SWAPA/ATN: Why no JCBA?

[SWA/FO]

Blah blah blah blah blah....:crying:

 

[Bob Dylan]

Blah blah blah blah blah....:crying:

You can say that again. AirTran captains are basically willing to destroy a great company all for their greed!

 

[PCL_128]

This time line from the one being acquired really has no leverage. It has much more leverage from the acquiring airline. A simple staple approved by Swapa until the issue is finalized would satisfy this requirement. But more likely would be to violate that item in your contract and let it go to court for a couple more years.

You should talk to an attorney before making such pronouncements. In reality, our scope clause is binding, and the 18 month limit is enforceable. And if SWA management were to ignore it (they won't), it would go to expedited arbitration, which takes a few months, not years.

 

[Ty Webb]

Hahaha. Blah Blah Blah. I'm on my Mom's computer again, posing as a SWA pilot. ha-Ha! U got punk'd! LMBFAO.

I don't think anyone really cares what you think, Bobby. I sure don't.

 

[Cometman]

You should talk to an attorney before making such pronouncements. In reality, our scope clause is binding, and the 18 month limit is enforceable. And if SWA management were to ignore it (they won't), it would go to expedited arbitration, which takes a few months, not years.

I have a question for you: Somebody from Airtran said that they can stop the deal if they are not joined within 18 months after the sale is completed. Just curious to know if SWA buys Airtran and the deal is closed and everything else occurs that normally would occur in a major bsuiness deal like this, how do you undo this at the end of the 18 months?

 

[K-Mart]

I have a question for you: Somebody from Airtran said that they can stop the deal if they are not joined within 18 months after the sale is completed. Just curious to know if SWA buys Airtran and the deal is closed and everything else occurs that normally would occur in a major bsuiness deal like this, how do you undo this at the end of the 18 months?

ALPA will file a grievance.

 

[PCL_128]

I have a question for you: Somebody from Airtran said that they can stop the deal if they are not joined within 18 months after the sale is completed. Just curious to know if SWA buys Airtran and the deal is closed and everything else occurs that normally would occur in a major bsuiness deal like this, how do you undo this at the end of the 18 months?

You don't. Once the deal is closed, the deal is closed. If management didn't adhere to the contract, then an arbitrator would force them to do so.

 

[roughneck]

The 18 months only applies if the two carriers are going to be combined. There is no provision in the SEC filings for the 2 airlines to actually combine into 1. Comments to the press do not constitute a requirement for the carriers to combine.

 

[PCL_128]

The 18 months only applies if the two carriers are going to be combined. There is no provision in the SEC filings for the 2 airlines to actually combine into 1. Comments to the press do not constitute a requirement for the carriers to combine.

Actually, that's exactly what the SEC filings say. But that doesn't really matter, because that's what our contract requires. A merger of the two carriers is required within 18 months of corporate closing.

 

[Candide]

Let's assume the ATN/ALPA crew had the authority to negate the merger after 18 months. Let's assume they exercise that authority.

How do you think that would go over with the majority AAI pilot group?