Voluntary DRAFT vs. Voluntary Extension (100 hours)

(For Mainline Members only)

Dear Members,

Recently, many of you have inquired about Voluntary Draft vs Voluntary Extension.   To eliminate confusion, we have prepared this bulletin to help provide clarity. It is important that you understand exactly what the contractual entitlements are to pay with each choice. We know that some members have been negatively impacted by changes made to their schedules and we would like to maximize your earning potential during this time.

First and foremost, if you do any form of flying as DRAFT – you are paid at 150% of your rate of pay (time & ½).

If you do voluntary extension (100 hours) – you will only receive your regular rate of pay (no additional 50% credits).

Draft is a normal part of the open time award sequence and represents the final step for flight coverage.

B7.04 Award Sequence: All open flights including crewing to load flights as described in B11.01 shall be awarded or assigned subject to classification and language requirements in the following sequence:
B7.04.01 Open Flying Award
B7.04.02 Reassignment
B7.04.03 Voluntary Extension (100 hours)
B7.04.04 Reserve
B7.04.05 Deadhead Crews (Draft procedure, B9.03)
B7.04.06 Draft (B9.03, including Voluntary Draft)

The DRAFT process, as described in Article B9 of the Collective Agreement, outlines that cabin crew will be drafted in the following order:

AT A CREW BASE:

1. Deadhead cabin crew in reverse order of seniority;
2. Regular Blockholders who are legal on the Voluntary DRAFT list in order of seniority (you must have enough hours within the MML to get drafted at this step**)
3. Junior Legal cabin crew members (including reserves, except reserves on GDO’s who cannot be drafted)
4. Junior (Regular Blockholders) that are legal but will be over-projected (must drop a flight or flight sequence to restore your legality to the applicable MML 80/85 hours)
5. Airport Move up – last minute scenarios where the steps above can’t be applied, flight crew will be moved up (partial or total crews) in reverse order of seniority.

Important points to remember about VOLUNTARY DRAFT:

• Once a crew member has volunteered to be on the Voluntary draft list, they do not have the ability to refuse the trip they have been drafted for. They must accept the trip.
• If you have NOT flown any flights on voluntary extension (100 hours), you can be drafted up to the 80/85 block hour limitation.
• If you have flown flights on voluntary extension, you can be drafted up to the 100 block hour limitation.
• No one will be contacted for voluntary draft during the quiet hours (23:01 – 08:00), during crew rest, or while on any kind of absence i.e. vacation, sick leave, etc.
• In either case, only if this is your last trip of the month can return to base extension be applied to a DRAFT to maximize your earning potential.
• Notification of draft: Must continue to be relayed verbally by Crew Scheduling and must be confirmed verbally by the crew member prior to the assignment being assigned.

Reminder – phone calls with crew scheduling are recorded and serves as proof of the assignment, and Globe is not an official means of communication.

Govern yourselves accordingly, in solidarity,