LOA 4 - DB Plan Discussion

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, AFLCIO (the “Union”). 

WHEREAS during the negotiations between the Company and the Union (collectively, the “parties”) leading to the 2016 – 2021 Agreement (the “Agreement”), the parties agreed upon terms for further discussions regarding development of a cost-neutral defined benefit plan for Flight Attendants. 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties to this Letter of Agreement hereby agree on the following terms for further discussions regarding development of a cost-neutral defined benefit plan for Flight Attendants. 

1. The Company and the Union shall meet and agree regarding whether developing a new cost-neutral defined benefit plan for Flight Attendants is practical. 

2. Neither party shall be under any obligation to agree to the implementation of such a defined benefit plan. 

3. The parties to this Letter of Agreement hereby agree that it shall run concurrently with the 2016.2021 Agreement, and shall be concurrently subject to the provisions pertaining to duration and amendment contained therein. 

The parties hereto have signed this Letter of Agreement this 28th day of August, 2016.