Originally Posted by
Rightseat Ballast
ps... Do you guy even have a pilot MEC president after the events of the last year?
To be perfectly honest, I don't know exactly what an MEC is.
One of our major problems is that our EXCO and negotiating committe is comprised strictly of line pilots who recieve flight loss pay. Our former Local president plundered the flight loss pay fund, and left us seriously in debt. It is difficult to come up with the money to send our guys to three seniority integrations, section 6 negotiations, court hearings regarding our former president, and take care of daily union business. We are strapped for resources. Sorry that you guys are losing out. Welcome to our world of the past 10 years.
The MEC (master executive counsel) or your EXCO. I heard about your EXCO going to court for stealing funds, but didn't know about the financial problems.
Pilots should be dealing with pilots and hammer out a fair deal. If the new Republic is going to be worth working at Republic, Midwest and Frontier pilots have to...
1. Merge
everyone on one seniority list
2. Review scope language for any loop holes
3. Integrate in a fair way so the working enviroment will be good.
NO ONE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO GAIN ANYTHING IN THE FIRST YEAR
4. Improve the pay for the E190 and for FOs (the top FO pay is criminal)
5. Improve retirement funding
6. Keep the unions and attorneys out of it