Originally Posted by
pilotgolfer
3-J-1-c The negotiations shall attempt to find a pay rate and Equipment banding that is consistent with the pay rates and Equipment banding of existing Equipment types. If such negotiations do not result in agreement within 100 days from the date this procedure is invoked, either party may submit the dispute to final and binding interest arbitration.
How is it bogus? If you agree to the rate in this TA then 3-J-1-c is not used.
You've got to read the whole section. About binding arbitration and this...
3-J-2 Nothing set forth herein shall prevent the Company from introducing a new aircraft type into revenue service before agreement is reached over its pay rate and Equipment band, provided that the pay rates assigned to the new aircraft type are not less than the minimum rates provided in Section 3-A-1.
Take a look at the E195 rates on the UPA. the company could buy the CS100 and have a good argument in front of arbitration to pay LESS than the TA! And bring it into service at less than that if need be.
Not that any of this matters. A 100 seater is not gonna replace the 737/320. The economics are not there.