xjgearbtch
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Lear70 the LOA will not be applied. The LOA applies to an agreement between two separate companies. We are now owned by one company, this is a merger. The 3 MEC chairman, ALPA national and lawyers are applying their energy this week towards a fair merger between all three pilot groups. They will be meeting on the 29th in DC with the Pinnacle management to discuss.
The agreement to recall furloughed Mesaba employees completely negates the LOA.
"There will be no interview process for either carrier[REQUIRED BY LOA]; however, the pilot will be required to pass a background check, PRIA evaluation, a pre-employment drug screening, and any other evaluation as required by law. Additionally, the pilot will be treated as a new-hire for the respective airline’s seniority purposes (bidding), but will maintain their Mesaba longevity for pay, probationary concerns, vacation accrual, future seniority integration, etc [First Officers will begin to receive longevity credit commencing on the vacancy effective dates as provided in A.1.d. above.]
The pilot maintains a Mesaba seniority number for the entire duration of employment at either carrier, and will be treated as a Mesaba pilot for future recall and/or seniority list integration purposes. There will be no penalty if the pilot chooses not to accept an offer at either carrier. Current class dates are outlined in XJ Memo 10-45, and employment offers will be extended in seniority order.
Furloughed Mesaba pilots will have the ability to bypass a carrier’s class offer and go to the other carrier if they so choose; i.e., if Pinnacle calls first with a class date, the pilot may bypass the offer and wait for Colgan and vice versa. There will be no obligation to accept an employment offer at either company and this will not affect their furlough rights at Mesaba.
Pinnacle may offer a short-course for previously qualified CRJ pilots, and a long-course for pilots who do not have CRJ experience. As indicated above, employment offers will be in Mesaba seniority order at both airlines. However, training may be conducted out of seniority order to accommodate the differing training courses."
CAN'T just pick and choose which parts of the LOA to apply. Give it time the unions will do what is right with the Merger. The LOA is not applicable.
The agreement to recall furloughed Mesaba employees completely negates the LOA.
"There will be no interview process for either carrier[REQUIRED BY LOA]; however, the pilot will be required to pass a background check, PRIA evaluation, a pre-employment drug screening, and any other evaluation as required by law. Additionally, the pilot will be treated as a new-hire for the respective airline’s seniority purposes (bidding), but will maintain their Mesaba longevity for pay, probationary concerns, vacation accrual, future seniority integration, etc [First Officers will begin to receive longevity credit commencing on the vacancy effective dates as provided in A.1.d. above.]
The pilot maintains a Mesaba seniority number for the entire duration of employment at either carrier, and will be treated as a Mesaba pilot for future recall and/or seniority list integration purposes. There will be no penalty if the pilot chooses not to accept an offer at either carrier. Current class dates are outlined in XJ Memo 10-45, and employment offers will be extended in seniority order.
Furloughed Mesaba pilots will have the ability to bypass a carrier’s class offer and go to the other carrier if they so choose; i.e., if Pinnacle calls first with a class date, the pilot may bypass the offer and wait for Colgan and vice versa. There will be no obligation to accept an employment offer at either company and this will not affect their furlough rights at Mesaba.
Pinnacle may offer a short-course for previously qualified CRJ pilots, and a long-course for pilots who do not have CRJ experience. As indicated above, employment offers will be in Mesaba seniority order at both airlines. However, training may be conducted out of seniority order to accommodate the differing training courses."
CAN'T just pick and choose which parts of the LOA to apply. Give it time the unions will do what is right with the Merger. The LOA is not applicable.