ARTICLE 8: HOURS OF SERVICE

•  Increased Medical Leave max pay from 118.2 TFP to 130 TFP per month.

• 40 minute report times on certain routes – Mgmt must give Union 90 days notice prior to implementation and notify Flight Attendants in an RBF. Current language only allows for a 30 or 45 minute report time. Article 8.2.b.

• Extended Duty Day Premium of double and triple time will now pay above all RIGs, including Reserve Flight Attendants. Article 8.2.C.1, 3 & 4.

• Late Return Override (LRO) – 1 TFP on top of all RIGs if return to domicile on last day is more than 2 hours delayed. Applies to original pairings. Article 8.2.C.7. LRO will pay above all RIGs. {Pilot Parity}

• Incorporated language previously agreed to Letter of Agreement (September 2017) regarding checking in for two pairings on the same domicile day. 

• Options to be pulled for a projected duty period of 16+ hours on the last day of a scheduled pairing, if going through a domicile. 

• Uninterrupted rest on an overnight extended to both Lineholder and Reserve Flight Attendants

• Red Eye protections – max duty day of 9:30 + :30 minute debrief clarified. (Pilot parity)

• Added protections within 90 days of DOR, Mgmt and TWU 556 will meet to discuss Red Eye pairing construction, line construction, reserve coverage and fatigue mitigation. SWA has stated to TWU 556 – Scheduled Red Eye flights are planned for 4th quarter 2026/1st quarter 2027 with the majority of the 50 or so flights per day operating to Hawaii. 

• Meal and Inflight Rest Break protections added to allow for a 15-30 minute rest/meal break while on duty within certain parameters.

• Language allowing for the modernization of communications (“the system”) between Flight Attendants and the Company

• Settlement (PDF) – Two Pairings in One Day
• Q and A (PDF) – Check-in for Multiple Pairings
• FAA 10-Hour Rest Rule (PDF) – 10-Hour Rest Agreement

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