Partnership Program September 2013 Bidding
Date: July 9, 2013
Source: AFA Article
See also: United Partnership Program Packet (.pdf)
AFA and United have agreed to continue the Partnership Program for another 6-month period, based on domicile need and cost effectiveness of the program in the aggregate. The current partnership program ends on August 30, 2013, and a new 6-month partnership program will commence on August 31, 2013 through March 1, 2014.
See also: Questions and Answers
You must find a partner to bid with to participate in the program. If you are looking for a partner, you may use the POSTRD option in Unimatic, and likewise if you are looking for a partner, you may search via TRDBRD. All current partnerships will need to be re-bid if you wish to participate in the program for the next six month program.
Summary of the Partnership Program
- Partners must be based at the same domicile.
- Partnerships will be awarded based on the seniority of the senior partner.
- Line awards will be based on the seniority of the junior partner.
- Participants must possess the same aircraft qualifications.
- Purser and non-purser qualified Flight Attendants can partner, however, they cannot bid a purser line.
- Language qualified Flight Attendants can partner with a non-language or another language, however, they cannot bid a language line. Partnerships may be formed between Flight Attendants with the same language qualification.
- Domestic and IST qualified Flight Attendants may partner, however they must bid a domestic line.
- Partners will be compensated at their own rate of pay. Sick leave and vacation will accrue at one half of the Contractual rates.
Partnership Program Bidding & Award
| July 9, 2013 | Bids open at noon Central Time |
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| July 30, 2013 | Bids close at 0800 Central Time |
| July 31, 2013 | Partnership flying awarded by 1700 Central Time based on needs of each base and cost effectiveness |
| August 31, 2013 | Six (6) month partnership flying period commences |
Refer to the September 2013 Partnership #10 Program for Flight Attendants package for complete details about the program including bidding information.
Printed from the official United Master Executive Council website at www.unitedafa.org.