May 26, 2006
Dear Fellow Pilot,
The upcoming seniority list integration with America West will have an immense impact on all of our careers, and many furloughed pilots have concerns about how you will be integrated on the final list. I can't say what the outcome will be, but the Merger Committee is working diligently to protect the rights of all pilots on the US Airways seniority list.
We will have a large amount of attrition in coming years, which will require the recall of furloughees. We also know that many furloughees have found job opportunities elsewhere and don't plan to return. While the Age 60 attrition is known, the number of pilots who may not return is unknown. As a result, it is hard for those considering returning to have any idea when they will have the opportunity to come back. This also presents a challenge for the Merger Committee in quantifying the expectations of pilots currently on furlough.
In an attempt to gather some of this information, an online survey has been established where furloughed pilots can indicate what their future plans are in regard to returning to US Airways. The survey information is being collected to enable Membership Services to provide furloughees with some indication of recall prospects and to help the Merger Committee best protect the career expectations of our returning furloughees.
The survey has just four questions. It only takes a moment to complete and the response is absolutely nonbinding, just your view as of today. You can log in again and change your mind as many times as you like until the survey closes. Even if you are not planning to return, your response is important to those who are contemplating accepting recall.
Any pilot-specific information will be kept confidential. The purpose of this survey is to gather aggregate information on the return prospects and career expectations of our furloughees. No personal information, including email address and contact information, will be released.
To participate in the survey, click on the link below (or copy and paste it in your browser) and log in.
https://crewroom.alpa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1121
If you have forgotten your user ID or password, click on Password Reminder. Your log in information will be sent to you.
Once logged in, the US Airways Pilot Furlough Survey page will open. Be sure to let this page open completely, then click the link "Click Here to take the US Airways Pilot Furlough Survey," and complete the survey. As stated, you can make changes to your selections until the survey closes on June 21, 2006.
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact me at (608) 215-6580 or J4J@alpa.org. If you have any merger questions, you can submit them on the Merger Committee page at usairwayspilots.org (check to see if your question has already been answered first), or feel free to contact a Merger Committee member. Their numbers are located at the bottom of the Merger Committee page.
The survey will ask you about your preferences to return to either an EMB 190 F/O or an Airbus/Boeing F/O position. Remember that you can bypass recall to the 190 position as long as you like without jeopardizing your rights to future recalls. You might want to consider the pay rates when answering the question. The EMB 190 F/O rates vary from $41?52 per hour, while the AB and 737 are from $61?85 per hour, and the 767/757 go from $72?98 per hour. These rates are from low to high on the longevity scale; the specific rates for your longevity can be found at:
http://crewroom.alpa.org/AAA/DesktopModule...ocumentID=15230
Thanks for your time and participation. I encourage you to complete this survey, as the validity of the information will be increased by a large response rate. It will help us in our effort to represent those of you who have paid the highest price to get us to where we are today.
Dean Colello
US Airways MEC Furlough Administrator
J4J Coordinator
