AvroJockey
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Summary of Terms Management Intends to Impose
The following is a summary of the contract changes that management has the authority to impose.
- Compensation
- A 6% reduction to all wage rates
- The Across-the-Board (“ATB”) increases scheduled to occur in January of 2007 and 2008 will be eliminated and replaced with ATB and contingent ATB increases as follows:
- At the end of year 1 +2%
- At the end of year 2 +2%
- At the end of year 3 +1.5%
- At the end of year 4 +1.5% +.1% for every A/C on the property over 79
- At the end of year 5 +1.5% +.1% for every A/C on the property over 79
- Seat Ranges
- Q-400 (a 70-74 seat turboprop) will be paid at the 40-55 seat turboprop scale
- 60-69 seat turbojet pay scale will be extended to 60-76 seats
- True-up Adjustment of Hourly Rates
- One time wage change in Feb 2007 of actual pilot payroll vs. planned payroll based on attrition
- This could increase or decrease compensation
- SAT times
- When the Company begins utilizing the Global Positioning System on the SF-340 aircraft, they may adjust the Scheduled Average Times to reflect the reduction in flight time attributable to the GPS. Mesaba will only reduce the SAT times to the extent that the reduction is reasonably expected to occur.
- Freezes
- A pilot who upgrades to any captain position will be required to remain in that category for 2 years
- The Freeze would not apply to involuntary displacements
- Minimum Day Pay
- Eliminate
- Per Diem
- $1.55
- If there are more than 79 aircraft:
- $1.60 at the end of year 3
- $1.65 at the end of year
- Uniform Allowance
- Will be reduced to $150 for 2007 and 2008
- Will be the full $235 in 2009 and years following
- Minimum Days Off
- 10 days off for reserve lines
- Voluntary Moving Benefits
- Remove the 2 weeks Per Diem and hotel for voluntary moves
- Hotel Buy Out
- A pilot who is entitled to a hotel room for a Long Term Training event may elect, at his sole discretion, to forego the hotel room. The Company will pay the pilot for one-half of the actual savings accrued from the pilot’s election to forego the hotel room.
- Health insurance
- Pilot premium share will not exceed 33% (this is an increase from 30%).
- No changes to the amount of the office co-payments, deductibles, or out-of-pocket limits until January 1, 2009 unless,
- The per capita cost of health care actually increases and
- The industry average for office co-payment, deductible, and/or out of pocket limit exceeds that in place at Mesaba.
- After January 1, 2009 there is no limitation on the increases.
- Flex spending increases from $5000 to $6000
- Prescription Drug Program
- $10 co-pay generic
- $500 deductible for name brand
- $50 co-pay name brand after the $500 deductible met
- No coverage for name brand if generic is available
- Long Term Disability
- Reduce benefit to 60% of Average Monthly Pay
- Benefits will be provided based on length of service, as follows:
- Less than 1 year of service to 1 year of benefit
- 1 year but less than 2 years of service to 2 years of benefit
- 2 years but less than 3 years of service to 3 years of benefit
- 3 or more years of service retains your current benefit, to age 65
- Short Term Disability
- Reduce benefit to 60% of Average Monthly Pay
- Increase waiting period from 3 days to 7 days.
- Loss of License Insurance
- Reduce benefit to 60% of Average Monthly Pay
- Sick Pay
- Pay at 75% of applicable rate.
- Scheduling
- CDO Deconsolidation
- The CDO’s will be deconsolidated similar to the same rules as the 1996 Pilot Agreement for one year
- Preferential Bidding system
- PBS will be implemented after one year
- Term are more favorable to the pilots than the flight attendant’s terms
- Improvements increase after 1 year
- Additional improvements after 60 aircraft
- PBS will be implemented after one year
- CDO Deconsolidation
- Profit Sharing
- 20% of profits over 4%
- +5% of profits over 8%
- +5% of profits over 12%
- Expires in 2012
