MEC Grievance Committee
Section 6.N.2.
United AFA and the company have reached a resolution to the dispute that resulted in filing MEC 14-22. This system-wide grievance was based on the company’s violation of Section 6.N.2. of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
MEC 14-22 was filed due to a Flight Attendant that was required to remain on board the aircraft while waiting for a passenger wheelchair beyond their scheduled 15 minute debrief time. The company failed to properly adjust the duty time, which subsequently caused the Flight Attendant to not have sufficient minimum home legal rest before their next pairing.
The company and AFA reviewed and discussed the concerns of the grievance and have come to an agreement that:
When a Flight Attendant is required to remain onboard an aircraft, with customers, beyond their scheduled release time at the end of a duty day, the Flight Attendant may choose to contact Crew Scheduling to have their release time updated to the time the last customer exited the aircraft. In the event the entire crew is required to remain onboard, the International Purser/ Purser may make the request on behalf of the crew.
Upon receiving the request to extend the release time (debrief time), Crew Scheduling will update the appropriate pairings to reflect the actual release time reported by the Flight Attendant or International Purser/Purser.
The Company reserves the right to verify any reported release times.
Should you have any issues with getting your debrief time updated, please file a Local Council Worksheet and reach out to your Local Council.
