Originally Posted by
Falcon7
I mean is this really your beef?
No. My big beef is that ALPA has changed policy to redefine Delta flying as
only the flying contained within Delta's scope agreement. Further, our former Chairman took the position that everything in our scope section should not really be considered "scope." (so who knows what is protected under this new definition? How about the AF JV flying we aren't actually able to fix until March 2015?) Thus other airlines are authorized by ALPA to make Deals with Delta management without the knowledge or consent of the Delta pilots for anything THEY deem is not "Delta Flying."
Originally Posted by
Falcon7
Bucking Bar, just outline the order in our contract that you say was re ordered.
The Pinnacle Bridge agreement is ill considered for a number of other reasons. First, it creates a marketplace where airlines can come in and bid for Delta's permitted flying. Pinnacle bought itself a slice with concessions. Secondly, the Bridge Agreement provisions are ill considered and strategically not aligned with the expressed goals of our union as outlined in the Administrative Manual as adopted by our Board of Directors.
Lets start with instructions, as outlined in our Administrative Manual which reflects the democratic guidance of our union.
Originally Posted by admin manual
ALPA, Admin Manual, Section 40, Part 5 – Contents of Agreements
PREFERENTIAL HIRING OF ALPA PILOTS
It shall be ALPA's goal to secure contract language in every ALPA agreement which provides for the preferential hiring of ALPA-represented pilots displaced by furlough, bankruptcy, shutdown or strike. In furtherance of this goal, each MEC shall use its best efforts to secure first right of interview for displaced ALPA pilots. Every MEC should act in the manner it deems most effective in achieving this goal.
Additionally, each MEC shall then use its best efforts to secure interview priority for other ALPA pilots.
Notice that we Delta pilots did just that in our contract
Originally Posted by Delta PWA
The Company will offer preferential interviews for employment to airmen employed by carriers (whose airmen were represented by the Association) at the time those carriers ceased operations, subject to the Company’s objectives for diversity and experience among newly hired pilots and subject to (the following)
The Company will fill a minimum of 35% of the aggregate of all positions in Delta pilot new-hire classes in each trailing twelve-month period (to the extent airmen are available) with ALPA-represented airmen at Delta Connection Carriers, subject to such airmen meeting the Company’s competitive hiring standards, and subject to the Company’s objectives for diversity and experience among newly hired pilots. Airmen who flow up pursuant to LOA #9 and LOA #10 count toward satisfaction of such minimum percentage.
Then the Pinnacle pilots came along and put themselves at the front of the line. It is not what the Delta pilots wanted or else we would have worded our contract like this ... Pinnacle changed our contract by adding to it.
Originally Posted by Pinnacle Bridge Agreement
: the minimum number of available positions filled in Section 2.e.i. may be satisfied by offering positions to at least two-thirds (2/3) of such positions to Pinnacle
pilots in seniority order under the SSP and one-third (1/3) to any eligible Pinnacle pilot. For example, if there are 30 available positions in a Delta new hire class apart from those filled by LOA #9 and LOA #10, seven (7) positions at a minimum would be filled by pilots under the SSP and three (3) may be filled by Pinnacle pilots selected outside the SSP.
So Pinnacle took our offer of help to ALPA members who have lost their jobs and put their senior Captains first. That's just bad policy.
But more importantly, all this was done so our flying could be sold. Just as it was necessary to get Compass out of our MEC before they could be sold, ALPA wants to divide Delta flying and deal in the part we are not actively flying.
Given that those contracts extend past our amendable date, it acts as a check valve. We now have lost jobs we will probably not get back.
Further, some Pinnacle insiders are already pretty excited about Delta's contract 2015. We are not yet studying our opener, but now that the market is open others are sure talking about theirs.