Collective Bargaining Agreement

2005-2010

Contract Dispute 2003-2009

May 1, 2003

Mr. Gregory E. Davidowitch, President

UAL/AFA Master Executive Council

Association of Flight Attendants

6400 Shafer Court, Suite 250

Rosemont, IL 60018

Dear Mr. Davidowitch:

Following the discussions leading to the 2003-2009 Restructuring Agreement, the Company’s opinion was that three provisions of the Agreement remained intact, and the Association disagreed. In order to avoid delay in distribution of the new Agreement, the parties agreed that should it become necessary to utilize any of these provisions as written herein, the Company will provide advance notice to the Association. The disagreement on the applicability of this language shall be submitted to binding arbitration. It is further agreed that each Section shall be submitted to a different Arbitrator.

The disputed provisions of the Agreement are highlighted below and read as follows:

Section 7.I.

Maximum Duty Time
1. A Flight Attendant shall not be scheduled to be on duty in excess of the following limitations, except that with the concurrence of the Union Local Schedule Committee, a Flight Attendant may be scheduled on duty up to fourteen and one-half (14 1/2) hours.
  
  For Duty Period Starting Scheduled Actual
  
  0500-1859 13 14 1/2
  
  1900-0459 * 11 1/2 13
*When, on a block-to-block basis, the duty period contains a break of at least five (5) hours or twice the number of hours of duty aloft in the duty period preceding the break, whichever is greater, thirteen (13) hours shall apply or twelve (12) hours for a duty period starting 0000-0459.

The above duty time provisions are based on the Flight Attendant's home domicile time.

For Duty Period Starting	Scheduled	Actual
0500-1859	13	14 1/2
1900-0459	* 11 1/2	13

Section 12.C.7.

Reserves

(1) Reserve assignments to Language Qualified IDs will be made first to Flight Attendants on Language Qualified reserve lines.

Section 12.U.

The Company may designate specific reserve lines of flying for Language Qualified Flight Attendants.

Sincerely,

/s/Frank Colosi

Frank Colosi

Director Labor Relations

Onboard Service

*END OF LETTER*

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