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Old 03-15-2007 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by EFIS COMP MON
Was hoping for some insight from the XJT ranks...
Originally Posted by EFIS COMP MON


Thanks for your help! (I've been searching for a copy of your contract online to answer some of these questions, but to no avail)


You can see for yourself here http://airlinepilotmentor.com/airlinepilotcontacts.aspx

Down load the contract and compare for yourself what the rules are at XJT and other airlines. Note the Dates and LOA's (letters of agreement) at the end of each contract. As a collective bargaining agreement matures between an airline and its pilots there are many amendments, these come in the form of an LOA. Most contracts have many LOA's by the time it becomes amendable. Contracts and an Airline do not expire, they become amendable, because we are all governed by the RLA (railway labor act). Therefore at the end of a 4 year contract the company and pilot group sit down and sign another one after negotiating the new terms. However, until those terms are signed the rules of the current contract remain. Therefore if benefits the company to drag out contracts talks if the rates are well below average or if the company is doing much better than when the initial contract was sign, allowing for outdated pay and work rules to remain in effect for as long as possible. To combat this tactic many pilot groups work a retro deal into a new contract if the negotiations have taken a long period of time, this somewhat offsets the company’s benefit of delaying talks. Hope this helped.

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