"Frontier guys" Don't get Greedy!

[Bake]

is one merger that the Frontier pilots should fight on every front unless they get the merger/SLI in writing upfront! Otherwise it will be worse than the SWA/Morris Air (where at least they got to keep their seniority

The Morris Air pilots were stapled to the bottom of the list with pay protection. I think your facts are way off.

 

[Golden Falcon]

Did they take all the Morris pilots, or did they have to "re-interview" for the job??

 

[Flying the Line]

Bond-McCaskill staes that an airline that purchases more than 51% will take the employees. It does not stipulate that those employees will be employed continuously through the process. IOW SWA can buy F9 and furlough F9 pilots as 737's are brought on to replace Airbus aircraft. Seniority Integratrion can be mutually agreed upon or go to arbitration. SWA has stated that seniority will be agreed to prior to a purchase. Therefore the fate of F9 pilots will be known before F9 becomes part of SWA (if they are the winner of the auction). Any and all F9 pilots will be part of the SWAPA pilots seniority list if they are actively flying or on furlough. The (2) questions that remain is (1) will F9 pilots agree to the seniority integration that SWAPA proposes and (2) will SWA win the auction.F9 can say we do not agree to senority integration and [if] SWA purchases F9 then it could go to an arbitrator. My feeling is that SWA will honor SWAPA's decision on integration and not make a binding bid if F9 does not negotiate a SLI to their desires.As a post script I believe that F9 pilots will lose either way, which way will be up to them.

 

[Slug]

Did they take all the Morris pilots, or did they have to "re-interview" for the job??

They took all the Morris folks (that wanted to come). There were even pilots taken that had been turned down in a SWA interview previously.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

So what are we going to call this if its RAH/F9 or SW/F9

East VS West is taken!

 

[Zinger]

The deal won't float without the Seniority List Integration approval of SWA pilots. What do the SWA pilots want? To place the F9 folks at the rear of the list with a longevity pay raise. Anything else and the SWA pilots will sink the deal. It will never make it to an arbitrator. F9 folks better start to get on board with the idea of being at the bottom of a SWA list with pay protection or there will be no deal with SWA. Absent that, the future would be sailing with Republic. Smooth sailing or rough seas ahead? The choice is obvious to me. It would be crazy to pass up the SWA conditions and go forward with Republic.

 

[Fubijaakr]

So, Zing, F9 pilots should be GRATEFUL you want to staple them? Good luck convincing an arbitrator of that.

 

[shootr]

It won't go to an arbitrator. Either the unions agree to something or SWA says they will pull back the offer. FAPA can agree to something with SWAPA or they can be bought by Republic. They will have to judge for themselves (as a group) which choice is better.

shootr

 

[Zinger]

I don't. The deal would long be dead before it ever landed on an arbitrator's desk.

 

[NuGuy]

I don't. The deal would long be dead before it ever landed on an arbitrator's desk.

I remember some DAL pilots thinking that very same thing....

Nu