IAD CREW ADVD TO CALL AT 0600/18 FOR 172247 OPB 44116 1298 17 IAD PSBL 8J RASN……………………………………………SS 172247 OPB 44116 |
When Daniel Hunter calls the crew desk at 0600 on April 18, he declines a reassignment and is permitted to because reserve coverage for April 18 is adequate at DCA. The line of flying is reduced by the amount of time lost from the original ID 1152/17APR.
>>DSPLOF1908A/DCA/04/231006/HUNTER,DANIEL *D |
Contract References:
Section 8 - Minimum Pay and Credit
Section 12 - International
