Comair F/As

[bailout]

what happened with the ruling today? I havent seen anything on it yet..

 

[N813CA]

Nothing. No decision made.

 

[bailout]

did he extend it again? or what? i thought today was the deadline?

 

[wmuflyguy]

no extension, he simply didn't rule. He may rule tomorrow, he could extend it. If he rules he will probably rule in favor of the company, which will result in more "negotiations".

 

[doh]

I got an e-mail from Briner with a link. He seems to think the judge will not issue a bench ruling, but will post it on the site. http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/ , click on the opinion section and select judge Hardin. There, now you can check for yourself. Say thank you doh.

 

[wmuflyguy]

I got an e-mail from Briner with a link. He seems to think the judge will not issue a bench ruling, but will post it on the site. http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/ , click on the opinion section and select judge Hardin. There, now you can check for yourself. Say thank you doh.

The article this morning said the Judge didn't even come into his office yesterday. It also said he might jsut not rule till the end of the week or longer. I guess he can kinda do whatever he feels like.

Are we taking bets on what kinda work action the FA's will do?

 

[uberbored]

i should have been a judge

 

[wmuflyguy]

Yea but it isn't the easiest road either. I have a friend slightly older than me, I think he is 26/27. He is a lawyer, lives in Chicago(in an apartment with 3 other guys) and makes about as much as a regional FO. but They don't have the pesky seniority system that artificailly limits your pay.

 

[zonker]

Judge withholds Comair ruling
BY JAMES PILCHER | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER


The judge overseeing the labor dispute between Comair and its flight attendant union did not rule Monday on whether the company could reject the union's contract.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Adlai S. Hardin Jr. gave no indication when he might rule on the company's request and let it impose $8.9 million worth of annual cuts.
The union has threatened a strike if the new terms are imposed.
Hardin was scheduled to rule Monday after extending his decision by seven days on April 10 at the request of the Erlanger-based regional airline and its local branch of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
But Hardin did not come into his office in White Plains, N.Y., Monday, said his assistant, Claire Logue Togher. She said Hardin also has not said when he might rule.
Comair operates the most flights at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, parent company Delta Air Lines' second-largest hub.
Airline officials have said Comair needs the cuts to remain competitive and keep flying routes for parent Delta Air Lines.
Comair flight attendants are paid from $16,000 to $40,000 a year. The company's requested cuts would mean a loss of more than $10,000 in pay and benefits on average, according to the union.
Connie Slayback, president of the nearly 1,000-member local union, said she expects a ruling could take a week or more, even though Monday was the deadline.
"If this was going to happen, it would've happened today," Slayback said. "He's going to make us stew a little bit, I think."
Comair spokeswoman Kate Moser said "we've put our best effort forward in negotiations," and that the company was still waiting on the motions.
Both sides said they would be willing to talk again, but that no new negotiations had been scheduled.
"We thought that was the plan last time when we got the last extension ... but they didn't move one iota on anything," Slayback said.
A week ago, both parties requested extra negotiating time. But they broke off talks after one day Thursday, with the union saying Comair wouldn't negotiate on its key issue - job protection.
The union wants protections in case Comair is sold or merged, but Moser says the company can't make those guarantees.
Hardin can rule solely on whether the contract is rejected; it would remain up to the company to impose new terms. Comair officials have not said if or when that would happen.
Slayback has said the union would hold some sort of job action only if the new terms were imposed, but has not said whether it would be a full walkout, intermittent sickouts or other sporadic actions.
Comair has said it would try to fight a strike in court. It has not indicated whether it would try to use replacements.
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[StaySeated]

Yea but it isn't the easiest road either. I have a friend slightly older than me, I think he is 26/27. He is a lawyer, lives in Chicago(in an apartment with 3 other guys) and makes about as much as a regional FO. but They don't have the pesky seniority system that artificailly limits your pay.

Where did he get his JD? My college roomate went to BU law and started at 110k. That was eight years ago.

 

[doh]

Hmm... maybe he is waiting to issue his ruling until the Delta pilots' vote is known?

 

[wmuflyguy]

i don't think he can wait that long can he? He can extend it by another 30 days or something i thought. He really jsut doesn't want to decide this issue.

Both sides have been pretty set in their demands, so i dunno if they will ever work a deal out.

 

[doh]

Well it will only take about 2-3 weeks for the Delta vote, so I think he has enough time. But I could be wrong.

 

[GOULET!]

Please...like their is any question on whether they will strike. The F/A's have no ground to stand on nor do they have any courage to strike. The will collapse under the pressure from every other union at the company to comply....just like Northwest, Delta, etc, etc, etc. Management these days has every upper hand.

 

["GO AROUND"]

GOULET,

Don't bet on it.