Airboss
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ASA flight operations management today sought relief in the Status Quo of our current contract to give raises to new hire pilots. Management stated they are having difficulty attracting qualified applicants to ASA.
After consultation with the voting members, MEC Chairman responded to managements request by stating quite simply, “If management wants to attract quality pilots to ASA – settling the remaining open issues of our entire contract will both attract new pilots and stabilize the current pilot groups’ frustrations with management.”
While the MEC is all for working together for win-win situations, we are not interested in carving out special treatment for one segment of the group (new hires) while the remainder of the pilot group have been waiting almost 5 years for pay raises and much needed work rule changes.
One additional point; previous statements by management like, “zero-net-gain contract,” and “we need to be the second lowest paid pilots or we’ll shrink-and-die,” do not help attract quality pilots either.
Your MEC is committed to achieving the goals set out by the ASA pilots; to conclude these negotiations with a fair and equitable contract. At the same time we recognize the value of building a working relationship with management to address our common goals and interests. It is this MEC’s position that the quickest and most successful way to attract quality and experienced pilots to ASA is to conclude these negotiations quickly and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the ASA pilots as a whole.
After consultation with the voting members, MEC Chairman responded to managements request by stating quite simply, “If management wants to attract quality pilots to ASA – settling the remaining open issues of our entire contract will both attract new pilots and stabilize the current pilot groups’ frustrations with management.”
While the MEC is all for working together for win-win situations, we are not interested in carving out special treatment for one segment of the group (new hires) while the remainder of the pilot group have been waiting almost 5 years for pay raises and much needed work rule changes.
One additional point; previous statements by management like, “zero-net-gain contract,” and “we need to be the second lowest paid pilots or we’ll shrink-and-die,” do not help attract quality pilots either.
Your MEC is committed to achieving the goals set out by the ASA pilots; to conclude these negotiations with a fair and equitable contract. At the same time we recognize the value of building a working relationship with management to address our common goals and interests. It is this MEC’s position that the quickest and most successful way to attract quality and experienced pilots to ASA is to conclude these negotiations quickly and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the ASA pilots as a whole.