Item 1 – MAIR Letter
"As you know, ALPA has a letter of agreement with MAIR Holdings that is an appendix to our contract, requiring that any and all flying done by a subsidiary of MAIR is performed by Mesaba pilots (with the exception of Big Sky), and that Big Sky Airlines is limited to operating aircraft with 19 seats or less. The "MAIR Letter" also is bound to and incorporates the provisions of Section 1 (Scope and Job Security) of our contract.
On December 28, MAIR Holdings took two actions. First, it sent Duane Woerth an extremely brief letter stating that MAIR did not believe that the MAIR Letter is an enforceable contract, but if the MAIR Letter did constitute an enforceable contract, MAIR was terminating the contract. Second, that same date, MAIR commenced an action in Texas federal court seeking a declaratory judgment that the MAIR Letter was either terminated or void.
ALPA did not become aware until today that the lawsuit had been filed, most likely on account of the New Year Holiday, and the national day of mourning for President Ford which closed federal offices yesterday. The MEC is working with legal counsel to take all actions necessary to protect the rights of the Mesaba pilots. We will keep you updated as details emerge."
I thought we were done being screwed.... Here comes the next battle.
"As you know, ALPA has a letter of agreement with MAIR Holdings that is an appendix to our contract, requiring that any and all flying done by a subsidiary of MAIR is performed by Mesaba pilots (with the exception of Big Sky), and that Big Sky Airlines is limited to operating aircraft with 19 seats or less. The "MAIR Letter" also is bound to and incorporates the provisions of Section 1 (Scope and Job Security) of our contract.
On December 28, MAIR Holdings took two actions. First, it sent Duane Woerth an extremely brief letter stating that MAIR did not believe that the MAIR Letter is an enforceable contract, but if the MAIR Letter did constitute an enforceable contract, MAIR was terminating the contract. Second, that same date, MAIR commenced an action in Texas federal court seeking a declaratory judgment that the MAIR Letter was either terminated or void.
ALPA did not become aware until today that the lawsuit had been filed, most likely on account of the New Year Holiday, and the national day of mourning for President Ford which closed federal offices yesterday. The MEC is working with legal counsel to take all actions necessary to protect the rights of the Mesaba pilots. We will keep you updated as details emerge."
I thought we were done being screwed.... Here comes the next battle.
