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Out of Base (OOB) Pick-ups are Not Eligible for Trading
Sep 06, 2019
As outlined in Chapter 10 of the Trip Trades and Adjustment guide, Flight Attendants may pick up trips from open time or...
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Personal Credit Card is Not Required to Check into Layover Hotel Rooms
Aug 28, 2019
Section 5.B.4 of our Contract establishes that Flight Attendants are not required to provide their personal credit card ...
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Scheduling On-Board Crew Rest Using Available Crew Rest Facilities
Aug 17, 2019
On-Board Rest, otherwise known as crew rest breaks, are an important provision of our negotiated contract. Section 3.DD....
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Work History Record/ Tracking Attendance Points
Aug 10, 2019
JCBA Section 22.A.4. was negotiated to provide for Flight Attendants with the ability to access their individual work re...
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Out of Base Pick-up and Holiday Pay
Aug 07, 2019
When a Flight Attendant picks up “out of base”, that is at another domicile, domestic to international or vice versa, on...
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Holding Time Limitations While Onboard the Aircraft
Jul 24, 2019
We are receiving a number of questions in the MEC Office which suggest there may be some confusion on the how and when h...
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Semi-Annual System Seniority List Published July 25, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
The Semi-Annual System Seniority List was released as of July 25, 2019. As provided under Section 14.C. of our Contract,...
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Trip Trading / Picking Up Trips While on Sick Leave
Jul 20, 2019
A Flight Attendant may continue trip trading, as provided for in Section 7.I. of our JCBA, while on sick leave and she/h...
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Trading Carryover Pairings
Jul 17, 2019
Very often we receive questions regarding the trading pairings that carryover or “overlap” from one month to the next. P...
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