Mediation Session 3

• This week was our third Mediation session with management and the mediator assigned by the National Mediation Board.
• We presented a comprehensive proposal that would significantly elevate pay for Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants and bring us in line with industry standard for RIGs/MPRs.
• We encourage management to come to the table ready to reach a deal soon. We are ready for a contract NOW.

This week, our Negotiating Committee and Negotiations Strategic Communications Representative met with management and the mediator assigned by the National Mediation Board (NMB) for Mediation Session 3. AFA International Director of Collective Bargaining and General Counsel, Joe Burns, joined the Negotiating Committee during the session. *Our Negotiating Committee is supported during this process by AFA International Collective Bargaining and Legal departments.

We presented a comprehensive proposal that would significantly elevate pay for Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants and bring us in line with industry standard for RIGs/MPRs. We have fallen further and further behind the industry for too long and the time has come for a paradigm shift – management MUST address the situation.

Management shared their “shock” and “disappointment” with our proposal. Reality check – the bargaining environment is rapidly changing: TWU 556 Southwest Flight Attendants’ TA2, TWU 577 Allegiant Airlines Flight Attendants’ ratified TA, APFA American Airlines Flight Attendants’ aggressive bargaining schedule, and anticipated pay increases from union-busting management at Delta Airlines.

It is clear to our team – our proposals will only increase as additional airlines reach and ratify new contracts. Our proposals continue positioning us at the top of the industry. The market will only continue to rise as other carriers invest in their Flight Attendants.

We encourage management to come to the table ready to reach a deal soon. Our Flight Attendants have spoken with a unified voice – we voted overwhelmingly to approve a CHAOS™ strike, we shared our financial struggles, and we are ready for a contract NOW.

Comprehensive Proposal

Section 8: Hours of Service

• 8.F.1. Flying into or above 12:30 – Entire TFP value of flight(s) into/above 12:30 paid at 2x rate (previously prorated only for portion of flight above 12:30)
• 8.F.2. Flying into or above 16:00 – Entire TFP value of flight(s) into/above 12:30 paid at 3x rate (previously prorated only for portion of flight above 12:30)

Section 10: Scheduling

• 10.E.1 Flying into day off – 2.5x for flights touching day off regardless of number of days off in month (previously 4 TFP if released more than :15 minutes after midnight with minimum number of days off in month)
• 10.R.5. 1.5x pay for entire sequence if reassigned (previously 1.5x pay for flying greater than scheduled on a day for day basis)
• 10.R.5.d. 2x pay for entire sequence if reassignment returns to domicile more than four hours past original release (previously 1.5x pay for prorated flying into/above four hours)
• 10.S.10.f. 1.5x pay for sequence self-assigned during Severe Irregular Operations pre-cancellation

Section 11: Reserve

• Eliminate or Restructure Extended Reserve (ER)
• 11.C.b.3. all ER conversions paid 2x rate for all TFP flown/credited or APSB during converted duty period (previously 1.5x rate for 3^rd conversion only)
• 11.C.3.b. 1 TFP paid at 2x rate above guarantee if converted to ER and not used (previously 1x rate)
• 11.G.1. 6 TFP per Reserve day (previously 5 TFP)
  • 108 TFP Reserve Guarantee (previously 90 TFP)
• 11.G.7. Ground Pay, CBT, and UB/CB paid above Reserve Guarantee (previously toward guarantee)
• 11.G. 1.5x pay for second duty period when assigned 2 duty periods in the same calendar day (previously no premium)
• 11.J. Reserve Repositioning
• Calculating Adequate Reserve Coverage (ARC)
  • No maximum coverage per day
  • Minimum coverage per day: number of trips in OT plus 8% of trips departing from base on that day

Section 14: Vacations

• Eliminate TFP Requirements
• 14.A. Prorated accrual for the next vacation step at years 4, 9, 17, and 24 years (previously no proration)
• 14.A.2. Added 6^th week of vacation at 25 years (replaces Longevity PTO, no TFP requirement)
• 14.C.1 Increased Vacation Pay to 5 TFP, credited at 4 TFP for bidding (previously paid/credited 4 TFP)

Section 16: Sick Leave/On the Job Injury

• 16.A.2. Increased maximum sick leave accrual to 2400 TFP (previously 1700 TFP)

Section 21: Compensation

• Pay Rates

STEP	CURRENT	PROPOSED	INCREASE
Year 1	$24.95	$36.93	48%
Year 2	$28.30	$40.43	43%
Year 3	$29.69	$43.93	48%
Year 4	$32.26	$47.93	49%
Year 5	$33.67	$51.93	54%
Year 6	$37.94	$56.18	48%
Year 7	$41.64	$60.68	46%
Year 8	$42.99	$64.18	49%
Year 9	$44.16	$68.18	54%
Year 10	$45.82	$71.68	56%
Year 11	$49.20	$75.68	54%
Year 12	$52.50	$79.68	52%
Year 13	$57.13	$84.43	48%
Year 14	$58.20	$84.43	45%
Year 15	$59.25	$84.43	43%
Year 16	$60.31	$84.43	40%

• Greater of 4% downline increase or Market Rate Adjustment (UA, AA, DL, WN, HA)
  • Longevity Premium not included in calculations
• 21.C. Longevity Premium $1.25 starting at 15 years (previously $1.00 starting at 16 years)
• 21.B. If hired as AS Flight Attendant from QX Flight Attendant, pay rate based on QX Flight Attendant hire date (previously AS Flight Attendant hire date)
  • (does not change vacation accrual, bidding seniority, or non-rev seniority)
• RIGs/MPRs
  • Retain:
    • 21.D.1. Duty Period Minimum – 4 TFP
    • 21.D.2. Extended Overnight Rule – 4 TFP
    • 21.D.3. Multi Sequence Minimum – 4 TFP
  • Add:
    • Duty RIG – 0.75 TFP per 1 duty hour
    • Time Away From Base (TAFB) ”Trip RIG” – 0.32 TFP per hour (report to release)
    • Block or Better (BoB) – segment TFP or 1.11 TFP per 1 block hour (prorated), whichever is greater
• Ground Pay (new) – 1.11 TFP per 2 duty hours (prorated)
  • Pay only, not bid credit
  • Every minute of ground time (duty time minus block time)
  • Paid during: check-in to boarding, boarding, deplaning, SIT, Surface DHD (scheduled or actual), Stranding (days on while on duty), ground delay
• Stranded Pay (revised):
  • 21.N. Stranded Pay (RONs): 1 TFP for every 4 hours stranded at RON until block-out (prorated), paid above pay protection
  • 21.N. Stranded Pay (days off): 1 TFP for every 4 hours stranded from time original pairing was scheduled to block-in until actual block-in at domicile (prorated), paid above pay protection
• Removed:
  • 21.D.4. Average Duty Period Guarantee – conditional on Ground Pay
  • 21.J. Block Delay – replaced with Block or Better (BoB)
  • 21.J. Ground Delay – replaced with Ground Pay
  • 21.N. Stranded Pay (days on) – replaced with Ground Pay
  • 21.T. SIT pay – replaced with Ground Pay
• 21.G. “A” Position Pay $4.00 (previously $2.00)
• 21.H. Add New Year’s Eve
• 21.I. International Pay $1.50 (previously $1.00)
• $15 paid for clearing customs at any airport (replaces Tom Bradley International Terminal LOA)
• 21.L. Surface DHD paid 0.5 TFP plus Ground Time (previously only 0.5 TFP)
• 21.L. Surface DHD for segments listed in §8.O. paid 1 TFP plus ground time (previously only 0.5 TFP)
• Contract Violation Pay – 1 TFP for each Flight Attendant when contract is violated with JCTE/PBS timelines or functions (up to 4 TFP per bid month)

Section 22: Expenses

• 22.A. $3 per diem (previously $2.50)

Section 27: General Association

• 27.P.1.g. UB/CB override 15% (previously 5%)

Section 29: Performance Based Pay and Retirement

• 29.B. 401(k) match increased to 9.3% (previously 7.5%)

Section 32: Attendance Policy

• 32.G.5. Retain all four Quarterly Point Reduction Forms

Section 37: Commuter Policy

• Denied boarding due to flight loads counts as Commuting Failure (previously loads not included)
• Provided commuter hotels no less favorable than Alaska Airlines pilots

Eliminate 480 TFP Benefits Threshold

Full Retro Pay from December 17, 2022 (CBA amendable date)

2 Years Duration