This is from the summary pages:
c. Implementation Timeline
Should the Proposal be rejected, the 2005 CBA will continue in full force and
effect according to Section 30 of the agreement and all associated side Letters of
Agreement. Should the Proposal be ratified, most Sections, including Wages, will
be effective immediately. Other Sections will take up to six months to implement.
The implementation process and timeline have been detailed in a side Letter of
Agreement, but the highlights of implementation are as follows:
Most Sections, including Wages (Section 27), will be effective immediately
o 7&7 Pay will equal 7&7 Pay
o 18-Day Flex pay will equal Fixed 18-Day Pay
o 15-Day Flex pay will be available concurrently with the first 15-
Day Flex schedule award on February 1, 2008
Basing will be effective December 1, 2007 for those pilots that have
completed the applicable forms
o Crew Base Designation Forms will be available by November
1, 2007
The Personal Time Off (“PTO”) system will be in place by June 1, 2008
Vacations will go through a bid transition process and new provisions will
be in full force on October 1, 2009
o A transition vacation bid period of 1.5 years will take place
beginning July 1, 2008 and ending on September 30, 2009
o The current vacation period will be unaffected
Section 19 Scheduling will go into effect February 1, 2008
o 7&7 Sunday Starts will be reduced to less than or equal to
15% by June 1, 2008
o First Open Bid Period will be June 1, 2008
o Subsequent Bid Period will carry through September 30, 2009
Current 7&7 and 18-Day schedules will continue in the short term
o Current 7&7 Schedules will continue
o 7&7 Schedule Reset will take place by June 1, 2008
o 15-Day Fixed will be in effect by February 1, 2008
o 18-Day Fixed will be in effect by February 1, 2008
o The revised Guaranteed Extended Day Program will go into
effect by February 1, 2008
Section 28 Hours of Service will be effective December 1, 2008
Changes to PSIC, Instructor, Check Airman, and NRFO qualifications and
“stacking” rules will go into effect by June 1, 2008
Changes to the Company Credit Card Program will be complete by June 1,
2008 including
o No limit on point accumulation beginning January 1, 2008
o All pilots must apply for the company credit card no later than
April 1, 2008