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MEC CODE-A-PHONE UPDATE - February 4, 2003
This is Roy Freundlich with US Airways MEC opdate for Tuesday, February 4, with four new items:
Item 1. Most pilots have received by US mail a comprehensive legal notice on behalf of US Airways announcing the Company's bankruptcy court filing to terminate the pilots defined benefits plan on March 31, 2003. The Association is going to file a blanket objection to the Company's motion to terminate the plan in bankruptcy court. More details on ALPA's legal objection will be announced tomorrow.
Item 2. The MEC held a conference call today to receive an update on the pension issue from the Retirement and Insurance Committee, Negotiating Committee, and ALPA benefits, financial and legal advisors in closed session. Discussion included the filing of an MEC grievance as part of ALPA's challenge to the Company's actions to terminate the pilots defined benefits plan.
The Grievance Chairman will be filling an MEC grievance on the termination of the Pension Plan tomorrow stating, in part, that The Association has not agreed to terminate the plan nor to the implementation of a Defined Contribution Plan in place of the existing Defined Benefits Plan. Further, whether or not the plan is terminated, the company is obligated to pay retirement benefits as specified in the Agreement. A copy of the grievance filling should be available on the pilot's only wed site by tomorrow.
Item 3. As previously reported, MEC Chairman Bill Pollock contacted US Airways President and CEO David Siegel regarding canceling the furloughs for today. The Company indicated that they still intend to furlough all pilots scheduled for furlough on February 4th. ALPA believes that an excess of 200 pilots are being furloughed who were not or should not have been identified for furlough in permanent bid 03-01. The MEC has filed a grievance on this issue and will hold the required hearing with the Vice President of Flight Operations on Wednesday.
Item 4. The Company has advised the Association that contrary to prior commitments, pilots' furlough pay will be based on the last six months of service to the Corporation not the last 6 months of active service as the Company had previously indicated. The only exception to this is pilots on military leave. In that instance it will be the last six months of active service. In addition, the Company has also told the Association that any bank time that a pilot might have used in the last six months of his employment will not be used to calculate furlough pay due a furloughed pilot. The Association is planning to grieve both these issues.
Please remember as of today we have 1,827 pilots on furlough.
Thank you for listening.
This is Roy Freundlich with US Airways MEC opdate for Tuesday, February 4, with four new items:
Item 1. Most pilots have received by US mail a comprehensive legal notice on behalf of US Airways announcing the Company's bankruptcy court filing to terminate the pilots defined benefits plan on March 31, 2003. The Association is going to file a blanket objection to the Company's motion to terminate the plan in bankruptcy court. More details on ALPA's legal objection will be announced tomorrow.
Item 2. The MEC held a conference call today to receive an update on the pension issue from the Retirement and Insurance Committee, Negotiating Committee, and ALPA benefits, financial and legal advisors in closed session. Discussion included the filing of an MEC grievance as part of ALPA's challenge to the Company's actions to terminate the pilots defined benefits plan.
The Grievance Chairman will be filling an MEC grievance on the termination of the Pension Plan tomorrow stating, in part, that The Association has not agreed to terminate the plan nor to the implementation of a Defined Contribution Plan in place of the existing Defined Benefits Plan. Further, whether or not the plan is terminated, the company is obligated to pay retirement benefits as specified in the Agreement. A copy of the grievance filling should be available on the pilot's only wed site by tomorrow.
Item 3. As previously reported, MEC Chairman Bill Pollock contacted US Airways President and CEO David Siegel regarding canceling the furloughs for today. The Company indicated that they still intend to furlough all pilots scheduled for furlough on February 4th. ALPA believes that an excess of 200 pilots are being furloughed who were not or should not have been identified for furlough in permanent bid 03-01. The MEC has filed a grievance on this issue and will hold the required hearing with the Vice President of Flight Operations on Wednesday.
Item 4. The Company has advised the Association that contrary to prior commitments, pilots' furlough pay will be based on the last six months of service to the Corporation not the last 6 months of active service as the Company had previously indicated. The only exception to this is pilots on military leave. In that instance it will be the last six months of active service. In addition, the Company has also told the Association that any bank time that a pilot might have used in the last six months of his employment will not be used to calculate furlough pay due a furloughed pilot. The Association is planning to grieve both these issues.
Please remember as of today we have 1,827 pilots on furlough.
Thank you for listening.