AA mainline APA supports Eagle Pilots
 

APA UpdateALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN EAGLE PILOTS IN THEIR UNPRECEDENTED CONTRACT TALKS WITH MANAGEMENTFORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 7, 2014) — The president of the Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 10,000 pilots of American Airlines, expressed strong support today for the pilots at American Eagle Airlines during their contract discussions with American Airlines Group management."APA supports our brothers and sisters at Eagle in their efforts to obtain an agreement that would ensure the current aircraft deliveries and regional flying stay at American Eagle," said APA President Capt. Keith Wilson. "The pilots of American Eagle have gone through the same bankruptcy restructuring process as we have here at the new American, and as such, they have already made significant sacrifices resulting in nearly $43 million in contract concessions. The current collective bargaining agreement has helped align Eagle's cost structure with that of its competitors, allowing Eagle to continue to provide regional lift to American."William Sprague, chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association's American Eagle Master Executive Council, explained, "While the pilots of American Eagle worked hard to meet all of management's demands during bankruptcy, only 10 days after the new American Airlines Group exited bankruptcy, the pilots of American Eagle were asked to again renegotiate their contract. The pilots were presented with a new term sheet asking for additional cuts to pay and benefits, adding new work rules that constitute vast changes to this new contract. This was in exchange for a vague promise of replacement aircraft."Capt. Wilson added that "APA leadership’s position is that there is simply no need for management to take another 'bite at the apple' from the Eagle pilots immediately following a bankruptcy contract. Rather, management should ensure some level of career stability for those pilots and prevent yet another race to the bottom that has, of late, plagued the regional airline industry."Founded in 1963, the Allied Pilots Association — the largest independent pilots' union in the United States — is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. APA represents the 10,000 pilots of American Airlines, including several hundred pilots on full-time military leave of absence serving in the armed forces. The union's website iswww.alliedpilots.org. American Airlines is the nation's largest international passenger carrier and fifth-largest cargo carrier.

its all political.

If they showed no support for eagle, what image does that portray of the pilots of APA?

Then why can't Moak do this? If it is just image, how does this contrast with Moak's support of management's last offer to us?

The image that it might portray shouldn't matter to APA because when is the last time Delta or United's MEC said something similar about a regional airline's plight and its the same union? Either way, I have no problem with APA standing behind Eagle. The way I figure, at least someone is.

do what? support a regional airline and go against a major, of which they represent many of their wholly owned regionals?

More the reason to do so since they are all under the same umbrella.

Yes! This!

re read what I said.. ALPA national supporting a regional, and going against a mighty Legacy carrier? not happening

Yeah, really it was a pointless press release.

I see what you are saying but you are missing my point as well. What is so wrong about ALPA national taking a stance against concessions on the regional level?