SIDE LETTER 13: NEGATIVE SICK LEAVE BALANCE TRANSFER AND REPAYMENT PLAN FOR AIRTRAN PILOTS
In accordance with our agreement related to Negative Sick Leave Balances for AirTran Pilots, Southwest and SWAPA do hereby agree to the following amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The following amendment applies until all Pilots from AirTran Airways have transitioned to Southwest and repaid their negative sick leave balances.
AirTran Pilots who transition to Southwest Airlines will bring across their sick leave balances from Bank 1 (positive sick leave accrual) and Bank 2 (negative sick leave balances) and converted from Hours to TFP.
Once an AirTran Pilot begins training at Southwest, 50 percent of sick leave accrual each month will be applied to reducing/eliminating Bank 2 balances. Once a Pilot’s sick leave balance reaches 100 TFP, 100 percent of the accrual will be applied to Bank 2. Pilots may volunteer to reduce Bank 2 at any time by applying any sick leave accrual brought with them from AirTran or accrued at Southwest. Once the balances in Bank 2 have been eliminated, 100 percent of the accrual will be applied to the Pilot’s sick bank.
No Pilot may accumulate a new negative sick leave balance nor create a bigger deficit in existing Bank 2 balances. Once all Pilots from AirTran have eliminated their Bank 2 balance, this Side Letter will become null and void.