Originally Posted by
GrapeNuts
Page 41 of Siegel's response answers your incorrect assumption regarding McCaskill-Bond:
48. The MOU Seniority-Integration Process is far more detailed, and contains many
more safeguards and protections for both the employees and the carriers than are contained in Allegheny-Mohawk Sections 3 and 13 (quoted in full at Paragraphs 24-25, supra). As a result, the MOU “allow[s] for the protections afforded by sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk provisions” within the meaning of 49 U.S.C § 42112, note § 117(a)(2).
49. Because the MOU satisfies the requirements of 49 U.S.C § 42112, note § 117(a)(2), the general requirement under McCaskill-Bond to integrate employee seniority lists according to Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk LPPs is inapplicable to the
US Airways/American pilot seniority integration. "
This actually goes to further my points. The MOU in some aspects actually contains less safeguards than McCaskill Bond. For instance, there is no provision in it for arbitration prior to JCBA. This does not safeguard USAPA during the merger protocol agreement. If the MOU was followed explicitly without a merger protocol agreement than it becomes obvious that the MOU exposes it's own timeline to a substantial delay. USAPA is doing more than any party to retire the timeline by utilizing MCB to settle the merger protocol agreement.
I've posted on this further here:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/am...ml#post1610181
Originally Posted by
eaglefly
Looney tunes.
USAPA refuses to allow West pilots to include the Nic for consideration in any SLI talks and so the West reps on the US Airways merger committee (currently USAPA) bailed, did they not ?
This is obvious, but I never said that they didn't. However, the MTA effective date seems to be the underlying reason why Nicolau is not controlling going forward.
Then, when this same committee minus the West reps they drove off thinks APA is driving THEM off, they file suit to nullify the very agreement they negotiated and agreed to, essentially holding everyone hostage in the hope they can rewrite the process to maintain their relevance.
I assume you are talking about the West Merger Committee members who voluntarily resigned? If so, than you should know that no one drove off these pilots. The West Merger Committee members resigned. Additionally, pilots based in PHX unilaterally voted to end their local USAPA PHX representation by their own volition post-STS.
It would seem that pilots based in PHX want less representation going forward from USAPA, and it is their right to pursue this end.
Where does this sound familiar ?
Yes, your opinions are familiar to me.