Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
Two completely different things.
That was a base closure and the contract doesn't have language for what to do if the company closes a base and reopens it again. So they wrote a LOA that covered all these situations since the contract didn't specially cover it.
Displacements are already covered in the contract. No reason for a carve out. Just let seniority work the way it is supposed to. They can bid back in when there are vacancies.
Base closures are certainly covered in the contract. Look at section 8-E-7-a. It specifically talks about "The equipment type is no longer flying in that base" then section 8-E (displacement rights) shall apply. This is exactly what happen to the ORD 747 pilots.