Originally Posted by
SoCalGuy
FWIW.......
Off CAL's MEC Position Report (Friday, April 5th) regarding Crew Meals and UPA Implementation:
CREW MEALS
Consider using these four steps to ensure you have the appropriate crew meal/snacks onboard:
1. Check Section 4-A-2 to see if you/your crew are due a crew meal/snack
2. Check the Company spreadsheet to see what the Company intends to board
3. During the crew briefing, determine if what you are due per Section 4-A-2 is onboard
4. If an item is missing, purchase items through Buy on Board or in the terminal, and submit the expense for reimbursement. If there is a discrepancy between what is due and what is on board, document and submit with your expense report.
Note: In the case where you end up at altitude without your crew meal/snack, obtain the item at your destination and submit the receipt.
This will work with most domestic flights. However, BOS-SFO, DEN-HNL won't, block time some times exceeds 7 hours. SFO-SYD, certainly not, 14 hours. So, what to do? Make sure you get your food according to the contract, not according to management interpretation.
And as far as I have heard, no we have not given up anything on the meals, should have been day 1. Hotel committtee is working hard on the problem.