Rumor has it that LOA 93 Arbitrator Has Ruled

[TWA Dude]

Didn't that go away when age 65 came along??

The only thing that went away with age 65 was the five-year A330 fence.

 

[Guppiedriver]

I agree. That about sums it up.

M

Has hell (PHX) frozen over?

I personally hope the East gets everything they asked for. The reality is this East West struggle affects a small portion of the big puzzle. All of us benifit every time a pilot group makes more money, especially those of us in negotiations.

It will be interesting to see if the East gets the raise and USAPA takes the stance that the west should be brought up to their wages how many will bitch about that.

I hope they do too, but they won't. A LOA 93 victory could never undo all of the damage that uSAPa has inflicted on the piloting profession.

uSAPa won't take that stance and the company would just laugh anyway.

You really don't have a clue about what has gone on between the east and west in the last six years, do you?

 

[Bringupthebird]

It will be interesting to see if the East gets the raise and USAPA takes the stance that the west should be brought up to their wages how many will bitch about that.

Why would you think the east would put any effort towards that? They chose to ignore the west's right to section 6 negotiations on their contract.

The core of the DFR is that USAPA has chosen to take the west's money, but also chosen to ignore their representational responsibilities to the west.

 

[Hpilot]

I can guarantee USAPA will take that stance and maybe the company will start complying with the law and start negotiating in good faith. Continuously repeating "Kirby proposal" is not negotiating.

Continuously repeating, "DOH" is not negotiating either. You guys are the biggest hypocrites.

 

[cactusboy53]

Ya that sucks. I think you more than most westies understand the 2000 easties absolute repulsion to the nic award which staples us at the bottom. Please understand that this statement is not questioning your entitlements under binding arbitration, we can still have a fight in us on the way to the executioner. Just try and understand that being stapled would keep so many of us furloughed for so much longer while your two month probationary guys got to feed their families. I think nic backed us into a corner and the result was a fight for life. But I do think you will end up an A330 captain for 25 years and I will retire as an 737 FO...congrats you definitely win this time.

Chaz;
I get it too. I am disappointed that the east pilot group has chosen the path to not abide by the final & binding arbitration. I do however understand that you feel you have somehow lost a great deal in the arbitration.

I have asked the following before: While we disagree, would you not agree that it is inappropriate for the West pilots to fund the East legal proceedings as they pertain to the seniority issue. Why not allow the West pilot group to place 2/3 to 3/4 of our union dues in trust. These funds to not be touched until the seniority issue has a definitive legal end (other than the one provided by Arbitrator Nicolau)? The needed funds for the East's legal battles could come from assessments to the East pilots alone (much like the assessments for the Retirement investigation).

That sounds quite reasonable to me. What say you?

CB

 

[PCL_128]

If it is so obvious to everybody why did the arbitrator take so long? I guess it wasn't obvious to him was it.

Arbitrators know how they're going to rule as soon as the hearing is over (sometimes before). They go through the motions of accepting post-hearing briefs and pretending to deliberate because they want to make it look like they're going through an in-depth process to make everyone feel better. In reality, they are all very experienced, and they can tell which side is BSing them pretty quick. Taking a lot of time doesn't mean that he's thinking about it. It means something else.

Kasher absolutely "Kashtrated" the Alaska Pilot group several years ago. Something like a 35% paycut for some. Alaska is a financially stable carrier to boot. For the life of me, I can't understand why ANY union would pick Kasher after that. The SOB should be banned for life.

Kasher has always been a good arbitrator. The problem in the Alaska case was that their contract specifically directed him to base his decision on the pay rates that other major airlines have on similar equipment. With everyone else having taken concessions, his hands were pretty much tied.

 

[charlie2]

Chaz;
I get it too. I am disappointed that the east pilot group has chosen the path to not abide by the final & binding arbitration. I do however understand that you feel you have somehow lost a great deal in the arbitration.

I have asked the following before: While we disagree, would you not agree that it is inappropriate for the West pilots to fund the East legal proceedings as they pertain to the seniority issue. Why not allow the West pilot group to place 2/3 to 3/4 of our union dues in trust. These funds to not be touched until the seniority issue has a definitive legal end (other than the one provided by Arbitrator Nicolau)? The needed funds for the East's legal battles could come from assessments to the East pilots alone (much like the assessments for the Retirement investigation).

That sounds quite reasonable to me. What say you?

CB

I would agree to it.

 

[charlie2]

Arbitrators know how they're going to rule as soon as the hearing is over (sometimes before). They go through the motions of accepting post-hearing briefs and pretending to deliberate because they want to make it look like they're going through an in-depth process to make everyone feel better. In reality, they are all very experienced, and they can tell which side is BSing them pretty quick. Taking a lot of time doesn't mean that he's thinking about it. It means something else.

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I agree with this but my contention (I could be wrong) is that if we found out a month or two after final briefs that we lost (June 2010 I believe) things might be very differant here so I think his delay tactics are screwing all of us east and west. Any thoughts on the "something else"?

 

[PCL_128]

I agree with this but my contention (I could be wrong) is that if we found out a month or two after final briefs that we lost (June 2010 I believe) things might be very differant here so I think his delay tactics are screwing all of us east and west. Any thoughts on the "something else"?

Yes, I think the "something else" is that he knows that he's ruling against USAPA, and based on USAPA's past behavior, he expects them to react horribly to the news. If I was Kasher, I would be worried that a ruling against USAPA would result in (more) illegal job actions. Better to just sit on the ruling than to allow that. With the injunction now out, and USAPA at serious risk of a fine that would completely bankrupt them if they pull anymore illegal nonsense, he may feel better issuing his ruling.

 

[charlie2]

Yes, I think the "something else" is that he knows that he's ruling against USAPA, and based on USAPA's past behavior, he expects them to react horribly to the news. If I was Kasher, I would be worried that a ruling against USAPA would result in (more) illegal job actions. Better to just sit on the ruling than to allow that. With the injunction now out, and USAPA at serious risk of a fine that would completely bankrupt them if they pull anymore illegal nonsense, he may feel better issuing his ruling.

Interesting hypothesis but I still think he should have made and issued the award more than a year ago way before this years slow down.