PO to PVD Lawsuit
By: Debora Sutor AFA MEC Grievance Chair
AFA brought suit against American Eagle to enforce our arbitration award pertaining to the conversion of PO days to PVD days.
Many of you may have been advised by your In-Flight Manager that your request to convert your PO to a PVD was being denied based upon staffing levels.
We brought suit in this instance because the action in which the company has engaged has been decided in our favor in a previous arbitration decision.
The new contract contains a prospective remedy that affords a flight attendant the right to convert a PO to a PVD at her/his option. This language can be found in Section 10, paragraph M.7. of the new agreement. However, this section does not go into effect until December 1, 2005. Therefore if you have been a victim of the company's refusal to convert your PO to PVD up to that point here is what you need to do:
Provide your Local AFA Council President with the following;1) A write up from you detailing what date you took the PO day and what date you requested it be converted. Include the In-flight manger's name with whom you spoke and exactly what reason he/she gave for refusing to convert.
2) Copy of any e-mail correspondence between you and any Company Official regarding the denial of conversion.
3) A copy of your HI10.
4) Indicate whether or not you would be willing to testify or provide an affidavit for legal use by AFA.
Your Local Council President will provide both your MEC Grievance Chair and our AFA Staff Attorney with copies of this evidence. In the event we are successful in our lawsuit or if a settlement agreement can be reached, you may be entitled to relief.
Thank you for your help in this most important matter.
In Solidarity,
Debora Sutor
AFA MEC Grievance Chair
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