Tentative Agreement: Hot Topic & Voting

Dear Spirit Flight Attendants,

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Reroute vs. Reschedule: The TA Changes Matter

 Today, under our Contract provision Section 8.Q.4., we have protections for “Reroutes.” There are NO Protections for “Reschedules.” It is confusing as the two words are often used interchangeably.

TODAY’s CONTRACT:

 REROUTE: This is when nothing happens to your pairing, and it operates as scheduled. However, on your way to the hotel, you get a call from crew scheduling that instead of continuing to your layover, you have to do a Tampa turn and catch up with your pairing the next day.

Contract Protection Today: Currently, this can only happen five times per year, and you get 150% of any block that you work over your original pairing. Crew scheduling must get you back to your base within two hours of your original pairing termination.

RESCHEDULE: This happens when your pairing cancels, misconnects due to a delay, etc., and you are reassigned.

Contract Protection Today: None. Today you can be reassigned indefinitely, and there is no additional pay (no 150% premium) and no limitation on when you have to be returned to base – it could be 8 hours after your original pairing, the next day, or the day after that. “Reschedule” situations happen much more frequently than “reroutes.”

TA PROVISION:

The TA separates REROUTE and RESCHEDULE and adds protections for Rescheduled situations.

RESCHEDULE: Under the TA, Reschedule is defined and separate from Reroute. If it happens, crew scheduling must get you back to your domicile within 2 hours of your original pairing termination. You will also receive 150% of any additional credit (not block) you work. “Reschedule” situations happen much more frequently than “reroutes.”

REROUTE: Under the TA, we agreed to increase the number of times a “reroute” can happen from 5 to 8 per year. Looking at history, no Flight Attendant was rerouted five times – and we secured improvements. A Flight Attendant who is rerouted will receive 150% of additional credit instead of block worked (capturing deadhead, etc.). If a Flight Attendant is asked to exceed the eight times per year maximum (totally voluntary) and agrees, they will receive 200% of any additional credit worked. These are essential protections that the TA provides.

In Solidarity, 

MEC Negotiations Committee