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Old 01-15-2013, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Tomahawk58 View Post
So this is all about Mr Horton is it!?

You are being used. Don't you see that? You have become on of your own cartoons.

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Old 01-15-2013, 05:34 AM
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Get ready boys, sounds like the MOU is about to be unveiled!!
USAPA/APA just released a JOINT prez message..

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Old 01-15-2013, 06:13 AM
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Negotiating Committee Overview of the MOU
In December, APA participated in negotiations to develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) addressing issues related to a potential merger inside bankruptcy. The talks were facilitated by the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee and included senior management from US Airways and AMR, as well as negotiators from the US Airlines Pilots Association (USAPA). We worked very closely with the USAPA Negotiating Committee throughout this process. The APA Board of Directors voted on Dec. 29 to approve the MOU by a vote of 11-5. The USAPA Board of Pilot Representatives approved the MOU on Jan. 4 by a vote of 11-0.
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  • The document replaces the conditional labor agreement (CLA) negotiated with US Airways management in April 2012 and serves as a Merger Transition Agreement.
  • The MOU starts with the APA 2012 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) as the baseline contract for all pilots, and allows APA to make $522 million in contractual improvements ($87 million per year over six years).
  • USAPA pilots will be covered under the modified APA 2012 CBA on the Effective Date, which will be the date the Plan of Reorganization is approved by the bankruptcy court.
  • A timeline is established for negotiating a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) with USAPA participation until such time as one union is certified by the National Mediation Board (NMB) to be the collective bargaining representative of the combined pilot craft or class, at which time the duly-certified representative shall have the exclusive authority to negotiate the JCBA on behalf of the pilots.
  • For USAPA, the JBCA will be a new contract. For APA, the JCBA will be an amendment to our current contract.
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  • APA must file a single-carrier petition with the NMB within four months of the Effective Date of the MOU.
  • Provisions and procedures are established for a Seniority List Integration process in accordance with McCaskill-Bond.
  • The MOU provides initial flying protections until fence provisions are established as part of the Seniority List Integration process.
All existing AA aircraft, including orders and options, will be flown by current APA pilots.
All existing US aircraft, including orders and options, will be flown by current USAPA pilots.
US Airways pilots will fly the first thirty E190 aircraft and starting with the 31st E190, APA will receive two E190 aircraft for every additional E190 above thirty flown by US Airways pilots.
Shuttle operations (BOS-LGA-DCA) will be flown by current USAPA pilots, along with existing PHX-Hawaii flying.
All transpacific (Asia) flying will be performed by current APA pilots.
  • Minimum block hour floors are established at US and AA to prevent the new company from drawing down either operation at the expense of the other. Pay protection is provided for pilots subject to displacements (subject to contract modification and valuation phase).
  • If either US Airways or American Airlines is hiring, furloughed pilots on either side may volunteer to fly for the other operation. Furlough protection will be provided to all pilots at both operations, who are senior to the most junior active pilot on the Effective Date.
  • Carried over from the Conditional Labor Agreement are provisions that transition our vacation accruals and daily values to the America West structure (daily value of 3:40), as well as the provision that flights over 16:00 hours will be manned by two captains and two first officers. Similar to the CLA, the MOU has no provision for profit-sharing.
  • The APA 2012 CBA Section 1 will preserve the limit for regional feed aircraft of 76 seats and 86,000 lbs and will grandfather seventy-six aircraft which are below 86,000 lbs but currently flying with more than 76 seats. Total regional operations will be limited to 75% of the mainline narrow-body fleet count and large regional aircraft (66-76 seats plus grandfathered) will be limited to 40% of the mainline narrow-body fleet count in 2016 and thereafter. Domestic code-sharing will be limited to 15% (down from 50% in our current contract). The international baseline will be updated to include international hours flown by US Airways.
  • The MOU also requires the new company to uphold the arbitration decision outlined in LOA 12-05 that will address the elimination of Supplement CC and the drawdown of the STL pilot base.
Contract Modifications
As mentioned previously, the MOU gives APA $522 million to spend on contractual improvements, subject to a valuation phase and arbitration (if required). On Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, the APA Board directed the Negotiating Committee to make specific contractual modifications to our 2012 CBA during the valuation phase outlined in the MOU. Since these modifications have not been mutually agreed to, we will communicate them in a separate message in the near future.
This MOU negotiation is just one milestone in this process and will require approval of the two corporate boards of directors as well as the approval of the bankruptcy court. It is our goal to provide additional educational materials in the near future in order to answer the many questions you may have associated with the MOU and the potential merger process ahead.
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Old 01-15-2013, 06:50 AM
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Thxs for posting.. Its good to see that the codeshare provision was brought down to 15%.
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:31 AM
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COC is waived
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:49 AM
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I see no signing bonus for the US pilots.
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:54 AM
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So is the NDA over?
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Originally Posted by Bringupthebird View Post
I see no signing bonus for the US pilots.
I saw something about $40 million to USAPA
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:02 AM
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NAC update says NDA is not over. They're just releasing the MOU. Bird,the side letter states the original 40 Million pot for signing bonus.
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:11 AM
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A Photo from the joint announcement



Looks like they got Gary groomed
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