Originally Posted by
buddies8
No I have not read all the post.
1. ALPA AE MEC is in the back pocket of MGT.
2. This is a concessionary contract with pay cuts to start in 3 years
3. ASA (air service agreement) with AA was not extended just the reduction of flying slowed from 3 to 5 years. the reduction will still happen.
4. the formula for pay raises will result to zero percent increase.
5. banded pay is smoke and mirrors to pay reductions in 3 years via more concessionary negotiations.
6. No pilot ratification after this one time only in 2011.
7. Scope on aircraft was given away by the mec and unfortunately the short sighted newbies.
8. ALPA is to receive almost 10 million dollars from AA in penalties if they AA do not replace any parked aircraft. ALPA not the pilots get the money. This is a guarantee to happen because 1 plane cost 20 million so parking 50 airplanes and only paying 10 million as a kick back to ALPA, for ALPA willingness to see AMR way, is a small fee to AA.
Other than that the ALPA MEC and the negotiating committee along with half the LEC's who are selling the pilots out for a preferential hiring to AA have done a great job for management.
DFR suit will be happening.
But please dont let this stop from new applicants to AE please keep applying you will be the first to leave on extended vacation due to this contract if passes.
To add insult to injury, once this contract kicks in, AMR hopes to then divest Eagle to compete for flying contracts with other carriers. Since they will effectively then have slave labor, they'll be able to low-ball their way against every other regional out there flying for anybody. Even if they don't win a feed contract flying for X or Y, they'll effectively FORCE regional airline compensation across the board dramatically downward.
In effect, this is no longer a whipsaw WITHIN AMR, but soon industry wide and if successful, it will allow this cancer to spread to the ENTIRE REGIONAL industry if Eagle pilots allow it. Legacies X and Y will use this to their advantage to pit agianst their current regionals to ratchet costs downward.
Match it or else.......
The regional airline pilots 9/11 is now here.