US Airways "I'm on board lanyards?"

[BOX OFFICE]

Rekks, as PCL 128 pointed out, we're both wrong. That was an NLRB decision. We are under the RLA. His post was spot on.

 

[ackattacker]

It appears PCL_128 is right.

 

[OPECJet]

Concurred.

Now.... If those company supplied lanyards don't have some sort of quick disconnect, they are a safety hazard. Make them supply you with something that won't get you hurt or don't wear them.

 

[Rekks Inbound]

Rekks, as PCL 128 pointed out, we're both wrong. That was an NLRB decision. We are under the RLA. His post was spot on.

Got it!

Peace.

Rekks

 

[LearLove]

what if you don't wear a lanyard at all - just use the plastic/metal snap/clip thing on you shirt pocket?

 

[ackattacker]

what if you don't wear a lanyard at all - just use the plastic/metal snap/clip thing on you shirt pocket?

That's allowed. I think it's mildly shady that they're allowing check airman badge backers but not any other kind. Supposedly because they have emergency numbers on the back. OK, well, then wouldn't it be safer if we all wore badge backers with emergency numbers on them?

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Sounds just like every union I know of...

You are a dikscratcher in SGU, go back to your Mt Dew Code Red and WoW tourney, the adults are talkin'..........
PBR

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Sorry, but you're not a lawyer, and you're wrong. The bold print above is an example of why what you call "federal law" doesn't apply to this particular case.

The company has every right to ban the lanyards and enforce such ban with discipline.

Argued in district court already:

http://www.alpa.org/portals/alpa/pressroom/pressreleases/2007/2007-5-25_07.031.htm

EnjoyRelease #07.031
May 25, 2007

Judge’s Order Affirms SkyWest Airlines Pilots’ Right to Organize

San Francisco, CA — On May 22, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the SkyWest Pilots ALPA Organizing Committee filed suit against SkyWest Airlines, Inc. to prevent the carrier from interfering with SkyWest pilots’ right to organize under the Railway Labor Act. The Organizing Committee is working with the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) to gain union representation for SkyWest pilots.

“I applaud the members of the SkyWest Pilots ALPA Organizing Committee for their courage in demanding their federal rights to freely discuss and learn more about ALPA and the benefits of union representation,” said ALPA President Captain John Prater. “Under the rules governing union organizing, SkyWest pilots are entitled to distribute and receive information from ALPA and its supporters on exactly the same terms and conditions that they have received information from management and their in-house pilot committee. ALPA stands behind the Organizing Committee’s desire to discuss with their colleagues ALPA’s possible role in their professional futures,” he added.

The same day the lawsuit was filed, the Court issued a temporary restraining order requiring SkyWest to allow Organizing Committee members and their supporters to express their support for ALPA and the organizing campaign by wearing ALPA insignia on lanyards or pins and to distribute ALPA materials in non-work areas such as crew lounges and bulletin boards. The temporary restraining order also required SkyWest to provide members of the Organizing Committee with access to the same channels of internal communication to the pilot group that are now and have been available to the internal pilots committee funded completely by management.

Yesterday, May 24, 2007, the SkyWest Pilots ALPA Organizing Committee fought back a challenge from SkyWest Airlines on the right of SkyWest pilots to communicate freely about the organizing campaign without interference from or discrimination by the company. Despite an opportunity to present its case to the judge, SkyWest Airlines was unable to persuade the Court that the temporary restraining order should not remain in effect.

Following the hearing, the Court issued a revised order continuing the protections which enable SkyWest pilots to freely express their views about the organizing campaign. This order will remain in effect until the hearing on the SkyWest Pilots ALPA Organizing Committee’s request for a preliminary injunction. That hearing has been set for Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. (PDT).

More than 2,600 pilots fly for the St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines, Inc., serving 19.5 million passengers in 140 cities in the U.S. and Canada.

Formed in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest pilots union. As of June 1, 2007, ALPA will represent more than 60,000 pilots and crewmembers at 41 airlines in the U.S. and Canada.
PBR

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

When is the new lanyard policy being implemented?

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Airline pilots don't fall under the NLRA, so the NLRB has no jurisdiction to resolve our disputes, and their past rulings do not set precedent for us. We fall under the RLA, which has no restrictions on companies imposing uniform standards. Arbitrators have ruled that companies can impose these standards, provided it is not done in a discriminatory fashion. In other words, they can prohibit all lanyards except a company lanyard, but they can't allow an anti-union lanyard while prohibiting a union lanyard. What USAirways is doing is consistent with arbitral precedent. If you don't like it, you'll have to negotiate for the right to wear your lanyards, which is exactly what they want. Distract you from the big issues with lots of little issues like this.

Hey PFT boy,
Why don't you do a little research on ALPA litigation before you open your pie hole. Usin' big lawyer type words don't make you one.
PBR