This is the SWAPA Ride Report for Friday, March 1st, 2024. 

In this episode, host Captain Matt McCants from SWAPA Communications discusses some common concerns about the short-term and long-term disability plans on the horizon.  

Matt also provides a brief update on what can be expected in the new versions of the Annotated CBA, the big-ticket scheduling items being implemented in March, how to shift vacation block bids, and some guidance on the preboarding policy while on deadhead duty.  

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Today's SWAPA Number is 1.5%. That's the 2023 profit sharing percentage that Southwest will be paying its employees this year. So today on the show, we're going to talk with NC member Damian Jennette about how that number was derived, how it compares to the industry, and how it fits into our pilot's retirement planning.

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This is the SWAPA Ride Report for Friday, February 23rd, 2024. 

The SWAPA Ride Report is your source for headlines, updates, and answers to frequently asked questions regarding your new Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

This week we answer some frequently asked questions from Benefits, Retirement, Contract Admin and SRC.

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Introducing: The SWAPA Ride Report, a new must-listen podcast to understand the latest developments with the new CBA, including frequently asked questions from pilots on the line. Check in for the Ride Report every Thursday. This week's edition focuses on Implementation updates and popular topics in the 401K, Scheduling, and Contract Administration world. 

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Today's SWAPA number is eight, that's how many new overrides are being implemented and paid between now and March 1st. Today we're going to talk to SRC Chair, Scott Plyler, and SWAPA Manager of Schedule Analytics, Meagan Nelan, about where we stand so far with implementing the new contract, what's further down the line and what the membership should expect going forward.

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Today's SWAPA Number is 92.7. That's the percentage of pilots that voted to make the Tentative Agreement between SWAPA and Southwest Airlines, a Collective Bargaining Agreement, in the vote that closed last week. On today's podcast, we're talking with SWAPA president, Captain Casey Murray and SWAPA VP, Captain Tom Nekouei, about what comes next for SWAPA and its members in a post contract 2024.

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Today's SWAPA number is 745. That's how many pilots that have entered longterm disability since 2020. As our pilot group is considering the TA before them, we'd like to zero in on an area of our contract that holds a lot of confusion for our members and their families, and that is disability. To better understand how disability works, what is changing and what we've seen from Q&A on the Contract 2020 Resource Center, we have on today's show, NC member and benefits expert, Damian Jennette.

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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 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 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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