Common use of BLOCK CONSTRUCTION Clause in Contracts

BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. Open flying be published on the Company website with the block Employees will have until hours Atlantic Standard Time the twenty-fifth (25th) of the month or no less than two (2) days the of the block to submit their Open bid for the month. The Company award open flying by base in order of seniority respecting all other in the agreement no than the twenty-seventh (27th)of the month at hours Atlantic Standard The blocks as published not be deemed the resolution of any Employee protests, but in any case not be later than on the twenty-fifth day of each month. Protests will be handled the following An Employee will submit protest in to the no hours on the twenty-fifth day of the month Exception: December on the day. The Union Scheduling Committeewill meet with the Company at a agreed upon time on the day to resolve any protests received. No request for shift trades be until protests have been resolved. The Company willrespond in by the twenty seventh day of each month to ail Employees who have submitted a protest If an Employee does not submit a bid or if the bid is an Employee’s standing bid will be utilized for the purpose of awarding monthly block. in the circumstancewhereby no standing bid is on the Employee be assigned a schedule by the Union Scheduling Committee. An Employee who is on an approved medical leave must provide the Company with documentation confirming that they are able to to work prior to able to submit a bid in accordance with In the whereby an Employee is cleared to to following the bidding and process of the blocks, the Company the Employee a schedule for the remainder of the month. The Company has the right to approve the blocks to ensure the Employee’s bid is the window limitations. Any adjustments to the schedules shallbe made by the Union Scheduling Committee. Employees must be released to the in awarded position prior to bidding a monthly schedule. Employees who have been to the line after bid period has dosed will be assigned a monthly block after others in have been awarded their blocks. Vacation periods, carry-over flying, line indoctrination flights) and Union Committee Leave willbe on an Employee’s block prior to bid preference. An not bid for more thanthree (3) single days of€ e.g. Work Day- in this instance the is a single day off. The Company provide reserve the bid for which Employees bid. Any un-bid reserve be assigned in reverse order of seniority within The Union SchedulingCommittee assign reserve blocks reverse order of based on flying An Employee who has not been assigned a two (2) consecutivemonths may be assigned a to experience. In the case whereby an Employee removed for this requirement, apply. When bidding duties, the Employee bid for a minimum of two (2) consecutive continuous duties. Bid Employees to the line in their awarded position are encouraged to a standing bid. An Employee may update standingbid at any time. An Employee’s bid must be signed by the Employee for validation purposes. ERRORS & DOUBLE Errors discovered the are published and distributed be to the mutual satisfaction of the Company and the Union consistent with Affected Employees shall be notified immediately after the error is discovered. Changes will not affect previously awarded Guaranteed Days Off Employees be paid whichever is the greater of the or the amended pairing hours. When double occurs, the senior Employee, within be granted the choice of the or subject to reassignment Where a reserve Employee is assigned to operate a or and an Employee is scheduled to operate the flight, the scheduled Employee operate the or The reserve Employee remain on or be assigned to a new For bidding purposes, the monthly window a regular block shall be in accordance with and for a mixed block shall be in accordancewith that are un-bid and cannot be awarded within the maximumhours in be placed in open and awarded as per The maximum time limitation for each Employee in any month, including overtime recorded at straight time for this purpose, be one hundred (100) time credit hours. When a change in the calendar month occurs during a duty period, the credit hours are applied to the month in which they are worked. A record of each Employee's accumulated Flight Time be maintained by the Company and made available to the Flight Attendant concerned on request A record of and other credits will be maintainedby the Company and may be reviewed by the Employee or the Union President upon request operated require a minimum of one (1) French attendant necessary to meet legislative This apply to contained in this collective agreement as applicable. The Company the right to assign flying out of classification and base in order to meet requirement Employees who are assigned out of seniority order to meet this requirement be compensated with an additional three (3) hour time credit for operating two

BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. Open flying will be published the block award. Pilots will have on the Company website with the block Employees will have until hours Atlantic Standard Time the twenty-fifth (25th) of the month or no less than two (2) days of the block awards to submit open bid for following month. A Pilot who is absent base for Company reasons, or who is on an approved leave or on vacation at the time the open flying bid is issued may submit bid via facsimile. All other bid sheets shallbe submitted via the Company provided bid box. Open flying shall be awarded by the Company no later than the of the block to submit their Open bid for the month. The Company award open flying by base in order of seniority respecting all other in the agreement no than the twenty-seventh (27th)of the month at hours Atlantic Standard hours. The blocks as published not be deemed the resolution of any Employee Pilot protests, but in any case will not be later than on the twenty-fifth day of each month. .Protests be handed in the followingmanner: A Pilot will be handled the following An Employee will submit protest in to the scheduling committee no later than hours on the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month month. Exception: December December: on the day. The Union Scheduling Committeewill Association scheduling meet with the Company at a agreed upon time on the day to resolve any protests received. No request for shift trades will be until protests have been resolved. The Company willrespond respond in by the twenty twenty-seventh day (27th)day of each month to ail Employees who Pilots have submitted a protest protest. Page of 06/09/2009 FAX O t t a w a Airlines (a division of Group CollectiveAgreement Proposal with If an Employee a Pilot does not submit a bid or of if the bid is an Employee’s late, a Pilot's standing bid will be utilized for the purpose of awarding monthly block. in block In the circumstancewhereby no standing bid is on the Employee Pilot shall be assigned a schedule by the Union Scheduling CommitteeCompany. An Employee A Pilot who absent base for Company reasons, or who is on an approved medical leave must provide or on vacation at the time the sheets are issued may submit bid via facsimile. other bid sheets be submitted via the Company with documentation confirming that they are able to to work prior to able to submit a provided bid in accordance with In the whereby an Employee is cleared to to following the bidding and process of the blocks, the Company the Employee a schedule for the remainder of the monthbox. The Company has the right light to approve adjust the blocks to ensure the Employee’s bid is within the window limitations. Any adjustments to the schedules shallbe made by the Union Scheduling Committee. Employees Pilots must be released to the in awarded position prior to bidding a monthly schedule. Employees Pilots who have been released to the line after the bid period has dosed will closed be assigned a monthly block after all others in their classification have been awarded their blocks. Vacation periods, carry-over flying, line indoctrination flightstraining (includingline nights) and Union Committee Leave willbe be placed on an Employee’s a Pilot's block prior to bid preference. An A Pilot not bid for more thanthree than three (3) single days of€ e.g. Work Day- in this instance the is a single day off. The Company provide reserve the bid for which Employees bid. Any un-bid reserve be assigned in reverse order of seniority within The Union SchedulingCommittee assign reserve blocks reverse order of based on flying An Employee who has not been assigned a two (2) consecutivemonths may be assigned a to experience. In the case whereby an Employee removed for this requirement, apply. When bidding duties, the Employee bid for a minimum of two (2) consecutive continuous duties. Bid Employees to the line in their awarded position are encouraged to a standing bid. An Employee may update standingbid at any time. An Employee’s bid must be signed by the Employee for validation purposes. ERRORS & DOUBLE Errors discovered the are published and distributed be to the mutual satisfaction of the Company and the Union consistent with Affected Employees shall be notified immediately after the error is discovered. Changes will not affect previously awarded Guaranteed Days Off Employees be paid whichever is the greater of the or the amended pairing hours. When double occurs, the senior Employee, within be granted the choice of the or subject to reassignment Where a reserve Employee is assigned to operate a or and an Employee is scheduled to operate the flight, the scheduled Employee operate the or The reserve Employee remain on or be assigned to a new For bidding purposes, the monthly window a regular block shall be in accordance with and for a mixed block shall be in accordancewith that are un-bid and cannot be awarded within the maximumhours in be placed in open and awarded as per The maximum time limitation for each Employee in any month, including overtime recorded at straight time for this purpose, be one hundred (100) time credit hours. When a change in the calendar month occurs during a duty period, the credit hours are applied to the month in which they are worked. A record of each Employee's accumulated Flight Time be maintained by the Company and made available to the Flight Attendant concerned on request A record of and other credits will be maintainedby the Company and may be reviewed by the Employee or the Union President upon request operated require a minimum of one (1) French attendant necessary to meet legislative This apply to contained in this collective agreement as applicable. The Company the right to assign flying out of classification and base in order to meet requirement Employees who are assigned out of seniority order to meet this requirement be compensated with an additional three (3) hour time credit for operating two.