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Old 05-20-2015, 04:51 AM
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Default Houston, you have a problem?
ALPA LEC 171 MEETING
May 15, 2015

SUBJECT: VACANCY BIDDING GRANDFATHER RIGHTS FOR DISPLACED PILOTS

STATEMENT OF QUESTION(s):
(a) Should the United MEC pursue vacancy bid grandfather rights for ALL United Pilots harmed or otherwise inconvenienced by the company’s recent “Base-Balancing” plans?

BACKGROUND:
In May 2014, ALPA Council 171 Officer (LC 171) was informed that United Airlines Management (UAL) had retained the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to “Balance” their bases; a duty usually accomplished by UAL. LC 171 was initially told to expect approximately 170 IAH 737 CA displacements. In Fall 2014, UAL informed LC 171 too expect 0 IAH displacements. In Jan 2015, LC 171 was told to expect 200 IAH 737 CA, 100 IAH FO and 40-50 IAH 756 CA displacements. As of today, LC 171 has been told that UAL doesn’t know the number of displacements to expect. LC 171 views the rapidly changing manpower “plans” and directorship a threat to ALL United Pilots, these “plans” will certainly cascade into system-wide inconveniences and detriment to United Pilots system-wide.

SOURCE AND SUBMITTED:
LEC 171

PROPOSED SOLUTION
WHEREAS the Pilots of 171 have been informed by UAL of their intent to displace numbers of 171 Pilots ranging from “170”, to “0”, to “350” and finally to “undetermined”, and

WHEREAS the Pilots of 171 take issue with UAL manpower planning’s long record of poor performance and reliance on the BCG’s advice, and

WHEREAS the Pilots of 171 has also reviewed the historically poor performance of the Boston Consulting Group, and

WHEREAS the Pilots of 171wish to protect the quality of life of ALL United Pilots by discouraging impulsive, needless and whimsical disruption of ALL United Pilots and there families

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pilots of 171 direct the United MEC utilize all available resources to acquire vacancy bid grandfather rights of 24 months for any Pilot who’s displaced position is offered in a subsequent vacancy bid, occurring within the preceding 24 months of said Pilots actual displacement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, if said Pilot is returned to said position, that return shall also be treated a contractual displacement under the current UPA.
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