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I’m sure we will soon get this info in a cleaner format.

One of the major goals of this contract was to focus on smaller items long ignored. As you can see, in this regard, our negotiators hit a grand slam.

• 18/5/4/4
• +1.1B on DOS, +2.3B on DOS+3
• 45% increase
• 697 add'l pilots required if same schedule exists, need this many more pilots under new rules
• Scope
• 2x pilot at partner provision
• Furlough improvements
• Pilot development programs we're involved with
• DCI ratio improved
• Eliminated unlimited <50 seat aircraft (VTOL, future turboprop, etc)
• Compensation
• 18/5/4/4
• 76/330 up to 350
• 320/319 up to 737/800
• 220 slope to match 320/319
• Ocean crossing override $8/$6
• Any rotation touches holiday IPER HOLIDAY, Xmas) gets add'l ADG pay/no credit
• First year pilots rate at 2:30/day from OE completion
• Unrestricted Me too clause for AAL/UAL
• Delta retirements treated as active pilot for profit sharing
• Min Pay & Credit Guarantee
• CPO suit up pay
• Int'l pay includes Canada
• Res pilot gets 2 hour pay/no credit if has not acknowledged removal and reports for duty on an x day
• Lodging & Expenses
• Domestic up to 90% (no tax, pays for crew meals) MI&E weighted avg of top 10 layover cities
• Domestic per diem 2023 - estimated $3
• Int'l per diem 60% of the MI&E weighted average of top 5 layover cities
• 2023 estimate - $3.45
• Crew Meals
• Depending on block (min 4:00) 1-3 meals
• Any flight 4-8am entitled to crew meal (or on next leg on unavailable location)
• FDP 6+30? Get a meal
• FDP 10+? 2x meals
• (1+30 break removes one or both meals, depending)
• Meals equivalent to highest class of service
• Unavailable? Reimbursed $10
• Kept Int'l turn provisions
• Hotel both before/after training
• Late night sit MOU 18-01 triggers break in duty
• New hire pilots get IQ hotels
• New hires receive 8 hours per day per diem
• After ocean crossing, 45 mins you can walk to own hotel if issues
• Entry level pilots provided uniforms
• Uniform changes Delta pays for
• Relocation
• 125 miles now measured from any co-terminal
• Reduced repayment costs to 12 mos
• Removed if relocation occurs outside of 125 miles
• Vehicle move, age req down to 10 yrs
• Mileage improves to gov't rate
• Insurance increased cross the board
• Vacations
• 48 hours free from duty (unpaid) prior to primary vacation, if requested
• Accrual table changes:
• 1-4 2 weeks +48 hours (pay incr 22.2%
• 5-10 3 wks + 48 hours (pay incr 25
• 11-15 4 wks + 48hours (pay incr 26.4
• 16+ 5 wks + 48 hours (pay incr 27.3
• Pay:
• DOS 4:00
• DOS+1 4:15
• DOS+2 4:35
• Val is now higher than previous with 6th week, + earlier accrual
• 35 hours extra vacation time per year
• FDX/UPS ahead of us in value, due to (pay w/conflict)
• TA2 +12% increase
• C19 +32% increase (on top of TA2)
• Vac Distribution: June/July/August +38.5%
• Rest of year: +30%
• Drove 130 heads
• Pilots receive greater flexibility w/vacation relative to AE/VD training, paid out if unavailable
• Flown into vac? Deleted thresholds to get it back
• No 2-hour grace period anymore
• Pilots w/3 weeks+ of vac may use up to six IVDs on two separate occasions
• DH
• Initial seat available (for sale on Delta.com) at time of booking (at time rotation is built):
• Second highest class first, then flow back as available
• Placed above ALL precious metals blind and visibile upgrade leads
• DH > 2:59, then working, or red eye (Highest class on board)
• Unrestricted seat selection
• Surface DH rate now tied to pay rate 25% of lowest 2yr FO rate
• Incorporate backend deviation from MOU 18-01
• Per diem based on scheduled time away from base, even if deviating
• DH pilot able to board once any passenger boards
• Training
• All other non qual tng:
• DOS 4:25 per training
• DOS+1 5:00
• Prem pay for sim 0100-0500 (tel:0100-0500) based on local sim time
• Qual Tng Pay:
• (Current 2:30) 3:05 per day
• 3:35 pay no credit per day over 19/20 in 30/31 day period
• 75 hours current book
• 95:35 new
• CBTs
• Greater of 60mins or 1:00 for 1:30 mins
• Allow one voluntary withdraw from qual tng once per career
• Returns to prev category w/24 month seat lock. Unavailable? Move to where seniority permits
• (Bid error, buyer's remorse, doesn't matter any reason)
• Pilot may elect 2 calendar days free from duty following OE
• Any first time upgrade can request a full course, if desired
• TOE
• All references in PWA deleted
• 96 hour/6 bid period restriction removed
• Unqual'd pilot may be awardeda rotation at any time
• If no LCP available, removed with pay
• P2P Swap Board
• Pilot restricted to picking up rotation <96 hours prior to report, for instructor availabilty
• Pilot may still request T!, and after 6 bid period restriction is dropped
• Section XX - SLI/LCA
• 5:18 per duty period / 90.1 monthly guarantee
• $1000 APD override
• $500 PCP override
• 10% override for highest paying (able to hold) equip for SLI while in dept
• SLIs receive backside of clock pay consistent with PWA
• FO SLI, while desginated as PIC, paid CA rate for acft flown, or SLI's current rate, whichever greater
• SLI receive COBUS to/from home and SLI duty period
• SLI expanded JS booking window removed
• SLIs that reside >50 miles receive a hotel
• Capt 19.9% override (on top of current pay raises)
• FO 19.0% override (on top of current pay raises)
• Codify SLI/NSLI ratio
• Increase CA SLIs (40%)
• Codified FOPP
• SLI receives min 4 golden days and 6 soft off days each bid period
• SLI may volunteer to perform duty on soft day
• SLI flying rqmts delayed until earlier of:
• SLI does not require PCP designation
• 90 days of qual event
• All LCP/LVP receive 30% override for legs flown performing duties
• Paid at highest acft rate in fleet
• • Company never offered increased numbers here, we would've accepted it
• Hours of Service
• Max unaugmented duty period reduced to 13 hours
• DH segments operated after last non-DH segment count toward FDP
• Aligns DH-only with working FDP, FRMS exception remains
• Non-transoceanic (incl RAP) now, table+4 hours, now < 17 hours
• FDP extension refusal exemption codified
• Non transoceanic min break increased to 10 hours (9:15 actual)
• Consecutive layovers for domestic rotations less than 12 hours not permitted
• "ADG Cutout"
• If released between 0000 and 0159, pilots will receive 2 hours pay, no credit
• If released > 0159, ADG pay and credit
• Sit Rig
• DOS: Pay/no credit of 1 min for every 2 mins of sit in excess of 3 hours
• DOS+1: incrase pay/no credit of 1 min for every 2 mins of sit in excess of 2 hours
• Duty Rig
• For unaugmented Duty Periods, DP Credit incr to 1:1 after 10 hiours duty time
• Min Calendar Day added, in addition to ADG
• Rotations no incl ocean crossing willhave min calendar day 2:30 pay/credit
• • Only carrier to now have both provisions
• Redeye Flight Segments
• Eastbound unaugmented intrudes on WOCL, or touches 0200-0359 (tel:0200-0359) as aircraft flies thru the air
• A pilot will not be sched'd for a DH or working leg prior to operating a flight within an FDP
• Flights that touch 0200-0359 (tel:0200-0359) are excepted until a pilot has a break in duty at least one time zone removed (Charter flying excepted)
• Expands WOCL restrictions to include "sched'd or rerouted" and DH flights subsequent to a leg that intrudes the WOCL now restricted
• Rotation Construction
• 5-day rotations: Max 20%
• All NB and 7ER
• Ocean crossing rotations excluded
• 1 & 2 day rotations, at least 15% collectively, excludes A220 and B717 and categories < 140 pilots (these are good exclusions because the resultant rotations are unintended consequence UGLY)
• Leaves of Absence
• All mothers eligible for 10wks post partum disability
• 2-weeks paid parental leave
• Applicable for birth/adoption
• 7-days paid at highest value of vac day
• Available to both parents
• Benefit to follow 10wk post partum benefit
• Total 12 paid weeks post-partum
• 90 days bonding leave
• Eligible for PLOA up to 12mos after exhausting all other leave, if desired, med/dental/vision premiums eligible (may not exceed one year from date of delivery)
• Remove prohibition on MIL work on layover, etc (concurrent duty allowed)
• Established PWA process to resolve any State Sick law dispute (Requires cooperation to seek state interpretation, gives us standing to fight the Company)
• Call in sick and call in well automated
• DOC trigger eliminated
• 120 trigger for QHCP
• Any pilots who uses less than 50 hours in a sick leave year not subject to GFB calls in the following sick leave year (pro tip, sick for every holiday and can't be GFB'sd
• Major Bone limitation removed; Pilot verification of any sick leave for one event over 100 hours will now be eligible
• Physical Examinations
• Narrow process Company must follow when Section 15 is being invoked
• Crew Augmentation
• All WB added to fleet on or after 1/1/20 must accommodate a Class 1 rest facility
• All NB acft engaged in augmented operations must have Clas2 rest facility
• Reduce 13 hour ops on A330 to 12 hour unless equipped with second pilot rest bunk after completion of the 20th A330 delivery
• Language detailing rest facility on A330
• Grievances
• Hearing officer clarified to be an RD or higher, must b e diff from pre-grievance
• Specify a time limit for resolution on pilot's dispute
• Pilot will receive written notice of all matters subject to discussion prior to investigatory meeting
• Pilot always entitled to representation
• System Board of Adjustment
• Some technical changes
• Exchange of exhibits (discovery extended to 4 man board)
• Neutral member may be selected by mutual agreement (codified)
• Transcripts furnished upon request
• Seniority
• Language cleanup
• Filling of Vacancies
• Staffing formula corrected
• Adds approx 150 pilots
• Category Freeze
• Now defined by training type, rather than training duration
• Qual Bidding
• Preference training 1st half vs second half, or thirds for longer bid windows
• Sim time preferences available
• AE conversion windows:
• 150 days
• 210 days if published positions include more than 10% displacements
• 335 days once per year
• Estab'd 6 golden days placed in up to 2 blocks for qual training, for wedding, vacation, etc
• Pilots awarded a position via reinstatement will be pay protected if not converted in seniority order with pilots the same category on same AE
• Scheduling
• LCW +/- 10 hours (current book 7.5, QOL improvement)
• NEW: Set Condition MidSched (+/- 5 hours ALV)
• Maintain upper ALV limit
• CA 91.5 NB, 92.5 WB
• Maintaining 65-hour guarantee (Can build a 61-hour line but paid at 65 hours at 71hour ALV)
• PBS solution: +/-1.5 hours of ALV (gives software more ability to honor pilot preferences)
• Rerouted pilot arriving at their base beyond original sched'd release will receive, up onrequest:
• • Positive space trans
• • If unable to commute, hotel in-based added to positive provision
• Res pilot rerouted into domicile layover will remain on rotation unless requested to be released
• Reroute
• Any time a pilot is off original rotation:
• • Any rerouted legs prior to first break in duty following the reoute pays 150%
• • Any subsequent rerouted leg pays 200%
• Upon reaching their base, pilot will be:
• • Returned to his original rotation or released
• At time of reroute, all segments beyond pilot's base to be built into rotations and run thru trip coverage
• 23L2 and 23L8/9 unchanged.
• Every reroute will receive add'l pay
• 23L10: A pilot will not be rerouted into more than one duty period that originates after the end of his originally scheduled rotation
• • Such duty period will not extend beyond one calendar day after the end of originally sched'd rotation
• • Aligns reserve/regular pilot language
• Estab'd Prem Rotations in the bid package
• • Company may designate "prem rotations" for PBS bidding prior to start of PBS run
• • 150% for entire rotation (100% Pay/credit, 50% pay/no credit)
• Estab'd Prem Rotations in Open Time
• • 200% for entire rotation (100% pay/credit, 100% pay/nocredit)
• • Must "soak" in open time for no less than 48 hours
• • Subject to WS pickup limit
• Estab'd Prem Reserve Days (PRD)
• Published in "PRD Open Time"
• Pay is greater of 7:00 pay/no credit or duty period flown on PRD, whichever greater
• Would link to existing reserve day blocks
• ACROS
• Increased batch size to 3 for > 8 hours
• Batch size may be modified by mutual agreement
• Improvements to ARCOS
• Max # rotations offered will be limited by number that a pilot can receive via VRU
• Working group to determine VRU parameters
• Working group to meet/agree on max rotation offer parameters prior to batch size modification
• Establish "Jetway Trades"
• Details consistent with SOT framework; establish working group to develop parameters and pay/credit by mutual agreement (DOS+2 implementation date)
• Begin trip coverage 24 hours earlier
• Long Call Reserve now 18 hour call out
• Reserves released 18-24 hours prior to assignment report time
• • Estab'd "reserve with conflict"
• • Pay guarantee applies (greater of)
• Short Call Transparency
• • SC biddable via PBS
• • Publishde in bid packages
• • Remaining SC (or add'l req'd)
• ◦ Publish "SC open time" in DBMS
• ◦ Awarded/assigned via PCS or trip coverage
• Eliminated 7th involuntary SC
• Establish voluntary add'l SC
• 1:00 pay for each SC above guarantee
• 2:00 pay above guarantee for SC above 6
• 2:00 pay for add'l SC if unused
• Established X-Day Swap Board
• Yellow Slip enhancements
• It pilot's RAW score bucket 2, pilot may preference to bucket 1 via YS
• YS rotation with days of availability minus 1
• Provided there are pilots with the same days of availability equal to the number of open trips +1
• Reserve to Reg pilot transition
• Such rotation will be a proffer
• Will receive single pay and no credit for the entire portion of the rotation that interrupts his x-days scheduled days off (GS pay)
• Voluntary Standby Rotations
• • Pays ADG per day or as flown, whchever greater
• • May be assigned as GS (w/GS premium)
• • Rotation guarantee applies for both REG and RSV
• • Hotels and per diem provided
• • Only usable on double 23K recovery
• • Very, very expensive form of SC
• Voluntary Airport Standby
• • Pays greater of ADG or as flown
• • Plus add'l 3:00 pay, no credit for each day of AS or assigned flying
• • Counts as 1 SC
• • No double 23K requirement limitations in order to proffer
• • This is what mitigates reroutes, and Company will likely often offer these
• • Released when back to base, and must return to base NLT next day
• Known Flying
• • At time time packet is published, all flying available for sale must be included for bid
• Bid Packet Timeline
• • Bid packets must be delivered to ALPA NLT 5 days prior to PBS bid window opening
• PB days
• Unchanged
• PBS Unstacking
• Unchanged
• Provide ALPA with direct Database/API read-only access to pilot DBMS info
• Section 24 General
• Use of Crew Rest Facility when Jsing if not occupied
• Parking for Commuting Pilots
• If pilot does not live within 80NMs of base that offers parking, a pilot may submit for reimbursement up to $400 annually for parking at alternate airport location in addition to their base parking permit
• Section 25
• DPMP
• • Reduce pilot contribution from 22% to 18%
• • All pilots allowed to participate in DPMP Dental regardless of healthcare enrollment
• • Updated definition for "total projected costs"
• ◦ Base rate reflects pilot only risk pool
• ◦ Language establishing guidelines for annual rate setting
• ◦ New process substantially
• More bullets that I didn't get down
• Option to convert term life to GVUniversal Life policy
• Reduced imputed income on premiums
• Maintains same retirement benefit
• Pilot may opt to continue coverage
• Pre-medicare retiree DPMPP contributions reduced to 45% of base premium
• Post-medicare pilot's pre-Medicare spouse (60+), now eligible for DPMP coverage at 45% premium
• More bullets I couldn't get down
• Create DPMP - HDHP
• More bullets I couldn't get down
• Section 26
• 30mo/54mo lifetime max restriction on eligibility for psych disabilities eliminated
• Creates a floor for pilots with very low FAE in the event of disability
• Increase medical leave period to 15 years from 10 years, at pilot's option
• Retroactive to Mar 1, 2019
• DC, 17 DOS+1, 18 DOS+3
• Medical Protections, verbatim
• Lasting Covid protections
• Permanent Pandemic protections
• Covid sick excluded from lookbacks
• Sick verification trigger up to 120
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