Awa Merger

[BeCareful!]

Cactus73 -

With great attitudes like your's on both sides of this, I think success is quite likely.

I look forward to working with you, should I fail to find other employment before my projected 2015 recall

 

[PBRstreetgang]

NOPE - the merger isn't a done deal. The poolies were hired before the merger was ever announced. They should be on property before any furloughees are recalled.

Whats their hire date and senority number?
PBR

 

[aerosquirrel]

The pilot's in the pool may not have a seniority number, but they can show you the 2005 Benefits Overview, the AWA Code of Business and Ethics, tell you what size of AWA jacket, slacks and hat they wear. They have also had their medical done, Id badge photo taken, and signed paperwork to allow AWA to contact other potential employers and have their application and resumes pulled. Oh yea, AWA also has their family information given to the pass bureau and their security background check completed. The poolies I know have also been paying ALPA union dues with other carriers for some time.

 

[aerosquirrel]

Whats their hire date and senority number?
PBR

The pilot's in the pool may not have a seniority number, but they can show you the 2005 Benefits Overview, the AWA Code of Business and Ethics, tell you what size of AWA jacket, slacks and hat they wear. They have also had their medical done, Id badge photo taken, and signed paperwork to allow AWA to contact other potential employers and have their application and resumes pulled. Oh yea, AWA also has their family information given to the pass bureau and their security background check completed. The poolies I know have also been paying ALPA union dues with other carriers for some time.

 

[Doug Parker]

You tell em Aerosquirrel!





Hey BeCareful,
Won't the real Doug Parker please stand up, please stand up....................

 

[aroundtheblock]

aerosquirrel,
you said it, poolies don't have an AWA senior #, hire date, any years of active service with the airline, and they may be paying ALPA dues at "another" carrier.

Doesn't sound like an AWA employee to me.

18 year U furloughed pilot: U seniority #, hire date, several years of active service with the airline, and union dues paid to one of the merging airlines.

I have no problem hiring a poolie, but only after all the real employees are on the property.

 

[Doug Parker]

Until the merger is finalized, we are 2 separate companies. If AWA needs some more pilots before the merger is a done deal, we clean out the pool. After the merger is done, then we start calling back furloughs.

 

[aerosquirrel]

I agree, U furled employees are real employees, but with a real bankrupt airline. I don't know how much say ALPA will have in who AWA sends to class in the next 6 mo's or so.

 

[aerosquirrel]

you beat me to it doug

 

[Saabslime]

Rumor from the VP of flight ops is that the pool will be empty around the end of the year into early 06.