Originally Posted by
gloopy
I'm also concerned about this and plan on writing reps. But since no one likes it when someone points out a problem (no matter how justified) without at least having a solution in mind, what do you propose as a remedy to what's already happened WRT this?
Has LM already signed this? If he can withhold signature, he needs to be pressured to do so. That's clear. But what if he's already signed it? How can we fix it then? And if certain people at Pinnacle have intentionally violated our exclusive agreement with DL then they need to be dismissed from the guaranteed interview at the very least.
I will also be writing to urge agressive, mercilless compliance by any legal means necessary WRT the intentional, flagrant, no plan to comply JV production imbalance. The ONLY remedy for that is flying, Period. We are due well over 50% to rebalance and I expect every single block hour of that because we sure gave them plenty on our end. The EU economy has nothing to do with this because the percentages apply to whatever the flying is anyway so that straw dog don't hunt.
This agreement has not been signed. It is scheduled for around the 14th of January 2013. Any Rep can request that National review the agreement and request the President withhold his signature:
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.
When ALPA's Admin Manual is fully complied with and our Reps are at the table, we can help Pinnacle if we want to. Here's the whole Section together:
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 in the
system can submit statements of agreement or disagreement to the Scope Subcommittee,
which can recommend changes following consultation with the Negotiating Committees
involved.
b. The applicable Negotiating Committee and ALPA pilot groups within the
mainline/express system will develop in conjunction 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 absence 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.