US Airways MEC August 2007.
"MCF CBA Funding Resolution WHEREAS of the top 14 ALPA Carriers operating similar aircraft as US Airways, the AAA flight hour pay rate sets the bar for the lowest rate, and
WHEREAS the AAA MEC has been granted MCF Funds to be used in conjunction with the AWA MEC to fund a campaign to achieve a better CBA, and
WHEREAS the AWA MEC Chairman reported publicly that he approached management with a message that AWA pilots would be outraged if management granted the AAA pilots equal pay rates as compared to the AWA pilots, and
WHEREAS ALPA President John Prater has committed to providing all recourses necessarily to raise the bar for pay for all ALPA pilots and WHEREAS it is unacceptable for any union group to object to another group being paid the same for doing the same work, and
WHEREAS the recently passed MEC Resolution “equivalent contract negotiations” sets the foundation of the AAA MEC’s strategy in dealing with the Nicolau award, and calls for separate operations and separate contracts from the AWA pilots, and WHEREAS the use of MCF Funds have been approved for seeking pay raises for the AAA pilots via the JNC process, and
WHEREAS at minimum these same MCF Funds should be made available to also seek pay raises via parity raise for the AAA pilots, as the first step in seeking an industry standard plus contract,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the AAA MEC directs all three MEC Officers to meet initially with ALPA President John Prater and then with ALPA’s Executive Council as soon as practical and request the release of AAA MEC’s portion of the MCF funds with an updated time line for their use, so as to mutually achieve the goals of both the AAA MEC and all ALPA pilots by raising the lowest pay rate bar, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the AAA MEC Officers report back to the AAA MEC as soon as practical on the results of both meetings
"MCF CBA Funding Resolution WHEREAS of the top 14 ALPA Carriers operating similar aircraft as US Airways, the AAA flight hour pay rate sets the bar for the lowest rate, and
WHEREAS the AAA MEC has been granted MCF Funds to be used in conjunction with the AWA MEC to fund a campaign to achieve a better CBA, and
WHEREAS the AWA MEC Chairman reported publicly that he approached management with a message that AWA pilots would be outraged if management granted the AAA pilots equal pay rates as compared to the AWA pilots, and
WHEREAS ALPA President John Prater has committed to providing all recourses necessarily to raise the bar for pay for all ALPA pilots and WHEREAS it is unacceptable for any union group to object to another group being paid the same for doing the same work, and
WHEREAS the recently passed MEC Resolution “equivalent contract negotiations” sets the foundation of the AAA MEC’s strategy in dealing with the Nicolau award, and calls for separate operations and separate contracts from the AWA pilots, and WHEREAS the use of MCF Funds have been approved for seeking pay raises for the AAA pilots via the JNC process, and
WHEREAS at minimum these same MCF Funds should be made available to also seek pay raises via parity raise for the AAA pilots, as the first step in seeking an industry standard plus contract,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the AAA MEC directs all three MEC Officers to meet initially with ALPA President John Prater and then with ALPA’s Executive Council as soon as practical and request the release of AAA MEC’s portion of the MCF funds with an updated time line for their use, so as to mutually achieve the goals of both the AAA MEC and all ALPA pilots by raising the lowest pay rate bar, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the AAA MEC Officers report back to the AAA MEC as soon as practical on the results of both meetings
