APFA/US Airways Bridge Term Sheet Highlights – April 20, 2012
- Early Out APFA's proposal accepted
- No Furloughs
- Wage Increases: 2.5% on effective date. 1.5% annually over next 5 years.
- Retirement: Pension plan frozen. Replaced with a 401(k) contribution.
- Current employees will receive automatic 401(k) contributions for 5 years, with no match requirement. Contribution levels as follows:
- 9.9% age 50 +
- 6.75% age 40 – 50
- 5.5% age 39 – below
- At the conclusion of the 5 year period, all FAs would receive a 3% contribution with up to a 5.5% match.
- Active Health Benefits: Better than AA’s proposed plan
- *Retiree Health Benefits: Implementation of Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA)
- Bidding: Preferential Bidding System (PBS) with our input
- Reserve:
- Incorporate earlier Reserve assignment notification
- Add AM/PM Ready Reserve shifts.
- Allow Reserve pick-up on days off to be paid on top of guarantee.
- Current reserve rotation will be maintained.
- Sequence Pay Protection: APFA proposal
- Schedule Maximum:
- Minimum of seventy (70) credit hours and a maximum of ninety (90) credit hours per bid period.
- Flex in the maximum line value by an annual amount of twenty (20) hours, but in no case more than five (5) hours during any given month.
- Incentive Pay/Per Diem: Incentive pay eliminated. Per diem rates increased to:
- Domestic: $2.00
- International: $2.20
- International Override:
- $3.00 per hour for each international leg. Override for deadhead, trip and duty rigs and trips “not flown” consistent with CBA
- Combined Domestic & International Operation
- Current Duty Rigs Preserved
- Expedited Negotiations for New Contract: Negotiations for a market based contract will take place immediately following a single-carrier certification. If an agreement cannot be reached within 60 days of the certification the matter will be submitted to final binding arbitration.
- Maintain all other provisions in our current Contract including:
- Vacation accrual and pay
- Current PVDs
- Sick hour use and current sick policy
- Current Hotel language
- ATC/ Code 59
- Galley pay
* – pending further discussion with US Airways management