Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
skypilot35,
You need to read Flying the Line, then come back with questions. RLA basically rules out cross-company or national unions covering several companies. The RLA was written to prevent strikes or lock-outs crippling transportation., not to give either the company or union that much power.
As to transferring jobs, if you can't have trans-company unions, explain how to get to national seniority? Before that, explain how to operate a large number of interchangeable members of a craft except thru seniority?
As to pay, google Decision 83 of the National Labor Board
GF
"Decision 83 established minimum wages and maximum hours for pilots across the industry. It also attempted to compensate pilots at least partially for technological changes by relating pay to increasing aircraft speed. The decision protected wages and hours only of pilots employed by airlines carrying mail under contract to the Post Office Dept., it established de facto industrywide protection". (Air Transportation, A Management Perspective; A.T. Wells , J.G. Wensveen).
"The wage formula of Decision 83 was later included in the Air Mail Act of 1934 and the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. With the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, they were formally abolished". (Air Trnsportation).
My APA format is probably off. Haven't written a research paper in awhile. However, Decision 83 along with the Air Mail Act of 1934 was abolished in 1978.
Again, why do we not receive compensation for our experience when moving from one company to the next?
"Industry Wide Bargaining became a reality in 1934 through Decision 83 of the NLRB, which was established under the National Recovery Act". (Air Transportation,).
So with the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act, we also lost the ability to negotiate as an industry? Notice I did not say strike.
SP