Current State of USAPA
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This is correct. Different agreement, different integration protocol. Don't tell eagle or cacti that though. You'll confuse them.
By the same token, USAPA could argue for DOH with AA pilots in arbitration and win and AA pilots would most certainly believe that to be a windfall as well and could elect to decertify APA, form their own union, subvert the award and thus continue the new AA as three separate pre-merger pilot groups and operations./QUOTE]
I don't think that can happen with the way the MOU was written. If we (121 pilots) learned anything from the disastrous US/AWA merger, it's JCBA first, SLI second.
I don't think that can happen with the way the MOU was written. If we (121 pilots) learned anything from the disastrous US/AWA merger, it's JCBA first, SLI second.
This is correct. Different agreement, different integration protocol. Don't tell eagle or cacti that though. You'll confuse them.
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The contract stating an agreement to enter into arbitration was subject to re-negotiation in its entirety. It was. The new contract is controlling, as all previous agreements are a nullity. Compliance according to the new contract is required to the same extent as it was to the previous.
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USAPA will soon be vaporized and then can not legally participate in the SLI arbitration and so there would be little point in subverting the SLI. If anything, I think the only options for those that disagree with whatever result the SLI arbitration produces is to sue APA for DFR and then it would have to be a valid argument that they failed to properly represent a particular sub group based on what their position on that sub group was. McCaskill-Bond requires a "fair and equitable" integration with no windfalls, but that is subjective. The other concept of meeting various "career expectations" seems more easy to quantify and thus both concepts will be in play. As for Nic/No Nic, I think APA will allow it for consideration, but take a neutral stance on its ultimate inclusion. I have no idea what the arbitrators will do, but if I were a betting man, I'd bet against the Nic being used in its pure form.
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USAPA, or someone else representing the US Airways pilots, will have to be involved with the SLI. If they don't, who is going to sit down in front of the arbitrators and say "this is what we want" when the APA says "this is what we want". It's actually ludicrous to say the APA will represent US Airways pilots in a SLI with American pilots. (Granted, third listers and West pilots will only get marginally better representation with USAPA than APA...the West Pilots might even argue worse.) But, the fact remains...you can't have an arbitrator if there isn't two parties to arbitrate.
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USAPA, or someone else representing the US Airways pilots, will have to be involved with the SLI. If they don't, who is going to sit down in front of the arbitrators and say "this is what we want" when the APA says "this is what we want". It's actually ludicrous to say the APA will represent US Airways pilots in a SLI with American pilots. (Granted, third listers and West pilots will only get marginally better representation with USAPA than APA...the West Pilots might even argue worse.) But, the fact remains...you can't have an arbitrator if there isn't two parties to arbitrate.
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According to the MOU and APA, once APA is certified as the SOLE Collective Bargaining Agent for ALL AA pilots, USAPA as an entity will cease to exist. They will have no legal right to participate in the SLI because they will not exist. That doesn't mean US Airways pilots wont have a seniority integration committee (or committees) to do what you are saying, it just means it wont be USAPA or any other recognized union.
You are aware of the company's request to Judge Silver, right?
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USAPA, or someone else representing the US Airways pilots, will have to be involved with the SLI. If they don't, who is going to sit down in front of the arbitrators and say "this is what we want" when the APA says "this is what we want". It's actually ludicrous to say the APA will represent US Airways pilots in a SLI with American pilots. (Granted, third listers and West pilots will only get marginally better representation with USAPA than APA...the West Pilots might even argue worse.) But, the fact remains...you can't have an arbitrator if there isn't two parties to arbitrate.
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