:down: For the first 3 days this past week, there was no negotiations. The committee was in a room in CCY and just discussed some of the current issues reported by the f/as in MAA. The committee also showed the company that their block hours and credited hours were built totally illegaly for the month of MAY. The co. recognized this error and is allowing the f/as to drop trips to satisfy the 91 sheduled credit hours in the contract if they want to drop. Keep in mind that the f/as can "time out" at 91 or they can keep flying. They can also give their block trips to reserves on their days OFF. Also, if a blockholder picks up trips on their days off, they i
ncrease their
guarantee if any future trip should cancel in the month.
An MAA scheduling Q&A will be e-lined by the PIT Pres this week and also the mailboxes for the MAA f/as with 4 pages of things they CAN do.
Some of what the f/as can do is better and more flexible than "mainline". Its all there in the contract and the Committee presented to management to make them aware that the f/as WILL do it.
With regard to medical, the company wants an agreed agreement and they will offer the group conribution plan to the f/as starting June 1. The Committee is not prepared to sign off yet. Many outstanding issues remain. Example: Guarantee pay or training pay starting first day of training, increases in meal expense similar to the pilots, crew meals (which they said emphatically NO to) and holding pay with pax on board for delays (which they basically told us to pound salt) :down:
Wed. Thurs, Jerry Glass joined the Committee and gave a counter proposal that SUCKS. However, the f/as can wear "the nation's flag" on their lapels, which the lower MAA management prohibited. Simple things they move on like its something huge to give. (no cost).
Meanwhile Jerry states that they can't add $1 million dollars to the restructuring plan or they break the ATSB covenants. Funny though, they found $4.5 mils to give to Siegel just to step down. I guess ATSB finds that to be OK..... :down:
Hard to believe them when their lips are moving.