Update from union reps for MAA Division F/As:
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On March 21-23, your negotiating committee met with MidAtlantic Officials in
Crystal City for the twofold purpose of finalizing our contract and for
getting additional information on the announced acquisition of MidAtlantic by
Republic Airways. We were very disappointed in the company's lack of
preparedness on both topics. While it may seem pointless now to finalize our contract, we must proceed as if the Republic transaction doesn't exist in case it is never consummated.
We were not able to get many details that we can share with you regarding the
acquisition. But we will continue to press for information so that you can
make the decisions you need to make with the most information possible. It
had been our hope to have more specific details to share with you. But at this
point, we do not. Many of our questions the company acknowledged that they
hadn't even thought about. AFA-CWA will continue to exert every possible
means to make sure that the legal and contractual benefits of MidAtlantic Flight
Attendants are protected.
We will keep you informed every step of the way to best of our ability. We
are scheduled to meet with the company again April 6-8. We are very hopeful
that this set of meetings will be far more productive than the most recent.
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Also from mainline....
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Fyi...
As of 3/28 we have 228 VFLR request. Most bidding all choices
with the following order requested... June, September, and then
December.
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For the May 1 mainline recall (to LGA), the company was seeking 50 F/As. they sent out letters to the top 200 furloughed F/As, 30 or so who are active MAA. 165 responded, of which only 43 opted to return to mainline at the present time. 20 of the 43 are active MAA. The number of MAA F/As deciding to return to mainline rose dramatically after the Republic announcement. No word on whether the company will seek to fill the seven mainline positons in LGA or if there will be another recall. They will return to the top of the list with each new offer of recall, and MAA or furloughed F/As can pass until the most junior is recalled.
The company is having at least one MAA recall class in either April or June to replace the mainline recalled F/As. It will be interesting to see how many will return.
They also opened up transfers back to PHL and PIT for when the 20 F/As leave.
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On March 21-23, your negotiating committee met with MidAtlantic Officials in
Crystal City for the twofold purpose of finalizing our contract and for
getting additional information on the announced acquisition of MidAtlantic by
Republic Airways. We were very disappointed in the company's lack of
preparedness on both topics. While it may seem pointless now to finalize our contract, we must proceed as if the Republic transaction doesn't exist in case it is never consummated.
We were not able to get many details that we can share with you regarding the
acquisition. But we will continue to press for information so that you can
make the decisions you need to make with the most information possible. It
had been our hope to have more specific details to share with you. But at this
point, we do not. Many of our questions the company acknowledged that they
hadn't even thought about. AFA-CWA will continue to exert every possible
means to make sure that the legal and contractual benefits of MidAtlantic Flight
Attendants are protected.
We will keep you informed every step of the way to best of our ability. We
are scheduled to meet with the company again April 6-8. We are very hopeful
that this set of meetings will be far more productive than the most recent.
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Also from mainline....
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Fyi...
As of 3/28 we have 228 VFLR request. Most bidding all choices
with the following order requested... June, September, and then
December.
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For the May 1 mainline recall (to LGA), the company was seeking 50 F/As. they sent out letters to the top 200 furloughed F/As, 30 or so who are active MAA. 165 responded, of which only 43 opted to return to mainline at the present time. 20 of the 43 are active MAA. The number of MAA F/As deciding to return to mainline rose dramatically after the Republic announcement. No word on whether the company will seek to fill the seven mainline positons in LGA or if there will be another recall. They will return to the top of the list with each new offer of recall, and MAA or furloughed F/As can pass until the most junior is recalled.
The company is having at least one MAA recall class in either April or June to replace the mainline recalled F/As. It will be interesting to see how many will return.
They also opened up transfers back to PHL and PIT for when the 20 F/As leave.
