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SECTION 19  MOVING EXPENSES


A.   The Company will pay moving expenses when:

 1. A Flight Attendant is assigned from one domicile to another domicile.

 2. A Flight Attendant is displaced to another domicile as a result of a reduction in flying time as a domicile.

B.   The Flight Attendant will pay moving expenses when:

 1. A Flight Attendant moves to a domicile incident to initial employment.

 2. A Flight Attendant is awarded a bid to a domicile.  (i.e. voluntary move)

C. When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, the move must be coordinated with the Personnel Department.  Moving expenses must be submitted within thirty (30) days after incurring the expenses.  Moving expenses other than automobile mileage and meals must be verified by receipts.  The Company will not be liable for any damages incurred during moving.

D. Moving expenses paid by the Company pursuant to Paragraph C above will be limited to the following:

 1. The Company will have the right to control the method of shipment and will pay the cost of moving up to 15,000 pounds but no more than 2000 cubic feet.  Included shall be the total cost of all shipping containers, the cost of packing and unpacking, shipping drayage, insurance, and storage for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.

 2. When automobile transportation is used by the Flight Attendant and her immediate family, the Company will reimburse the Flight Attendant twenty cents ($.20) per mile for up to two of the Flight Attendants vehicles using the most direct AAA mileage between domiciles.

 3. The Company will reimburse a Flight Attendant for meals and lodging for the Flight Attendant and her family for the time required to travel to the domicile.  A day of travel shall be considered 350 miles by the most direct AAA mileage.  The daily allowance for meals shall be $15.00 for the Flight Attendant plus $10.00 for her spouse and each child.  Lodging will be the quality of that used on scheduled overnights.


 4. If household goods have arrived at a new domicile, and it is impossible to move such goods into a new residence, the Company will pay meal and lodging expense, with prior approval of the Personnel Department, for up to five (5) days.  The Flight Attendant will make every effort to minimize this expense.

 5. If a lease is broken as a result of moving to a new domicile, and a penalty is incurred, the Company will pay the penalty, not to exceed one month's rent.

 6. The Company will pay for termination and hook-up of gas and electric utilities, telephone and household appliances, which result from a move to a new domicile, provided it does not involve alterations or materials. 

 7. The Company will not be responsible for paying any expenses incurred under this Section after one (1) year from the date a Flight Attendant reports to another domicile.

E. A Flight Attendant who is eligible for Company paid expenses may elect to have her move paid from a location other than the domicile from which she is being transferred to any location within fifty (50) miles of her new domicile city, however, the Company's responsibility will not exceed the cost of moving the Flight Attendant from the domicile from which she is transferred to her new domicile.

F. When a Flight Attendant moves voluntarily no expenses will be allowed except for space available transportation and the movement of properly packaged household articles on a space available basis over the Company system.

G. When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, nothing in this section is intended to prevent the Company and a Flight Attendant from agreeing to an amount to be paid to the Flight Attendant in lieu of the expenses set forth in D. above.



 

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