I hear 80 pilots this year to AWA...
Here is a piece of the 28 page U & AWA transition agreement
6. America West will not hire new pilots if pilots on the US Airways
seniority list remain on furlough, provided that America West may hire a
new pilot if all pilots on furlough have been offered recall to US Airways
or have been offered positions by America West in the order of seniority.
Available positions at America West will be offered to furloughed US
Airways pilots under the recall provisions contained in Section 23,
paragraph I of the US Airways - ALPA collective bargaining agreement,
except that active MDA pilots with recall rights to US Airways will
continue to be subject to the applicable freeze/hold provisions of LOA 91,
Attachment B "Recall to US Airways". A furloughed US Airways pilot
who declines a position as an America West pilot retains the right to be
offered the next position offered and also retains the right to be recalled to
US Airways in accordance with his US Airways seniority. A US Airways
pilot who accepts a position at America West:
a) will be treated as junior to all pilots who are on the America West
seniority list on the effective date of this Letter of Agreement, but
pilots on the US Airways seniority list employed by America West
under this paragraph 6 will be ranked among themselves in their
order on the US Airways seniority list;
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b) will be considered an employee of America West during Separate
Operations and subject to the America West collective bargaining
agreement;
c) will retain, accrue and be entitled to use his combined longevity at
both carriers for all purposes including but not limited to pay
(excluding furlough pay, which will be calculated based on time at
America West only), benefits, vacation accrual, and eligibility
towards pension contributions and health and welfare participation;
d) may be required to forego recall to US Airways for up to eighteen
(18) months from the date of his employment as a pilot for
America West;
e) will retain his position on the US Airways seniority list and will be
integrated in the combined seniority list based on his position on
the US Airways seniority list;
f) will not be required to serve a probation period as a pilot for
America West;
g) will not receive furlough pay from US Airways with respect to the
period of his service as a pilot for America West;
h) will be subject to any applicable background checks and
employment requirements for pilots returning from furlough.
7. America West may hire new pilots if all pilots on the US Airways
seniority list have been offered recall to US Airways or have been offered
a pilot position at America West. New pilots hired during the Separate
Operations will be placed by their date of hire on a third seniority list
entitled “New Hire Seniority List,” will be junior to all pilots on the pilot
seniority lists of America West and US Airways on the effective date of
this Letter of Agreement, and will continue to be junior to those pilots on
the integrated seniority list of America West and US Airways pilots.
8. In the event that the Airline Parties intend to open or close a domicile or
satellite domicile, the Airline Parties will meet and confer with the
Association and share the analysis upon which the decision is based. The
Airline Parties may close the affected domicile or satellite domicile if the
analysis upon which the decision is based establishes that there is a cost
savings generated by the closing.
Here is a piece of the 28 page U & AWA transition agreement
6. America West will not hire new pilots if pilots on the US Airways
seniority list remain on furlough, provided that America West may hire a
new pilot if all pilots on furlough have been offered recall to US Airways
or have been offered positions by America West in the order of seniority.
Available positions at America West will be offered to furloughed US
Airways pilots under the recall provisions contained in Section 23,
paragraph I of the US Airways - ALPA collective bargaining agreement,
except that active MDA pilots with recall rights to US Airways will
continue to be subject to the applicable freeze/hold provisions of LOA 91,
Attachment B "Recall to US Airways". A furloughed US Airways pilot
who declines a position as an America West pilot retains the right to be
offered the next position offered and also retains the right to be recalled to
US Airways in accordance with his US Airways seniority. A US Airways
pilot who accepts a position at America West:
a) will be treated as junior to all pilots who are on the America West
seniority list on the effective date of this Letter of Agreement, but
pilots on the US Airways seniority list employed by America West
under this paragraph 6 will be ranked among themselves in their
order on the US Airways seniority list;
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b) will be considered an employee of America West during Separate
Operations and subject to the America West collective bargaining
agreement;
c) will retain, accrue and be entitled to use his combined longevity at
both carriers for all purposes including but not limited to pay
(excluding furlough pay, which will be calculated based on time at
America West only), benefits, vacation accrual, and eligibility
towards pension contributions and health and welfare participation;
d) may be required to forego recall to US Airways for up to eighteen
(18) months from the date of his employment as a pilot for
America West;
e) will retain his position on the US Airways seniority list and will be
integrated in the combined seniority list based on his position on
the US Airways seniority list;
f) will not be required to serve a probation period as a pilot for
America West;
g) will not receive furlough pay from US Airways with respect to the
period of his service as a pilot for America West;
h) will be subject to any applicable background checks and
employment requirements for pilots returning from furlough.
7. America West may hire new pilots if all pilots on the US Airways
seniority list have been offered recall to US Airways or have been offered
a pilot position at America West. New pilots hired during the Separate
Operations will be placed by their date of hire on a third seniority list
entitled “New Hire Seniority List,” will be junior to all pilots on the pilot
seniority lists of America West and US Airways on the effective date of
this Letter of Agreement, and will continue to be junior to those pilots on
the integrated seniority list of America West and US Airways pilots.
8. In the event that the Airline Parties intend to open or close a domicile or
satellite domicile, the Airline Parties will meet and confer with the
Association and share the analysis upon which the decision is based. The
Airline Parties may close the affected domicile or satellite domicile if the
analysis upon which the decision is based establishes that there is a cost
savings generated by the closing.
