Eagle Is Recalling
10-22-2009 | 05:02 PM
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Yes. Two friends got a phone call from ALPA MEC for recall. 20 recalls eff. 20NOV09
Fellow American Eagle pilots:
Today, we received Arbitrator Nicolau’s award in the Letter 3 arbitration over whether or not American Eagle pilots who hold American Airlines’ pilot seniority numbers should have gone to AA training classes when the TWA pilots, classified by Arbitrator LaRocco as ‘new hires’ were being recalled from furlough.
Arbitrator Nicolau ruled entirely in ALPA and Eagle’s favor stating, “American Eagle pilots who hold American Airline seniority numbers were entitled to attend AA training classes beginning in June 2007.”
This is a very significant ruling as it vindicates ALPA’s position that AA pilot seniority numbers held by Eagle pilots are not of less value than those held by TWA pilots or any other AA pilot. Arbitrator Bloch also upheld this position when he ruled that AA pilot seniority numbers held by Eagle pilots do not expire simply because those pilots had not yet flowed to American Airlines at the time of Letter 3’s expiration.
We know this fight has taken years and your MEC has methodically explored every aspect of this case in order to be victorious on a dispute in which the outcome would so dramatically affect every single Eagle pilot.
As is often the case, the Arbitrator has remanded the remedy to the parties. In other words, the parties have a period of time to meet and discuss how to remedy American management’s failure to transfer Eagle pilots to AA at the time mandated by Letter 3. We will begin those discussions immediately, but anticipate that the discussions may take us through the end of the year.
We are very grateful for every Eagle pilot who has supported the MEC during this very challenging case. We will keep you abreast as discussions on remedy unfold. In the interim, we are posting the Arbitrator’s decision on the ALPA-Eagle website.
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Now lets just hope we can win the CHQ Arbitration...
Today, we received Arbitrator Nicolau’s award in the Letter 3 arbitration over whether or not American Eagle pilots who hold American Airlines’ pilot seniority numbers should have gone to AA training classes when the TWA pilots, classified by Arbitrator LaRocco as ‘new hires’ were being recalled from furlough.
Arbitrator Nicolau ruled entirely in ALPA and Eagle’s favor stating, “American Eagle pilots who hold American Airline seniority numbers were entitled to attend AA training classes beginning in June 2007.”
This is a very significant ruling as it vindicates ALPA’s position that AA pilot seniority numbers held by Eagle pilots are not of less value than those held by TWA pilots or any other AA pilot. Arbitrator Bloch also upheld this position when he ruled that AA pilot seniority numbers held by Eagle pilots do not expire simply because those pilots had not yet flowed to American Airlines at the time of Letter 3’s expiration.
We know this fight has taken years and your MEC has methodically explored every aspect of this case in order to be victorious on a dispute in which the outcome would so dramatically affect every single Eagle pilot.
As is often the case, the Arbitrator has remanded the remedy to the parties. In other words, the parties have a period of time to meet and discuss how to remedy American management’s failure to transfer Eagle pilots to AA at the time mandated by Letter 3. We will begin those discussions immediately, but anticipate that the discussions may take us through the end of the year.
We are very grateful for every Eagle pilot who has supported the MEC during this very challenging case. We will keep you abreast as discussions on remedy unfold. In the interim, we are posting the Arbitrator’s decision on the ALPA-Eagle website.
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Now lets just hope we can win the CHQ Arbitration...
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