Current Contract Foundation Document APPENDIX F
APPENDIX F LETTER OF AGREEMENT between AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS in the service of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., as represented by ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
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C.  REQUEST TO FORM A PARTNERSHIPPartnerships shall be determined by system seniority at the base according to the senior partner's seniority number. Trip Selection Sharing Request Forms will be available at each Flight Attendant base. ARTICLE 2 - COMPENSATION/BENEFITS A. GUARANTEE/HOURLY BASE RATE/HOURLY INCENTIVE1. All flying assignments during the month shall be posted on a monthly activity record for the partnership. All hours shall be paid according to each Flight Attendant's own pay rate. The partnership's applicable monthly guarantee will be paid as provided for in Article 3.C. and Appendix I, Article 3.C.2. Should the partnership's monthly credited hours be below the monthly guarantee, the difference will be split 50/50 between the partnership and paid at the respective Flight Attendant's hourly base rate.3. Any hours contained in the trip selection or any hours accumulated during the month, exceeding the applicable monthly guarantee, shall be split 50/50 between the partnership and paid at the partnership's respective hourly incentive rate of pay.B. PAYCHECK/DEDUCTIONS1. Paychecks for those individuals who participate in this program will be issued once a month and all current deductions will be deducted in full. Should there be insufficient monies in any paycheck to cover the deductions, deductions will accrue and be deducted from subsequent paycheck(s).2. APFA dues will be deducted from each partner in accordance with Article 31 of the Basic Agreement.C. BENEFITS1. Sick leave will be accrued at half rate by both partners.2. Full vacation allowance will be accrued by each partner.3. Full seniority will be accrued by each partner.4. Each Flight Attendant's basic insurance coverage shall remain in effect based on Flight Attendant's own pay rate. Contributions for voluntary insurance coverages will be deducted from each Flight Attendant's paycheck.5. Credited service in the Retirement Benefit Plan will apply to each partner as if each partner were flying a complete schedule. Actual earnings of each partner will be credited to the Retirement Benefit Plan for each partner.
D. OTHER COMPENSATION
ARTICLE 3 - OPERATION OF A PARTNERSHIP A.
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ARTICLE 4 - RESERVES/REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE DAYS A. DUTY-FREE PERIODS/AVAILABLE DAY RESPONSIBILITYReserve partnerships shall bid and be awarded a trip selection indicating their duty-frees in the senior Flight Attendant's name and seniority. Reserve partnerships shall also function and move through first-in, first-out as one(1)Flight Attendant. The Flight Attendants will be responsible between themselves to determine who will be available on the assigned or available days and notify Crew Schedule in writing prior to the beginning of the bid month.B. CALL-IN/AVAILABILITYIf the partnership is awarded a CALL-IN selection, the assignment will be made in the appropriate partner's name. At those bases where the availability assignments are put on the tape, these assignments will also be made in the appropriate partner's name. ARTICLE 5 - TRANSITING INTO PROGRAM The legality of the partnership will be based on the senior partner. For instance, if both partners fly through, both partners will be paid for the actual flight time. However, only the senior partner's time will be credited for limitation purposes to the partnership. If the senior partner is legal for the partnership's first trip and the junior partner is flying through or illegal, the senior partner must fly the trip. If the senior partner is illegal and the junior partner is legal, the junior partner cannot fly the trip. If both parties are legal, either one can fly the trip. The senior partner will be responsible to fly at least one (1) sequence during the first and last month of the partnership. ARTICLE 6 - VACATIONS PAY AND CREDIT/OVERLAP. The partnership will take all vacations as scheduled for both partners and be paid at the appropriate rate of the individual Flight Attendant. The partnership must inform Crew Schedule in writing prior to the beginning of the month which partner(s) will be credited with trip (sequences) missed during the vacation period. If the partner(s) fail to provide this information to Crew Schedule, the senior partner will be credited with trip (sequences) missed. If partners are scheduled for vacations which overlap, the conflict will be resolved as follows:A. Both vacations will be combined to produce one (1) continuous vacation period equaling the total number of weeks entitled to by both partners (i.e., one [1] one-week and one [1] two-week equal to one [1] three-week). This will be accomplished by adding the junior's vacation week(s) to the beginning and/or end of the senior's vacation.B. Combined vacations of four (4) or less weeks will be contained within the contractual month.
C. Combined vacations of more than four (4) weeks will fill the base contractual month first and then overflow into the following contractual month.D. Vacations which conflict during the first three (3) weeks in December will be adjusted to fill up the first three (3) weeks of December and any additional vacation will be assigned in January or February. ARTICLE 7 - SICK LEAVE A. ABSENCE DUE TO OFF-DUTY ILLNESS OR INJURY If one (1) of the partners is sick, the other partner can choose to fly the trip or the partnership can choose to go on sick leave. If during any of the months of the trip selection sharing, a trip is not covered due to sickness, the partnership must notify Crew Schedule immediately. The Flight Attendant scheduled to take the trip will be docked. A partner cannot make up sick leave for the other partner nor can a partner fly a make-up trip which the partnership could not legally fly.B. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS/INJURY If one (1) of the partners loses time due to occupational illness or injury, the partnership will be terminated if the ill or injured party does not clear prior to the beginning of the following contractual month. All provisions of the Agreement relative to occupational illness or injury shall apply to the injured partner. ARTICLE 8 - GENERAL A. DISCIPLINE1. Discipline will relate to the individual partner involved; however, in the case of a missed trip or unavailability on reserve, available day, the partner scheduled to fly the trip will be held accountable.2. In the event of a suspension of either partner, the partnership will be considered off flight status for the period of the suspension for pay purposes only.B. DISPUTES The Company will be responsible for administering the program. Neither the Company nor the Union will be responsible for resolving disputes between the parties. ARTICLE 9 -TERMINATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP A. CHANGE IN STATUS OF ONE PARTNER1. The partnership is considered irrevocable except it shall be terminated in the case of: (1) resignation; (2) long-term illness or any occupational illness/injury as noted above; (3) maternity leave of absence; or (4) transfer.2. If the partnership is terminated during the month, it will be the Flight Attendant remaining on active status at the base who will be responsible for completing the schedule for that month.
B. INCREASED STAFFING REQUIREMENTSIn the event of unforeseen increased staffing requirements, partnerships will be terminated prior to cancellation of overage leaves of absence. Overage leaves of absence will be cancelled prior to recalling furloughed Flight Attendants. C. EMERGENCY CONTACTWhen a partnership is formed, both partners must leave an emergency contact number with Crew Schedule. D. RIGHT OF TERMINATION/NOTIFICATION/EMERGENCY EXCEPTION The Company or the APFA has the right to terminate the partnership with no less than forty-five (45) days' written notice prior to the beginning of a contractual month except in the case of an emergency. "Emergency" shall include but not be limited to such reasons as an act of God, a national emergency, revocation of the Company's operating certificate or certificates, grounding of a substantial number of the Company's aircraft, any strike or picketing causing a temporary cessation of work. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 23rd day of March, 1994.
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. APPENDIX F ATTACHMENT I PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT We have read the information explaining the Trip Selection Sharing Program. We agree to be Partners. Additionally, we agree and understand that we are bound by the terms of the Letter of Agreement signed by American Airlines, Inc. and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants March 23, 1994. As Partners, we will be responsible for our awarded trip selection schedule subject to the contractual provisions of the Basic Agreement.
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