Originally Posted by
Busboy
Yes, ALPA did get it changed to "Active Crewmembers". But, from what? The way it's been presented in the courts is that ALPA had the language changed to
only include active pilots...Otherwise every retired, age 60 to 65, pilot would have had a right to come back into their seats with their seniority.
Wouldn''t that have been sweet.
Your being loose with your words
Words matter
"Active Pilots" does not equal "Active Flight Deck Crewmembers"
The second is broader to include FEs, and this is what allowed it to count for our guys 60-65, who were no longer working as pilots, rather they were working as FEs
As equally important, it did not include anyone 60-65 who were not "active" on the flight deck -- e.g. Sim Instructors, Flight Managers, etc
Other airlines besides Fedex & NWA/Fedex did have people like that, though they may not have been on the seniority list any longer
The other airline pilot groups were not in favor of these guys returning, so the word "active" was used.
If the final verbiage had actually been "active pilots", not "active flight deck crew members" there would have been no retroactivity for the FEs at Fedex, who were between 60-65
Bottom line -- the change in the law clearly had a broader/larger stagnation affect on the pilot group at Fedex
Of course this is all just a history lesson now
Let's move forward collectively to ensure proper enforcement with our current CBA
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