LOA 19 - Section 7.Q.5

LETTER OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

AND

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE SERVICE OF UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

AS REPRESENTED BY ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS - CWA, AFL-CIO

This Letter of Agreement is made and entered into in accordance with the Railway Labor Act by and between United Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, AFL-CIO (the “Union”). 

Whereas, the Union has filed a number of Notices of Dispute (“NODs”) asserting that the Company is improperly interpreting the language of the 2016 - 2021 Flight Attendant Agreement (the “JCBA”) as it relates to down line reassignment of Flight Attendants; and 

Whereas, the Company is following the practice under the pre-merger Continental Agreement that allowed a flight attendant to be returned to base by Crew Coordination and then rescheduled by Crew Scheduling; and 

Whereas it is the parties desire to find a mutually agreeable solution to this dispute; 

Therefore, the parties agree to the following terms in settlement of all related NODs:

1. Pursuant to Section 7.Q.5., when Crew Scheduling determines that it is necessary to reschedule a flight attendant downline, they will always attempt to provide a complete reassignment upon the initial contact between Scheduling and the flight attendant; 

2. When, in Crew Scheduling’s opinion, it is not possible to provide the complete reassignment and the only reassignment at that time is to return the flight attendant to her/his Base, Crew Scheduling may, at its option, and consistent with the terms of Section 7.Q.5., assign the flight attendant as follows: 

1. Not later than the actual arrival (block-in) of the rescheduled flight to Base, Crew Scheduling may update the existing pairing to include additional flying; 

2. If such flying is within the same duty period, it must comply with the terms of Sections 6.S., 6.T., or 6.U., as applicable; 

3. If such flying is outside of the current duty period, the flight attendant must: 

1. Have appropriate layover rest consistent with the terms of Section 6.V.3 or 6.W.1., as applicable, between the duty periods; and 

2. Be provided a hotel room for any layover(s) that occur at her/his base; 

3. The parties recognize that any reassignment pursuant to paragraph 2, above, must be accomplished through the modification of the flight attendant’s existing pairing in order to maintain continuous per diem and time away from base calculations based on the original report time for that pairing; 

4. If Crew Scheduling is unable to provide the complete reassignment under paragraph I, but fails to modify the existing pairing to include additional flying under the terms of paragraph 2, upon actual arrival (block-in) of the rescheduled flight at Base, and following any debrief/customs requirements, the flight attendant will be released without a reduction in pay and without any further reassignment obligation; 

5. This agreement shall apply prospectively from the first day of the September 2019 bid month (August 30th); 

6. The Association agrees that this will fully resolve any related NODs and will not file any additional grievances or NODs for events that occurred prior to the date this agreement is effective; 

7. Except as explicitly indicated in this settlement, no other terms of the JCBA are interpreted by this settlement.

AGREED AND ENTERED this 27th day of August 2019.