ALPA has proven that a “Focused priorities” approach to negotiations leads to a failed result. To attempt to use ALPA resources to negotiate on behalf of one specific group is not a strategy that will ever lead to a ratifiable agreement. The time is now to address the realities facing this pilot group, create a plan, and move towards the future. The past is the past and the future can only be directed by the present.

Facts about the 2015 Contract and TA 1.0 2023:

CBA 2015

1. Industry leading vacation if your seniority allows you to hold a line or reserve line. (CBA 2015 limited ability to enjoy industry leading vacation due to massive decrease in reserve lines and massive increase in PBS awarded schedules.)

2. Industry leading language for trip removal or revision with pay for trips when awarded trip is needed to facilitate FAA mandated training.

3.Industry worst reserve rules. Overwhelming majority of reserve pilots must be able to report within 90 minutes of trip notification.

4. Industry worst system bidding (Filling of Crew Positions) to include most restrictions to exercise seniority in the industry. This industry worst section has trickle down effects that lessen the value of nearly every other section of the CBA.

5. Industry worst Hours of Service to include duty days extendable to FAR maximums due to operational emergency.

6. Industry worst Scope language.

7. Industry worst pay rates.

8. Industry worst compensation for Instructors/Line Check Airman.

9. Industry best deadheading flexibility (mutually beneficial to Company and individual pilot.)

10. Industry worst hotels.

11. Demographic debatable retirement language.

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TA 23 1.0

1. No change to vacation language.

2. Concessions to current book language.

3. Further concessions to already industry worst language.

4. No change to current industry worst language.

5. No change to current book language.

6. Further concessions to already industry worst language.

7. Industry lagging pay rates/compensation.

8. No change to current industry worst language.

9. Failed effort to incorporate Covid Travel Measures MOU into permanent contract language.

10. No change to current industry worst language.

11. Continued debate on retirement benefit based on demographics.