APA Update July 5th Seniority List Integration Arbitration Panel Responds to Procedural Questions
"Seniority List Integration Arbitration Panel Responds to Procedural Questions
The seniority list integration arbitration panel issued a 22-page response today to the three procedural questions that arose after the USAPA Merger Committee’s abrupt and permanent withdrawal from the proceedings. The procedural questions submitted and the panel’s respective answer to each question are as follows:
Should APA engage in best efforts to establish a new merger committee to represent legacy US Airways East pilots ("East Merger Committee")?
In its response, the SLI arbitration panel stated: “The Board answers Question No. 1 in the affirmative: APA should engage in best efforts to establish a new merger committee to represent legacy U.S. Airways East pilots.”
Should a new East Merger Committee, if any, be deemed bound by the Ninth Circuit's decision in Addington?
In its response, the SLI arbitration panel stated: “The Board declines to answer Question No. 2 to the extent that it seeks a legal opinion as to the scope of the judicial injunction on advocacy by any Merger Committee appointed to represent the East pilots. The board declines to impose any restrictions on advocacy not imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction.”
What shall be the revised schedule for the SLI hearing (including, without limitation, the schedule for establishing a new East Merger Committee, if any)?
In its response, the SLI arbitration panel modified the hearing schedule as follows: “Arbitration hearings (to the extent needed) are scheduled for the following periods: September 29, 30, October 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2015; January 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 2016, in Washington, D.C.”
The SLI arbitration panel’s full opinion and award, along with hearing transcripts and other related documents, are posted on the
SLI page of alliedpilots.org. As a result of the panel’s decision, no SLI hearings will be held the week of July 13.
APA will continue to post SLI hearing updates as additional information becomes known."