AFA US Airways MEC E-Line for April 9, 2003
In this E-Line
Involuntary Furlough/New Sick Policy Update
Involuntary Furlough/New Sick Policy Update
INVOLUNTARY FURLOUGHS
This is an update to the information which follows on the April 8th Hotline. The numbers of flight attendants who will be involuntarily furloughed has increased. The numbers the Company provided previously were active flight attendants. To reduce the total number by the active flight attendants, additional flight attendants who are inactive will also be involuntarily furloughed. The new numbers are 261 furloughs in May and 629 in June. We still expect the class of August 15, 1999 to be the most senior involuntarily furloughed and not the entire class.
AFA US Airways MEC E-Line for April 8, 2003
In this E-Line
Message From MEC President Perry Hayes
Voluntary Furlough 5 Awards
Voluntary Separation (VSIP) Clarification From Inflight
Displacement Update
Message From MEC President Perry Hayes
FURTHER STAFFING REDUCTIONS
The Company notified AFA on April 7, 2003, of further staffing reductions. It makes no sense that the Company has hired additional employees in Labor Relations in the past few weeks, and filled the VP-Inflight Position and added other positions in Inflight while our numbers are diminishing and while the service on the aircraft is being reduced. Evidently, the "talent" of the leadership in Inflight & Labor Relations must be diminishing as well since it now requires more of them to manage fewer employees who are providing less service than in the past. It appears that the cash infusion the Company recently received will not be used in any way that will be beneficial to the flight attendants.
Here is the bad news:
For the month of May, both the PIT-LGW and PIT-FRA flights are cancelled. Please refer to Page 12-13, Paragraph 17 for ITD trip guarantee.
As far as staffing of aircraft in the ITD's for May, there are no changes.
Domestic aircraft staffing will be at FAA minimums, with few exceptions. If a flight attendant signs in for his/her "D" trip and if the A, B, and C blockholders on that trip are all signed in for their trips, then that trip would be staffed above the FAA minimum. If, however, the A, B, or C flight attendant calls in sick or trip-improves, then the Company will not be filling that vacated position and the trip will go out with only three flight attendants.
San Juan and Santo Domingo will be staffed with the FAA minimum plus one LOD/O flight attendant.
For June, all aircraft will be staffed with the FAA minimum, including ITD flight segments. The 767 in the ITD will be staffed with five (5) flight attendants. The A330 will be staffed with eight (8) flight attendants plus one (1) LOD/O flight attendant on flight segments that require a LOD/O.
These staffing reductions will result in additional involuntary furloughs. It appears that there will be 125 involuntary furloughs on May 1 and an additional 354 on June 4. These additional furloughs take into consideration the 411 flight attendants awarded Voluntary Furlough 5 (VF5). By the Company's calculations, the upcoming furloughs will affect flight attendants in the class of 08/15/1999. In addition, displacements will occur beginning May 1st.
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