December 22, 2018 RUPA Members: Latest travel news from RAFA Kirk Moore! Pass Travel UPDATE - December 22, 2018 EF enrollment CLOSES Dec 29th Pay your travel invoice by Jan 15th New routes announced News from United Daily RAFA’s website Read this UPDATE on RAFA's website, the links may work better: https://www.rafa-cwa.org/page-1836169 1) EF enrollment for retirees CLOSES Dec 29th! From now until 7 PM CT on Dec 29, 2018 retirees may update Enrolled Friends for the next travel period (Jan 1st to June 30, 2019). Go to https://ft.ual.com, log in and click on the “Travel tab”; then click on “Manage pass riders”. If you don’t have any changes to make then no action is needed (your current Enrolled Friends will automatically roll over)....
December 7th, 2018 RUPA Members: UPDATE This message is being sent to all Retiree Organization Group leaders Good morning, I was out of the office the last two days and wasn’t aware of this United Daily being published with the date of sunsetting previous employeeRES. I kindly as that you share this verbiage on your organization website to reach as many retirees as possible. Sunsetting our previous eRES The new employeeRES has been running side-by-side with the previous version during a beta period that started in August, and since mid-November all employees and retirees have had access. This has given folks a chance to get used to the new site while still having the old, familiar version available in case they wanted to use it. Hopefully you’ve tried...
November 22nd, 2018 RUPA Members: Latest updates from RAFA's Kirk Moore! Pass Travel UPDATE EF enrollment is now OPEN employeeRES “NEW” is now LIVE! Tips for flying south this winter News from United Letter from AFA MEC RAFA’s website Read this UPDATE on RAFA's website, the links may work better: https://www.rafa-cwa.org/page-1836169 1) EF enrollment for retirees is now OPEN From now until 7 PM CT on Dec 29, 2018 update your Enrolled Friends for the next travel period (Jan 1st to June 30, 2019). Go to [email protected], log in and click on the “Travel tab”; then click on “Manage pass riders”. If you don’t have any changes to make then no action is needed (your current EFs will automatically roll over). Before calling the ETC...
November 22nd, 2018 RUPA Members: Latest from the company! Dear United Retiree, As an eligible retiree, you can update your enrolled friend(s) now through 7:00 p.m. CT on Dec. 29, 2018 for the Jan.1 through Jun. 30, 2019 travel period. If you don’t make any updates, your current enrolled friend(s) will carry over to the next travel period. If you don’t have any changes to make, then no action is needed. The calendar year for retiree’s pass travel enrollment is broken into two travel periods, Jan. 1 – Jun. 30 and Jul. 1 – Dec. 31. You can select enrolled friends any time before the next travel period begins, by going to our Dependent Management System and selecting the “Manage Election” link in the...
July 14th, 2018 RUPA Members: Latest Pass Travel News from RAFA's Kirk Moore! Pass Travel UPDATE 1) Did you miss crucial information from the ETC? 2) Lesson learned from EF enrollment 3) Travel with “Friends” on Other Airlines 4) Tips for New Flying Together website 5) RAFA’s website Read this UPDATE on RAFA's website, the links may work better: http://www.rafa-cwa.org/page-1836169 1) Did you miss crucial information from the ETC? Some retirees may not have received important messages from the ETC because their email addresses on file are not correct, their mailboxes were “full" or their email security settings did not allow the messages through. Make sure the email address you have on file with United is correct! There are two places to confirm it on Flying Together (check both): 1) Go to ft.ual.com > Travel >...
July 9th, 2018 RUPA Members: Alliant Credit Union News This message is being sent to all Retiree Organization Leaders Good afternoon! I hope you had a great weekend! As you may have seen in Friday’s United Daily, Alliant Credit Union will be closing most of its branches. We’ve heard that retirees that are members of Alliant Credit Union are very upset about their local branches closing, and there’s concern that Alliant’s communication plan (which involves mailing letters in batches) may not give our retirees enough notice. We are asking for you to please send the below information to all of your members via your email distribution list and post to your organization’s website/newsletters. Thank you for your support, Michelle Alliant Credit Union branch closures As part of...
June 28th, 2018 RUPA Members: Latest Travel Pass News from Kirk Moore! Retiree Association of Flight Attendants Pass Travel UPDATE June 27, 2018 1) Deadline is JUNE 28th to change EFs! 2) Pay your travel invoice 3) New Flying Together website 4) New ZED carriers 5) RAFA website Read this UPDATE on our website, the links may work better: http://www.rafa-cwa.org/page-1836169 1) Changing EFs deadline is JUNE 28th Retirees may change Enrolled Friends for July-December flying but must do so by midnight June 28th. If you do nothing your current EFs will automatically roll over. If you do NOT want them to roll over you must UNCHECK them. After midnight on June 28th your next chance to change EFs will be in December for January-June 2019 flying. Visit the Flying Together website ft.ual.com and go to: FT > Travel > Pass...
June 13th, 2018 RUPA Members: UAL Update This message is for all Retiree Organization Leaders Good afternoon! I wanted to share with you a preview of the story that will run in tonight’s United Daily. Feel free to post the story to your organization’s website and/or newsletter after the United Daily runs at approx. 5 pm CT. Pass traveling this summer? Summer travel is here, which can mean busy airports and long lines for pass travelers. Here are some helpful tips to make pass travel just a bit easier. Travel tips: Join MileagePlus now, and you’ll be able to manage your pass travel – and all of your United travel – with the United app. Start earning miles and enjoying the rewards. Learn more Review the Pass Travel Attire policy before heading to the airport...
Dear United retiree, At the end of 2017, we began to collect any federal and state withholding taxes that apply to your pass travel income via quarterly invoices. The next invoice will be sent in June for any taxable pass travel from February 1, 2018, through April 30, 2018. Keep in mind, if you do not have any taxable pass travel during a particular fiscal quarter, you will not receive an invoice. If your eligible taxable pass riders have completed pass travel, you will receive a quarterly invoice via the U.S. Postal Service to the mailing address United has on file. These invoices will request payment of the calculated withholding tax. You will need to pay the invoiced amount by check or money order to the address...
May 17, 2018 RUPA Members: New Flying Together - new site! This message is being sent to Retiree Organization Leaders Retiree Organization Leader - The new Flying Together is ready to go, and we’re in the process of switching employee teams and retirees over completely to the new site. Please share this message with your members accordingly. Retirees are scheduled to switch over the night of Monday, May 28. Starting the following morning (Tuesday, May 29) whenever you log in to Flying Together: You’ll see the new home page You’ll only be able to access the new version of Flying Together and Travel content You’ll no longer have the ability to switch back to the previous version of Flying Together Note that most department pages...
