Crucianpilot
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The great irony of this arbitration hearing is that Us Airways very much wanted to screw AWA (by putting the majority of our pilots junior to FURLOUGHED pilots) and now that we have all been kept in our relative seniority they are crying foul.
This is a tough issue, and I'm glad I won't be anywhere near the Herndon office on Monday. This could get really ugly from what I'm hearing.
Captain Stephan's assertion about the EC's authority to overule this award is somewhat questionable. I think he'll have a really tough sell to the EC on this. I've combed through the C & BLs and the Admin Manual, and I can't find any justification for voiding a seniority merger award from arbitration. The Admin Manual specifically states that the arbitration award is binding. That's the whole reason that mediation with neutrals is offered as a second step before arbitration.
With that said, I can certainly see Captain Stephan's side on this issue, and I happen to agree with the AAA MEC that this decision was a gross injustice. I've seen some bad arbitration decisions, but this one really takes the cake. What's the answer? I don't know. The EC and EB will have to see the presentations, deliberate, and come to a decision. Between Age-60 and the AAA/AWA integration, there's gonna be one hell of a fireworks display up in Herndon next week.
I would like to know your reasoning. As I'm sure you know, DOH means many furloughed USAir guys would be senior to most AWA captains. And hundreds of AWA pilots would be below the junior USAir furloughee, making them furlough-fodder. I just don't understand how people can say DOH is the only fair way to integrate while completely ignoring the effects on a specific merger.I don't consider DOH to be "screwing" AWA pilots.