Ok now I am confused. I understand a lot of the senior folks are referencing what happened between XJ and 9E over a decade ago.
I thought the MEC's were working on a new MOU which was addressed in the last MEC e-mail on July 29, 2010:
Mesaba Hiring MOU - The Memorandum of Understanding allowing furloughed Mesaba Airlines pilots to be given preferential hiring status to fill Pinnacle Airlines new hire positions was fully approved.
My question is what was agreed to?
I don't know how this SLI is going to shake down, but my belief is any currently FURLOUGHED Mesaba employee should be treated no more than a new hire at Pinnacle unless they choose to go to Colgan. The company has been gracious enough to offer those furloughed to keep their longevity for pay and being offered a hiring preference.
The bottom line is: Mesaba furloughs are no longer active employees. They were essentially terminated from their workplace but given recall rights to their same jobs at Mesaba. In the case of Pinnacle, they are
no longer returning to Mesaba. They are being offered positions at Pinnacle - a completely different airline.
Any
current Mesaba employee being transferred to Pinnacle due to ship transfers should be able to retain a position for SLI.