Ual mec update
Q. It is unconscionable that this negotiating committee has not provided full longevity in this contract for our furloughed pilots. Why did you throw them under the bus?
A. The JNC tried to achieve full pay longevity credit for time on furlough for our current furloughees but we were unable to achieve 100% of that goal in the TA. The fact that we achieved the longevity credit we did for furloughed pilots is noteworthy because since the first United pilot contract in 1940 until today we have negotiated 24 pilot contracts and not one of those past contracts has provided any longevity credit for pay for time spent on furlough for our pilots. For the first time in our history, section 3-B-3 provides for full longevity for pay purposes for future pilots who are placed on furlough.
LOA 25 paragraph 4 provides for our furloughed pilots who are working at CAL to receive an immediate bump in longevity for pay for their time on furlough up to a maximum of 4 years 7 months, which is the same longevity for the most junior CAL pilot who was previously on furlough. As an example, this first longevity increase would result in some of our furloughees going from approximately $60K per year to over $120K per year in pay at date of signing. Additionally, after the completion of the integrated seniority list is submitted to the company, the furloughed pilots would receive an additional upward adjustment in pay longevity to the same pay longevity as the CAL pilot just senior to them on the combined seniority list.
Last edited by jsled; 11-29-2012 at 06:02 AM.