United pilots contract, LOA 23-03 — Compressed Line LOA
A. For a period of six (6) consecutive Bid Periods, unless the parties agree otherwise, the Company shall test compressed reserve lines in five (5) Global Categories (for both Captains and First Officers in each Category), subject to the terms contained in this Letter of Agreement. Such Categories shall be jointly selected by the Company and the System Scheduling Committee.
B. Offer and Award of Compressed Lines
1. In each Category tested, the Company shall offer a minimum of five percent (5%) of Reserve lines as Compressed Lines, based on full time equivalents as calculated in accordance with Section 5-E-7-h-(1), with a minimum of one (1) Compressed Line in each such Category.
2. A Pilot who is not eligible to be awarded a non-profile reserve line may be denied a Compressed Line if awarding a Compressed Line to that Pilot would not satisfy the Company’s reserve coverage requirements.
3. A Reserve cannot be involuntarily assigned to a Compressed Line.
4. A Reserve awarded a Compressed Line cannot be awarded a LCL or VEC Line.
C. Scheduling of Reserve Pilots Awarded a Compressed Line (“Compressed Reserve”)
1. Unless otherwise provided herein, Compressed Reserves shall be subject to all other scheduling provisions contained in the UPA.
2. Compressed Lines shall be constructed either with a single continuous block of work days or a single continuous block of days off and with the same number of days off provided in Section 5-E-5. Compressed Reserve HDOs will be awarded in accordance with 5-E-7-d-(1). The provisions of Sections 5-E-7-f, 5-E-7-g and 5-E-8-b shall not apply to Compressed Lines.
3. Compressed Reserves shall not be assigned to report for a Trip assignment or begin a Short Call assignment prior to 1000 on the first day of the reserve block. A Compressed Reserve may aggressively pick up an assignment that reports or begins prior to 1000 on the first day of the reserve block and receive Add Pay in accordance with Section 20-K-6-k.
4. The Company may pre-block thirty (30) hour rest periods required by FAR 117.25(b) at its discretion within the Reserve block.
a. The pre-blocked rest period may be removed if the Compressed Reserve is given an assignment that negates the need for the pre-blocked rest period.
b. Prior to release into a thirty (30) hour rest period, the Company may assign a Compressed Reserve to start a Short-Call period immediately following the thirty (30) hour rest period.
c. The Company may bypass non-Compressed Reserves to assign a Trip to a Compressed Reserve if the Trip provides a rest period of at least thirty (30) hours before the Trip, within the Trip, or as required post-Trip rest. Such bypass shall not result in an RDO disruption.
5. A Compressed Reserve shall not be subject to the Short Call cap contained in Section 20-K-3-c-(16).
6. A Compressed Reserve whose number of reserve days before their next scheduled unavailable days is more than six (6) shall be treated as if their number of reserve days before their next scheduled unavailable days is six (6).
D. Evaluation and Extension of Testing Period
1. The parties shall jointly establish utilization metrics for, and joint oversight of, Compressed Reserves in Global Categories. If the utilization of Compressed Reserves meets or exceeds the utilization metrics, the Company must continue to offer Compressed Lines in Global Categories under the terms of this Letter of Agreement for the duration of the basic Agreement.
2. If the utilization of Compressed Reserves requires the Company to continue to offer Compressed Lines in Global Categories, the parties agree to initiate a six (6) Bid Period test of Compressed Lines in Basic Categories under the same conditions included within this Letter of Agreement or under mutually agreed modifications to
those conditions. If the utilization of Compressed Reserves meets or exceeds the utilization metrics, the Company must continue to offer Compressed Lines in Basic Categories under the terms of this Letter of Agreement for the duration of the basic Agreement.
This Letter of Agreement shall become effective on September 29, 2023 and shall remain in effect concurrent with Section 25, Duration of the basic Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 29th day of September, 2023.
FOR UNITED AIRLINES, INC. FOR THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INT’L
Z. Michael Jones, Vice President Captain Jason Ambrosi, President Labor Relations Air Line Pilots Association, Intl
Captain Marc Champion Captain Garth Thompson, Chair Vice President Flight Operations United Master Executive Council
Mike Hansen, Managing Director Captain Phil Otis, Chair LR & Labor Economics UAL MEC Negotiating Committee
Captain Mary Ann Schaffer, Captain Andy Riggs, Vice-Chair Managing Director Aviation Safety UAL MEC Negotiating Committee
Captain David Zullo, Director Captain Adrian Rivero, Member Pilot Contract Administration UAL MEC Negotiating Committee
Sarah Nau, Director Labor Relations