April Unity - TWU 556

TWU Local 556Grievance TeamDefending Your Rights!by Denny Sebesta,Grievance Committee ChairpersonSince the last Grievance update in the January2007 UNITY Magazine, your Union Leadershiphas been working on several issues brought forwardby Members. Through a collective effortbetween Management and the Union, 5 Letters ofUnderstanding were developed and approved bythe Union’s Executive Board which has helped toclarify the following issues:SINGLE HOTEL ROOMS: Due to unforeseen circumstancesand not enough hotel rooms, Schedulingasked a Flight Attendant Crew to share a singlehotel room. Management understood the potentialramifications for Harassment and/or Safetyproblems. This letter clarifies that Scheduling willnot ask Crews to share a hotel room in accordancewith Article 22.3 of our CBA, and if suitableaccommodations are not available, Schedulingwill notify the Union.NOTE: A Crewmember may volunteer to share aroom to rectify the problem but will not berequired.FLIGHT ATTENDANT ELIGIBILITY FOR DOUBLE THE TIMEOFF AFTER AN ILLEGAL DUTY DAY: This became anissue when Flight Attendants picked up an assignmentafter becoming illegal on the pairing theywere currently flying. The Union and Managementagreed that the intent was to compensate thoseFlight Attendants who had an affected assignmenton their schedule prior to becoming illegal. This letteralso outlines pulls and pay.Your Grievance Team (seated L to R): Denny Sebesta,Catherine Rea, Amy Montgomery, and Amy Lynn Neeper.Standing (L to R): Shae Grajeda, Kathy Anderson, Becky Parker,Gwen Dunivent, and Stacy Martin. Inset: John Parrott. Not pictured:Lyn MontgomeryUNSCHEDULED RON BETWEEN ORIGINAL ANDPICKED UP OR TRADED RESERVE DAYS: Schedulingwas not adhering to the Contractual languageunder Article 11.12.B with regard to compensationfor Reserves and unscheduled RONs betweenOriginal and Picked Up or Traded Days. This letterclarifies that the Reserve is entitled to all; RIG of 1trip for every 3 hours from block to end of debrief indomicile, time and one-half (1.5) and an additionalday off with pay in accordance with ourContract.CHARTER HOTEL ROOMS WITH GREATER THAN 4HOURS GROUND TIME: This was brought to theUnion’s attention by a Member who felt that therewas a potential fatigue and safety issue for FlightAttendants flying a Charter scheduled over 14hours with a long period of scheduled ground timein domicile. This letter was developed to be incompliance to a previous settlement that statedhotel rooms are to be provided for greater than 4hours of ground time at an outstation, with anaddendum to include a hotel room in domicile foronly those Charters that fall within the parametersof this letter; Charters scheduled with greater than14 hours of duty and greater than 4 hours of groundtime will be provided hotel rooms in domicile.NOTE: This is the only exception for hotel rooms providedin domicile when ground time exceeds 4hours.RESERVE JETWAY TRADES: Since Negotiations, therehas been a recurring question as to why a Reserveon the last day of their Reserve obligation is notallowed to jetway trade their last live working leg.Management agreed that a Reserve would beallowed to jetway trade the last live working leg oftheir pairing if they met the following criteria:1. The Reserve is not legal for an additionalassignment2. The Flight Attendant accepting the jetwaytrade is scheduled as a paid deadheadon the same flight number and is FAR legal(Continued on page 34)20