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Old 03-21-2008, 01:52 PM
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IPA/UPS Sign Anchorage Domicile Implementation: Letter of Agreement 08-01
After months of negotiations between the Association and UPS, IPA President Bob Miller said that he and the Executive Board are pleased to announce an agreement has been reached with the Company that will provide additional benefits to all crewmembers who move to the Anchorage domicile.

Miller, pictured to the right, said the agreement will ensure fair and equitable treatment of all crewmembers who move to ANC. “One of the most important elements of this agreement is that it applies to all aircraft currently operated by UPS and those fleet types that may be acquired by UPS in the future. As a union, we won’t have to go back and renegotiate this with each new fleet type that moves to ANC. This will prevent any future undue hardship on crewmembers and their families, as we’ve experienced with the implementation of the 747-400.”
 Anchorage domicile representative Wayne Jackson said today’s announcement addresses a number of concerns that crewmembers wanted to see resolved in an Anchorage Agreement:
  • Under the new agreement, the two hour call out will be extended to all ANC based crewmembers—not just MD-11 crewmembers. As per the contract, B747-400 crewmembers were only given a 1.5 hour call out period prior to today’s agreement.
  • Also like the MD-11 agreement, B747-400 crewmembers wanted the ability to sign a three year commitment that would call for the Company to pay for a move back to another domicile if they do not like living in ANC. The new agreement specifies a paid move back to another UPS domicile after three years. It applies to all ANC crewmembers who sign the agreement.
  • The agreement also calls for a $1500 stipend per pay period for all new hire crewmembers who sign the agreement. The stipend will help to make up for the higher cost of living in ANC. More significantly, the stipend will also be paid retroactively to all new hires who sign a three year voluntary commitment.
  • Under the new agreement the Company will also reimburse relocation expenses for seniority and new hire crewmembers who have already relocated provided the total Company cost (as determined in ART 12) will not exceed the amount that it would have paid had the relocation occurred as one event. Jackson said this will help relieve a huge financial burden for those crewmembers who had no choice but to pay for a move out of their own pockets after completing training.
  • The agreement also specifies that you can move within a 120 mile radius of ANC.
Miller said the agreement, signed today, is effective immediately. “We’re glad there is an agreement; however, we’re disappointed that it has taken so long. We hope these changes will bring much needed relief to all ANC based crewmembers.”
 Complete terms of this agreement will be printed in the next IPA Flight Times and will available online in the near future.
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