"Seniority List Integration Process
With the joint collective bargaining agreement behind us, many of you are turning your attention to the upcoming seniority list integration (SLI) timeline and process. The recently completed SLI pre-arbitration resulted in the designation of the West Pilots Merger Committee as a party to the SLI arbitration. The other parties will be the USAPA Merger Committee, the legacy American Airlines Pilots Merger Committee and American Airlines.
SLI arbitration is scheduled for June 29–July 2 and July 13–16. Additional dates in August, September and October are under discussion. A meeting of the attorneys for all parties is scheduled on March 6. The SLI protocol agreement stipulates "the Arbitration
Board shall issue its final Award within six months of the commencement of the arbitration hearing, and in any event not later than December 9, 2015."
This date may be amended by agreement of the parties.
The arbitration panel is made up of arbitrators Dana Eischen, Ira Jaffe and M. David Vaughn, and the arbitration will take place in Washington, D.C. APA will share details with you as they take shape over the next few months. Specifics of the arbitration are outlined in the
protocol agreement signed by the parties and governing the process.+