Alpa President Starting To Show Signs Of Leadership

[Wiskey Driver]

http://mmslb.eonstreams.com/alpa/Prater/Prater_6-22-07_high.wmv

WD.

 

[Guppiedriver]

"At US Airways, we are seeing the results of one of ALPA’s most challenging mergers. ALPA merger policy requires me, the other national officers, the Executive Council, and ALPA staff to maintain “a neutral position on the merits” with respect to seniority integration. It also says, “The role of ALPA in seniority integration is solely to provide the process by which the affected pilot groups on ALPA airlines arrive at the merged seniority list for presentation to management, through their respective merger representatives, using arbitration if necessary. Responsibility for the merged seniority list falls upon the respective merger representatives.…”

The two pilot groups made every decision along the way. They raised their own funds to pay for their own counsel. They gave direction to their merger committees regarding what positions to take in both the negotiations and mediation and ultimately the decision to send the issue to arbitration over the method of integrating the seniority lists. They consented to the fact that the decision would be, as ALPA policy states, “final and binding.”

ALPA’s Executive Council, at its May meeting, heard presentations from the two pilot groups regarding their opposing views on the award. The Council has decided to continue its deliberations at a June meeting.

Separate from the efforts of the Council, I am working with both MECs and the Joint Negotiations Committee to develop a strategy to support ongoing negotiations with their management."

 

[Huck]

"When one ALPA pilot has a problem, all ALPA pilots have a problem."


And I'm looking at him.....

 

[ironspud]

"When one ALPA pilot has a problem, all ALPA pilots have a problem."


And I'm looking at him.....

Don't you just hate mirrors?

 

[redbook]

Don't you just hate mirrors?

You posting that.....the irony...

 

[jonjuan]

You posting that.....the irony...

Oh the irony in YOUR post......

 

[Mooneymite]

Boys! Boys!

"When pilots fight pilots, management wins."
John Prater

 

[Phaedrus]

Well, a quote of wisdom from Prater is sure to calm the crowd

 

[redbook]

Oh the irony in YOUR post......

Thanks for capitalizing it for me, now I got it.

 

[ERJFO]

So both groups followed the merger policy to the "t". But one pilot group doesn't like the results so they stomp their feet and request a new arbitration? What happens when they don't like that one? They request another?

What was the arbitratior's decision anyway?