ARTICLE 11: RESERVE
CHANGES
- Reserve daily pay increased from 6.0 TFP per day to 6.5 TFP per day. (8% pay increase)
- Monthly Reserve Line Guarantees increased from 72 TFP – 102 TFP to 78 TFP to 110.5 TFP
- All Reserve shifts are assigned to check-in no later than 2 hours after contactable time.
- All Reserve designations have additional premium for assignments with check-ins 2:01 – 4:00 from contactable time ending. May only be assigned 1x per month, may refuse after.
5 Shifts – 2 AM shifts, 2 PM shifts and 1 Late PM shift:
Contactable times:
- Senior AM Reserve: 0300 – 1100 Local Time
- Junior AM Reserve: 0300 – 1500 Local Time
- Junior PM Reserve: 1000 – 2200 Local Time
- Senior PM Reserve 1000 – 1800 Local Time
- Junior Late Day Reserve 1500 – 0259 Local Time (last day must be scheduled for round trip and cannot be assigned a charter or redeye)
Secondary Line Construction –
Crew Planning can build each month:
- 30% Senior Reserve Shift Lines
- 65% Junior Reserve Shift Lines
- Floating Five Percent of either Senior Reserve Shift Lines or Junior Reserve Shift Lines
Junior PM Late Reserve FYI:
We have on record that the SWA Negotiating Team has stated Crew Planning intends to only build one (1) line of Junior Late PM Reserve per base – per month. The majority of the 65% Junior Reserve lines in the secondary bid packet will be Junior AM/PM shifts. Article 11.3.A.5.
Important Reserve FYI’s:
Airport Standby (APSB) FYI:
Junior Reserves sit APSB – max 5 times per month.
*NOTE: Senior Reserves do not sit APSB
– Vacation Relief (VR) Lines don’t change. The percentage change of 5% will be on the actual On Call Reserve lines.
– The Base Reserve Rotation of 35%/65% does not change. The 65% will continue to be part of the Reserve Rotation and will be awarded VR lines or SAR/JAR/JPM/SPM/LPR on a rotation basis.
NEW Reserve System Implementation Item Regarding Contactability:
If ratified, the new Reserve system will be through an electronic system. Once implemented,
Crew Scheduling will be prohibited from calling Reserves outside of their contactable hours. (No more courtesy calls). Article 11.4.B.
Reserve Combinability
Article 11
Reserve Guarantee Increase
Article 11.16
Reserve Self Assignment
Article 11.19
Reserve Shifted System Basics
Article 11.3
Secondary Bid Packets
Article 11.3.A.6