The SWAPA Number

Today's SWAPA number is eight, that's how many new overrides are being implemented and paid between now and March 1st. Today we're going to talk to SRC Chair, Scott Plyler, and SWAPA Manager of Schedule Analytics, Meagan Nelan, about where we stand so far with implementing the new contract, what's further down the line and what the membership should expect going forward.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

Today's SWAPA Number is 92.7. That's the percentage of pilots that voted to make the Tentative Agreement between SWAPA and Southwest Airlines, a Collective Bargaining Agreement, in the vote that closed last week. On today's podcast, we're talking with SWAPA president, Captain Casey Murray and SWAPA VP, Captain Tom Nekouei, about what comes next for SWAPA and its members in a post contract 2024.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

Today's SWAPA number is 745. That's how many pilots that have entered longterm disability since 2020. As our pilot group is considering the TA before them, we'd like to zero in on an area of our contract that holds a lot of confusion for our members and their families, and that is disability. To better understand how disability works, what is changing and what we've seen from Q&A on the Contract 2020 Resource Center, we have on today's show, NC member and benefits expert, Damian Jennette.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

Today's SWAPA Number is 64%. That's the percentage of Contract 2020 that will be effective on date of ratification. By the end of 2024, that number will rise to 84%.Today on the show, we're going to talk with Jody Reven, Scott Plyler, and Damian Jennette about the implementation of Contract 2020, why we agreed to the timelines in the implementation plan, and what happens if the Company doesn't meet them.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

Today's SWAPA Number is 3. On our Contract 2020 Negotiating team, we call our core of scheduling SME's, SRC3. That's Scott Plyler, Dan O'Connor, and Meagan Nelan, who are the individuals most responsible for the complete rewrite of our work rules. On this episode, we're going to sit down with them for a discussion about those scheduling sections of Contract 2020, where we started and where we ended up. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Chair, Jody Reven, about Section 1.00:14    Strategy and Protections01:09    Industry Comparison02:58    State Owned Enterprises, Partnership Language, Exclusion List06:52    Expansion of Network Discussion08:30    Fragmentation09:58    Domiciles Outside of CONUS10:35    Mutual Benefit Discussion11:03    PDEW Buckets12:28    Re-Opener Language13:33    Alternate Training Location Provisions14:35    Management RightsFor more information, visit the Contract 2020 TA Education Resource Center on swapa.org.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from our resident host, Kurt Heidemann about Section 2, Compensation.00:31    Overview of Language Changes01:07    Pay Rates and Increases02:06    Amenable Dates02:55    Post Amenable Strategy04:22    Post Amenable Raises04:50    Ratification Bonus04:59    Pay Rates Discussion06:12    Conversion Factor06:46    First Year Pay07:28    Line Guarantees07:53    Rigs09:10    Pay Multiples10:15    Overrides11:10    Leg Change Override11:57    Ground Time Override (GTO)12:18    Late Return Override (LRO)12:46    Reserve Release Override (RRO)13:04    Long Duty Override (LDO)13:24    Night Override14:06    ETOPS and SAQ Override14:15    Scheduled Subservice14:38    Holiday Override and Adds15:40    GDOs15:56    Online Scheduled Pay (Replaces Daily Reassignment Pay)16:22    Reserve Pay and Reserve Sick Pay17:55    Training Pay20:13    Training Travel Pay21:18    Ground Transportation and Double Deadheads23:15    Vacation and Fatigue Pay24:10    Pay AuditsFor more information, visit the Contract 2020 TA Education Resource Center on swapa.org.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Chair, Jody Reven about Section 3, Expenses.01:10    Expense Reporting and Reimbursement01:40    Exceeding Limits Language02:22    Per Diem03:02    Additional Per Diem04:00    Uniform Expenses05:31    Parking Expenses06:09    Provisional Parking Expenses06:34    FAA Physical Exam Expenses08:08    Non-Routine FAA Exams09:14    Head Set Reimbursement09:47    Moving Expenses11:15    Involuntary Displacements11:55    Moving Weight Limits13:19    Travel ExpensesFor more information, visit the Contract 2020 TA Education Resource Center on swapa.org.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Member, Damian Jennette about Section 4, Benefits. 00:20    Section 4 Overview and Language01:27    Codifications02:18    Survivor Eligibility and Retirees04:24    All things COBRA05:14    Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drugs08:17    Disability Overview10:22    Disability and Incapacity Language12:39    Income Disability14:14    Elimination Period Changes 16:40    Mental Health and Substance Abuse18:12    Social Security Offset Removal20:03    Top Up Plan Language and Example Case24:34    Current Pilots on Disability at DOR25:59    Retirement Contributions on Disability28:10    MBCBP Provisions28:54    Benefits While on Disability30:08    Supplemental Plan Changes32:12    Life Insurance Language35:13    Retiree Travel35:48    VEBA Language37:09    Periodic Company MeetingsFor more information, visit the Contract 2020 TA Education Resource Center on swapa.org.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

On this Contract 2020 TA Education episode, we'll hear from Negotiating Committee Member, Damian Jennette about Section 5, Retirement.00:17    Retirement Headlines00:39    MBCBP Overview01:57    MBCBP Funding 03:28    Private Letter Ruling – Additional Funding04:26    Excess Contribution Limits05:22    Four Sources of Spill Cash and Filling Qualified Buckets07:59    Non-Qual Plans Today and Moving Forward08:58    IRS and PLR Timeline11:22    PLR Protections14:11    Contingency Planning 14:59    Account Structure and Access16:25    “Market Based” Defined16:56    Preservation of Capital Rule18:27    Hypothetical Gains19:23    59 ½ Rule and In-Service Distribution20:34    NEC Philosophy22:13    Profit Sharing Plan Changes24:37    Profit Sharing Deferral Percetages and Why26:03    401K Plan Changes26:44    Non Qual PlansFor more information, visit the Contract 2020 TA Education Resource Center on swapa.org.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737