LETTER 20
Subject: Satellite Base Flying
Reference: Section 6 - Scheduling
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
between
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
and
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
in the service of
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
as represented by
ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS - CWA, AFL-CIO
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between Northwest Airlines, Inc., a
Minnesota Corporation (the "Company") and the Flight Attendants in the
service of Northwest Airlines, Inc., as represented by the Association of Flight
Attendants - CWA, AFL-CIO (the "Union").
WHEREAS, during contract negotiations, the Company expressed interest in
the establishment of "Satellite Bases" at locations outside of present
established bases
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed that:
1. Participation in the program is voluntary. No Flight Attendant shall be
required to engage in Satellite Base Flying.
2. Assignment and awards to Satellite Bases shall be based on system
seniority.
3. The Company and Union shall meet to determine the length of the
commitment period for Satellite Base assignment. However, the
standard length of commitment to a Satellite Base shall be no less than
three (3) months and no longer than six (6) months.
4. Based on the number of Flight Attendants requesting voluntary
assignment to a Satellite Base, the Company shall then determine the
flying that shall be allocated to such base.
5. Flight Attendants awarded an assignment to a Satellite Base shall
maintain their last base as their Home Base, and shall bid for vacation,
Company convenience leaves, base transfers, and training at such
Home Base, based on their seniority at that base.
6. All administrative functions related to a Flight Attendant assigned to a
Satellite Base shall be conducted out of his/her Home Base. The
Company and Union shall meet and confer to review which, if any, local
facilities can be made available in each Satellite station. However, the
Company shall not be required to provide any specific Flight Attendant
facilities, lounges, computers, mailboxes or any other administrative
infrastructure at a Satellite Base.
7. The Company shall determine the location of each Satellite Base. It is
agreed that:
a. All locations shall be within the fifty (50) United States.
b. The operation of a Satellite Base may be seasonal. For example,
flying may be patterned out of a particular station only during the
winter.
c. The Company shall have the right to close a Satellite Base at any time.
However, in the event of such occurrence, Flight Attendants at such
a base shall be returned to the roster at their Home Base. Should the
closure occur following the monthly bid award process, such Flight
Attendant shall have the time available option at his/her Home Base
as specified in Sections 5 (Hours of Service) and 6 (Scheduling) of
the Agreement. (A Flight Attendant who declines time availability
shall be paid for hours flown and credited. A Flight Attendant who
accepts time availability may bid for flying at his/her Home Base as a
Category 1.)
8. The Company and Union shall meet to develop the full details required
to establish Satellite Base Flying. Such details include, but are not
limited to:
a. A timeline for notifying eligible Flight Attendants of the availability of
such flying.
b. A process for determining which Flight Attendants would be eligible
to bid for Satellite Base assignments.
c. A timeline for the Company to determine whether there are sufficient
voluntary requests to cover the flying at a Satellite Base.
d. The procedures for bidding, awarding, and assigning Satellite Base
Flying during the monthly PBS bid process, including:
(1) The viability of completing monthly schedules using regular
patterns from the "Home Base";
(2) The process for filling Purser positions and Language of
Destination positions on Satellite Flying patterns; and
(3) The award and/or assignment of Satellite Base reserve duty or
Satellite Base time available days within a Satellite Base.
e. The procedures for line adjustments during a month for Flight
Attendants who hold lines which contain Satellite Base patterns.
9. The following definition shall apply only to Satellite Bases:
"Home Base" means the base to which the Flight Attendant is
stationed at the time of the award of a Satellite Base position.
10. Both parties shall work in good faith to finalize the details of a Satellite
Base program no later than nine (9) months following date of signing of
the Flight Attendant Agreement.
Agreed to on this 18th day of June, 2007
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FOR NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT
ATTENDANTS - CWA, AFL-CIO
/s/ Julie Hagen Showers /s/ Patricia A. Friend
Vice President Labor Relations International President, AFA-CWA
/s/ Jay Hong
MEC President, AFA-CWA
/s/ Lovey Offerle
Negotiations Committee, AFA-CWA
/s/ David Barrow West
Negotiations Committee, AFA-CWA
/s/ James Yung
Negotiations Committee, AFA-CWA
/s/ Bruce Retrum
Negotiations Committee, AFA-CWA
/s/ Mark L. Littleton
Senior Staff Negotiator, AFA-CWA