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(From Eagle ALPA Website)
MEC Responds to Custello’s letter
The MEC was shocked by the inaccuracies contained in the July 1st letter from Vice President of People Mike Custello. Contrary to what was stated in that letter, ALPA has not agreed that furloughed AA pilots are eligible for all future RJ captain growth vacancies. Our position continues to be that RJ captain positions must first be awarded to Eagle pilots, who have an opportunity to declare Eagle Rights. Eagle CJ captains, who are eligible for flow through to AA, are then subject to displacement by furloughed AA pilots. This is the risk-versus-reward tradeoff that we negotiated and have repeatedly pointed to in arbitration. The MEC is disappointed that our position on this important issue has been mischaracterized by the company.
Mr. Custello’s letter makes reference to a new agreement made late last week between AA and the APA. Today, the APA leadership has denied the existence of any new agreements. Your MEC feels that any effort by senior level management to distort facts in order to influence or divide the pilot group would be inappropriate.
So once again, your MEC needs your patience as we develop our response. ALPA will continue to do the work of a labor union, which is to protect the careers and the career expectations of the Eagle pilots. Please continue to educate yourselves with the facts. Avoid crew room speculation and please use the official resources you have at your disposal as your primary means of gathering facts.
As we have told you from the beginning, our contractual rights WILL prevail, unless a more satisfactory four-party solution is reached. We want to emphasize that the positions are changing BECAUSE of us, not DESPITE us.
MEC Responds to Custello’s letter
The MEC was shocked by the inaccuracies contained in the July 1st letter from Vice President of People Mike Custello. Contrary to what was stated in that letter, ALPA has not agreed that furloughed AA pilots are eligible for all future RJ captain growth vacancies. Our position continues to be that RJ captain positions must first be awarded to Eagle pilots, who have an opportunity to declare Eagle Rights. Eagle CJ captains, who are eligible for flow through to AA, are then subject to displacement by furloughed AA pilots. This is the risk-versus-reward tradeoff that we negotiated and have repeatedly pointed to in arbitration. The MEC is disappointed that our position on this important issue has been mischaracterized by the company.
Mr. Custello’s letter makes reference to a new agreement made late last week between AA and the APA. Today, the APA leadership has denied the existence of any new agreements. Your MEC feels that any effort by senior level management to distort facts in order to influence or divide the pilot group would be inappropriate.
So once again, your MEC needs your patience as we develop our response. ALPA will continue to do the work of a labor union, which is to protect the careers and the career expectations of the Eagle pilots. Please continue to educate yourselves with the facts. Avoid crew room speculation and please use the official resources you have at your disposal as your primary means of gathering facts.
As we have told you from the beginning, our contractual rights WILL prevail, unless a more satisfactory four-party solution is reached. We want to emphasize that the positions are changing BECAUSE of us, not DESPITE us.
