Originally Posted by Route66

FACTS TO GO BY - APA presentation:

75% raise for year 1 pay ($40 to $70.13)
Group II Pay:
Dec 2014=18% increase
Jan 2015= +3%
Jan 2016= +3%
Jan 2017= +3%
Jan 2018= +3%
Jan 2019= +3% (1 year past current MOU/CBA amendable date)

Company following 8 items: (With SCOPE off the table its now 7)
1. Overnight sim sessions for "LANDING CURRENCY" (I presume ONLY if you are NOT CURRENT like 3 TO and Landings. Did this years ago in aircraft. No big deal.)
2. Short call reserve report (I'm short call....no big deal.)
3. Combine International and Domestic Divisions (Makes sense actually,scheduling efficiency)
4. Eliminate HBT exception (because of the combination of divisions, scheduling efficiency)
5. Vacancy Bids/Hold from training (cuts training float and provides equipment training flexibility)
6. Benefits Excise tax (too soon to really get upset about this)
7. Amendable date extended to 1/1/2020 (one year) and LOA 13-01 to 12/31/2019.

Also agrees to 10 current TA's (for JCBA) and 18 individual TA's.

In short, the Company gets us ALL expedited settlement in JCBA, big pay raises and little asked in return.

Now that scope is OFF the table all the APA HAS to do is agree with the company in principle EXCEPT tweaking some of the aforementioned items one way or another and submit it to the rank and file.

It will pass.