Originally Posted by
minimwage4
Just lurking around but seems like DHL really needs ATI to do this flying(also?) Is it just a case of being able to diversify the flying or something else? I'm sure there's other carriers out there that would love to fly this contract, why do they get a second vote?
Because our contract allows for both side to meet and reach agreements when contracts come up that are beyond the scope of our current CBA. 737 work is not covered in our current CBA. The first LOA failed miserably. There is nothing nefarious about MGT and the MEC trying to reach a better deal so that we can go after new work. Some people refer to this as a "second bite of the apple".
This is at the ATI mgt ATI union level. DHL is not involved yet. This LOA is between Mgt and the pilots. The 1'st LOA was an insult to our Home Based bedrock CBA and voted down by this pilot group soundly. Not sure who approached who after that smack down, but a second LOA was hammered out. This time with Home Basing and other improvements.
Remember we can vote any LOA we want whether it be lowball or an out of the ballpark homerun. It would be up to Mgt to craft a proposal that would win the contract.