Airtran has reached a tentative agreement!!

[Lear70]

If I didn't know you personally, I'd kick your butt right off these boards... lol

I'll call you in a sec, bro. And yes, I had to delete your post. Dork.

 

[Max Powers]

Remember SWA the company will dictate who get to upgrade/switch out of airframes...due training costs. Remember we never had to have a vacancy bid for different airframes before. Don't assume you will be able to get out of the 717. SWA the company dictates how much movement there will be between aircraft....don't cash that check yet.

Your fun to debate with because it is so easy....SWA does not decide who upgrades the Seniority list does.

 

[luv2fly]

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[FlyinGuy]

Seniority does control your bidding power, but SWA could state that there is no crossover for a period of XXX years. This would cut down on back and forth movement every 2 years and would therefore keep training costs down. An arbitrator does not dictate how SWA can run its training department, only how the SLI works. Of course the only reason they would do this is for the profits.......

 

[MILPILOT17]

I think some people are in for a big surprise! I'm just sayen?

 

[jonjuan]

I think some people are in for a big surprise! I'm just sayen?

What are you sayen?

 

[doh]

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Not at all. Remember AT has more 717 than 737....we don't have a pay scale for the 717.....won't it suck to be trapped in AT payrates and a fence for 5-7 years for a litttle senority....let's see for an FO 5 years x 50,000 more potential income not including 401k match/profit sharing equals how much money?

Once you have one list, won't you have one contract? Doesn't that mean you have to negotiate a pay rate for the 717? And since you don't have a means to decide who bids different equipment, won't you have to negotiate that too? I don't have a dog in this fight, but I am really curious now.

 

[Mongolikecandy]

Once you have one list, won't you have one contract? Doesn't that mean you have to negotiate a pay rate for the 717? And since you don't have a means to decide who bids different equipment, won't you have to negotiate that too? I don't have a dog in this fight, but I am really curious now.

You are right. The SLI is the last piece of the puzzle (according to our ALPA folks). We should all be under one CBA before the SLI is decided. Not quite sure where Reddog gets his ideas.

 

[737tanker]

Once you have one list, won't you have one contract?

Yes but since SWA doesn't have rates for the 717 the new contract could have the current AirTran rates for the 717. Also some CBAs have multi year seat lock provisions, which supersede a seniority list.

 

[CHQ Pilot]

You are right. The SLI is the last piece of the puzzle (according to our ALPA folks). We should all be under one CBA before the SLI is decided. Not quite sure where Reddog gets his ideas.

Depends on the Transition Agreement I believe. I think ALPA Merger Policy traditionally has one CBA before an SLI, but since this is not two ALPA carriers anything is open.