Bulletin Board – April 3rd, 2019

el — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 23:11:05 +0000

April 3, 2019

RUPA Members: Update from UAL

This message is being sent to all Retiree Organization Leaders

I’ve got some good news to share! Beginning April 1^st, retirees can now make online payments for their pass travel tax withholdings through the Your Benefits Resources (YBR) website.

If paying online is not your thing, don’t worry you can still pay for your tax withholdings by check or money order. Please keep in mind, failure to pay an invoice may result in a suspension of your pass travel privileges until the invoice is paid.

Thank you for your continued support! Please share our good news about the online payments with your members.

Pay by check or money order:

Make check or money order payable to United Airlines
Be sure to write your account number 024510004 on your check or money order
Always enclose the bottom portion of the invoice (coupon) with your payment
Mail your payment to the address shown on the coupon
United Airlines, P O Box 3788, Carol Springs, IL 60132-3788

Online payment:

Go to Flying Together > Employee Services > Health & Insurance (YBR)
Click on the Pass Travel Tax Withholding tile
Select the Pay Now tile on the right side of the page
Follow the prompts in the Payment Center to submit your online payment

Helpful Resources:

Visit our W-2 Pass Travel Tax Reporting page for a complete list of resources and tools
Contact the Employee Travel Center:
Use Help Hub to submit an inquiry or
Call 1-877-UAL-ESC9 (from the U.S.) or 1-847-UAL-ESC9 (outside the U.S.)
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time, 7 days a week
Say “employee travel” then “travel questions” to speak to a team member

Thank you,

Michelle

Michelle Pritchett

Employee Travel Policy and Procedures Representative, Human Resources

Try Help Hub to find answers to commonly asked questions and to submit request to our service centers.

Bulletin Board – April 25th, 2017

el — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:20:10 +0000

April 25th, 2017

RUPA Members: The latest news from Kirk Moore!

RetireeAssociation of FlightAttendants

Pass Travel UPDATE for April!

In this issue:

1)   RAFA meets with Oscar Munoz
2)   Pass Travel Attire
3)   Pass travel on Qatar ends May 5th
4)   Other Airline travel on Star Alliance; BC or Y?
5)   TSA will not accept Driver Licenses from 6 states in 2018
6)   Recent news from United
7)   RAFA website

It may be easier to read this UPDATE on our website: http://www.rafa-cwa.org

1)RAFA meets with Oscar Munoz

Leaders from six retiree organizations presented Pass Travel ideas to United executives on April 12th. Our suggestions will be evaluated and we should hear the results in June; stay tuned for an update then! Meanwhile, read RAFA’s report from Chicago:

http://www.rafa-cwa.org/Retiree-Summit-in-Chicago-April-2017

2) Pass Travel Attire

Due to the recent “leggings event” in the news, it’s important for you and your pass riders to review the Pass Travel Attire policy before arriving at the airport. You are ultimately responsible for your pass riders’ behavior and appearance when they are traveling under your pass travel privileges. Remember, when in doubt, don’t wear it.

Visit: FlyingTogether > Travel > Travel Policies> Attire.

https://flyingtogether.ual.com/web/content.jsp?SID=FlyingTogether_HR&path=/documents/WorkingTogetherGuidelines/Pass_Travel_Attire.pdf

Traveling on “Other Airlines”? Dress appropriately or you may be denied boarding. Check the interline agreement on FlyingTogether > Travel > OtherAirline InterlineTravel for travel attire guidelines. The following website has dress codes for most carriers:

http://www.flyzed.info If you are unsure, call the airline.

3) Pass Travel on Qatar Airways ends May 5th

From the Employee Travel Center:Qatar Airways agreement canceled effective May 5th

Our commercial interline ticketing and baggage agreement (ITB) with Qatar Airways (QR) will cease on May 5, 2017. QR’s internal policy does not support a pass travel agreement without an active commercial ITB. Therefore, United’s leisure pass travel agreement with QR will be canceled and all travel must be completed by May 5th. If you have future travel plans on QR, you can request a refund for any unused tickets via the ID90Travel website or by calling them at 1-877-298-5233.

Helpful information:

Click here to view the quick reference guide (PDF document) on how to request a refund using the ID90Travel website.
When logging in to the ID90Travel website, use your six-digit uID without the U.
For ID90Travel website password assistance, call 1-877-298-5233 (Toll free 24-hours).

4) Other Airline travel on Star Alliance; BC or YC?

If you buy a Business Class ZED ticket on Star Alliance partners you will receive a refund if you have to sit in Economy Class (allow at least 4 weeks for refund processing). On non-Star Alliance carriers there are no fare-difference refunds; so buy both BC and YC ZEDs and use the one for cabin that has available seats. NOTE: If you purchase a YC ZED ticket and Economy is full, you will NOT be seated in BC. Read this message from the ETC:

We have agreed with our Star Alliance partners to refund the difference when a C class seat is purchased but we are seated in Y. This agreement is only with our Star Alliance partners.

Other partners that we have a C class agreement with are not entitled to issue a refund on the difference. It is recommended that a C and Y class ticket is purchased and that the employee/retiree can get a refund on the ticket that is not used.

RAFA’s guide to Other Airline travel: http://www.rafa-cwa.org/page-1836104

5) TSA will not accept Driver Licenses from 6 states in 2018

Important information from the TSA: this may apply to residents of Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington. Other states may be affected in the near future.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/no-drivers-license-tsa-rule

6) “Recent News” on Flying Together>News

Click the dark blue “Recent News” link above to see other stories.

Here are some you might like:

03/17: Oscar’s “Communicator of the Year” award belongs to employees

03/21: Employee access to Polaris Lounges

03/24: Oscar’s trip to Europe

03/27: Pass Travel attire reminder

03/31: 787-10 first flight

04/05: Use #UnitedJourney

04/12: Oscar on Good Morning America

04/13: 737 MAX9 first flight