Beancounter said:I haven't been on the board, because I've just been too busy. As for the APA working a deal? Not that I know of, although I have no inside knowledge. I'm not core AWAPA, friends at American aren't that high up in the union, and USAPA probably thinks I'm a westoff. I did notice the APA dropped the 4 or 5% tack on for contract negotiations, so at least the talks with the company are going well. 🙂
Bean
It's obvious the APA and USAPA are still talking and trying to hammer out a seniority merger protocol agreement. Both Unions held special meetings this week. The APA hotline on the 22nd made reference that during a closed session briefing, the board received a briefing from "Seniority Integration Committee Chairman CA Mark Stephens regarding efforts to reach an agreement on a seniority merger protocol with USAPA"
https://public.alliedpilots.org/apa/AboutAPA/APAPublicNews/tabid/843/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4375/Referendum-Ballot-Count-Ongoing.aspx
USAPA also passed a resolution this week referencing the protocol agreement negotiations.
I suppose getting a protocol agreement didn't need to happen sooner (although the MOU had language saying otherwise) since nothing could really happen until a joint contract is agreed to. So I imagine both sides mutually agreed to continue working on it as everything else plays out. The APA hotline on the 23rd said they are planning on starting the JCBA negotiations the "second half of May".
My guess is a lot of things are going to start happening very soon. As is common with negotiations, a lot occurs behind the scenes and we all seem left in the dark. Hopefully all will be revealed soon and we can all try to move forward.