Mediation Update - July 22, 2011
2012-2016 Tentative Agreement Negotiations Concluded
How Did We Achieve the Tentative Agreement?
RLA Section 6 Contract Negotiations – Mediation Process
We have been in mediation since August 7, 2009. The National Mediation Board (NMB) is overseeing our negotiations and the mediator, Mr. John Livingood, determines when and where we meet for the mediation sessions along with the agenda. The parties are not prohibited from meeting outside the mediation schedule, but management refuses to accept AFA’s numerous offers to meet any time- 7 days a week, 24 hours a day – to discuss the issues Flight Attendants have determined are important.
| Negotiations-to-Date |
| Exchange of Openers |
April 6, 2009 |
| Joint Petition for Mediation |
August 7, 2009 |
| Total Direct Negotiations Sessions Held (including joint mediation) |
35 |
| Joint Mediation Negotiation Sessions Held |
20 |
| Closed Sections (T.A. Reached) |
8 |
| Open Sections (No T.A. Reached) |
27 |
| Months in Section 6 Negotiations |
28 |
| Total Days of Face to Face Negotiations |
100 |
| Mediation Session Weeks |
Contract Section(s) / Topics |
| Week of April 18, 2011 |
- Sections 7,8,9 & 12- Reassignment & Other Scheduling Related Topics, Section 17- Seniority & Section 30- Union Security
|
| Week of May 23, 2011 |
- Section 10 – Reserve Scheduling Procedures
|
| Week of June 13, 2011 |
- Section 10 – Reserve Scheduling Procedures & Reserve Assignment Preferencing
|
| Next Mediation Session |
Contract Section(s) / Topics |
| Week of July 18, 2011 |
- Section 10 – Reserve Scheduling Procedures
|
Ken Diaz Joins Negotiations Committee
During the April 2011 Master Executive Council (MEC) Meeting the MEC Leadership filled the vacancy on the MEC Negotiating Committee. Council 5 Local Council President Ken Diaz was successfully elected. Ken is a strong leader and is very passionate about the lives of his flying partners. A comprehensive biography of Ken Diaz can be found on our website, www.unitedafa.org.
AFA Proposals Protects All Reserves
A majority of the Negotiation sessions held following the last published Negotiations & You have focused on increasing schedule flexibility and discussing preferencing assignments for Reserves. This includes the ability to preference co-terminals, earliest check-ins, International, Domestic, trip length, increasing minimum days off, limit on conversions and standby, etc. Management continues to promote an agenda of concessions such as reducing days off, movable reserve days, 2-hour call out, longer standby with less pay. Our Reserve proposals protect Reserves and improve the quality of life on and off the aircraft, with increased flexibility and higher improved pay protections.
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