Originally Posted by
AnyMouse
CBA 24.D.2.a says:
Passover Pay Due To Junior Pilot’s Early Activation
a. In case of a junior pilot’s activation to a higher paying position out of seniority order, every senior pilot who meets the following prerequisites shall be paid as if he had activated in that higher paying position (passover pay):
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- the junior pilot and the senior pilot(s) hold an award for the same crew position; and
- the junior pilot’s award is from the same posting as the senior pilot’s award or from a subsequent posting; and
- the Company chooses to activate the junior pilot prior to the senior pilot(s) and the junior pilot’s activation delays the training and activation of the senior pilot(s).
Obviously the rub is over the very last phrase (isn't it always?). The Company holds that if you are doing different training (e.g. ITU vs Differences), then by definition your training hasn't been delayed. The presumptive ALPA position is that since 767 ITU is simply 757 ITU followed by differences training, the senior pilot has in fact been delayed. I actually think we might win this one!
Additionally, CBA 24.D.2.a.iii doesn't say anything about what specific "course" someone is in. All it says is if a junior pilot's training/activation delays my training/activation, passover pay is due.
The only reason new hires are going to the MEM 767 starting in Jan of 2016 is to fill requirements. Let's just say that we had no new hires because they were all going to Delta. Who would now fill those requirements? Those of us on the training letter. So, the only reason I have a 2017 training date/activation is because new hires are filling requirements in 2016. The fact that the new hires will complete 757 initial training and IOE, followed by the SAME 767 differences training that I will have to complete, just makes this more insane.
These new hires should attend their scheduled 757 training and be activated into the 757. The 767 differences portion of their training should be given to guys on the 767 training letter. If the company chooses to leave it as is, that is their right but passover pay should be paid.