Seniority dispute ends at US Airways

[Cowboy75]

Congrats to SW and Airtran. Please use US Airways as an example of how not to merge pilot groups. Just look to how the big boys and girls at DL/NW came together and moved on. Good luck to Continental and United as well.

Ok, back to career stagnation.

 

[MCDU]

If they plan on using a Nic slotting:
A 1998 former PFT Valuejet hire is a captain in the top 10 percent of the whole list..maybe closer to 8th percentile. I doubt that a 1998 hire at SWA is in that percentile.

DOH list, you'd be putting a 98 DOH Former Valuejet guy with a 98 DOH at SWA gets you, which I'm guessing is in the 40ish percentile and now your putting a 10th percentile Airtran pilot in with a 10th percentile SWA guy (80s hire?),


The SWA pilots are going to love relative seniority. It will be just like the Nic. and the SWAPA will love it.

M

 

[Guppiedriver]

If they plan on using a Nic slotting:
A 1998 former PFT Valuejet hire is a captain in the top 10 percent of the whole list..maybe closer to 8th percentile. I doubt that a 1998 hire at SWA is in that percentile.

DOH list, you'd be putting a 98 DOH Former Valuejet guy with a 98 DOH at SWA gets you, which I'm guessing is in the 40ish percentile and now your putting a 10th percentile Airtran pilot in with a 10th percentile SWA guy (80s hire?),


The SWA pilots are going to love relative seniority. It will be just like the Nic. and the SWAPA will love it.

M

If the Southwest pilots don't like the results of the arbitrated list all they've got to do is change the name of the union and insist that they had nothing to do with SWAPA. Right?

 

[doh]

They can say it has nothing to do with the arbitration. They just didn't think they were representing themselves. So they dumped themselves for self representation!:laugh:

 

[Cowboy75]

They can say it has nothing to do with the arbitration. They just didn't think they were representing themselves. So they dumped themselves for self representation!:laugh:

I like your twisted but logical line of thinking.

 

[Cowboy75]

Merger Committee Briefing
Merger Committee Chairman Bob Davison discussed the Change of Control (COC) provisions in our contract and gave an update on exactly how we plan to enforce that language should the need arise. The BPR examined a proposal to secure Merger & Acquisition (M&A) counsel for the purpose of representing us on this critical piece of our contract in a merger scenario. Lee Seham provided an overview of how this proposal would work and reiterated the great lengths to which US Airways management said they would go in attempting to circumvent the COC language. He also noted that the firms being considered for M&A counsel, while they work at higher hourly rates than Seham, Seham, Meltz and Petersen, will work more cost effectively because they specialize in this area of representation. The Committee followed with a review of the proposed Conditions and Restrictions to protect West pilots’ interests in USAPA’s seniority proposal, and they solicited BPR input on any changes needed to update the C&Rs since there have been several changes in staffing since they were first developed. Some discussion was conducted on the recently announced merger between Southwest and AirTran. Lastly, USAPA Counsel Lee Seham reviewed our legal position concerning the Company’s recent request for declaratory judgment, which appears to be nothing more than a delay tactic to keep our seniority dispute alive even though it has been dismissed in court.

Conditions and restrictions have been placed on USAPA, thanks to Leonidas LLC protecting West pilots' interests.

The company is seeking the declaratory judgement since the 9th said our case was not ripe and did not resolve the seniority dispute. Would you care to review the Phoenix Crew News from 9/23/10 for a refresher? Does DFRII also ring a bell?

 

[doh]

Any idea when they will issue a ruling on the declaratory judgement?

 

[Cowboy75]

Any idea when they will issue a ruling on the declaratory judgement?

No idea about a timeline.
Usapians are taking advantage of the sluggish wheels of our justice system. Feed the masses their BS of false hopes. In reality it's just a game of deception and delay.

 

[Sandhawk]

I bet you guys hired a bunch of guys in their 30's and maybe even a few in their 20's and I know age has nothing to do with any legal or even Nicolaus' decision making but it sure will affect the day to day line flying! I'm in my 50's and if the nic was implimented right now I would have your 04/05 hires as my captains and you think there will be chaos with no nic?

Why do you guys keep bringing up age? How old were you when you got hired at USAir? Plenty of nepotism from years past resulted in many Easties being hired with minimal experience in their early 20s.....

Hell, "the Grievance Granny" was hired at 24.

 

[MCDU]

Why do you guys keep bringing up age? How old were you when you got hired at USAir? Plenty of nepotism from years past resulted in many Easties being hired with minimal experience in their early 20s.....

Hell, "the Grievance Granny" was hired at 24.

I agree with that. Especially prior to 1985. The only thing you have to mention is the majority of those young ones and minority pilots were hired at Piedmont. They are way up the seniority list due to their young age.


It was the younger Piedmont pilot group who wanted relative position with the USAIR pilots. It was also Piedmont who stapled Empire. USAIR was always a DOH airline and had older more experienced pilots. Most with military background.

Most 1987-1989 hires are old because they came from Midway, Braniff, Frontier, Air Florida, Eastern. Usair was the place to be back in the 80's.




One of these days many AWA pilots will see the benefits of DOH. Just like many former Piedmont pilots do now.

M