Originally Posted by
AllisonRR
Maybe yes maybe no. Our current eight year contract doesn't have any provisions against such a problem.
If we are able to secure language such as "it will reduce block hours to honor the flow" we can always take it to arbitration in case that they decide to violate the provisions on our TA. And because the language is very explicit then the arbitaror would side with the union in very short time.
As a matter of fact if they can't staff their airplanes due to lack of crews and the flow isn't attracting new hires then the only place you can correct is pay and benefits. The company thinks the flow will work, we don't think it would be such a good tool for hiring but either way we will have the leverage we need to snapback and improve anything we are losing with the TA.
5c per diem and 5% on insurance contributions in three years.
Most FOs are grandfathered and most captains will continue to go to the top of the scale and by then the will flow. Having the increase to 100% of the first 30 in an AA class was a major improvement.
Arbitration can take awhile. Every time I talk to Eagle pilots they are complaining about a reserve section of the contract currently being violated. They say it's very clear language but it's still being violated and the arbitration has been going on for over a year.
Also the last thing your management will do is give pay and benefit improvements to all pilots at Eagle. They will give bigger and bigger bonuses to new hires in order to fill classes.