Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
So let's assume that these other carriers change their tune at the drop of the hat. What is the substance of the Ford-Cooksey settlement. Let's put it in other terms to show perspective. Our contract is opening in April. Would you accept these terms to determine our future compensation?
- Delta management forms a Compensation Committee to discuss our compensation. Delta pilots are invited to the committee to meet and confer.
- If no consensus is reached, then Delta management gets to set our compensation to whatever level they feel is appropriate.
- If the Delta pilots don't like what management decides, then they can appeal to the Delta Board of Directors
If that doesn't seem appealing to you, then I just described the Ford-Cooksey settlement.
It is a nothing burger.
I prefer to just post the actual language, and let the members decide if they think it's nothing:
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3. Prior to commencement of any bargaining for any ALPA pilot group within a mainline/express system, the applicable Negotiating Committee will meet with the Negotiating Committees of other ALPA pilot groups in the mainline/express system to review opening scope proposals and how they advance ALPA's scope goals and guidelines. The committees will work with each other to develop a consensus on proposals; if, however, they are unable to do so, subsection 3a below will apply:
a. Following consultation as specified above, and prior to submission of the scope proposal to the airline, the applicable negotiating committee will report to the Scope Subcommittee that ALPA pilot groups have consulted with one another and have or have not reached consensus that the planned scope proposal meets ALPA's scope goals and guidelines; if the latter, Negotiating Committees of other ALPA pilot groups within the system can submit statements of agreement or disagreement to the Scope Subcommittee, which can recommend changes following consultations with the Negotiating Committees involved.
b. The applicable Negotiating Committees and ALPA pilot groups within the mainline/express system will develop in conjuction with the opening proposal agreed reporting benchmarks with respect to developments in on-going scope negotiations which will require that the Negotiating Committee provide updates on the status of scope negotiations to the Scope Subcommittee. In the absesnce of consensual agreements concerning benchmarks, the Scope Subcommittee will determine reporting benchmarks.
4. During the period that final approval of a collective bargaining agreement is subject to Presidential review under the Constitution and By-Laws, MEC designated representatives of all ALPA pilot groups within the mainline/express system may submit comments prior to the Presidential signature concerning conformity of negotiated scope provisions with recommendations of the Scope Subcommittee and Association policy.
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Carl