Originally Posted by
higney85
Mesaba's merger cmte wants us to use checkride dates instead of day 1 of class. This issue was dealt with in the JCBA under Transition LOA 2.V. Some think that ALPA Merger policy says when we go into the payroll/HR system (which was day 1 of class), and Labor Law holds that firm with the I-9 form. Day 1 of CLASS fulfills all requirements, is legal, and was even done contractually to avoid any issues. To show how this was so easily adopted- the company had already changed our dates without having to ask. Everyone has complied, but the XJ merger guys aren't liking the situation.
They are fighting for their pilots, but it's now the second round of the same battle. In the end they want to have all 9E pilots on an uneven footing for purposes of seniority integration. That helps their guys, but causes quite the riff when we are all supposed to be working through this challenge together.
There is the "grenade down the aisle" for the day.
Our (XJ) MEC just sent us an email that said
"
At approximately 11:30 PM on Saturday, June 2, the Mesaba Merger Committee received the Pinnacle Seniority List from the Pinnacle Merger Committee. We have found many anomalies with the recent Pinnacle Seniority List. We will notify you as soon as we have any additional information."
So far I have received no hard information from my union about what the problem is. It's hard to believe that they are contesting 9E having DOH for DOH since it's the only thing that makes sense, its the only thing that's fair, its what we agreed to, and its what we and 9L already have. That message we just got doesn't explain anything. One of the worst ways to handle a situation like this is to let out little vague blurbs every now and then and leave everyone arguing many different points, some of which might have no basis in reality.