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June 21, 2004
Captain Duane Woerth, President
Air Line Pilots Association
535 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, VA 20172-1169
VIA FAX AND CERTIFIED MAIL
Re: Resumption of Delta Mainline Bargaining
Dear Captain Woerth,
As you are undoubtedly aware, on June 16, 2004, the Delta Master Executive Council directed its negotiating committee to resume negotiations with management in accordance with the MEC’s updated objectives and goals. As clearly set forth in our February 26, 2004 letter to you and the Executive Council, ALPA’s officers are obligated to safeguard the rights and interests of the ASA and Comair pilots and to provide redress for past injustices.
In order to avoid redoubling the unpleasant consequences of the Delta 2001 and 2002 agreements, we request that you invoke your authority as ALPA’s President under Article XVIII of ALPA’s Constitution and By-laws and ensure the following conditions are met prior to authorizing any negotiations at Delta:
- That ALPA’s Negotiators be prohibited from unilaterally imposing any restrictions upon the ASA and Comair pilots. This includes, but is not limited to, “redefining” Delta Connection flying and “permitted” aircraft types.
- That ALPA’s Negotiators be prohibited from using scope restrictions imposed upon ASA and Comair as bargaining capital. This includes, but is not limited to, manipulating scope restrictions to obtain quid pro quo exchanges from Delta management or the ASA and Comair pilots.
- That ALPA’s negotiators and representatives be prohibited from withholding pertinent information from the ASA and Comair MEC’s. This includes, but is not limited to, details of ALPA’s scope objectives and any discussions or plans that may affect the rights and interests of the ASA and Comair pilots.
- That ALPA’s negotiators be prohibited from unilaterally negotiating or imposing any terms affecting the seniority rights or career opportunities of the ASA and Comair pilots. Such terms would include, but are not limited to, the mandatory hiring of displaced Delta pilots, bidirectional flow-throughs, or any terms commonly referred to as “Jets for Jobs.”
- That ALPA’s negotiators be directed to remove all restrictions which limit the number of aircraft ASA and Comair may operate and the markets they may serve. This includes, but is not limited to, the 57 RJ-70 limit contained in Section 1.B.17 and all applicable ratios and route restrictions contained in Sections 1.D. and 1.E. of the Delta PWA.
It is not our intent to make inflammatory demands, but rather to ensure our Association moves swiftly to preclude any subordination of ASA or Comair pilot’s rights as ALPA members. We are keenly aware of how ALPA engaged in “crisis” bargaining at US Airways and we believe that it is in everyone’s best interests to ensure that these issues be preemptively and proactively addressed at Delta.
We therefore expect ALPA to take all necessary steps to ensure that its bargaining at Delta is conducted in a manner consistent with its obligations to the ASA and Comair pilots.
Please feel free to respond directly or through counsel as we await your reply.
Sincerely,
Captain Kenneth Cooksey Captain Daniel Ford
cc: Executive Council
ASA MEC
Comair MEC
Delta MEC
Enc.
Captain Duane Woerth, President
Air Line Pilots Association
535 Herndon Parkway
Herndon, VA 20172-1169
VIA FAX AND CERTIFIED MAIL
Re: Resumption of Delta Mainline Bargaining
Dear Captain Woerth,
As you are undoubtedly aware, on June 16, 2004, the Delta Master Executive Council directed its negotiating committee to resume negotiations with management in accordance with the MEC’s updated objectives and goals. As clearly set forth in our February 26, 2004 letter to you and the Executive Council, ALPA’s officers are obligated to safeguard the rights and interests of the ASA and Comair pilots and to provide redress for past injustices.
In order to avoid redoubling the unpleasant consequences of the Delta 2001 and 2002 agreements, we request that you invoke your authority as ALPA’s President under Article XVIII of ALPA’s Constitution and By-laws and ensure the following conditions are met prior to authorizing any negotiations at Delta:
- That ALPA’s Negotiators be prohibited from unilaterally imposing any restrictions upon the ASA and Comair pilots. This includes, but is not limited to, “redefining” Delta Connection flying and “permitted” aircraft types.
- That ALPA’s Negotiators be prohibited from using scope restrictions imposed upon ASA and Comair as bargaining capital. This includes, but is not limited to, manipulating scope restrictions to obtain quid pro quo exchanges from Delta management or the ASA and Comair pilots.
- That ALPA’s negotiators and representatives be prohibited from withholding pertinent information from the ASA and Comair MEC’s. This includes, but is not limited to, details of ALPA’s scope objectives and any discussions or plans that may affect the rights and interests of the ASA and Comair pilots.
- That ALPA’s negotiators be prohibited from unilaterally negotiating or imposing any terms affecting the seniority rights or career opportunities of the ASA and Comair pilots. Such terms would include, but are not limited to, the mandatory hiring of displaced Delta pilots, bidirectional flow-throughs, or any terms commonly referred to as “Jets for Jobs.”
- That ALPA’s negotiators be directed to remove all restrictions which limit the number of aircraft ASA and Comair may operate and the markets they may serve. This includes, but is not limited to, the 57 RJ-70 limit contained in Section 1.B.17 and all applicable ratios and route restrictions contained in Sections 1.D. and 1.E. of the Delta PWA.
It is not our intent to make inflammatory demands, but rather to ensure our Association moves swiftly to preclude any subordination of ASA or Comair pilot’s rights as ALPA members. We are keenly aware of how ALPA engaged in “crisis” bargaining at US Airways and we believe that it is in everyone’s best interests to ensure that these issues be preemptively and proactively addressed at Delta.
We therefore expect ALPA to take all necessary steps to ensure that its bargaining at Delta is conducted in a manner consistent with its obligations to the ASA and Comair pilots.
Please feel free to respond directly or through counsel as we await your reply.
Sincerely,
Captain Kenneth Cooksey Captain Daniel Ford
cc: Executive Council
ASA MEC
Comair MEC
Delta MEC
Enc.
