Originally Posted by
woog315
It has already failed. Kalitta left 1224, and with that the dream of a unified ramp died. Kalitta had decent reasons, although maybe a bit short sighted, for leaving the Teamsters. The blame doesnt just lie with Kalitta, DW ****ed off both Omni and kalitta by stalling their contracts *way* longer than necessary. Guys will always push for their own short to medium term best interest and that's going to make it impossible to do what you suggest. It would require sacrifice, and pilots as a whole aren't going to sacrifice anything when a shiny jet gets dangled in front of them- particularly not for their competitor!
What it requires is a change to how airline unions operate. A page could be taken from the steel workers union. It doesn’t matter which construction company gets the bid award to build a new bridge or building. They must hire union steel workers. The companies don’t dictate wages, the union does.
What we need is a single seniority list that is based upon your total years flying union 121, not years at company ABC. Your seniority and pay are totally portable. If company A is treating their pilots poorly, you go to Company B with your seniority and standard union benefits intact.
The companies can go bid for contracts to their hearts content, but like the steel industry, they pay union wages. There is no whipsaw since it’s one big pilot group.
The only way to implement it, since nobody currently working is going to let an Atlas guy come into K4 or OMNI and bid ahead of them is to build it with a fence. Anybody hired after a certain date goes onto the single list. Once the percentage is high enough of one listers working, the union gives every company the new base contract, benefits package and retirement package.
With the rapid turnover and hiring, this is actually a good time to work on this. 1224 should pick a date, about 4-5 years from now, and ensure no new CBA’s are signed with a duration beyond that date. It will put every 1224 into section six simultaneously.
Quietly be building the single list starting today for all new hires. Draft the 1224 CBA and just wait.
NFL and other sporting teams are unionized with an industry wide common CBA for everything except pay which fir them is performance related above a basic pay.
This takes the whipsaw off the table.
Just a random thought....