Originally Posted by
ewr756drive
We are aware that the Managing Director - Flight Standards has already communicated his interpretation of the Award to the Line Check Airmen (LCAs).
Sadly this is what the company has to say . . .
Although ALPA negotiators acknowledged that ALPA and Company negotiators specifically agreed during UPA negotiations that an LCA has the contractual right to take this action in the cockpit, ALPA claimed the Company did not have the contractual right to notify First Officers prior to the commencement of a trip that their positions would be swapped. While the Board agreed with ALPA on this point, it reiterated that an LCA has the contractual right to swap First Officer positions to conduct OE.
At the moment it looks like this "win" will not change the real issue and the company will continue to move FOs to the IRO position through use of LCA authority. Now they just won't change the trip designation. Looks like another issue that will have to wait until the next contract to get straightened out.