FR8mastr said:Boiler,
Loa 91 applies the same way that the J4J applies..
Why do you say that? Did Republic Holdings or Republic Airlines sign anything that requires them to recognize the provisions of LOA91? Did the CHQ pilots agree to modify the CBA in recognition of LOA91 at US Airways?
As far as I know, LOA91 is an agreement between USAirways and ALPA. If US Airways violates it, you can take it up with them. Exactly how do you plan to enforce it against a third party (if they did not sign it) who bought some airplanes from U with their own money?
I presume you think that you can prevent Republic from entering into an agreement with U, or U from entering into an agreement with Republic. Maybe you can. In that case what are you going to do when U is absorbed by AWA and AWA decides to sell those airplanes?
THe whole problem with agreements such as LOA91, is that ALPA and its mainline MECs assume that they can force any reginol carrier to comply with that nonsense. Well, they can if the regional carrier chooses to agree. If it doesn't, ALPA can pound sand.
In this case, ALPA can't coerce the CHQ pilots; it does not represent them. They have a contract in which Republic Holdings, parent of Republic, recognizes a single seniority list for all polits operating aircraft for any subsidiary of Republic Holdings.
Exactly how does ALPA propose to force them to give up that contract for the benefit of U/MDA pilots and to their own detriment? Is ALPA now in the business of attempting to break union contracts held by other unions?
If CHQ was my airline and ALPA treid to do that with success, I would hope they have a great deal of money for they would sure get sued.
I have no problem with ALPA trying to represent the interests of U/MDA pilots. BUT, when they want to do that on the backs and at the expense of CHQ pilots and steal their seniority without their consent, they need to be told where to go in no uncertain terms.
It is way past the time for ALPA to stop trying to railroad regional pilots on behalf of mainline pilots, and that is by no means limited to CHQ. It is also high time for U pilots to understand that their company is selling those airplanes because it is bankrupt. When you sell something in bankruptcy, the buyer calls the shots.
It works the same way that it worked when USAirways purchased 757's from bankrupt EAL. The very same principles that the U pilots did not hesitate to apply the rEAL pilots, now apply to them.
Unless LOA91 was agreed by Republic Holdings as a condition of this transaction, AND unless the CHQ pilots CBA was voluntarily modifed by them, the U/MDA pilots are in left field and should be.
Let me know if ALPA has the signature of Republic Holdings and the IBT on LOA91. If ALPA does, then I'll take back what I said.
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