Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
The dues rate shall be 1.75% upon initial certification by the National Mediation Board. On January 1st of the second full fiscal year following initial certification, the dues rate shall drop annually by 0.25% every year until reaching a minimum dues rate of 1%. Special Circumstance Exception: Six (6) months prior to the amendable date of the Pilot Working Agreement, or upon early opening of negotiations if greater than six (6) months prior to the amendable date, or upon notification of a possible bankruptcy or merger initiated by the Company, the dues rate will temporarily increase by 0.5% until the new contract is ratified, or bankruptcy proceedings or merger integration is complete.
OK.
Our amendable date is December 31, 2015. Six months prior to December 31, 2015 is July 1, 2015. Now from the DPA as posted by hitimefurl and highlighted by shiznit:
Note it does not say 6 months prior to Section 6 openers as stated by hitimefurl and reiterated by shiznit.
Therefore, to answer your question, dues on January 1, 2014 = 1.75%. Dues rate on October 1, 2014 = 1.75% because you wrongly state above that October 1, 2014 is 6 months prior to the amendable date of our PWA.
This is what I mean when I say hitimefurl and shiznit are only posting their opinions. They are entitled to their opinions, but they often include gross distortions and mischaracterizations of the written word.
Carl
I misread it slightly.
Ok, 2.25% on April 1, 2015....
Still haven't answered whether we'd have to pay an extra .5% today since we are in 3 negotiations with the Company right now. Who decides what "in negotiations" means?