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Old 11-06-2016 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by iceman49
Really do not remember anytime that the NWA MEC ever sought VB or satellite basing, I remember the company wanting it.
Once with Kragness as negotiating chair. Once under Wilson. Once under Maza.

It gathered steam after the commuter data came out in Centerline.

I recall it being a "nice to have" item instead of a hard target. Jeff Carlson spoke about it at an LEC meeting in late 2001. Something like, "If ALPA would bring it back to us, we'd take a hard look at it.". [That's my paraphrase of his comment!]

My sense is that it might have been in play after 9/11 if it was low impact, and would have mitigated furloughs in a measurable way. Unless we modified the APA system, it wouldn't work...and the APA system required more staffing than company-timed AEs.
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