Originally Posted by
Scott Stoops
Latest that we're hearing is the UAL side starting recalls early fall. Realistically, the acceptance rate my increase dramatically at that point, so depending on where you are in the queue, you might be right. The big pivot point in the circle jerk will undoubtedly be whether we end up with UAL or CAL biased work rules in the next contract. If UAL biased, we'll be quite short of pilots almost immediately. The new FTDT rules will also work in favor or needing more bodies.
Personally, I think el Jefe needs us to be working under one contract and one list sooner rather than later, so that he can move the bases and jets as needed with minimal resistance. As it stands now, it will be an enormous cluster to involuntarily displace and re-crew with no ability to bid on both sides. Could literally cause hundreds (thousands?) of training events and thousands of displacements resulting in commuting hell as most of us can't sell our houses and/or simply won't.
FWIW,
Scott
Scott,
I agree on all counts. The one thing I would add is that the JNC has been repeatedly telling management for 6+ months now that CAL work rules are not going to cut it and to stop bringing them to the table. Yet the continued to do this with the L-CAL negotiators saying we aren't going to work under these rules going forward and L-UAL negotiators saying we aren't giving up the rules we have, we gave up pay to preserve them; so try again. So I'm confident the JNC and our MECs are on the same page there. At least in that respect and scope I'm not worried.
Yes, el Jeff-e, would love us to be working under AMR's recent proprosal, but we are still making money AND he will still get further synergies (translation: money savings) by having all of us under one contract and flying together anyway. My view is that these "synergies" can more than offset the changes we expect to see in this contract allowing the company to have the "fairness" they want while we happily sing Kumbaya together on the line.