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Furlough-Mitigation Partnership Awards will Reduce Involuntary Furlough
Aug 20, 2020
Participation in the Furlough Mitigations Partnership Program shall be awarded in System Seniority order among eligible ...
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Releasing Sick Trips Prior 8 hours
Mar 08, 2020
In accordance with Section 13.B. of our Contract, once a Flight Attendant has notified the company to place her/himself ...
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Make-Up Sick Leave
Oct 25, 2019
Our Contract contains provisions, very important income protection provisions, for Sick and Occupational Injury banks. S...
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Contractual Adoption Leave
Oct 23, 2019
United Flight Attendants planning to adopt a child are encouraged to review our industry leading optional time-off provi...
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Special Qualifications - 50 Hour Requirement
Sep 14, 2019
We have received reports in the MEC Office that some supervisory personnel are incorrectly advising Special Qualificatio...
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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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