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Old 05-25-2011 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jayray2
I don't want to be a distraction for what is really going on here. I know it is not the arbitrator's fault. The blame rests squarely on the shoulders of the Pinnacle merger committee. These guys are trying to pull a quick one over on all of us. Doctoring their seniority list to give their group an unfair and unjustified gain, using the Delta gate swap to try to sway the arbitrator to their side at the last minute. I know it is not the Pinnacle pilot group's fault but these guys are giving you a bad name.
No. The list comes from Corp. The issue of class dates/seniority date was prediscussed. The current "list" from Corp already complies with the JCBA LOA 2.V in changing the class/DOH dates. That's where others have an issue. It simply gives parity to all 3 groups. The MOU pilots are on own our list because they are currently flying our planes. Anything other than our list is a scope violation. The "dates" of a few that were accused were the same guys that were XJ guys. MOU pilots have been pawns from the beginning. Other areas are on the shoulders of Inc. Lists were asked for and all 3 groups went to the planning dept for the updated list(s) and sent to Bloch. Lists from 7/1 and prior never changed, they were certified correct by the individual pilot groups, merger committes, and all 3 merger committees when this party started. This is politics at the top. By throwing others in front of a bus you can make yourself look good by making others look worse. Bloch isn't playing games and is very smart. The facts are in his hands. The end result is in his hands. Our only involvement as line pilots is to bid and do our job. The merger committees submitted final rebuttals April 15. At this point errors were fixed, but disputes over other factors were due April 15. All sides agreed that new evidence would not be added after. That would include Saab reductions- our side hasn't brought that up as evidence. The 9E merger Cmte has played by the rules and is being lambasted for fighting over "parity". Take it as you may, but there are multiple sides to a story. Everyone makes errors, how they are handled determines the outcome.

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