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Yet another USAPA lawsuit

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Is the accusation true or not. Is the company imposing things against the contract?? Is so you would be happier if they did nothing??


Let's think about this for a moment:
  • The east pilots walked away from joint negotiations.
  • The east pilots walked away from the seniority list because it didn't meet the pie in the sky promises of the AAA MEC.
  • The east pilots insisted on opening up EVERY SECTION of the contract (even though a lion's share of the sections were completed).
  • The east pilots refuse to put out the Kirby proposal (that if voted in would IMMEDIATELY bring them up to in pay and parity).
Now, I admit that the Kirby proposal won't do it for me. The company did say (in testimony) that they thought they would have to pay an additional 7-8% on top of the Kirby proposal. So that would have made a narrow body captain pay just shy of $159 an hour + the existing AWA contract. I could just about live with that wage.

This "union" is writing checks, it's body (of pilots) can't cash (apologies to Top Gun).
 
Speaking of lawsuits, great news today from Judge Silver in the Company's suit for declaratory judgment: the case will go on! Silver dismissed USAPA's motion to dismiss the West. She also dismissed the cross-claims and both motions for sanctions.

What does this mean? It means at some point the judge will rule on the Company's request to either be told they must use USAPA's wet-dream list, the Nicolau Award, or anything else without fear of a suit. The Addington jury trial will figure prominently in future proceedings. May justice be served!
 
From Judge Silver's order:

"The East Pilots–who would benefit much more from a strict “date of hire” seniority rule–were dissatisfied with the Nicolau Award. The East Pilots formed a new labor union known as USAPA. The USAPA constitution mandates seniority be determined by “date of hire.” The East Pilots significantly outnumber the West Pilots and when put to a vote by all the pilots, USAPA was certified as the labor union for both the East and West Pilots."

Any Eastie feeling confident about outcome of this suit?
 

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