Ricci's Henchmen might go to jail!

[GlorifiedCabbie]

I'm so glad you guys (IBT) fought the good fight and won the VSP battle. Screw the furlough pilots! Let them starve! The IBT's need to feel relevant was way more important than the furloughed pilot's wellbeing.

Where are you getting your information? Statements like this make you look like a stool. edit:fool

 

[V1 Rotate]

Here are the facts surrounding the VSP:

• Ricci admitted in his initial e-mail that he was breaking federal law because he knew the Union was going to sue him.
• The law he broke falls under the RLA which prohibits management from dealing directly with its employees.
• Federal Judge Gwin upheld this back in April.
• All the Union wanted was for the VSP to be put into an LOA, as required.
• Once an agreement was reached and two handshakes from the company were given, they then welched on the deal and walked away.

Had the company been allowed to proceed as they originally intended, the precedent would've been set that any time in the future when the company waned to make changes to your employment status (pay, schedule, vacation, PTO, furlough, seniority, you name it), they could do so without any involvement from the Union to stop, or at least dampen the impact, such actions would have on your careers.

 

[Imissmypilot]

V1, I believe you are missing that in addition to the LOA, the only change the the Union requested was transparency: a record of who requested it and who received it.

In my opinion, that's the part Lord Farquaad couldn't stomach and hence, welched on the handshake agreement and furloughed instead.

 

[1folinepilot]

From the union's announcement yesterday:

This morning the IBT filed a Motion for Contempt and Further Temporary and Preliminary Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, naming the following as Counterclaim-Defendants/Co-Contemnors:

FLIGHT OPTIONS, LLC,
FLEXJET, LLC,
ONESKY FLIGHT, LLC,
FLIGHT OPTIONS HOLDINGS I, INC.,
And Henchmen :beer:
ROBERT SULLIVAN, an individual,
JOSEPH SALATA, an individual,
JASON WEISS, an individual,
DENNIS FLORIAN, an individual.

As a result of the Company's and these individuals, failure to comply with the Court's order, the RLA and the 2010 agreement; the IBT was compelled to seek additional legal injunctive relief to protect the best interests of ALL the pilots it represents.

The IBT's Statement of Argument filed in Court today states in part:

"As for contempt, the Carrier has refused to rescind its unlawful Voluntary Separation Program ('VSP') as ordered by the Court and further failed to bargain it in good faith. Indeed, the Union reached an agreement on the VSP but the Carrier refused to sign it, and then furloughed Flight Options pilots once again blaming the Pilots Union for its actions.
As for injunctive relief, the Carrier has not only flagrantly failed to bargain in good faith the VSP, but it has also done so with respect to successor labor contract negotiations under Section 6 of the Act. The Carrier has not made a single good faith counterproposal to the Pilots Union under Section 6 in nearly seven months of bargaining. Moreover, the Carrier threatens to violate the so-called Fence Agreement between the parties, which was imposed by compulsory interest arbitration under the CBA. For, the Carrier has announced that it will transfer Flight Options aircraft to its London, England affiliate FlairJet by the end of this year. This action is indisputably in contravention of the Fence Agreement, will make arbitration of the dispute over this action a nullity, and therefore, must be enjoined."

In the conclusion of the motion, your Union states:

"The Court should find the Carrier and its officers and agents in contempt for failing to rescind the VSP, failing to bargain the VSP in good faith, and order the Carrier to sign the VSP, recall pilots and pay all lost compensation to affected pilots. The Court should also hold that the Carrier violated Section 2, First of the Act as to the VSP as to these allegations. Further, the Court should find that the Carrier has failed to bargain in good faith under Section 6 for the past seven months, order the Carrier to bargain with the Pilots Union, and award the Pilots Union its negotiation costs and attorney fees associated with negotiations and prosecution of this motion. Lastly, the Court should enjoin the transfer of Flight Options aircraft listed on the Fence Arbitration Award Appendix A including Nextant 400XTis pending arbitration of the dispute before Arbitrator Herbert Fishgold."

__________________________________________________________


But what does it all mean, you might ask?

I did a little research and found this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_court

"When a court decides that an action constitutes contempt of court, it can issue a court order that in the context of a court trial or hearing declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority, called 'found' or 'held in contempt'; this is the judge's strongest power to impose sanctions for acts that disrupt the court's normal process... A judge may impose sanctions such as a fine or jail for someone found guilty of contempt of court."

And, as we know, going to jail might lead to this: https://youtu.be/jVDN8yR3ig0

I found it humorous that the double standards the 1108 leadership shows when it cries over the Onesky management not following their demands, but it flagrantly screws over its membership

 

[Imissmypilot]

I found it humorous that the double standards the 1108 leadership shows when it cries over the Onesky management not following their demands, but it flagrantly screws over its membership

Blah blah blah syPHILis. Wrong as always but I will say your tenacious pursuit of stupidity is impressive.

 

[doh]

"Tenacious pursuit of stupidity". I like it. May I quote you?

 

[Imissmypilot]

"Tenacious pursuit of stupidity". I like it. May I quote you?

Absolutely, on the house.

 

[GlorifiedCabbie]

Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton

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Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton Location Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Status Operational Security class Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp) Population 1,960 (620 in prison camp) Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton (FCI Elkton) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates near Elkton, Ohio. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses low and minimum-security male inmates.
FCI Elkton is located in central Columbiana County, Ohio and is 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

 

[1folinepilot]

Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton

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Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton Location Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Status Operational Security class Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp) Population 1,960 (620 in prison camp) Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton (FCI Elkton) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates near Elkton, Ohio. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses low and minimum-security male inmates.
FCI Elkton is located in central Columbiana County, Ohio and is 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Looks like a great place for the 1108 leadership

 

[GlorifiedCabbie]

Just keep on kissing a$$.