MEC Grievance Committee
Knowing your Contract is the best way to ensure your rights are protected every day. With a growing operation that runs nonstop 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, there will be times that disputes arise. Ensuring that the Union is made aware of issues in a timely manner is imperative to protecting our Contract. If you feel that your Contract is being violated, you must file a Local Council Worksheet.
Section 23 of our Contract provides a framework for what we should do when disputes arise. The first step of the grievance process is to file a worksheet with your Local Council. This allows the Grievance Committee to become aware of an issue and begin researching it to determine whether a violation/dispute exists.
Since January of 2026, Members have filed a total of 1,231 worksheets. That's an average of 137 worksheets per month (January - September 2026). Outlined below are statistics that are affecting the Flight Attendant population. This report also includes the current grievance cases (both contract and discipline) as well as the upcoming cases that your MEC Grievance Committee is handling.
Worksheet by the Section
Top Issues for All Flight Attendants:
2.I - Drafting
2.O.1 - Continuous Flight Time
4.S.1 - Boarding Pay
6.N.1 - Holding Time
6.S.1 - Domestic Duty Limits
22.D.1 - Attendance Points
Top Issues for Lineholders:
7.H.5 - Pick up / Trading Lead Time
7.H.19 - Combined Duty
7.Q.1 - Same Day RX
7.Q.5 - RX after leaving base
7.Q.6 - INE next pairing
7.R.1 - Restoration of Day off
Top Issues for Reserves:
8.G.1 - Ready Reserve Assignments
8.I.1.g.3 - Special Reserve Legalities
8.K.1 - Notice of Assignment
8.N.1 - Standby Assignments
8.O.1 - Call Out Pay
8.O.6 - 3 calls before UTC
Worksheets by Council
During this quarter, a total of 328 worksheets were filed systemwide. Below is a breakdown of submitted worksheets by Council per month beginning in August. Going forward, this report will include the worksheets by Council for every month.
Notice of Dispute (NOD)
When your Local Grievance Committee determines a violation exists, they then have to determine what the potential impact is to Flight Attendants. Does the violation affect only a single Flight Attendant or a group of Flight Attendants, or does it have the potential to affect all Flight Attendants? If the violation only affects a single Flight Attendant or a group of Flight Attendants, the Grievance Committee will file a Notice of Dispute (NOD) with the company to seek resolution to the violation. If the violation has caused any loss of pay, the resolution sought would be to make the Flight Attendant(s) whole.
DRC - Dispute Resolution Committee
What if the Local Committee can’t get to a resolution? If a NOD cannot be resolved at the local level, the next step would be to submit the NOD to the DRC (Dispute Resolution Committee). This Committee is made up of four (4) participants, two (2) appointed by the Union and two (2) appointed by the company.
The mission and purpose of the DRC is to: 1) promote the prompt, effective, and local resolution of disputes through the use of interest-based dispute resolution, and 2) preserve traditional arbitration primarily for timely adjudication of discharge grievances and contractual disputes that have significant and widespread impact among Flight Attendants.
During this quarter, 95 NOD’s were filed by Local Grievance Committees systemwide. Of those 95, 3 NOD’s were escalated to the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC).
MEC Grievances
When disputes are determined to have the potential to affect all Flight Attendants, these issues are raised to the MEC Grievance Committee, and an MEC Grievance is filed. These issues are then researched, and resolution is achieved by working with the Company to find a settlement or through the System Board process, which includes mediation and arbitration.
System Board of Adjustment
Listed below are the MEC grievances that are still active:
MEC 9-23 and MEC 10-23 both involving reassignment under 7.Q.6 were discussed in mediation and a settlement could not be reached. These have now been scheduled for arbitration.
MEC 1-26 filed when the company began issuing discipline for reserve Flight Attendants who are deemed to be out of position when converted to ready reserve and are not available in base at 00:01 for assignment.
MEC 3-26 filed when the company sent out communication in regard to a change in process for reassignment under 7.Q.2, reassignments with notice of one or more calendar days. Specifically, providing multiple pairings for a reassignment with no hotel provided between pairings and the threat of providing a MT if a Flight Attendant does not call for reassignment.
MEC 7-26 filed when the company continues to provide multiple reassignments under 7.Q.1 reassignments that happen the same day when the contract provides the ability to only provide a single reassignment.
Discipline
Three (3) Flight Attendants have returned to work in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the total number to eighteen (18) in 2026.
Top issues currently contributing to termination include:
Sick time abuse
Social Media
Attendance Points - 30 points
Alcohol/Drug Test
Conflict Trading
Fraudulent Documents
Crew Conflict
Contract knowledge is the foundation of our careers. As we continue through 2026 into 2027, we are committed to providing regular quarterly updates and publishing more articles to support continuing education.