Does anyone know how many contracts your pilot group has had?

[dooork]

I was just wondering over the years how many pilot contracts each airline had?

 

[flynlow]

ATA has had 2 contracts and 11,345,865 LOA's

 

[njcapt]

ATA has had 2 contracts and 11,345,865 LOA's

11,345,866. TA'd one last night.

I keeeed.

 

[chase]

There have been 8 contractual documents (plus one interim contract negotiations in 2002) that concerned the pilots of Southwest. The first was a set of “Work Rules” that were put into existence prior to the pilots forming their own collective bargaining unit. After SWAPA was recognized in 1978 the Association entered into its first contract on July 1, 1979.

Since that time there have been a total of 7 additional contracts. Contract length has varied from one year (#1 in 1978 to 1979) to the current contract of ten years (#7 in 1994). This was amended with an Interim Contract in 2002 that impacted pay mostly and some limited benefits. It was not a full section 6 negotiaitons.

Bargaining periods have varied from nine months to as much as a year and a half with an average of nine months.

Just for grins, this is the summary of the first (no contract, just work rules) negotiated agreement between the pilots & Southwest Airlines.
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WORK RULES from '73-'78​

No Contract
- Pilot’s Council input authority
- No Contract / No Line Guarantee
- No Pay for Reserve
- 3 separate seniority lists for pay (FO, Res Capt & Capt)
-Loss of longevity upon upgrade
- Pay on salary scale plus $11 to $28 per trip over the period
- Per Diem @ 75¢ per hour
- Pilots on vacation had line assigned by scheduling
- Sick leave 1 trip per month up to 90 days maximum

Here were the pay rates:
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CONTRACT​

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Captain
Rates*: Base + Trip
Conversion
6/71 - $ **
6/72 - $ **
6/73 - $26.70
6/74 - $27.70
7/75 - $37.02
7/76 - $42.09
6/77 - $46.09
*Assume a 94-trip line
** Incomplete data at this time.
First Officer Rates:
New Hires for ’71 & ’72 – flat rate of
$700/mo.
After ’72 Base Salary + $5.00 per trip
1 - $700.00 4 - $1,000.00
2 - $800.00 5 - $1,100.00
3 - $900.00​

The following was what was agreed to in '94...pay rates included below are at a "trip" rate, not an hourly rate & don't reflect changes in pay based upon the 2002 agreement.
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CONTRACT #7​

Options & Health Trusts
- 10 Year Term, 5 Year Reopen Option
- Stock Options for all current and future pilots for 5 Yr Pay Freeze
- Pay Increase 15% compounded over last 5 Years ('99 to 2004 I believe)
- Pay Rate Snap-Up language in ’04
- Bonus up to 3% in ’95, ’97, & ’99
- Adjusted Operating Margin
- VEBA health Trust
- Trading Sick Leave Modified
- Early Retirement Provisions added
- Line Improvement Trip Trade
- Training Modifications
- Reserve & Vacation Pay Improved​

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Captain Rates: (multiply by 1.1395 to get an hourly rate)
9/94 to 9/98 – $113.90
9/99 - $117.32
9/00 - $120.84
9/01 - $124.47
9/02 - $128.20
9/03 - $132.05
9/04 - Snap Up Provisions
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First Officer Rates:
1 – 30%
2 – 54%
3 – 63% 4 – 64%
5 – 65%
6 – 66%*
*thereafter​

 

[HighSpeedClimb]

I was just wondering over the years how many pilot contracts each airline had?

The carrier I've been with for the last 20 years has had 4.