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Originally Posted by
Nevjets
It’s old outdated language from the AFAs contract in 1989. If they really wanted to, UAL can fight it or just save the legal fees and pay the FAs off.[/QUOTE
With the last afa contract scope got stronger not going to happen ..girl friend is a ual f/a
My wife is a UAL fa. I’ve read her contract, including this loa. I’m just saying that the loa has language that is outdated because it’s either based on the 1989 contract or is exactly the same (the contract they successfully blocked UAL from buying AWAC in 1992).
Here is the loa. Notice phrases like, “commercial flight operations of the type historically performed by United Airlines Flight Attendants,” “alter-ego,” “commuter airline,” and “primary 135 carrier.” It doesn’t sound like any existing regional falls in the category of any of those.
If UAL really wanted to buy a regional, they can either fight the Afa over this outdated loa or just save the legal fees in order to use that money and pay them off instead.
1. Except as specifically provided in the Foreign National Letter of
Agreement, neither UAL, Inc., United Airlines, nor a successor,
assign, or subsidiary thereof (hereinafter referred to as the
“Company”), will, if such entity has a controlling interest, whether
acting individually or jointly with any of the above entities, conduct
any commercial flight operations of the type historically performed
by United Airlines Flight Attendants, unless it performs such work
with Flight Attendants on the United Airlines System Seniority
List. Such flying shall be performed in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the existing agreement or any other applicable
agreement or agreements between the Company and the Union.
2. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company agrees not to
establish or purchase an alter-ego airline in whole or in part.
3. Notwithstanding Paragraph 1. above, to the extent permitted by
law, the Company will recognize the Union as the exclusive
bargaining representative for the Flight Attendants on any
commuter airline (primary 135 carrier) which it establishes or
purchases in whole or in significant part. Upon recognition, the
Union and the Company agree to negotiate in a timely fashion a
competitive agreement no less favorable than area standard
contracts for similar flying operations.
4. The parties to this Letter of Agreement hereby agree that it shall
run concurrently with the 2016-2021 Agreement, and shall be
concurrently subject to the provisions pertaining to duration and
amendment contained therein.