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Frisco FO
Deadheading
100% pay and must be window or aisle (if available). If not available, the seat must be the most forward part of airplane available. Seat must be given when they create the schedule and not the day of the trip. Pilot will be given a confirmation number with their schedule and can change the seat on the Spirit website like any other passenger (except to a big front seat or exit row because the company tries to sell those seats for extra). After takeoff, the pilot can move to any unsold big front seats (Spirit version of first class)
Furlough:
The union added language that allows furloughed pilots to accrue longevity for up to one year on furlough. Previously, furloughed pilots only accrued seniority and not longevity.
The union increased furlough notice from 14 to 30 days (paid for a minimum of 30 days following notice).
No pilots can be downgraded or furloughed as a result of any changes to the TA. This is complicated because a previous arbitrator ruled that Spirit can’t downgrade unless there is a reduction in force. Thereforem our negotiators just added that the company can’t furlough which also protects current captains from a downgrade.
Commuter Policy
You must attempt two flights before the start of your schedule. You must notify the company after your first missed flight. If you can’t get on your second flight…you can’t be punished. No limit on how many times you can do this.
Electronic shift trade
The company wants automated trip pickups, trades, and drops. We currently use the FLICA computer system, but requests are manually processed by schedulers each midnight which creates a high workload for them (even more if we keep growing). In order for us to approve an automated system, 75% of the days each month must be green days in which the company has to approve a drop or net loss trade. 25% of the days can be red in which case the automated system must still allow trades if the day you are picking up has worse reserve coverage than the day you are dropping.
One pilot's junk might be another pilot's gold. That is the reason the union wants it real time rather than each midnight to generate more activity. More activity = better schedules.