Q: Can you explain more about the Hotel Gainshare and when it would go into effect?
The TA includes an LOA with a commitment to negotiate a hotel gainshare program – if the TA is ratified. These negotiations would have to commence within four months of ratification with a goal of having a program in place within six months from ratification. Other airlines have similar programs, where a Flight Attendant can forgo a hotel room and the savings would be shared between the Flight Attendant and the Company.
There is more research to be done, as each hotel has specific requirements for the number of rooms required per the contract with the Company, and timing of room cancellation, for example. The full details will need to be worked out – a timeline for forgoing the room, ability to trade out of the sequence after forgoing, etc.