The issue about what AA,s scope was, was brought up because of a earlier post talking about US, s drop dead dates, but not mentioning AA,s. I just wanted people to know the whole truth, that AA also has dates where their scope is basically gone. Mike33 is right, the days of people not knowing are gone. But we also have to make sure the people know everything, and not just one side,
This is where you lose me CB, and it concerns me since you are on the negotiation team and your comments are public, and imo, not entirely correct.
I read the AMR bankrupt contract and I don't see anywhere where their scope is, as you say, 'basically gone'. WTH?
I did read where their scope says that AMR has to keep any current station that has at least 15 flights a day [better than LCC's yes?], and that any new station or previous TWU station that has been contracted out has to be insourced if it goes over 20 flights a day [better than LCC again, yes?].
Are you referring to a loa that gives further protections through 2018 for a couple stations?
In any case, the AMR scope isn't 'basically gone' and to say so does serious harm to correct information.
And, FWIW: I think the AMR scope sucks but having stations protected with 15 flights is better than the LCC"s protection only covering stations with 20 flights.
AMR also protects 5 cargo centers within scope.
Moving forward, the negotiation environment should lend quite an improvement. In fact, I can't think of any negotiation environment that would be greater. Clearly, it is better today than the contract in 1999 that could only protect stations with 12 flights a day and brought in 21.43 wage.
I'm sure AH wants catering and tower, and the 69 seat aircraft out of our scope. Yet there is simply no reason to not only keep that but bring in the sorta scope that protects and grandfathers all members without the drop dead dates. Drop dead dates are a cop out.