Pilots Will Continue Talking

[BoeingBoy]

Pilots will continue talking

By Thomas Olson
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

The heads of US Airways pilots' union were expected to resume discussions this morning over a proposed compensation package for pilots and related issues surrounding US Airways' new express carrier, MidAtlantic Airways.

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Jim

 

[USFlyer]

I'm confused. I thought all issues surrounding MAA (or is it MDA?) were resolved last week?!

 

[BoeingBoy]

USFlyer,

It's a two or three step process:

The negotiating committee of ALPA reaches agreement with the company.

Next (the meat of the article) is MEC approval of the deal.

Final hurdle is a membership vote (if one is held).

Jim

 

[756pro]

Final hurdle is a membership vote (if one is held).

Jim

Wanta place bets it's held?

 

[Furloughedagain]

Frankly it wouldn't matter.

They would be allowing the pilot-group to vote on an agreement which has absolutely no impact on even a single one of them.

I live in Kentucky. But, i'd vote on tax-hikes for the folks in Tennessee if the proceeds went to improve Kentucky roads.

Why not? What do I have to lose?

They'll vote yes (even bothering with the vote is a waste of time) because it will not impact their position or quality of life one bit ... for now.

Meanwhile the rest of the industry will be reeling as regional airlines throughout the country try and figure out how the heck to compete with a major airline that just undercut them.

Amazing.

 

[BoeingBoy]

From the ALPA website:

WHEREAS the settlement of grievances No. MEC 03-08-04 (Negotiation of EMB Pay Rates) and MEC 03-12-10 (Violation of LOA 84 and Health & Welfare Benefits for EMB Pilots) associated with the MidAtlantic division of US Airways has been presented to the MEC, and

WHEREAS the settlement of grievances is acceptable to the MEC, and

WHEREAS the MEC finds the discussion of rates of pay for the EMB 175 to be unnecessary and inappropriate at this time as the EMB 175 is not on order or owned by US Airways, Inc. or US Airways Group,

BE IT RESOLVED the MEC accept the settlement as presented by the Negotiating Committee with the exception that the parties agree to defer any discussion of pay rates for the EMB 175 equipment until such time as the Company orders such equipment, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as a condition of this settlement, the Company must agree that it shall not refer to this resolution, resolution MEC AI 04-05, or this settlement agreement in any future System Board proceedings concerning the rate of pay for the EMB 175 equipment.


My "plain english" interpretation of this is that the MEC has accepted the deal worked out with the company concerning MDA pay, insurance, 401K, and aircraft delivery. The only thing needed is for the company to agree to negotiate E-175 pay when those aircraft are acturally ordered and to not use this agreement as ammunition in those negotiations.

Jim

 

[ClueByFour]

I suspect the company wants to talk quickly. When the new MEC is finally seated, it sure sounds like things are not going to be quite as warm and fuzzy.