Originally Posted by ORDinary
(Post 2059568)
Of course we know they are capable of that. Do you really think we are going to keep quiet about it?
You're going to make noise as you should but to what end? Demands and grievances that will go unanswered? Years of arbitration that won't amount to much of anything? Sure you have the 824 arbitration sort of being honored but how much have those careers been slowed with no compensation? If contracts or our avenues of recourse actually meant anything, wouldn't every regional be hesitant to violate the contract? It seems like a regular occurrence and they keep getting away with it. |
It seems like a regular occurrence and they keep getting away with it.
that would be alpa's fault to a large extent. |
Don't want to crash the party or anything but, I was saying this all along and you guys wouldn't listen. The company will do what they want to regardless.
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Oh, go ahead. Everyone likes another "I told you so."
You guys must be squirming in your seats with happiness about your forum victory. |
Originally Posted by AdiosMikeFox
(Post 2059712)
Oh, go ahead. Everyone likes another "I told you so."
You guys must be squirming in your seats with happiness about your forum victory. |
Originally Posted by ag386
(Post 2059690)
Don't want to crash the party or anything but, I was saying this all along and you guys wouldn't listen. The company will do what they want to regardless.
Let's look at this from a snapshot POV. For the month of February, they imply that releasing 5 more pilots to AA would apparently destabilize their operation for that month and perhaps March. We're not talking about Summer. Fall or beyond as they could always meter legitimately in the future. No, they are simply maximizing their interests because..........well, they can. They've been doing this for decades and so nothing is new and this SHOULD be of little surprise to anybody. In the future with the PP program I believe they can meter to 25 and so that should be expected regardless of the situation. Same with upgrades and one would be prudent IMO, to assume the slowest possible advancement. Fact is, we haven't even seen some real game changers yet, like consolidation and so those would likely impede advancement even more then anticipated based just on the latest realities. |
Originally Posted by buddies8
(Post 2059638)
It seems like a regular occurrence and they keep getting away with it.
that would be alpa's fault to a large extent. |
Originally Posted by eaglefly
(Post 2059811)
Their blast of yesterday amounted to what was a creampuff thrown at management in response. :cool:
30 January 2016 Fellow Pilots, This week we learned that February’s flow-through to American would fall short of the requisite 50% by 5 pilots. Preliminary, unconfirmed information also indicates that subsequent months may be metered below half as well. As you know, Letter 15-01 was agreed upon in December 2014 by both parties, and provided that “upon delivery of the first EMB-175 as set forth in Appendix D and assuming 824 pilots have not yet flowed through to AA at that time, 50% of all AA new hire training slots, no fewer than 30 per month (subject to the 50%), shall go to Envoy pilots until a total of 824 Envoy pilots have flowed through to AA.” The parties’ agreements go on to say that, “the intent is to provide 50% of the AA new hire training slots to 824 AE pilots in such a way that AE operation is not disrupted.” Under the present circumstances – wherein Envoy pilots are witnessing zero time lines, part time lines, hard lines falling short of guarantee, and reserve coverage that equates nearly half of the pilot group – there is no basis to conclude that awarding the required 50% of the AA new hire class slots to Envoy pilots would disrupt Envoy’s operation. The Association recognizes and appreciates that there were months in 2015 where Envoy sent more pilots than were required. It has been expressed to us that there may be months later in 2016 where the minimum required monthly flow will be exceeded. While that is welcome news, we also expect that the fundamental standard of 50% for each class will be followed or exceeded. Additionally, as our staffing situation currently affords the ability to send more than 30 pilots per month, outpacing the overriding requirement of “50% ratio in aggregate over time” would be a matter of prudent planning. It is possible that a major shift in headcount or an increase to our fleet plan may eventually drive a future need to meter, however that time is not presently upon us. While we strongly desire to work cooperatively alongside management within the framework of our binding agreements for the continued success of both Envoy and the pilots, we also need management to demonstrate its commitment to fulfill or exceed its responsibility under our agreements. We urge management to recognize the value of meeting or exceeding expectations – instead of engendering negativity – and allowing our flow-through to realize maximum potential as a retention and recruitment tool among those who should be its largest supporters: current Envoy pilots. In unity, Envoy MEC Air Line Pilots Association, International |
Yup.
I think they are allowing management to define the interpretation of that LOA unanswered and that's how managements interpretations become precedent. If they don't know how many AA intends to hire, how can the "50%" requirement be met at any given point in time ? The idea that "truing up" AKA "I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" at some later date meets such a requirement is absurd, also considering the value of said transfer to AA is diluted due to loss of seniority if it occurs later at some mythical point. The claim of "disruption" is preposterous considering it is only 5 pilots combined with Envoy's grotesque over staffing (which this BTW claims near 50% reserve coverage as I previously stated, but was supposedly corrected to "the high 20's") and to simply put out another impotent blast to the pilots amounting to a hat in hand "aw shucks, won't you please treat us better and honor your contract" statement should be an embarrassment to those pilots represented by this latest group of flaccid enablers. Again, in referencing Envoy's own advertisement on this forum stating, "...with Envoy guaranteed to make up half of all of American's new-hire classes.". One really has to ask that if they are representing that definition to the pilot world, why is Envoy ALPA not requiring them to defend that in a grievance hearing ? |
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