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1. FeaturedGuet Guam Top o the Mar Wednesday MEC Chairman Captain 5 30 p m to Closing November Jay Heppner 20 2013 Return to top Local Council Meetings Events Council 34 SFO 11 a m Monday November 18 SFO DoubleTree 835 Airport Blvd Burlingame Calif 94010 650 344 5500 The agenda will include nomination for Secretary Treasurer for term ending 2 28 2015 Council 33 DEN 9 30 a m 9 a m coffee Wednesday November 20 Holiday Inn Denver East Stapleton 3333 Quebec St Denver Colo 80207 Across the street from DTK Lower level The parking garage is located behind the building Van service is available from to DIA Council 93 DENTK 10 a m Thursday November 21 DENTK Room A 031 Council 11 DCA 9 a m to 2 p m Friday November 22 Washington Dulles Airport Marriott 45020 Aviation Dr Dulles Va 20166 703 471 9500 The agenda will include nomination for Captain Representative for term ending 2 28 2015 Council 172 CLE Noon to 6 p m Saturday December 7 Winking Lizard in Lakewood 14018 Detroit Ave Lakewood Ohio 44107 216 226 6693 www winkinglizard com For directions enter 44107 in the lizard locator block on the website Return to top United Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association 9550 W Higgins Road Suite 1000 Rosemont Illinois 60018 847 292 1700 3808A World Houston Pkwy Houston TX 77032 281 987 3636 800 690 4227 Office Ho2. December o Use Jeppesen system live for J anuary s schedules Access to the live J eppesen PBS will be through the CCS Bidding dropdown menu o All previous support will continue through December J anuary March o Kiosk support but phased out by the end of March o Phone and on line support March o TBD anticipate on line and phone support More detailed communication will follow as the program is rolled out If you have any questions please send an email to UALPBS ALPA org Hotel Captain Chris Tringali Hotel Stay Credit Points No soup for you Many pilots have been asking why their layover hotels will not award loyalty program points for stay accrual We are asking for loyalty points and stays during hotel inspections but are coming up against strong resistance Many hotel groups Hilton Starwood etc say they have explicit rules prohibiting points for a crew stay We still feel it s achievable and will continue to work on the matter The Amenity may provide weight into an approval or disapproval but is not a standalone must have November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update Here is the list of amenities listed in the UPA Hotel Guidelines ATM and or check cashing e Currency Exchange market specific e Complimentary newspaper e Gift shop e Dry cleaning e lrons boards e Crew lounge especially internationally e Voltage converters market specific e Pool Sauna Wh
3. In This Update JNWED MEG URDA Members of the Policy Manual Review Committee l r First Officer Eric Introligator Captain J oseph Genovese First Officer J oe Morowitz and First Officer Chris McCullough discuss provisions of the new Policy Manual that will govern the MEC going forward The United MEC continued its week long meeting today with a briefing from the Policy Manual Review Committee Debate continues on the document that will govern the United MEC The MEC then received an Executive Session briefing from MEC Chairman Captain J ay Heppner regarding the MEC s short medium and long term strategic plan at the LEC MEC National and International levels This afternoon the MEC began work on Agenda Items many of which derived from resolutions passed at the Local Councils Agenda Items will be detailed in the Compilation of Actions which will be published soon after this week s meeting adjourns November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update The body then continued work in subcommittees Pilots Elected To Committee Positions The following pilots were elected to committee positions during this afternoon s session e Captain Ben Kalom Chairman Aeromedical Committee e First Officer J olanda Witvliet Chairman Parental Issues Committee e First Officer J ay Shelton Vice Chairman Uniform Committee Congratulations to the pilots who volunteered their time and services on behalf of all United Pilot
4. and performance There have been a number of PDRs and emails concerning the reasoning behind the changes A number of pilots have suggested that it is producing more rather than less heads down time especially for the first officers Operating concurrently with Phase Seven is the implementation of the RAP Ride Along Program to track how crews are dealing with these changes They are line pilots and are collecting data that is completely de identified The Training Committee feels that this program is very valuable It is one of the best ways to collect information related to this particular phase Please welcome these volunteers to your cockpit Captain Upgrade Training There will be a significant increase in Captain upgrades for the foreseeable future It is important to note that many pilots who are taking advantage of these opportunities have been in the right seat for a long period of time Many have also been wide body first officers and relief first officers and haven t been to a transition course in a while The upgrade program can be very challenging and fast paced especially as the syllabus has been shortened over the years In addition those transitioning to the Airbus will also be dealing with something that is definitely not a Boeing Be aware of this if and when you decide to exercise your seniority and bid for the left seat As always your Training Committee is there to help and answer any questions you might have Retireme
5. formed the UAL MEC R amp I Committee that 2014 annual enrollment statements for former L CAL pilots displayed erroneous Voluntary Life Insurance Details United has indicated that former L CAL pilots should disregard the Voluntary Life Insurance section on the 2014 confirmation statement you recently received in the mail This information was printed on the confirmation statement in error as United moved to consolidate the pilot voluntary life insurance program Former L CAL pilots should expect to receive an updated confirmation statement at the end of the correction period after November 27 Your Voluntary Life election s will not appear on this new confirmation statement MetLife will mail you a certificate with your coverage effective January 2014 As a reminder the enrollment DEADLINE for all pilots Group Variable Life Insurance GVUL has been EXTENDED to November 27 2018 You can apply for coverage by following the link Visit Flying Together gt Employee Services gt Your Benefits Resources gt Group Variable Universal Life GVUL or go directly to MyBenefits at https mybenefits metlife com If you experience any issues when enrolling please contact MetLife at 1 800 936 0931 A MetLife representative is available to assist you in making your elections If you have any benefits questions or need R amp I support please contact at ualmecri alpa org System Schedule PBS Subcommittee J eppesen PBS Transition Update The foll
6. irlpool e Spa w discount e In room refrigerator e Loyalty program points for stay accrual incidental charges club access Here is a link to the Hotel Inspection Process Reimbursements just want my money How 1 uSource to get paid via the PSC 2 TVLLOG for sUA MEC Hotel Committee Report for L CAL to report issue to ALPA Crew Meal Reimbursement No soup reimbursement for you Recently the PSC has recently began denying crew meal expense reimbursements We are trying to get this pushback rectified through the grievance process but in the meantime persistence should get you paid Here are two bullet points from a pilot who was initially denied but eventually paid 1 The first one was denied due to receipt not legible a I resubmitted this one using the exact same computer image file of the receipt and apparently it was more legible the second time 2 The second one was denied due to amount exceeding 40 a I resubmitted this one without changing anything but noting that there are no contractual limits The company just loves to push back hoping pilots will just give up and eat the unacceptable crew meals and or not bother them with trivial expenses Please insist on your contractual right to a proper meal and expense accordingly Do not give up Please file a PDR Hotel and Transportation Reimbursement The above paragraph also applies to your right to proper rest and transportation If the hotel can
7. not provide UPA suitable room where you can get proper rest for your upcoming flight attempt to get the hotel to fix your problem If the hotel cannot make the situation suitable than procure a replacement room at that hotel or at another hotel If you leave the hotel it s a good idea to cancel your United reservation It s very important to note that ALPA Hotel approval is not of consequence in your decision to walk Even our best hotels can have trouble now and then We also suggest you take videos and or audio recordings of your room issues for future use but in the meantime it is your word of ability to get proper rest that will get you reimbursed If your transportation is NOT present in order for the pilots to depart from the airport 30 minutes after block in then procure a means to get you to your layover and expense it November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update There is no requirement to call the Hotel Desk crew scheduling transportation vendor and or hotel IAH issue here on LHR arrivals wh ed pilots get through customs with glb have to wait for LHR based Flight Attendants without it Please ask the van driver to depart for the hotel 30 after block in If they refuse then expense a taxi to the hotel We have been asking for the Company to rectify this for five months and they have refused Keep up your excellent issue reporting Return to top Upcoming Family Awareness Event Event Dae
8. nt amp Insurance First Officer Fred Greene 2014 Annual Enrollment Continues with the Correction Period All pilots including pilots who did not make affirmative benefit elections in the initial enrollment period can make changes to their 2014 benefit elections during the corrections period from November 18 November 27 Pilots can change any or all of their 2014 benefit elections during this period by going online to the YBR Pilots can also make changes by calling the Benefit Service Center at 1 800 651 1007 from Monday Friday 7 a m to 7 p m CT If pilots make changes to any or all of their benefit elections during this corrections period their medical ID cards should arrive before J anuary 1 2014 There will be a further benefit corrections period from November 29 December 20 Pilots can make changes to any or all of their benefit elections during this period Pilots cannot make on line changes during this correction period but will need to call the Benefit Service Center and made their changes over the telephone Pilots can November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update call the Benefit Service Center at 1 800 651 1007 from Monday Friday 7 a m to 7 p m CT If pilots make changes to any or all of their benefit elections during this corrections period their medical ID cards might arrive after J anuary 1 2014 2014 Annual Enrollment Confirmation Statements Erroneous Voluntary Life Insurance Details United has in
9. o these PBS resources on the respective MEC Homepage of ALPA org o Flying Together Website J eppesen PBS training information may be found through a link on the Pilot Community Scheduling page or by clicking the preceding link PrefBid com L CAL log on using your present credentials If you have never accessed the site use your L CAL employee number for both fields with the first letter if applicable capitalized L UAL log in using your u file number as your Employee Number and Password The u must be lower case Signing in to PrefBid automatically brings you to the Forum tab From this tab the Practice Mock trip set packages are accessed through the 2013 Mock Bidding Information link in the Current Bid Period Section near the top of web page 0 J eppesen PBS Transition Timeline November o Continued kiosks at the pilot bases manned most days of week o Continued phone support Call 231 U GOT PBS 231 846 8727 o Continued Online forum chat support at PrefBid com o_ Continued video and manual availability at ALPA org PrefBid com Flying Together Website Practice J eppesen PBS o Practice bids Practice Bid 4 Opens November 15th Closes November 27th o L UAL December actual schedules will be produced with current L UAL AdOpt PBS o November L UAL using CCS recurrent bidding system for recurrent training bidding i e late November bidding for J anuary CQST s and MVLOE s
10. ommunity Scheduling page or by clicking the preceding link PBS Manual and Differences Manual available at o ALPA org Log in using your ALPA org Member Number and Password There is also a direct link to these PBS resources on the respective MEC Homepage of ALPA org o__PrefBid com L CAL log on using your present credentials If you have never accessed the site use your L CAL employee number for both fields with the first letter if applicable capitalized L UAL log in using your u file number as your Employee Number and Password The u must be lower case eppesen PBS Manuals downloads are located in the Docs amp Downloads tab o Practice eppesen PBS This link will only be available for the four practice bids When bidding goes live in December for J anuary schedules J eppesen PBS will be accessed through the Bidding pull down menu on CCS L CAL will sign on using their Flying Together credentials and L UAL will sign in with your u file number as well as your global password the same password used for Content Locker Flying Together and CCS Manuals downloadable from the System Documents tab of the Crew Information screen of the J eppesen PBS interface o Flying Together Website J eppesen PBS training information may be found through a link on the Pilot Community Scheduling page or by clicking the preceding link Online forum chat support at o PrefBid com L CAL log on using your present credentials If you ha
11. or PR system that has been in use at L CAL The latest word from TK management and the crew planners is that the 737 training will begin in J anuary with a few crews possible in December Notification will happen through CCS It should be noted that the 737 simulator training schedule is operating at or close to capacity with new hires planned transitions and CQ requirements BAT or Base Alignment Training If you are one of those possibly affected by this please read the UPA Next Steps 10 that came out on November 4 It should be loaded on your iPad November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update 777 Training All of the 777 simulators have been relocated to DENTK consequently all training has been moved to the north campus Continuing Qualification CQ Training Now that we are finally beginning to figure out all the new jargon ASR GSR Global Contrails CQST CQMVLOE change is again afoot with CQ The Training Committee has been briefed on the new proposal and it looks to be a real improvement over the current footprint It will eliminate the dreaded Day Zero that L UAL pilots had to endure due to the lack of door trainers at all of the pilot bases As it is still in development details will have to wait until closer to the rollout date Phase Seven Implementation Phase Seven is now active The biggest changes are from the gate to the runway with a new checklist and different procedures for dealing with weights
12. owing report is from the System Schedule Committee s PBS Subcommittee Per section 20 C 4 d of the UPA L UAL pilots will transition to the J eppesen PBS system that is currently used by the L CAL pilots starting in December when bidding for J anuary schedules Kiosk support at the pilot bases phone support online videos online manuals and online forum amp live chat support are available as resources detailed below for pilots to learn J eppesen PBS In order to make the most of the Kiosk Instructor s time we ask that all pilots familiarize themselves with the basics of J eppesen PBS through any of the available training resources before seeking kiosk instruction Participation in both remaining practice bids will not only help with understanding J eppesen PBS but also introduces pilots to the FAR 117 built trips and scheduling rules which are also going to be implemented starting with the J anuary schedule month Click on this link for ALPA s Guide to Part 117 Flight Time Limitations and Rest Requirements Practice bids 3 and 4 will have a November set of FAR 117 compliant trips to bid for J eppesen PBS Practice Bid 4 opens November 15 2013 There are several important changes November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update to Practice Bids 3 and 4 that pilots need to be aware of Practice Bids 3 amp 4 are for the November 2013 bid month Practice Bids 3 amp 4 use a different trip set than the earlier practice bid
13. s Friday s Meeting Agenda 9 a m Administrative 9 15 a m Agenda Items 4p m Adjourn Pilots in good standing are welcome to attend all open sessions of the meeting which is being held at the Hyatt Regency O Hare 9300 West Bryn Mawr Ave Rosemont III Return to top Committee Updates Reports Training Captain Steve Wright This is the first update from the new MEC Training Committee There is a great deal of activity and there are a number of important issues your committee is involved with Training For the Recent Vacancy Bids We have seen a large uptick in PDRs from the pilot group recently Many of them are related to the big question When am going to get trained The company is holding their cards close to their vest on this one Very little communication from the company has gone out to the pilot group and the pilots are understandably frustrated We are attempting to get some definitive answers on this J anuary 4 is the planned Day One for the first mixing of crews Pilots who have been awarded bids that require a full transition course for example the 737 SFO vacancy bid for Legacy United pilots would require four to six weeks to complete the training course It would stand to reason that training should begin very soon especially given the two week minimum notification requirement that is in the UPA There are some IT issues So what else is new concerning the transition of L UAL pilots to the Pilot Records
14. s These new trip set will be available for downloading in the next couple of days Practice Bids 3 amp 4 contains pilots preassigned activities i e vacation training ML COLA Practice Bid 4 opens November 15t and closes November 27t The results from Practice Bid 3 will be available in J eppesen PBS shortly The current version of the J eppesen PBS User Manual is version 5 02 If you downloaded an earlier version please download the latest manual via one of the below described manual resources Please note bid groups in practice eppesen PBS will not transfer to the production J eppesen PBS used for bidding monthly schedules for the J anuary 2014 bid month and beyond Please print out and copy any practice J eppesen PBS bid groups to replicate in production J eppesen PBS J eppesen PBS Resources Videos available for viewing at o ALPA org Log in using your ALPA org Member Number and Password There is also a direct link to these PBS resources on the respective MEC Homepage of ALPA org o__PrefBid com L CAL log on using your present credentials If you have never accessed the site use your L CAL employee number with the first letter if applicable capitalized L UAL log in using your u file number as your Employee Number and Password The u must be lower case Videos are located in the Media tab o Flying Together Website J eppesen PBS training information may be found through a link on the Pilot C
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16. ve never accessed the site use your L CAL employee number for both fields with the first letter if applicable capitalized L UAL log in using your u file number as your Employee Number and Password The u must be lower case Signing in to PrefBid automatically brings you to the Forum tab Live chat support when available can be accessed through the Live Help button at the bottom of the Forum and Docs amp Downloads tab pages If Live Help is offline a message can be left Kiosks at the pilot bases manned most days of week Jeppesen PBS https biddingstage ual com interbids index This is the link to the J eppesen PBS used for all four practice bids All pilots will sign on using their Flying Together credentials For L UAL pilots that is your u file number and your global password the same password used for Content Locker Flying Together and CCS Phone Support Call 231 U GOT PBS 231 846 8727 o Phone support will be available 7 days a week from 0900 to 2200 ET During peak usage be November 14 2013 htm 3 18 15 7 31 42 PM In This Update prepared to leave a detailed voicemail including your employee ID file number category return number and a brief summary of your question Please be advised caller ID may or may not be available on the return call Practice Mock trip set packages may be downloaded at o ALPA org Log in using your ALPA org Member Number and Password There is also a direct link t
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