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Old 02-27-2012, 04:53 PM
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Old 02-27-2012, 05:10 PM
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TPA EXTENSION APPROVED BY CAL MEC, UAL MEC
At the special meeting today in Herndon, the CAL MEC approved the Transition and Process Agreement (TPA) Extension LOA in an unanimous vote. The LOA was also approved by the UAL MEC in a separate special MEC meeting held today. A publication is being prepared that will provide an overview of the provisions that were extended via the LOA and what they mean for pilots. It is being finalized and will be released later this week.
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AGREEMENT between
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
AND UNITED AIR LINES, INC.,
and the
PILOTS
in the service of
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. AND UNITED AIR LINES, INC. as represented by
THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION _________________________________________ TRANSITION AND PROCESS EXTENSION AGREEMENT _________________________________________
Whereas, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., UAL CORPORATION (currently UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS, INC.), UNITED AIR LINES, INC., and the AIRLINE PILOTS in the service of CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. and UNITED AIR LINES, INC, respectively, as represented by the AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION by and through the ALPA Master Executive Councils of the Continental and United Pilots (collectively, the “Parties”) entered into a TRANSITION and PROCESS AGREEMENT (the “TPA”) effective September 26, 2010, and
Whereas, the parties desire to amend and modify the TPA as provided herein,
Now, therefore, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
The following terms and conditions of the TPA are extended and modified to facilitate continued transition to a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (‘JCBA’) and the Complete Operational Merger. Except as referenced herein, all other terms and conditions of the TPA remain in full force and effect.
1. Section 13 (A) of the TPA shall be modified to read as follows:
Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the Airline Parties may jointly terminate the provisions of Sections 4-D (Domiciles), 7-A (Furlough with regard to S- UA Pilots only), 7-C (Flying Ratios), 7-D (Domicile and Base Protection), and 9 (ALPA Travel), individually or collectively, at any time on or after March 31, 2013, if the parties have not reached a tentative agreement on a JCBA by that date. Should the Company elect to terminate TPA Section 4- D pursuant to this paragraph, Paragraph 4 of this Extension Agreement shall also be terminated, effective on the same date that TPA Section 4-D is terminated.
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2. On the effective date of this Extension Agreement, the August 18, 2010 Letter of Agreement providing for expense reimbursement to ALPA is hereby modified to change Paragraphs 5-a & f to read “$13 million” rather than “$10 million,” provided that there shall be no retroactive payments. Effective March 16, 2012, the TPA Section 2-D is modified by replacing “Denver” with “Chicago.” Effective October 1, 2012, Section 2-D is modified to provide that the JNCs will meet at any agreed location, or if none is agreed, at a location designated by the National Mediation Board.
3. TPA Section 4-D limiting establishment of new Domiciles or Bases is modified as follows:
a. Continental (“S-CO”) may open B-737/B-756 Bases in DEN, and/or SFO and/or ORD, subject to the requirements of Paragraphs 3-c and 4 below .
b. United (“S-UA”) may open A-320/B-756 Domiciles in IAH, subject to the requirements of Paragraphs 3-c and 4 below.
c. S-CO ORD/DEN/SFO B-737/B-756 BESs and S-UA IAH A- 320/B-756 Categories shall be staffed by volunteers and through TDY/Special Assignment provisions (as set forth below) until a JCBA has been ratified. (Note: New Bases/Domiciles may initially be heavily skewed toward reserve positions.)
i. S-UA IAH A-320/B-756 will be staffed first by incremental Vacancy Bids. If there are insufficient bidders on the Vacancy Bids, then by volunteers using the existing S-UA TDY system. If there are still insufficient pilots to staff the S-UA IAH A-320/B-756 Categories, then involuntary TDY as described below will be used to secure the remaining staff.
ii. S-CO ORD/DEN/SFO B-737/B-756 BESs will be staffed first by System Bids. If there are insufficient bidders on the System Bids, then by temporary Special Assignments, using S-CO CBA Section 24, Part 8.D (voluntary Special Assignments). If there are still insufficient pilots to staff the ORD/DEN/SFO B-737/ B-756 BESs, then using S-CO CBA Section 24, Part 8.C (involuntary Special Assignments).
4. TDY/Special Assignment at the Bases/Domiciles named above will be subject to the provisions of the S-UA and S-CO CBAs, except that:
a. There will be no involuntary permanent assignments to the S-CO ORD/DEN/SFO B-737/756 Bases or the S-UA IAH A-320/B-756 Domiciles.
b. The Section 24, Part 8.B, 4 in 6 restriction in the S-CO CBA shall not be applicable.
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c. Pilots may bid voluntary TDY/Special Assignment for blocks of 1, 2, or 3-months duration. Pilots volunteering for three month blocks will have priority over Pilots volunteering for one or two month blocks, and Pilots volunteering for two month blocks will have priority over those volunteering for one month blocks. Pilots will be selected and awarded voluntary TDY in seniority order from other volunteers with similar availability.
d. Involuntary TDY will be assigned in one month blocks, and no pilot will be assigned involuntary TDY more than two months in the previous 12 months. Two consecutive months will be permitted if the pilot is junior in both months, provided that the two in twelve restriction is not violated. (Sections 8-L-2 through 8-L-5 of the S- UA CBA do not apply.)
i. S-UA pilots in a Category will be assigned involuntary TDY in reverse seniority order before monthly preferencing, and will preference and be awarded schedules based on seniority at the TDY Domicile.
e. No pilots will be assigned involuntary TDY if there are volunteers in such Base/Domicile, regardless of the number of months volunteered. That is, on a From-To basis, no pilot will be assigned involuntary TDY until all volunteers are assigned TDY, regardless of the volunteers’ availability or number of months volunteered.
5. TPA Section 4-D is modified to provide that S-CO may operate an LAX B-737 Base without restriction, provided that the number of Pilots assigned to the S-UA LAX Domicile may only decrease as a result of attrition at the Domicile.
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I'm thinking item No. 5 is going to be a biggy.
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February 27, 2012

Dear Fellow Pilots:

Today, the UAL-MEC met in Rosemont, Ill., to review, ask questions, debate, consider and ratify an extension to the Transition and Process Agreement (TPA). That extension is attached to this message. While nearly all of the TPA remains in effect, several provisions were terminable under Section 13-A of the TPA after December 31, 2011: Sections 4-D (New domiciles within 150 miles of another’s domiciles), 7-A (Furlough with regard to United pilots only), 7-C (Flying Ratios), 7-D (Domicile Closures), and 9 (Travel for MEC and staff in support of JCBA negotiations). All these provisions were renewed intact until March 31, 2013 with the exception of 4-D.

Without a TPA extension, both United and Continental, in accordance with their respective pilots’ current contracts, were entitled to open domiciles anywhere they chose. At United, staffing would have been accomplished by vacancy bids with possible bumps and surpluses to move pilots to where the company wanted them. In light of this, we concentrated our efforts on areas where we could minimize any negative impact on our pilots. We were able to secure limits on the number of new domiciles and aircraft types, and an agreement to staff any new domiciles without bumps or surpluses. The SSC and Communications Committee will provide additional details by the end of this week.

As I mentioned in an earlier communication, it took far too long for this two-page agreement to be reached. This is merely a Band-Aid on a wound that needs surgery and sutures, i.e., a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA). The company has the potential to do much more with the entire pilot population working together under one contract and one seniority list. We are running out of Band-Aids.

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Originally Posted by Blockoutblockin View Post
I'm thinking item No. 5 is going to be a biggy.
I think sec 2.c....
How are the reserves rules on the S-CAL side?

c. S-CO ORD/DEN/SFO B-737/B-756 BESs and S-UA IAH A- 320/B-756 Categories shall be staffed by volunteers and through TDY/Special Assignment provisions (as set forth below) until a JCBA has been ratified. (Note: New Bases/Domiciles may initially be heavily skewed toward reserve positions.)
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BOHICA!!!!!!!!!


If it wasn't such a bad joke......you almost could laugh.
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Here's what bothers me most about the details:

UCHM was/are going to open 756 bases in IAH and DEN where there are already 756 pilots of the other group! The only win here are for those local CAL who are commuting (DEN). The rest is just pure disregard for the people of the airline.

Let's get a JCBA and fix this.
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