Source: Elines

In Tuesdays E-Lines we reviewed the process’ for Month to Month Line Adjustments, specifically “End of Month Conflicts” & Incompatible Schedules. Whereas today we will define Sections 7.E.7., 7.E.8 of our JCBA outlining the actions that will occur when these adjustments are made and applied to a line of flying. 

Flight Attendants should be aware that the self-adjustment window will occur during the adjustment period and the date and times for the self-adjustment window are listed each month in the bid packet. 

As stated in section 7.E.7 of our JCBA the following rules will govern all Flight Attendants’ self- adjustments: 

a.  Adjustments are to be made to +/- three hours (3:00) of the Flight Attendant’s awarded line value using trips in the Base on days originally scheduled to work 

b.  If there are no trips in the Base which can be assigned on the days originally scheduled to work, then adjustments are to be made to +/- three hours (3:00) of the Flight Attendant’s awarded line value using trips in her/his Base on any available day(s). 

c.  If there are no trips in the Base which can be assigned either on originally scheduled days or any available day, a Flight Attendant may adjust her/his line with any trip in the Base on any day(s) which will bring her/his line value as close as possible to, but not more than five hours (5:00) greater than, the originally awarded line value. 

d.  Adjustments must be made to comply with minimum rest periods and on-duty limitations. 

If a Flight Attendant is unable to adjust her/himself or if she/he fails to do so, regardless of the reason(s) for such inability or failure, the Company will adjust her/him using the parameters outlined above and as provided for in Section 7.E.7. of our JCBA.

Additionally, and as stated in Section 7.E.8 of our JCBA

a. If no pairing(s) is available, the Flight Attendant may first be assigned to reserve adjustment (“RA”) days on days originally scheduled to fly, and then on a remaining day(s) off in the new bid period 

b. A Flight Attendant may require that the Company not use RA days when adjusting her/his schedule If a Flight Attendant elects this option, and is not adjusted, or not fully adjusted, then her/his guarantee will be reduced accordingly 

c. A Flight Attendant on an “RA” day will be considered a Reserve and may participate in Reserve Preferencing or, at her/his option, contact Crew Scheduling to be assigned to a trip in Open Time prior to Reserve Preferencing, 

d. Flight Attendants who may be awarded incompatible schedules (i.e. have End of Month (EOM) conflicts) from one month to the next will be allowed to submit adjustment requests before the published bid closing date and time. 

e.  Job shares and Partners bidding incompatibly will be adjusted up to a minimum of forty (40) hours, plus or minus two (2) hours Half-month leaves will be adjusted to a minimum of thirty-five (35) hours Job share, Partner and half month leave lines will be adjusted down if they exceed fifty-five (55) hours. 

Sections 7.E.7., 7.E.8 above outline the steps that will be taken when these adjustments are made and applied to a line of flying. In next Tuesday’s E-lines, we will review how the provisions of Section 7.E.9. apply when a Flight Attendant completes a mutual trade(s) which does not resolve the month to month conflict and she/he does not resolve the conflict through the self-adjustment process.