Found on "Air Transport World":
"CCAir President Carter Leake told ATWOnline that he is willing to go back to the bargaining table for a fourth time with the Air Line Pilots Assn. in an effort to save the company and its pilots' jobs. Thus far ALPA has made no move and most CCAir pilots remain out of work. Last week they lost a key legal battle when a court declined to order ALPA President Duane Woerth to sign an agreement that had been ratified by the pilots. Woerth refused to sign the contract because he believed it made too many concessions to management. CCAir is flying only four turboprops and most employees are gone. Leake told ATWOnline the company will shut down for good Nov. 3 when remaining contractual flying agreements expire. He said there has been no contact with ALPA--"The only person I need to get back to the table with is Duane Woerth and I haven't gotten a call." After the Aug. 29 court ruling in his favor, Woerth stated, "At this point, we are hoping that we can take this out of the courtroom and back to the bargaining table where it belongs so that we can work together to try to save CCAir pilots' jobs."
The actions of Dwayne Woerth, (and ALPA), continue unabated in their gross display of contempt, disdain, and arrogance when it comes to regional airlines.
The line pilots of CCAir ratified this contract!!!! They took the deal!!! But Capt. Woerth knows best and is acting within his (abuse of) authority to nix the deal. How **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**ed arrogant. Not only is Capt. Woerth going to take away jobs from CCAir pilots, but he, (and ALPA) are going to take away jobs and security of every other employee at CCAir. We're not just talking pilot jobs here. We're talking about the children, spouses, parents, and other family, friends, and communities who are touched by the incomes of CCAir and it's employees, .....not just pilots.
Here's a thought. Given Capt. Woerth's obvious motive to shore up the J4J initiative at USAir, would Capt. Woerth and ALPA be dumb enough to display a propensity, willingness, and/or desire to kill regional airlines, (wholly owned or otherwise), thereby getting rid of the competition? Is this another antitrust violation perpetuated on the regional airline industry by "big brother", (a.k.a. ALPA)?
You know, for an organization who is faced with a very viable lawsuit, (RJDC), and very questionable, if not outright contemptuous posture toward those whom they have agreed to represent, the level of arrogance displayed by ALPA is astounding! Do they think they're bullet proof???
"CCAir President Carter Leake told ATWOnline that he is willing to go back to the bargaining table for a fourth time with the Air Line Pilots Assn. in an effort to save the company and its pilots' jobs. Thus far ALPA has made no move and most CCAir pilots remain out of work. Last week they lost a key legal battle when a court declined to order ALPA President Duane Woerth to sign an agreement that had been ratified by the pilots. Woerth refused to sign the contract because he believed it made too many concessions to management. CCAir is flying only four turboprops and most employees are gone. Leake told ATWOnline the company will shut down for good Nov. 3 when remaining contractual flying agreements expire. He said there has been no contact with ALPA--"The only person I need to get back to the table with is Duane Woerth and I haven't gotten a call." After the Aug. 29 court ruling in his favor, Woerth stated, "At this point, we are hoping that we can take this out of the courtroom and back to the bargaining table where it belongs so that we can work together to try to save CCAir pilots' jobs."
The actions of Dwayne Woerth, (and ALPA), continue unabated in their gross display of contempt, disdain, and arrogance when it comes to regional airlines.
The line pilots of CCAir ratified this contract!!!! They took the deal!!! But Capt. Woerth knows best and is acting within his (abuse of) authority to nix the deal. How **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**ed arrogant. Not only is Capt. Woerth going to take away jobs from CCAir pilots, but he, (and ALPA) are going to take away jobs and security of every other employee at CCAir. We're not just talking pilot jobs here. We're talking about the children, spouses, parents, and other family, friends, and communities who are touched by the incomes of CCAir and it's employees, .....not just pilots.
Here's a thought. Given Capt. Woerth's obvious motive to shore up the J4J initiative at USAir, would Capt. Woerth and ALPA be dumb enough to display a propensity, willingness, and/or desire to kill regional airlines, (wholly owned or otherwise), thereby getting rid of the competition? Is this another antitrust violation perpetuated on the regional airline industry by "big brother", (a.k.a. ALPA)?
You know, for an organization who is faced with a very viable lawsuit, (RJDC), and very questionable, if not outright contemptuous posture toward those whom they have agreed to represent, the level of arrogance displayed by ALPA is astounding! Do they think they're bullet proof???
