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LOA 25 paragraph 4 has led to much consternation, confusion and misinformation. The effect of the Tentative Agreement on our currently furloughed pilots can be described best by considering a number of scenarios:



Scenario 1: Furloughed pilot. Two years of UAL longevity and never recalled.



This pilot will benefit from the new agreement by having his/her longevity adjusted to 4 years 7 months on the Date of Signing (DOS). If this pilot elects to accept a pilot position at CAL, he will be paid at the 5th year rate at DOS. This longevity for pay may be further increased after the SLI process is completed – but cannot be decreased below 4.7 years (plus any time which passes between DOS and his recall date).



Scenario 2: Twice-furloughed pilot. Three years of UAL longevity and another two years of UAL longevity.



This pilot already has five years of pilot longevity, which exceeds the 4 year 7 month limit to adjustments on Date of Signing. He will not lose this and can only gain longevity credit for pay depending on his placement after the SLI is completed. At that time, this pilot will receive longevity for pay which is equal to the L-CAL pilot who is the next most senior pilot to him on the seniority list (UNLESS that would be a lower number than his current longevity). There is no way for this pilot to lose any longevity for pay purposes. After ISL this pilot’s full earned longevity (CAL “new hire” and UAL) will apply.



Scenario 3: Twice-furloughed pilot now working at CAL. Three years UAL, then another two years UAL, and 1.5 years at CAL.



At Date of Signing, the pilot will be adjusted to 4 years 7 months of longevity for pay purposes at CAL. This longevity will be improved after SLI by combining his UAL and CAL longevity. Additionally, for pay it may be improved by the SLI process as described in Scenario 2 above. This UAL furloughee working at CAL is considered a “CAL pilot” but is pay protected at his UAL pay rate. That pilot will see a potential increase in pay longevity to 5th year TA rates if the new rate is higher than the previous protected rate. After the completion of the ISL a second adjustment of his pay longevity will be computed to account for his time on furlough. This added pay longevity will be capped so as to not exceed the longevity of the CAL pilot just senior to him on the ISL. This pilot will NOT lose any longevity and can only improve upon his 6.5 years of longevity for pay. After ISL this pilot’s full earned longevity (CAL plus UAL) will apply.



Scenario 4: Voluntary furloughed pilot now working at CAL. Eight years at UAL and two years at CAL.



This pilot has 10 years of cumulative pilot longevity, which exceeds the 4 year 7 month limit to adjustments on Date of Signing. He may have his longevity increased by virtue of the SLI process, but he cannot lose any of his 10 years of his pilot longevity. If he is surrounded by CAL pilots on the new ISL with lesser longevity, he still retains his pilot longevity of 10 years. After ISL this pilot’s full earned longevity (CAL plus UAL) will apply.



To Summarize:

1. An L-UAL pilot may only GAIN longevity for pay from the TA-mandated process. He will never lose pilot longevity which he has already attained through work for L-UAL and/or L-CAL.


2. Any L-UAL pilots who were furloughed with less than 4 years 7 months of longevity will be adjusted to up to 4 years 7 months of longevity for pay on the Date of Signing.



3. A pilot who has worked at both L-UAL and L-CAL will use the cumulative total of longevity at both airlines as his MINIMUM longevity after the TA is signed and the ISL completed.