million dollar question......Duke787 said:Does anybody know how crew chief seniority will be handled after merge, USAir has a crew chief seniority, but aa goes by occupational seniority. How will the crew chief seniority be handled?
You could have someone start in, say, 1980, be super senior as a Utility or Stock Clerk, and be only senior as a Mechanic and junior as a Lead or Inspector. All at the same time. It all depended on when you started ( for your flight benefits), and when you upgraded, downgraded, or bid a premium position.Glenn Quagmire said:IAM has always had a "classification" seniority list for the Different classes...
Mechanic, Lead Mechanic, inspector, lead inspector, etc....
It worked well, so i assume the TWU will try and squash it.
Don't want to burst your bubble but managers at American pick who they want now.bikeguy said:The Lead system does not work well at LUS.
The managers PICK who they want as leads.
The AA system is better because it keeps the Boot-lickers from getting the job.
The IAM way is geared towards the "premium" positions and hurts the regular mechanics seniority
You go up in any "premium" position and you go to the bottom of the list for that classification. IE; MOC or LEAD. Inspector and so on....
If you drop back down to a mechanic position you get to fall in where your seniority puts you on the list..
If you have never have been a lead before you have to interview for the position and managers PICK who they want.
In the last two years I have witnessed many crew chief position openings at AA. We too have a panel, but management has picked who they wanted to pick at least where I'm at.700UW said:Managers don't pick leads it's done by seniority and a panel interview which includes an IAM representative.