United Pilot Agreement Overview
UAL MEC - 11/12/2012
Pay/Compensation/Expenses
Increase Pay Rates 18-36% at Date of Signing (DOS) (match current DAL), then 8.5% increase 1/1/2014; 3% increases Jan 2015, 2016 and 2017
Improved Rig “M5D”=5 hours pay per Day, (now defined as 0100 to 0059)
“Add Pay” = Increased incentive pay opportunities
International Override premium (includes Hawaii) - $6.50/$4.50 per flt. hour
Min Reserve guarantee 73 hours; with pilot option to increase
Improved Premium Pay (200% SRM, 225% IA)
Profit sharing
Per Diem increases; Laundry expense reimbursement
Pay Rate Increases
Current sUA DOS2017
747/777
22% 45%
767
22% 45%
767/757 –Blended*
21%
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757
18% 40%
A320
36% 62%
Airbus –Blended*
34%
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A319
31% 55%
Current sCO
DOS. 1/1/2017
777/767-400
22% 44%
767-200
1%
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767 Blended*
6%
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757-300
16% 37%
757-200, 737 8/900
12% 32%
737 Blended*
18%
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737-5/700
21% 43%
*Blended rate based on 2012 fleet mix, recalculated monthly. Used for DH, Vaca, Sick, Training
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Scope
UAX Block Hour Ratio restriction based on Narrow Body (NB) block hours
Cap 50 seat aircraft @ 90% of mainline NB block hours
No 76 seaters until 2014; current UA book until then
2014-Cap 70/76 seat RJs at 255; no more than 130 76 seaters
2016-Cap 76 seaters at 153 but must reduce 70 seaters
Q400 included in 76 seat count
Can only go above 153 76 seaters if New Small Narrow Body aircraft added to UAL fleet
Must park 50 seaters if going above 153 76 seaters
All 76 seaters downgraded to 70 seats if a single UAL pilot is on furlough
New Small Narrow Body-we fly it, forces reduction in UAX Block Hour Ratio limit and number of 50 seaters
90% of Feeder flying must be to/from “hubs”
80% of Feeder flying must be less than 900 miles
Maximum 5% Feeder Hub-to-Hub
Must maintain 90% of Company block hours to Joint Venture (JV) countries
International JV rules require UA “Metal in the market” (kills Aer Lingus type transactions)
Successorship protections similar to TPA
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Vacation
Years of Service
Vacation Days
14**********1 to 4
21 *****5 to 10
35 *****11 to 24
42***** 25 +
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Vacation Pay at 3.25 per day
Vacation Credit at 3.25 per day
Eliminate involuntary vacation
Keep vacation in new Category if bumped
Right to slide vacation period +/- 3 days
Allow for Vacation “forfeiture” (full value rollover) into 401(k) then RHA VEBA
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Scheduling
“Golden Days”-preassigned days off for personal use
Increase Minimum Days Off in a 31-day bid month to 13 for Reserves
M5D at DOS, Improve Trip Rig to 1:3.5 @ Operational Merger Date (OMD)+1 yr
Max monthly Line Production Average (LPA)=84
Lines will be built using a min/max credit ranges (LPA)
Deadheading in Econ Plus as a min; Business/First guaranteed if Global
Deadhead deviation changes
Day off restoration
Premium pay for reassignment
Premium pay for long delays in actual operation
No Reserve leveling
Aggressive pickup improvements
Reserve pilots have one designated domestic moveable day off
Scheduling (continued)
All reserve pilots awarded long call reserve lines with 13 hour call-out to depart
All reserve pilots released to trip once assigned
Short call reserve call-out of 2:30 to report time, with incentive pay to accept & fulfill shorter call-out time; company paid close-in parking in some cases.
Must use volunteers with 200% pay (Add Pay), even if need to drop conflicting trips, before Inverse Assignment
Up to 225% pay for Inverse Assignment (Add Pay)
2 Captains/2 FOs scheduled for flights greater than 16 hours
Layovers: *****9 hours of rest opportunity in the hotel room
14 hours = Downtown layover
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Vacancy Bidding
Release from freeze to bid up in Pay Category
Mandatory backfills for vacancy bids; improved transparency
Limitations on secondary bumps
Pay protection for 24 months for cancelled bid positions
Allow base trades
Eliminate restrictions on ability to downbid
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Training
Increase training pay and credit to 3.75 hours/ day for training of less than 5 days
First Class travel to/from recurrent
Increase training pay to 3 hrs. for training of 5 days or greater, including days off
Improved protection for pilots who lose landing currency
Pay for lineholders that attend landings class prior to loss of currency
Moving
Merger Move: paid move for all vacancies awarded within 24 months of Operational Merger Date regardless of bid award
Career Move: *****one additional paid move for pilots during their career, regardless of vacancy award
Paid moves for New Equipment Bases
Move expenses paid from any location within CONUS (not restricted to distance from old to new domicile)
Pay 5 hours pay per travel day
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Sick Leave
Increase maximum bank to 1300 hours
Rapid re-accrual of 7 hours per month after a single use of 255 hours of S/L
Protect value of soft-time within a pairing
Convert CAL OJI bank to sick bank at a 1.5:1 ratio
Advance new hires 60 hours sick bank
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Retirement and Insurance
16% company B/C plan contribution rate
Medical/Dental plan cost share of 80/20
Locked-in core Medical/Dental/Vision plans
Pilots eligible to participate in any Company medical plans offered to other employee groups
Pre-65 and Post-65 retiree medical plan patterned after current s-UA plans (one year transition options for CAL pilots)
Establish Reimbursement Health Arrangement account (RHA) to accumulate tax advantage funds to pay for retiree healthcare
Tax efficient treatment of excess retirement contributions into RHA VEBA
Retirement and Insurance (continued)
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Long Term Disability (LTD) patterned after Continental plan; Cost share % improved from 55/45 to 65/35
LTD benefit of 50% of monthly earnings up to a maximum of $8,000/mo. tax free
Coverage for disabilities over 90 days without requirement to be permanently grounded
Pilot option to preserve 120 hours of Sick time when going to LTD
Unlimited coverage in the case of cognitive/psychological disorders (subject to automatic medical review). New 12 month substance abuse benefit
Easier re-entry into plan upon return from leave of absence and continued LTD payments until training commences
Company to offer Guam-based pilots a global medical plan
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