The SWAPA Number

Today's SWAPA Number is 64%. That's the percentage of Contract 2020 that will be effective on date of ratification. By the end of 2024, that number will rise to 84%.
Today on the show, we're going to talk with Jody Reven, Scott Plyler, and Damian Jennette about the implementation of Contract 2020, why we agreed to the timelines in the implementation plan, and what happens if the Company doesn't meet them.

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Chair, Jody Reven, about Section 1.

00:14    Strategy and Protections
01:09    Industry Comparison
02:58    State Owned Enterprises, Partnership Language, Exclusion List
06:52    Expansion of Network Discussion
08:30    Fragmentation
09:58    Domiciles Outside of CONUS
10:35    Mutual Benefit Discussion
11:03    PDEW Buckets
12:28    Re-Opener Language
13:33    Alternate Training Location Provisions
14:35    Management Rights

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Today's SWAPA Number is 3. On our Contract 2020 Negotiating team, we call our core of scheduling SME's, SRC3. That's Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, and Meagan Nelan, who are the individuals most responsible for the complete rewrite of our work rules. On this episode, we're going to sit down with them for a discussion about those scheduling sections of Contract 2020, where we started and where we ended up. 

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from our resident host, Kurt Heidemann about Section 2, Compensation.

00:31    Overview of Language Changes
01:07    Pay Rates and Increases
02:06    Amenable Dates
02:55    Post Amenable Strategy
04:22    Post Amenable Raises
04:50    Ratification Bonus
04:59    Pay Rates Discussion
06:12    Conversion Factor
06:46    First Year Pay
07:28    Line Guarantees
07:53    Rigs
09:10    Pay Multiples
10:15    Overrides
11:10    Leg Change Override
11:57    Ground Time Override (GTO)
12:18    Late Return Override (LRO)
12:46    Reserve Release Override (RRO)
13:04    Long Duty Override (LDO)
13:24    Night Override
14:06    ETOPS and SAQ Override
14:15    Scheduled Subservice
14:38    Holiday Override and Adds
15:40    GDOs
15:56    Online Scheduled Pay (Replaces Daily Reassignment Pay)
16:22    Reserve Pay and Reserve Sick Pay
17:55    Training Pay
20:13    Training Travel Pay
21:18    Ground Transportation and Double Deadheads
23:15    Vacation and Fatigue Pay
24:10    Pay Audits

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Chair, Jody Reven about Section 3, Expenses.

01:10    Expense Reporting and Reimbursement
01:40    Exceeding Limits Language
02:22    Per Diem
03:02    Additional Per Diem
04:00    Uniform Expenses
05:31    Parking Expenses
06:09    Provisional Parking Expenses
06:34    FAA Physical Exam Expenses
08:08    Non-Routine FAA Exams
09:14    Head Set Reimbursement
09:47    Moving Expenses
11:15    Involuntary Displacements
11:55    Moving Weight Limits
13:19    Travel Expenses

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Member, Damian Jennette about Section 4, Benefits.

 00:20    Section 4 Overview and Language
01:27    Codifications
02:18    Survivor Eligibility and Retirees
04:24    All things COBRA
05:14    Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drugs
08:17    Disability Overview
10:22    Disability and Incapacity Language
12:39    Income Disability
14:14    Elimination Period Changes 
16:40    Mental Health and Substance Abuse
18:12    Social Security Offset Removal
20:03    Top Up Plan Language and Example Case
24:34    Current Pilots on Disability at DOR
25:59    Retirement Contributions on Disability
28:10    MBCBP Provisions
28:54    Benefits While on Disability
30:08    Supplemental Plan Changes
32:12    Life Insurance Language
35:13    Retiree Travel
35:48    VEBA Language
37:09    Periodic Company Meetings

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Member, Damian Jennette about Section 5, Retirement.

00:17    Retirement Headlines
00:39    MBCBP Overview
01:57    MBCBP Funding 
03:28    Private Letter Ruling – Additional Funding
04:26    Excess Contribution Limits
05:22    Four Sources of Spill Cash and Filling Qualified Buckets
07:59    Non-Qual Plans Today and Moving Forward
08:58    IRS and PLR Timeline
11:22    PLR Protections
14:11    Contingency Planning 
14:59    Account Structure and Access
16:25    “Market Based” Defined
16:56    Preservation of Capital Rule
18:27    Hypothetical Gains
19:23    59 ½ Rule and In-Service Distribution
20:34    NEC Philosophy
22:13    Profit Sharing Plan Changes
24:37    Profit Sharing Deferral Percetages and Why
26:03    401K Plan Changes
26:44    Non Qual Plans

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from resident host, Kurt Heidemann on Section 6, General.

01:18    Uniforms
02:20    Required Documents
02:55    Crew Meals
04:48    Jumpseat
06:23    Pilot Travel
08:55    Team/Company Meetings
11:10    SIDA Badges
12:01    Retirement and Resignation Procedures
13:50    Company Relations
14:31    Records, Data Analysis, and Access
19:01    Joint Budgets
20:29    Infectious Diseases, CC Pay
21:41    Benefits Entitlement 
22:38    Aircraft Equipment
24:18    Pilot Information
25:17    Association Access & Inclusion
26:11    Safety and Security
26:28    FFDO Program
27:23    Medical Privacy and Practice

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC members, Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, and Megan Nelan about Section 12, Schedule Execution.

01:09    Checkin & Report, Release
01:51    Legalities During Execution
03:49    Execution Timeline Table Discussion
06:28    Crew Contact Rules
08:08    Rest Requirements
09:30    Deadheading Language and Standards
12:45    IROPS Discussion
13:37    Commuter Rules
15:28    Company Scheduled Ground Transportation
16:58    Removal From Flying (Fatigue and Sick)
18:29    Expired, Lost, and Stolen Documents
19:16    All Things Footprint Protection Preferences
24:48    Preferences Waiver Between Company and Association
26:08    Reassignments
26:57    Significant Disruptions
29:27    Cost Incentives
30:26    Cancellation Reassignment Timeline
32:40    JA Language
34:08    JA Provisions
34:45    Personal Net Zeros (PNZs)
35:29    JA Reassignments
36:13    JA Hotels
36:35    Next Day JA
37:22    Order of JAs

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On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from SRC Chair, Scott Plyler and SRC Member, Dan O'Connor about Section 11, Voluntary Additional Flying.

00:24    Voluntary Additional Flying Overview     
00:44    Contractual Splits
01:32    STC and Open Time
03:27    Open Time Rigs
04:12    Changes to Monthly Open Time
07:16    Review of Pay Multiples
08:53    MOT and OTP Working Together
09:46    ELITT and DOT Changes
11:28    Open Time Alerts
12:01    Reserve Integration
12:41    Hourly Open Time
13:05    Short Notice Open Time
13:29    Voluntary Double Time (VDT)
15:18    CAP Discussion
16:08    The Flow of Open Time, ELITT of Pay Multiples
17:18    Last Resort Flying (LRF)

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