Originally Posted by
cactusflyer
At this point, it appears no one actually knows what's going on here.
I suspect the EXCO knows...
Fellow Pilots,
As your elected EXCO, we have done everything in our abilities to make and maintain agreements with Horizon, all the while being under threat that all our flying will evaporate and go to SkyWest if we don’t accede to Horizon management’s latest demands. Last night, Mr. Hornibrook wrote you and stated that: “The IBT decided, unilaterally, to communicate with you.” Well, yes we did, guilty as charged! That’s our job! We wonder if ALPA seeks Mr. Hornibrook’s approval before sending communications to their members at Alaska? We doubt very much they do. His statement illustrates the fundamental problem that exists at Horizon.
The fundamental issues we have as your representatives are these facts:
1. We entered into a concessionary agreement in exchange for Firm Deliveries of ERJ-175 aircraft.
2. We have now been told those Firm Deliveries will not come in OCT-NOV or DEC, at least.
3. Our Firm deliveries are associated with serial numbers and delivery slots.
4. We were told at various times by management that these Firm Deliveries were:
a. Given to SkyWest in exchange for unknown future Firm Deliveries;
b.Exchanged with SkyWest, for unknown “slots” in the future.
c. Leased to SkyWest by Alaska Air Group for a short period of time.
d. Or, as put in Mr. Hornibrook’s letter just “deferred.
5. We have demanded the company provide us with paperwork and contracts to show what they are doing as we are entitled to under our CBA; they have refused.
6. Last week Mr. Hornibrook told us he believed we would be back up to speed on the ERJ- 175 by the end of this year, in the letter to you last night he states it will now be the end of 2018.
We know that the company is short –staffed, “screwed up” (in their words), sold or cancelled sim slots, had a Vice President, who remaining executives’ say had difficulty telling the truth, didn’t hire check airmen and until June insisted there was no pilot shortage, etc., all in a misguided effort to enhance Alaska Air Group’s bottom line.
What we needed was an honest broker in Mr. Campbell, to come to us the minute he knew they were unable to staff the jets and work with us and find a consensual solution. He did not. Now they can only rely on trying to make your representatives, or better, the “IBT” out to be the “bad guys” in this affair. We are over it.
On Tuesday night, instead of granting us access to the information we demanded, (they had promised), we received an email from an Alaska Airline’s attorney giving us a link to publically available and heavily redacted SEC data and technical reasons as to why that was all we will be given. Transparent indeed.
We are left with very few options at this point, but will continue to keep you in the loop, and yes, unilaterally communicate with you.
Fraternally your EXCO.