L-One Pay Update
Earlier this year, the Union filed an MEC/LEC
grievance for L-1 pay calculations. The Company changed a long standing pay
practice late last year concerning the way L-1 pay was calculated. We have
met with the Company several times since the grievance was filed and felt
progress was made. We elected to continue negotiations with the Company
rather than rush to arbitration. An arbitration is scheduled for 1/8/2009 to
resolve all other outstanding L-One pay issues.
At our meeting on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, our negotiating efforts paid off
and the Company has agreed to pay L-1 pay based on credit time, not block
time. That is, actual or scheduled, whichever is greater. To date, this
agreement resolves the most significant portion of the grievance. This
change will be made retroactive to July 1, 2008, and will be reflected in
your August 10, 2008 pay. We will continue to arbitrate the L-1 pay for
flight cancellations, reschedules due to irregular operations, and
deadheads.
Additionally, we are working with the Company and are close to an agreement
which will enable Flight Attendants to access online reports that will show
what flights you were credited with L-1 pay. This will make it much easier
for you to determine if you were paid for all applicable flights which you
are due.
 Please be
advised that we have been briefed by the company on the new
policy regarding requesting pay for sick days. Effective April
1, 2008, there will be a timeline in which you must submit the
request, via Flica, or you will not be able to be paid for those
sick days. You will have until the end of the following month to
make the request for pay. Should you miss this deadline, this
does not mean that you will lose sick days you have accrued. It
only means you will still have them in your bank to use on a
future sick call. You still have the option to not be paid for
any given sick call, should you choose. Also note that even if
you wait until the next month to request sick pay, only the pay
available at the time of the sick call can be used. The company
has instituted this timeline for administrative purposes and we
feel that it is a reasonable policy.
There have been concerns with sick time pay forms and the time
line for submitting these forms to receive pay. Flight
attendants are not automatically paid for sick time just because
you have available days in your sick bank. Please submit you
sick pay requests via FLICA.
There have been a lot of staff and procedure changes taking
place in the inflight payroll department. Flight attendants need
to be extra diligent about keeping copies and proof of
submission time for all correspondence submitted.
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A thru Gl
Sonya Lawrence
ext. 5163
Go thru
Or
Mel
Cerezo
ext.
5521
Os thru
Z
Keysha Herring
ext. 5025
Joy Hunkins
Supervisor of Flight Attendant
Payroll
Ext. 5053
FA Union Dues, Direct Deposit,
Taxes, IPAY
877-717-2717
follow prompts
payroll@airtran.com
401(k), stock and insurance
877-717-2717
follow prompts
benefits@airtran.com
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