Electronic Notification
- Electronic Notification allows Crew Scheduling to contact Flight Attendants without phone calls, updated in TA2 based on member feedback from TA1.
- Prior to reporting, no response required if contact is 2 hours 15 minutes before check-in; duty adjusts if earlier than scheduled.
- At check-in, flight cancellation, or arrival, check CCS for priority messages; push notifications via Link during flight require post-deplaning acknowledgment.
- During layovers, Flight Attendants are not on call; acknowledge priority messages in CCS or contact Scheduling.
- Benefits include starting the 4-hour reassignment window from cancellation time, valuing time during unreachable Scheduling; no changes to Lineholder reassignment or drafting rules.
Boarding Pay
- Earn 50% hourly rate per boarding, including re-boardings and boarded-then-canceled flights; averages 7.4% pay increase as add pay.
- Applies to initial boarding, re-boarding, or fully boarded cancellations; Standby Reserves earn only if assigned and flight departs.
- Exceptions: no pay for ferry flights, deadheads, preboarding without assignment, or no passengers boarding.
Retro Pay – One-Time Payment
- Total pool increased to $740 million from TA1’s $595 million; percentages: 4% for Sep-Dec 2021, 2022-2024 full years; 22% for 2025; 25% for Jan-May 2026.
- Paid by September 15, 2026, to eligible active Flight Attendants as of March 24, 2026; 22% IRS withholding; option to contribute to 401(k) up to IRS limits.
- Eligibility includes active FAs (any leave except management), reinstated via grievance; differs from flat signing bonuses by formula based on earnings.
Reserve Availability Periods (RAPs)
- RAPs shorten Ready Reserve availability from 24 to 14 hours (default unless preferenced otherwise); not duty periods, no post-RAP rest required.
- RAPs categorized by start time (Early, Mid, Afternoon, Late, Full 24); minimum one per base daily; assignments posted by 1930 HDT.
- Extensions up to 5 hours (max 3/month, voluntary first) with 3 hours add pay; 3-hour call-out applies; released if unassigned at RAP end.
- Daily process: voluntary pick-up, preferencing run, clean-up, RAP assignment.
Base Pay
- Raises start May 31, 2026 (first paycheck July 2026), then July 30, 2026; annual anniversary raises July 30 thereafter to 2030.
- Year 13+ FAs get two raises/year (first year possibly three); interactive payscale chart available for seniority-based steps.
LOA 16 – Expanded Scope Provisions
- Protects jobs by binding to United pilots’ strong scope: United FAs fly any flight with United pilots, closing loopholes like damp leasing or revenue sharing.
- Limits regional (United Express) flying per pilot agreement (aircraft, seats, % flying); allows wholly owned carrier without expansion.
- Rejects management weakening proposals; achieves industry-best FA scope amid globalization.
Sit Pay
- Triggers for scheduled/rescheduled sits >2:30 between segments in duty period; 1 minute pay per 2 minutes of excess as add pay.
- Based on original scheduled times, not actual delays; retains if original pairing canceled without replacement.
- Example: Two sits (2:48, 2:53) yield 20.5 minutes pay (:41 excess / 2), paid on scheduled even if actual shorter.
Employer Provided Benefits Minimum – 480
- 480 paid activity hours/year (Oct-Sep) for employer health contributions; changed from flight credit to include add pay, vacation, sick, training, etc.
- Proration reduces for unpaid leaves (40 hours/month); special exemptions for urgent circumstances with expedited arbitration.
- Starts Oct 2026 for 2028 benefits; no monthly/quarterly minimums; protects those with emergencies.
Red-Eye Flying
- Defined as any portion 0200-0400; duty periods limited to 2 segments max, none after red-eye (deadhead OK, no work conversion post-deadhead).
- High-time exception: up to 14:00 scheduled/16:00 actual with ≤2 segments, ≤2:30 ground time.
- Stops: unplanned retain nonstop status; revenue stops count as additional segments.
