Anyone go to the meeting today in the hub? Care to give us a report?

 

Gotta wait a few more hours...the meeting starts at midnight:30.

 

Webb's letter is addressing the retroactivity as related to the over 60 guys still on property. My question is what about the guys that FedEx has allowed to go on "leave of absence" since turning 60? There are a number of these guys still on the Master Seniority list, and individual seat seniority lists, including DC! Why is he still #2 on the MD-11 CAP list?

 

SECTION 22
SENIORITY

SECTION 13
LEAVES OF ABSENCE

 

Where in the AOC are these meetings held?

 

Normally the TV Room

 

Depends on the size of the crowd ... usually the TV room or the pool room.


Mark

 

There was one just starting when I was getting on bus #2 this afternoon, too.

 

Fellow pilots..

I am a long ways away from MEM tonight. In fact, it is day where I am. Can someone please ask the following of Capt Webb and our MEC?

Have you had any personal conversations with those about to turn 60 or those already 60 where you gave personal assurances the MEC would fight to bring them back prior to your 5/4 message? If so, on whose authority?

If the MEC goes through with this what is the next step? Will you fight for displacements to get those over 60 back into the front seat if there is no bid for them to bid on? If not, what assurances can you give us this will be the case?

What about VEBA now that no one who stays needs it? Will that be recalculated?

This is the second major issue where you have said the MEC knows better than the membership about what is right and you will not give them a say. Can we expect this troubling trend to continue?

Will the extra money for benefits given to those over 54 in our contract be recalculated if they chose to stay past 60 or will that just be another huge boon to their pockets like the change itself will be?

Why do we need to change our position on Age 60 to be in the majority while we will be in a clear minority if we fight for retroactivity?

The NWA MEC is against retroactivity for their F/E's over 60. They have a much greater financial reason than our over 60's as the FDX soon to be retirees have the best retirement in the industry. Why are we fighting when they are not?

I know it's a lot but someone please try and get these issues out in the open. Keep writing no matter what is said tonight!!

 

FreightDawgyDog-
Just copied your post to an e-mail that I sent to LEC 22. Hope you do not mind, they are my sentiments exactly....
V/R
Los1