Bid Month definition

Bid Month. As defined in Section 7.01(d).

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Bid Month. “Bid Period” or “Month” means a month as designated by the Company. Below are the default bid periods for scheduling, bidding, and pay: January 30 days January 1–30 February 30 days* January 31–March 1 March 30 days March 2-31 April 30 days April 1-30 May 31 days May 1-31 June 30 days June 1-30 July 31 days July 1-31 August 30 days August 1-30 September 31 days August 31-September 30 October 31 days October 1-31 November 30 days November 1-30 December 31 days December 1-31 *Leap Year will make February a 31-day bid period. Changes to monthly bid periods may be necessary due to market scheduling and/or because of multiple carriers. The Company will determine the twelve (12) bid periods for each year to minimize transitions and make those periods available by November 30th of the previous year. A newly defined month shall not have less than thirty (30) days or more than thirty-one (31) days.

Bid Month or "month" "Captain" "Category", "Category Award" or "Category Bid Award" "Domestic" "First Officer" or "F/O" "Fixed Daily Rate" ("FDR") "Flight Engineer" or "F/E" "International" "Longevity" "Narrowbody" "OFR" (formerly Enhanced Trip Option) "Pilot" "Seniority" "Status" "Trip Add System" (TAS) "Volunteer Fly List" ("VFL")

Examples of Bid Month in a sentence

• Pay for Crew Members on military leave that perform Work in a Bid Month shall be determined in accordance with Article 3.B.2.

• Any vacation Days in the Bid Month in excess of fourteen (14) Days will be credited and paid in addition to any other contractually required credit and pay.

• This vacation pay shall be added to the greater of Bid Month Pay under Article 3.C. or applicable Minimum Monthly Guarantee.

• Any such vacation pay in lieu of time off shall be paid at a rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%), and will be added to the greater of Bid Month Pay under Article 3.C. or the applicable Minimum Monthly Guarantee.

• A Flight Attendant using her/his FML Bank for a partial Bid Month will receive pay and credit for Duty Days worked.

• Except as otherwise provided for in this Article 3.B., a Crew Member who is available for Work on each Day that he is scheduled for duty during the Bid Month shall be entitled to receive a Minimum Monthly Guarantee of sixty-four (64) hours of pay at his applicable hourly wage rate.

• As an example, a Crew Member with three (3) weeks of vacation may bid for three (3) weeks of vacation in one Bid Month, or may bid for vacation for the last two (2) weeks in one Bid Month and the first week of the following Bid Month.

• A Crew Member may indicate on the bid a desire to bid the entire month off option and the software will award any two weeks during that Bid Month, if his seniority can hold them, in order to achieve the full month off option.

• The Crew Member must make such a request prior to the opening of the bidding for the Bid Month in which the Crew Member wishes to take Parental Leave of Absence.

• If a Crew Member is in initial, transition or upgrade training for an entire Bid Month, he shall be paid the Minimum Monthly Guarantee under Article 3.B., above.

More Definitions of Bid Month

Bid Month or "month" shall mean the following inclusive periods: January 30 days January 1-30 February 30 days January 31-March 1 (Leap year 31 days) March 30 days March 2-31 April 30 days April 1-30 May 31 days May 1-31 June 30 days June 1-30 July 31 days July 1-31 August 31 days August 1-31 September 30 days September 1-30 October 30 days October 1-30 November 31 days October 31-November 30 December 31 days December 1-31