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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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between
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ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
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and the
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ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CWA, AFL-CIO
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SECTION 32 ATTENDANCE POLICY POINTS RELATED TO COVID-19
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This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING is made between ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
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("Company") and the ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CWA, AFL-CIO
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("Association").
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Association (collectively “the parties”) recognize that
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absences related to COVID-19 that are not otherwise handled under the Company’s
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workplace exposure procedures neither meet the standards for leave approval in all
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circumstances, nor are such absences universally covered under the Joint Collective
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Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) and various standalone COVID-19 agreements; and
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WHEREAS, the parties wish to mitigate Section 32 Attendance Policy points received by
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Flight Attendants for absences related to COVID-19 from February 29, 2020, to
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September 30, 2021;
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NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree:
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1. The Company will issue a required bulletin regarding the terms and
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conditions of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
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2. Flight Attendants seeking points forgiveness for absences related to
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COVID-19 may fill out an electronic COVID-19 Absence Reporting Form,
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which will be accessible on the Inflight Webpage.
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a. A Flight Attendant must submit a completed COVID-19 Absence
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Reporting Form for each ‘Single Continuous Occurrence’ (‘SCO’)
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absence related to COVID-19 that they wish to have mitigated
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pursuant to this MOU.
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b. In order to seek points forgiveness for absences related to COVID-
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19 that occurred prior to the issuance date of the bulletin
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referenced in 1 above, a Flight Attendant must submit a completed
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form for each ‘SCO’ absence no later than April 28, 2021, following
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issuance of the bulletin.
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c. In order to seek points forgiveness for absences related to COVID-
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19 that occur on or after the issuance date of the bulletin referenced
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in 1 above, a Flight Attendant must submit a completed COVID-19
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Absence Reporting Form for each ‘SCO’ absence no later than the
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end of a Flight Attendant’s next scheduled sequence.
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d. In addition to a completed COVID-19 Absence Reporting Form
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requesting points forgiveness, the Company will also require
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documentation to substantiate applicable absences related to
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COVID-19 that occur on or after the publication date of the bulletin
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referenced in Paragraph 1 above. The following documentation
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must be submitted to the Company at a confidential email address
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no later than the end of a Flight Attendant’s next scheduled
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sequence:
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i. A positive COVID-19 test result from either the Flight
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Attendant or someone in the Flight Attendant’s immediate
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household; or
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ii. Proof of the Flight Attendant’s COVID-19 vaccination via an
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official record of vaccination (e.g., lifetime immunization
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record; CDC COVID-19 vaccination card; state
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immunization information system printout; MyIR or
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equivalent online or mobile immunization record printout,
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screenshot, certificate of immunization status, or certificate
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of COVID-19 vaccination; or a verified electronic medical
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record printout from the medical provider).
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e. For Flight Attendants returning from a leave of absence, the
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COVID-19 Absence Reporting Form and the associated
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substantiating documentation (if required) must be submitted by
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the end of the fourteenth (14
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first day back being “day 1.”
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3. The COVID-19 Absence Reporting Form will solicit the following
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information:
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a. Identifying data (Flight Attendant’s name, current domicile,
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Peoplesoft number and Arctic number);
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b. Date(s) of the absence related to COVID-19; and
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c. A narrative of the reason(s) for such absence.
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4. The Company will make a good faith effort to process each form submitted
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by identifying the Flight Attendant and acting on the mitigation request
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even if the submitted form contains any combination of minor errors,
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formatting mistakes or omissions.
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5. The Company may request a Flight Attendant to provide additional
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information about the absence prior to making a final determination
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whether to mitigate points. The Company will copy in the Local Executive
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Council (LEC) President or designee into such requests.
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6. The parties agree to automatically remand all form denials to the parties’
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Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.
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7. A Flight Attendant with an approved form will have the applicable Section
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32 Attendance Policy points and any associated occurrences removed,
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applicable bank points restored, and applicable record improvement debits
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recalculated accordingly.
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8. Should any part or provision of this MOU be rendered invalid by existing or
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subsequently enacted applicable legislation, then the balance of the
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agreement will remain in full force and effect for the duration of its term.
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The provisions herein will be effective immediately upon execution of this
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING and will remain in effect through September 30,
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2021, unless extended by mutual agreement. This agreement is without precedent, and
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the circumstances described herein cannot be used by either party in any other forum.
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All other provisions of the collective-bargaining agreement remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this MEMORANDUM OF
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UNDERSTANDING this 28
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day of May 2021.
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FOR: FOR:
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ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT
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ATTENDANTS-CWA, AFL-CIO ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
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Jeffrey Peterson Carmen Williams
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Master Executive Council President Managing Director, Labor Relations
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