Originally Posted by
Birddog
So they sell it as a retroactive, system-wide blanket policy going forward. Make it an LOA. It could be sold that way to the MEC. The reality is a grandfather policy, such as for two years, would likely only benefit the 200 737 CAs in IAH. So it would be a defacto carve out. But spin is spin. The company doesn't care as long as it costs them nothing.
It doesn't matter that the company doesn't care. The pilots on the United seniority list cares that the Houston LEC is negotiating deals that could very well have a greater impact on ALL UNITED PILOTS going forward.
Base closings and surpluses are covered very well in our CBA. Why is it that the Houston LEC wants to negotiate a special "Houston carve-out" without the benefit of the negotiating committee and normal vetting.
This is an appropriate quote:
Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
We live in a seniority based system. If they have the seniority when new bids come out, they should be able to bid it. If they don't, too bad. Just like every other surplus (ORD, DEN, LAX, SEA) in the last 2 years.