Airbus Subcontracting Arbitration Update

Apr 7, 2004
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May 6, 2004

To All District 141-M Members at US Airways:

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

The arbitration hearing in the US Airways Airbus subcontracting dispute took place on April 30, May 3 and May 4, 2004 in Arlington, Virginia. Arbitrator Richard Bloch heard testimony from witnesses for both the IAM and US Airways.

The IAM maintains the same position we had when this dispute began last August –IAM-represented US Airways employees must perform all airframe heavy maintenance on US Airways’ aircraft, regardless of manufacturer or where the maintenance is performed. Several current and retired IAM Representatives testified at the hearing about the origin and intent of the contract language that has protected this work for more than fifty years.

A verbatim transcript of the three-day hearing will be sent to all parties within three weeks. The IAM and US Airways will file post-hearings briefs within thirty days of receipt of the transcript. Following submission of the post-hearing briefs, each party will have fifteen days to file a reply brief.

A three-member System Board, made up of one person appointed by the IAM, one by US Airways and neutral arbitrator Richard Bloch, will meet to discuss the case and issue a decision after all briefs have been submitted. No date has been set for the System Board to meet.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely and fraternally,

Scotty Ford
President and Directing General Chairman
IAM District 141-M
 

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The earliest you will hear a decision is August, per the Arbitor and the IAM.
 
Considering, that the IAM will be asked to give up pay prior to that, not sure that is a good move from U mgnt, perhaps they should bite the bullet and do something to appease the mechs and sooner.
 
The earliest you will hear a decision is August, per the Arbitor and the IAM.

I thought we would be out of here by then.
 
If it's true that the ruling won't come down till August, so much for the 60 day time frame that has been mentioned in other threads. Using 60 days from the hearings would put a ruling sometime in mid July. 700uw any info on this ?




Maybe managemnt has begun to heed !!!!!!!
 
At a meeting in Charlotte yesterday we were told by to AGCs who were at the arbitration the earliest to expect a decision will be August.

Three weeks for the transcript to be done. (500 pages).

30 days for each side to file post hearing briefs.

Then the arbitor goes over both sides briefs, then a board meeting where the decision is rendered.

So earliest is August, more like September.
 
And when do the next AB's come due for their checks? September. Are they making plans to tool up the CLT hangars for the work? So how many airplanes will we park this fall and for how long? This entire situation is ridiculous. Perhaps we should have deduceted the costs of the parked airplanes out of Daves escape clause.
 
The company did request Mr Bloch to rule before September as when they lose (my thought) they have time to ramp up to do them in-house.

But also when they get the last ones done now they are going to ask the FAA for a one year extension is what we hear also.

Mark it is $43,000 a day in lost revenue per airbus per the company's court filings.

That does not count the lease costs, the re-leasing of nine airbii and the storage fees and cost of the ferry flights.
 
The Mechanics are going to want their grievance money from the farm out of the Airbus. I hope Dave left the check book 'cause I have a feeling Bruce is going to need it.