SWA dispatchers arbitration.
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I'm starting to wonder if we can't get a better deal thru arbitration. As it stands now, our senior mechanics get nothing with the current 4 year bump. Our junior mechanics lose seniority and a few gain seniority. All AT mechanics gain BIG.
xUT
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Since SWA AMFA has a 6 year B' Scale, wouldn't the bump of 4 years move the lower guys up the pay scale quite a bit?
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Wait,.. Are you telling me that these "boosts" being given to the Southwest employees are also for the purposes of pay? I was under the impression that the seniority boosts were only applied for the purposes of bidding and possibly overtime. So with this 4 year boost, the Southwest mechanics will move 4 places up on the pay scale?
Shoot,.. that paints things is a different light altogether if that's the case.
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From the dispatchers arbitration.
Arbitrators opinion:
The record is abundantly clear that the Air-tran dispatchers, upon becoming Southwest dispatchers, will be able to enjoymany benefits not now available to them, benefits that greatly enhance what they receive with Air-tran. Additionally the Air-tran dispatchers, besides getting a windfall (thats right folks, he said windfall) with pay and benefits, will also have the added benefit of joining a well established , financially solid company where greater oppurtunities will be afforded.
In turn, it must then be asked, what do the Southwest dispatchers gain out of this merger with Air-tran. These Dispatchers have established there careers with Southwest and have established themselves on the Southwest roster by seniority. Absent a bump in seniority , as requested by 550, they gain nothing versus the Air-tran dispatchers , with this merger. (thats right folks he said , they gain nothing)
Arbitrators opinion:
The record is abundantly clear that the Air-tran dispatchers, upon becoming Southwest dispatchers, will be able to enjoymany benefits not now available to them, benefits that greatly enhance what they receive with Air-tran. Additionally the Air-tran dispatchers, besides getting a windfall (thats right folks, he said windfall) with pay and benefits, will also have the added benefit of joining a well established , financially solid company where greater oppurtunities will be afforded.
In turn, it must then be asked, what do the Southwest dispatchers gain out of this merger with Air-tran. These Dispatchers have established there careers with Southwest and have established themselves on the Southwest roster by seniority. Absent a bump in seniority , as requested by 550, they gain nothing versus the Air-tran dispatchers , with this merger. (thats right folks he said , they gain nothing)
xUT
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That's Odd.
Page 48 of your contract shows a wage progression table.
http://www.amfa11.com/file_cabinet/Drawer_3/contracts/SWAMechanicContract2009searchable.pdf
So you guys don't have a wage progression?
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xUT
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xUT
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No Problem, no one is perfect, most of all me.
IIRC at one time SWA M&R had one scale of 0 years (that would be A scale), now you have a progression of 6 years (Thereafter reads 6th year to me) that would be B scale, but that's not important.
SWA has been hiring mechanics over the last 6 years and I was wondering if the 4 year seniority boost would, in fact, give them a boost in pay as well.
Take Care,
B) xUT
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Sorry for the thread drift.
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No Problem, no one is perfect, most of all me.
IIRC at one time SWA M&R had one scale of 0 years (that would be A scale), now you have a progression of 6 years (Thereafter reads 6th year to me) that would be B scale, but that's not important.
SWA has been hiring mechanics over the last 6 years and I was wondering if the 4 year seniority boost would, in fact, give them a boost in pay as well.
Take Care,
B) xUT
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Sorry for the thread drift.
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Thats a real good question, one would think its a category seniority boost for bidding, and you would still need 5 years of actual company seniority to top out? And on the other hand a 5 year AT guy would be topped out in pay but would relinquish 4 years for bidding seniority? road show to come , i will address this with the sli group.
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I thought you were refering to something like what I have heard AA had at one time with two completely different mechanic pay scales, hence A scale mechs, and B scale mechs made different top outs? anyway maybe we do have an "A/B" scale in some method of the term , just not my definition. All SWA mechs make the same amount based on years seniority.
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