USAPA Guilty of DFR
#21
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You mean the furloughed guys that had been gone for six years from an airline on bk #2? You know the late eighties early nineties hires that had between 5 to 6 years of total service those guys should be senior to a senior line holding 757 fo?
Oh and you are so bright that you think the east getting 517 guys on top of the list was a bad deal for them? So mediation and arbitration said they are wrong, 3 alpa committees said they are wrong and now 9 jurors unanimously decided they are wrong in less than 60 minutes of deliberation, what are the odds that maybe the east is wrong in your opinion?
Oh and you are so bright that you think the east getting 517 guys on top of the list was a bad deal for them? So mediation and arbitration said they are wrong, 3 alpa committees said they are wrong and now 9 jurors unanimously decided they are wrong in less than 60 minutes of deliberation, what are the odds that maybe the east is wrong in your opinion?
So you're telling me that a pilot hired in the late 80's early 90's should be put behind a pilot hired in the 2000's?
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
#22
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
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#23
So you're telling me that a pilot hired in the late 80's early 90's should be put behind a pilot hired in the 2000's?
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
#24
So you're telling me that a pilot hired in the late 80's early 90's should be put behind a pilot hired in the 2000's?
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
Binding arbitration. Both sides agreed to it. Every independent review has deemed the result fair.
PG
#25
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Don't put words in my mouth. I never said that the 517 East guys got screwed. I said they got a good deal, but must have saw their junior pilots got screwed. Usually in this industry the senior pilots will screw the junior ones. This is where I start to wonder if the award was fair. Those senior East pilots have nothing to lose here. So I keep asking why they think the award was bad.
So you're telling me that a pilot hired in the late 80's early 90's should be put behind a pilot hired in the 2000's?
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
So you're telling me that a pilot hired in the late 80's early 90's should be put behind a pilot hired in the 2000's?
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
That is not how pilots get paid. If you look at the East's own pay scale you will see my point. An Embraer 190 first officer tops out at $52 per hour. An Airbus 330 captain makes $160 per hour, a difference of $108 per hour. A 2 year A-330 captain makes $146 per hour, a difference of $16.
So the East pilots recognize that status and category equates to a change of $108 per hour and longevity equates to $16 per hour. THAT IS THEIR OWN PAY SCALE. Status and category makes much more sense as an integration methodology rather than date of hire. USAPA even recognizes the problem with date of hire and they had to try to come up with a bunch of conditions and restrictions to try to pound this square seniority list into a round hole. As Northwest found in the merger with Republic, these conditions and restrictions never properly anticipate the future leading to repeated internal arbitrations which created a toxic atmosphere.
If pilots went to a pure longevity based pay scale, then date of hire would work. That is not how pilots get paid. Remember, when US Airways bought the Trump Shuttle, the US Airways pilots argued for a status and category integration for this very reason. Their conversion to date of hire occurred about the same time they became the oldest legacy carrier pilot group. Hardly a profile in courage.
#26
So you're telling me that a pilot hired in the late 80's early 90's should be put behind a pilot hired in the 2000's?
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
Sounds like a screw job to me. Any other trade puts time of service above others. Electricians, etc, so why would a 1989 new hire be put behind a 2001 hire? I have no friends on either side of this, so take this as an outside look. I have nothing to gain from any outcome.
#28
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Position: Boeing 737 First Officer
Posts: 51
USAPA Biyatch Slapped in Court
Hey Sully......
Next time your daughter asks you what the meaning of "integrity" is, just point over to the America West Pilots group and say "that's it right there!".
They have shown nothing but integrity, class and professionalism despite being completely abandoned by a "union" formed by persons of NO integrity who would not stand by their legal agreement of binding arbitration. Total scum!
Congratulations to the West Pilots Group! You truly persevered over a rotten and ruthless bunch of thugs!
To the East Coast guys....you boys booted ALPA out because you didnt like the list & would not honor (note: the word "honor" is probably unfamiliar to the Easties!) your agreement to live with the Nicolau award. Now...without your one and only issue, you are stuck with a joke of a "union" with no leadership, no clout, a potentially huge award for actual and punative damages pending & nearly half (that was before the loss of the lawsuit...probably 80% now) of your "membership" who disavows even belonging. Wonder how long it will take for another vote to go back to ALPA.
Again...congrats to the West Pilots. This is a great day for your group and for our entire profession. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY!
Next time your daughter asks you what the meaning of "integrity" is, just point over to the America West Pilots group and say "that's it right there!".
They have shown nothing but integrity, class and professionalism despite being completely abandoned by a "union" formed by persons of NO integrity who would not stand by their legal agreement of binding arbitration. Total scum!
Congratulations to the West Pilots Group! You truly persevered over a rotten and ruthless bunch of thugs!
To the East Coast guys....you boys booted ALPA out because you didnt like the list & would not honor (note: the word "honor" is probably unfamiliar to the Easties!) your agreement to live with the Nicolau award. Now...without your one and only issue, you are stuck with a joke of a "union" with no leadership, no clout, a potentially huge award for actual and punative damages pending & nearly half (that was before the loss of the lawsuit...probably 80% now) of your "membership" who disavows even belonging. Wonder how long it will take for another vote to go back to ALPA.
Again...congrats to the West Pilots. This is a great day for your group and for our entire profession. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY!
Last edited by mesasurvivor; 05-14-2009 at 12:58 PM.
#29
Banned
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 8,350
Hey Sully......
Next time your daughter asks you what the meaning of "integrity" is, just point over to the America West Pilots group and say "that's it right there!".
They have shown nothing but integrity, class and professionalism despite being completely abandoned by a "union" formed by persons of NO integrity who would not stand by their legal agreement of binding arbitration. Total scum!
Congratulations to the West Pilots Group! You truly persevered over a rotten and ruthless bunch of thugs!
To the East Coast guys....you boys booted ALPA out because you didnt like the list & would not honor (note: the word "honor" is probably unfamiliar to the Easties!) your agreement to live with the Nicolau award. Now...without your one and only issue, you are stuck with a joke of a "union" with no leadership, no clout, a potentially huge award for actual and punative damages pending & nearly half (that was before the loss of the lawsuit...probably 80% now) of your "membership" who disavows even belonging. Wonder how long it will take for another vote to go back to ALPA.
Again...congrats to the West Pilots. This is a great day for your group and for our entire profession. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY!
Next time your daughter asks you what the meaning of "integrity" is, just point over to the America West Pilots group and say "that's it right there!".
They have shown nothing but integrity, class and professionalism despite being completely abandoned by a "union" formed by persons of NO integrity who would not stand by their legal agreement of binding arbitration. Total scum!
Congratulations to the West Pilots Group! You truly persevered over a rotten and ruthless bunch of thugs!
To the East Coast guys....you boys booted ALPA out because you didnt like the list & would not honor (note: the word "honor" is probably unfamiliar to the Easties!) your agreement to live with the Nicolau award. Now...without your one and only issue, you are stuck with a joke of a "union" with no leadership, no clout, a potentially huge award for actual and punative damages pending & nearly half (that was before the loss of the lawsuit...probably 80% now) of your "membership" who disavows even belonging. Wonder how long it will take for another vote to go back to ALPA.
Again...congrats to the West Pilots. This is a great day for your group and for our entire profession. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY!
Supreme Court ?
GMAFB..........like they'd waste their time with this crap. They'll kick it back to Judge Judy where it belongs.
#30
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Joined APC: Nov 2006
Posts: 259
Hey Sully......
Next time your daughter asks you what the meaning of "integrity" is, just point over to the America West Pilots group and say "that's it right there!".
They have shown nothing but integrity, class and professionalism despite being completely abandoned by a "union" formed by persons of NO integrity who would not stand by their legal agreement of binding arbitration. Total scum!
Congratulations to the West Pilots Group! You truly persevered over a rotten and ruthless bunch of thugs!
To the East Coast guys....you boys booted ALPA out because you didnt like the list & would not honor (note: the word "honor" is probably unfamiliar to the Easties!) your agreement to live with the Nicolau award. Now...without your one and only issue, you are stuck with a joke of a "union" with no leadership, no clout, a potentially huge award for actual and punative damages pending & nearly half (that was before the loss of the lawsuit...probably 80% now) of your "membership" who disavows even belonging. Wonder how long it will take for another vote to go back to ALPA.
Again...congrats to the West Pilots. This is a great day for your group and for our entire profession. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY!
Next time your daughter asks you what the meaning of "integrity" is, just point over to the America West Pilots group and say "that's it right there!".
They have shown nothing but integrity, class and professionalism despite being completely abandoned by a "union" formed by persons of NO integrity who would not stand by their legal agreement of binding arbitration. Total scum!
Congratulations to the West Pilots Group! You truly persevered over a rotten and ruthless bunch of thugs!
To the East Coast guys....you boys booted ALPA out because you didnt like the list & would not honor (note: the word "honor" is probably unfamiliar to the Easties!) your agreement to live with the Nicolau award. Now...without your one and only issue, you are stuck with a joke of a "union" with no leadership, no clout, a potentially huge award for actual and punative damages pending & nearly half (that was before the loss of the lawsuit...probably 80% now) of your "membership" who disavows even belonging. Wonder how long it will take for another vote to go back to ALPA.
Again...congrats to the West Pilots. This is a great day for your group and for our entire profession. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY!
The Rico part of the suit below was not allowed, but the Judge said that a criminal case can be filed, it is presently on hold.
http://www.planebusiness.com/buzz/awausapa.pdf
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