This is dated and was written by the USAirways AFA
What ARE the Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions?
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Before Deregulation of the airline industry, mergers had to be approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). The CAB usually required that the airlines provide for the protection of employees and their jobs, imposing these labor protective provisions' or LPPs as a condition before granting approval of a merger. After Deregulation, the CAB was eliminated so that any protection like the LPPs we had to be negotiated it into our collective bargaining agreement, which is exactly what we did.
The LPPs in our contract are the same as those used in the Allegheny-Mohawk merger in the early 1970's. These provide that we are to be treated in a "fair and equitable" way. The LPPs protect our compensation levels, displacement in the event flying moves as a result of the merger, seniority, and numerous other factors that could be effected by the merger. Our contract also provides other protection for our seniority and United has agreed not to furlough any employees.
Seniority Rights
Under the LPPs our seniority integration must be "fair and equitable." But beyond that, our contract provides that seniority integration is to be done as provided in the AFA Constitution and Bylaws. Since United and US Airways flight attendants are both in AFA, the AFA Constitution and Bylaws provides that seniority is to be determined by date of hire.
Compensation
Under the LPPs, we cannot be forced to earn less than what we earned prior to the merger. If we are unable to make what we did before the merger we would be entitled to an allowance to bring our new wages up to equal a monthly average of the last 12 months immediately before the merger.
These protections are good for 3 years after the effective date of the merger.
Employment
Our contract gives us better employment protection than the LPP's. We have a 'No-Furlough' clause in Section 1-E of our Agreement which covers all FA's on our seniority list now and until April 30, 2005. United has agreed to be bound by our contract, and they have also promised not to furlough any employees for two years.