Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
Funny thing: per the merger policy it's actually not the role of the MEC (or the MC) to "fight" for the SLI other than appointing a competent and autonomous merger committee to represent their pilots in the SLI.
It's sad that the amateurs at the top of CALAPLA actually thought that they were "fighting" for their pilots by their actions despite the fact that their economic shenanigans were all worthless as they occurred after the effective date of the merger. (Specifically, certain pay band groupings and LOA 25.)
And here we are in 2016 finally cleaning up the mess that had ZERO effect on the SLI and has caused enormous harm and disunity to the entire group.
That's what's wrong.
(We should all keep this in mind for the next inevitable (IMHO) merger.)
Agree. Well stated.
svergin,
You have stated that you're happy that Ual parked a fleet and furloughed pilots because your sli outcome was enhanced. That you actually wrote that amazes me. Then you wonder why I think that the current pay banding was not only a horrible idea but also that it made our contract worse for everyone and did nothing to improve your position. You've clearly lost sight of the big picture on how badly calpa hurt our collective pilot group in those instances. That said, it passed, and we will all live with it.
I, on the other hand, am glad that calpa brought their gradeschool crayon drawing version of an sli to the table. It made for a better outcome for many of the lual furloughed pilots. Just a different perspective. Hopefully we can all get past this and unite. It just doesn't seem likely.