News flash -alpha votes yes

[On Your Six]

Hey FUBI, we are not idiots!

That would be a great opening statement to a panel of arbitrators. A room full of laughter would follow. Do it!


Godspeed!


OYS

 

[Fubijaakr]

Hey FUBI, we are not idiots!

That would be a great opening statement to a panel of arbitrators. A room full of laughter would follow. Do it!

Especially if they follow it up with "We were hired, not acquired."

 

[Flying the Line]

Here comes 45 days or so of poo slinging.

 

[redflyer65]

And that's different than the last year?

This is FI..COME ON!

 

[GIZMONC]

Here are the major details:

-Integration to be complete by 2015.
-No FL pilot can become a WN captain until 2015. FL pilots can become a WN FO, ATL 717 Capt., or ATL 717 FO.
-717 to be fenced until 2015 and keep FL pay rates.
-Transition of 737s to begin in April.
-Transition of 717s to begin in January 2013.
-Crews to transition with planes. Final crews to transition by April 2014.
-Codesharing can start as soon as deal is approved.

-No PMWN pilot will be able to bid the 717 until 2015.
-717 Pilots will earn the current 717 pay (not WN pay) even when flying a reconfigured plane in the WN network until 2015.
-In 2015, 717 pay rates will snap up to 737 pay rates.
-Basically for a senior FL ATL 717 pilot, barely anything will change besides the name on the side of the plane and the seats inside until 2015.

-The first FL pilot is #1346.
-The 449 most junior FL pilots as of Sept. 27th, 2010 are last besides those hired after that date.
-The most junior FL captain is more th

 

[luvfan]

there are two sides of the debate. Todd thinks SWA got AAI seniority.

There are an awful lot of junior FOs at SWA thinking Todd stole theirs.

This was brought on by management decisions. It's hard not to take it personally. AAI guys aren't the only ones unhappy about this.

 

[Fubijaakr]

This was brought on by management decisions. It's hard not to take it personally. AAI guys aren't the only ones unhappy about this.

Then its probably a pretty good deal. You can tell when EVERYONE is p.o.ed.

 

[Tripower455]

Excellent. It's disgusting isn't it ?

What? "Seniority is forever". We gave more and you got more. What's the problem?

 

[boeing717]

If only that were true.

I guess you moved up 30 numbers. I guess it was worth it because seniority is forever. So, you lost the pay for up to 3 years. Oh well, another ALPA decision. I bet the rest of the pilots love you.

 

[luvfan]

ALPA mentality at it's finest. What is the real cost-benefit of the MEC failures?

If the AAI pilots are pissed they should start here. 7-1. Doh!