I believe he was referring to the rule that a pilot must be a member in good standing of 357 before serving on any committees, such as Scheduling, System Board and Hotel. So, Objectors, paying core fees or even an Agency Fee Payer, paying full dues, cannot hold a committee position.

That requirement doesn't appear in writing in you CBA or C&B's. It's just an "unwritten policy" according to Trustee Doug Turner.

The problem, from our perspective, is that the "unwritten policy" violates our Contract.


Our CBA states that:

§ 2.G.1

CREW HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

1. The Association Hotel Committee shall consist only of active Pilots bidding in Frontier Airlines, Inc. aircraft. The Association Hotel Committee and the Company shall mutually agree on layover accommodations. The Association shall not unreasonably withhold its agreement on layover accommodations, taking into consideration the provisions of Paragraph 3. A current list of hotels shall be published each month by Flight Operations.

§ 5.B.1

SYSTEM SCHEDULING COMMITTEE (SSC)

1. The System Scheduling Committee (SSC) shall be composed of a Chairman and at least one Pilot per Domicile, and shall consist only of active Pilots bidding in Frontier Airlines, Inc. aircraft. The Association Board of Directors shall endeavor to appoint to the SSC those Pilots having the knowledge, experience, and available time, in order to best provide for consistent input. For each category of aircraft (as defined in Section 4.B.1), schedules shall be built by Pilots who operate that category of aircraft.

§ 5.L.6

Pilots on Association business shall be allowed to drop Sequences in accordance with Paragraph L.3. by using the online Drop Form. The Association may drop 1200 hours per year at no cost to the Association, of which 25 hours per month shall be reserved for the SSC. Any time over and above the 1200 hours shall be charged at that individual's Hourly Rate for the time dropped. Any time dropped for an individual(s) to meet with the Company, or for individuals to work on projects initiated by the Company shall not be charged to the Association.

§ 14.B.1

COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENTS TO SBA

1. Composition of SBA. The SBA shall consist of 2 Pilots appointed by the Association President, and 2 Company employees appointed by the Vice President Labor Relations or the Senior Manager Labor Relations.

In Section 23, Definitions, capitol P, “Pilot” is defined as:

Pilot - any employee of Frontier Airlines, Inc. covered under this Agreement, whose name appears on the Seniority List.