Originally Posted by
eaglefly
The first thing USAPA needs to do for you is to explain in fine detail why they negotiated an MOU that provides for exactly that. Unless and until they can do that, they have no foundation to dispute the very provisions they negotiated and validated by their signing it.
It would seem the East is being represented by certified idiots. If East pilots are so concerned about this, perhaps a better strategy would be East pilots suing USAPA for DFR (while they still exist) for agreeing to terms only someone congenitally insane or irretrievably stupid would agree to.
Hey, at least it's a shot, right ?
USAPA negotiated a document which said specifically that the integration will follow McCaskill-Bond with a few small modifications such as 3 arbitrators instead of 1 and a specific timeline (which the company and APA have made no effort to follow). It also is very specific that the obligations imposed by McCaskill-Bond are enforceable by a court. Which is exactly what USAPA is trying to do, enforce the McCaskill-Bond obligations. The Company and APA are trying to claim USAPA signed away all their rights under McCaskill-Bond, which is laughable when you read the MOU.
It's been 90 days since the Effective Date, where's the panel of arbitrators?
10. a. A seniority integration process consistent with McCaskill-Bond shall begin as soon as possible after the Effective Date. If, on the date ninety (90) days following the Effective Date, direct negotiations have failed to result in a merged seniority list acceptable to the pilots at both airlines, a panel of three neutral arbitrators will be designated within fifteen (15) days to resolve the dispute, pursuant to the authority and requirements of McCaskill-Bond.....
e. The obligations contained in this Paragraph shall be specifically enforceable on an expedited basis before a System Board of Adjustment in accordance with Paragraph 20, provided that the obligations imposed by McCaskill-Bond may be enforced in a court of competent jurisdiction.