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TANSTAAFL
Not mutually exclusive -
the limiting to $50 for direct bill laundry expenses is a violation of the PWA - we either enforce the contract or don't and live with the inevitable consequences.
As to pay protection is there any word one way or another that we are pay protected per 4.E and/or 23.K or is management waiving the FM flag?
Are pilots stuck getting an extra 5:15 a day?
Rumor is they are pulling FM on the F/A's for canceled rotations to the EU
Maybe I'm reading the above wrong, but I don't see where the limiting to $50 for laundry expense is a violation of the contract. To the contrary, it states right in the contract that the expense IS limited to $50. What do you base that statement on?
Laundry Expenses
Laundry expenses for a pilot will be reimbursed as follows:
1. A domestic category pilot is not entitled to laundry expense reimbursement.
2. An international category pilot who is engaged in international operations is eligible for reimbursement for laundry expenses incurred at a layover city if his rotation contains an ocean crossing and has a time away from base (TAFB) of 96 hours or more:
a. a receipt is required, which must be submitted through the electronic expense form, and
b. the maximum reimbursement is $50.00.
Denny
Okay, I see the "direct billed" in the above now and I can see where this might be a gray area.