Originally Posted by
13n144e
February, 2012 Transition and Process Extension Agreement:
1. Section 13 (A) of the TPA shall be modified to read as follows:
Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the Airline Parties may jointly terminate the provisions of Sections 4-D (Domiciles), 7-A (Furlough with regard to S- UA Pilots only), 7-C (Flying Ratios), 7-D (Domicile and Base Protection), and 9 (ALPA Travel), individually or collectively, at any time on or after March 31, 2013, if the parties have not reached a tentative agreement on a JCBA by that date. Should the Company elect to terminate TPA Section 4- D pursuant to this paragraph, Paragraph 4 of this Extension Agreement shall also be terminated, effective on the same date that TPA Section 4-D is terminated.
This was written in the negative which is why the Company missed it ... it states that the "Airline Parties" which is management, may terminate the outlined sections IF "
the parties have not reached a tentative agreement on a JCBA by that date."
There was a tentative agreement reached which means the "Airline Parties" which is management , CAN NOT terminate the outlined sections. If the Company wanted to tighten this down they should have used the phrase "ratified agreement" INSTEAD of using the phrase "reached a tentative agreement."
Heppner in his last sales job to the pilots is trying to play the fear card to get a "yes" vote. If he comes out and difinitively says otherwise ... he is subject to a DFR lawsuit.