Common use of Vacation Bidding Clause in Contracts

Vacation Bidding. 1. A Flight Attendant must bid vacation in periods of four (4) or more consecutive days, provided that a Flight Attendant may bid one (1) block of either one (1), two (2) or three (3) consecutive days per year. There shall be no limit on the number of vacation days a Flight Attendant may bid in a month. 2. Primary Vacation Bid a. A Flight Attendant shall complete and file her/his preference for vacation periods up to the maximum of her/his accrual on or before March 7th based on her/his accrual the previous calendar year. The vacation fiscal year will include the May to April contractual months. Vacation bids will be open for a minimum of thirty (30) days. A master yearly vacation day matrix will be available electronically on the Company Intranet at the same time vacation bids open. The number of vacation days will be no less than the number of days available to Flight Attendants for bid for that year. Vacation periods will be awarded on the basis of preference in order of seniority. Award results shall be posted no later than March 15th. b. The Company will meet with the APFA National President or her/his designee to provide the Union with information as to the vacation matrix planned for the following year one (1) week prior to the opening of the annual primary vacation bid.

Vacation Bidding. 1. A Flight Attendant must bid vacation in periods of four (4) or more consecutive days, provided that a Flight Attendant may bid one (1) block of either one (1), two (2) or three (3) consecutive days per year. There shall be no limit on the number of vacation days a Flight Attendant may bid in a month. 2. Primary Vacation Bid a. A Flight Attendant shall complete and file her/his preference for vacation periods up to the maximum of her/his accrual on or before March 7th based on her/his accrual the previous calendar year. The vacation fiscal year will include the May to April contractual months. Vacation bids will be open for a minimum of thirty (30) days. A master yearly vacation day matrix will be available electronically on the Company Intranet at the same time vacation bids open. The number of vacation days will be no less than the number of days available to Flight Attendants for bid for that year. Vacation periods will be awarded on the basis of preference in order of seniority. Award results shall be posted no later than March 15th. b. The Company will meet with the APFA National President or her/his designee to provide the Union with information as to the vacation matrix planned for the following year one one (1) week prior to the opening of the annual primary vacation bid.

Vacation Bidding. 1. A Flight Attendant must bid vacation in periods of four (4) or more consecutive days, provided that a Flight Attendant may bid one (1) block of either one (1), two (2) or three (3) consecutive days per year. There shall be no limit on the number of vacation days a Flight Attendant may bid in a month. 2. Primary Vacation Bid a. A Flight Attendant shall complete and file her/his preference for vacation periods up to the maximum of her/his accrual on or before March 7th 7 based on her/his accrual the previous calendar year. The vacation fiscal year will include the May to April contractual months. Vacation bids will be open for a minimum of thirty (30) days. A master yearly vacation day matrix will be available electronically on the Company Intranet at the same time vacation bids open. The number of vacation days will be no less than the number of days available to Flight Attendants for bid for that year. Vacation periods will be awarded on the basis of preference in order of seniority. Award results shall be posted no later than March 15th15. b. The Company will meet with the APFA National President or her/his designee to provide the Union with information as to the vacation matrix planned for the following year one one (1) week prior to the opening of the annual primary vacation bid.