Originally Posted by
all4114all
Arbitrator Bloch who handled the Delta, Northwest pilots merger, also was the arbitrator of the US Airways and America West dispatchers. His finding were 180 degree’s from the pilots arbitrator.
Interesting reading.
http://jamhoff.com/PDFs/ArbitratorDecisionAward.pdf
Yeah, maybe if you'd read it you'd understand why integrating a small group of dispatchers is different then integrating a large group of airline pilots.
"9. This is not to say one could not construct some sort of mid-ground that would attempt to incorporate a methodology utilizing both a mechanical and a date of hire approach. Several factors militate against this. First, these are relatively small units. The West group is comprised of 37 individuals. The East local has 120 active employees with 32 currently on furlough (as of the date of the hearing.) It is logistically difficult to mold a hybrid list, given this small a unit. Moreover, unlike pilot mergers, which often involve companion considerations including aircraft types, differing status and categories and a variety of additional distinctions, the instant case is considerably more basic. These employees, on the other hand, perform the same functions, in essentially the same manner and will operate under a combined agreement that features no fence or any of the other arcane elements peculiar to pilot cases."