Originally Posted by RightSide

Union update,

The MEC will travel to the Minneapolis ALPA Office tomorrow, December 11, for a Special Meeting. The Negotiating Committee expects to complete its work with the company on a tentative agreement regarding the Mutual Benefit Package that has been under development for the past several months. Included in this package are:

· Restoration of 150% premium pay for all open time
· 100% deadhead pay
· Increase in vacation pay from 2.5 hours per day to 3.5 hours per day
· Premium pay for pilots enabling Max Line Range
· Parking stipend for commuters
· Company paid hotel room for pilots rescheduled to overnight in their domicile
· Improved early release provisions for reserves
· Reserve ability to commute during the call out period on the first day of a reserve sequence
· Reserve pilot waiver of domicile rest to allow last day super seniority for RRA
· Earlier bid timelines for line pilots and FTIs
· Ability for pilots to convert an end of trip deadhead to domicile to a deadhead home
· Increase in open time to alleviate or eliminate PBS credit push
· Increase in pilot retention payments

In exchange, pilots would report 15 minutes earlier in outstations, and the company would have the ability to withhold a limited number of pairings from bidding to accomplish OE flying. The company would also increase first year First Officer wages and offer a completion of training bonus to new pilots in order to ensure the staffing necessary to support the growth plan upon which this package is based. Watch for further updates from the MEC as they meet this weekend.