Originally Posted by
Fritzthepilot
...Regarding the lawn darts, does anyone have an answer to HSLD's comment? Do they really think they can apply UAL's scope to the combined fleet?
ALPA was/is confident that CAL's scope still applies to any flight with the CAL code on it.
The problem seems to be that they were so confident that they didn't prepare for the possibility that Smisek & pals would challenge our scope clause by placing CAL's code on these flights.
So now the word from the CAL MEC is, "we're researching any violations to scope".
Simply put, they can not operate any jets over 70 seats with the CAL code on it.
However, the date of commencement for these flights is months away so it could be that management is hedging their bets on the new JCBA being in force by then.
I am fairly certain that the scope proposal for the JCBA includes a 'sunset provision' that will allow the current UAL capacity purchase agreements to remain in force until they expire. (5+ years from now)
VoteNo and then a resounding "hell no!" to the MEC for any relief on CAL's scope restrictions while the second TA is being negotiated. (because tickets will already have been sold for these flight's I'm sure they'll be telling us we need to let it slide)