Currently there have been approx 50 Newhires hired into the FE seat. They have been seat locked for atleast a year with Pay protection. (unfortunately everyone makes that same thing the first year so pay prtection doesnt really matter for now)
Most of the New hires coming after Jan 31 will be hired into the right seat. The FE's will be able to bid out of the back seat once there probation period has passed. If no bid comes out after there probation period is up, the FE's will be paid as a FO and have to wait to upgrade. If after two years from DOH, the FE's are still in the back, they can displace the FO's that were hired after them.
UPS and the IPA both signed a MOU regarding this agreement.
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