United pilots contract, MOU 20-01 — COVID-19 Virus
A. Pay protection – any Pilot who is directed to be quarantined by an authorized government or medical official or is diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus or who has to self-quarantine because a member of their household is diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus, will have their duty dropped. Lineholders LPV will be reduced but their PTC will not be reduced. Reserves will not receive any LPV but will not have MPG reduced. In addition to standard enroute sick leave provisions, a pilot who is quarantined or who becomes ill with COVID-19 or is exhibiting flu like symptoms after departing on a Trip and is unable to return to base will receive per diem until he actually returns.
B. Sick leave – any Pilot who calls in sick and is subsequently diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus will have such sick leave restored.
C. Absence Monitoring – Pilots will be permitted to use sick leave for themselves or to care for anyone in their household who is exhibiting flu like symptoms.
A. Pilots will not be placed in Dependability Monitoring for any sick leave use while this Memorandum of Understanding is in effect.
B. No sick leave taken during the period of time this Memorandum of Understanding is in effect will count against any pilot for purposes of Dependability Monitoring.
D. If a Pilot or a member of their household is diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus, the Pilot may be required to provide written verification.
E. Additional Scheduling Modifications
A. Notwithstanding the PBS timeline in Section 20-C-1 and the Trip Trading timeline in Section 20-P, with ALPA SSC concurrence these timelines may be modified as necessary.
B. With ALPA SSC concurrence, additional Surplus Reduction Lines may be offered following PBS awards in seniority order. Further, with ALPA SSC concurrence, Lineholders may be restricted from picking up Trips dropped as a result of these post award SRLs.
This Memorandum of Understanding shall become effective upon execution and shall remain in effect until such time as the United States Center for Disease Control declares that COVID-19 is no longer an epidemic in the United States, but no less than ninety (90) days.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties have executed this Memorandum of Understanding this day of , 2020.
FOR UNITED AIRLINES, INC. FOR THE UNITED MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Bryan Quigley Captain Todd Insler, Chairman Sr. Vice-President, Flight Operations United Airlines MEC United Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, International
Paul Carlson Managing Director Pilot Contract Administration United Airlines, Inc.