Scope Amendments:
The Company may operate up to two (2) daily mainline jet departures in Express stations.
In the event that the Company opens a new city, on or after the effective date of this agreement, such city(s) will not be covered under the Basic Agreement, as amended, where there are four (4) daily mainline jet departures, or fewer. In the event that mainline flying exceeds this threshold, such city will be covered under the Basic Agreement, as amended, within 120 days of commencement of such flying.
In any existing Express city, the Company may operate up to 2 mainline or 4 MDA flights per day, not to exceed a combination of 4 flights per day, without coverage under the MDA or Mainline agreement. This provision is not meant to supercede \ language in this agreement that requires the company to apply the Basic Agreement to an Express city with more than 2 daily mainline jet departures.
In the event that the Company opens a new city, on or after the effective date of this agreement, such city(s) will not be covered under the Basic Agreement, as amended, where there are in any combination, a total of six (6) or fewer daily MDA, Mainline, or Express departures. In the event that service exceeds this threshold, such city will be covered under the Basic Agreement, as amended, within 120 days of commencement of such flying. This provision is not meant to supercede language in this agreement that requires the Company to apply the basic agreement to a new city with more than four (4) Mainline Jet departures daily.
Employment and other conditions at Wholly Owned Carriers
A. US Airways shall request PSA, Piedmont, Allegheny and Mid Atlantic Airways (hereafter “Wholly Owned Carriersâ€) to make job offers and employ furloughed Employees who apply for Wholly Owned Carrier Vacancies in accordance with the following provisions. It is recognized, however, that US Airways does not control the hiring and employment policies of the Wholly Owned Carriers, and thus cannot be responsible for their compliance with these provisions. US
Airways will request that the Wholly Owned Carriers indicate, in writing, within seven (7) days of the agreement between the Company and the Union, whether they will comply with the provisions below.
(1)Employees who are furloughed on or after the effective date of this agreement 1 who desire transfer to a Wholly Owned Carrier Vacancy will be required to notify the Wholly Owned Carrier and submit their application to the Wholly Owned Carrier. Employees who are on furlough as of the effective date of this agreement who are interested in applying for Vacancies at the Wholly Owned Carrier must submit their application to the Wholly Owned Carrier within forty-five (45) days of the date that the Wholly Owned Carrier notifies the Employee that it will begin to accept applications. Applications must include all locations for which the employee is applying.
(2) The Wholly Owned Carrier will be requested to offer employment to any 2 qualified furloughed Employee who has applied under the terms stated in item (1) above prior to employing anyone else in that Vacancy. As employment opportunities become available, the Wholly Owned Carrier will be requested to offer such positions in relative seniority order to qualified Employees who have submitted applications in accordance with this Agreement.
(3) Furloughed Employees who accept positions at the Wholly Owned Carrier 3 under these terms will be entitled to such seniority and terms and conditions of employment as are applicable in the CBA or employment policies of the Wholly Owned Carrier. Severance allowance, and any other benefits to which these Employees are entitled under the US Airways CBA shall not cease, or be adversely affected, upon the effective date of hire at the Wholly Owned Carrier.
(4) Wholly Owned Carriers will be requested to release Furloughed Employees 4 who accept recall or transfer back to US Airways positions in order to comply with report dates pursuant to the terms of the US Airways CBA.
(5) 5. In addition to the above and as a condition to this agreement between the Company and the Union, the President of Mid Atlantic Airways (“MDAâ€) will be asked to provide a letter to CWA addressing MDA’s commitments, if any, regarding union recognition, the bargaining process for a first contract and hiring procedures. This letter will be provided to the Union prior to concluding the agreement between the Company and the Union. For Company employees hired by MDA, Severance Allowance and any other benefits to which these Employees are entitled under the US Airways CBA shall not cease, or be adversely affected, upon the effective date of hire at MDA.
(5) B. Furloughed Employees hired at a Wholly Owned Carrier after the effective date of this agreement, will continue to be considered on furlough from US Airways and will continue to accrue US Airways seniority until recall to the status (fulltime or part-time) the employee was furloughed from is accepted or rejected. :down:
It is my understanding that furloughed mainline employees can not bump into the express operations in larger cities, CLT, PHL, PIT etc. You are out the door!
