Originally Posted by
LeeFXDWG
HSLD,
I believe I stated a very similar statement on the topic although not specifically related to the TPA. More or less said that mgmt would do everything else that they could to gain synergy and live with the separate ops if need be. In other words....what leverage?
As to the TPA "airline party" wording, most of the folks had no idea ALPA isn't invited to the "party." That is a unilateral power by the now combined mgmt when they come to that expiration date. Most guys I chat with thought ALPA was in that "joint" concurrence requirement.
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Frats,
Lee
Lee,
"Most guys" may have thought that, but not the ALPA neg. committee. This was not a case of getting bamboozled. It was a case of UAL stiffing us, yet again. CAL ALPA had protections, we did not. After negotiating for some time, the TA is what we got. Would you rather still be negotiating a better TA? or a JCBA?
Sled