Today I attended the ALPA MEC meeting where union leaders re-convened its special meeting at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting agenda included a briefing on the status of US Airways by senior management, continuation of discussions between the Negotiating Committee and the MEC, and other business.
The meeting convened at 9:00 with management’s discussion first. Representing the company were president and chief executive officer Bruce Lakefield, chief financial officer Dave Davis, senior vice president of corporate development, alliances, & express Bruce Ashby, and vice president of flight operations Ed Bular.
The meeting lasted about 4.5 hours and had three segments: introductory comments by Lakefield, a confidential financial briefing by Dave Davis, and a MEC question and answer period.
This meeting was unique because like MEC and key ALPA committee members, those rank-and-file pilots in attendance were permitted to remain in attendance for the “closed session†portion of the meeting, provided we signed a non-disclosure and confidentiality letter.
Thursday's August 12 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article titled "Pilot talks still haven't yielded concessions" is a very accurate description of today's meeting, including analyst opinions.
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Tonight on the code-a-phone, ALPA MEC Communications Committee Chairman Jack Stephan said, “The MEC and management spent the morning in a lengthy Q&A session that focused on the pace and progress of Transformation Plan negotiations. After a candid discussion on both parties’ expectations, the Negotiating Committee and Company negotiators expect to accelerate their negotiating schedule. The Negotiating Committee plans to meet with the Company on Friday and all of next week in Crystal City. The MEC also received a PowerPoint presentation on current Company financial data in closed session. The MEC spent the remainder of the day discussing negotiating strategy in closed session and adjourned the meeting at 6:30. With negotiations entering an accelerated process, please be sure to keep updated on the progress of Transformation Plan negotiations through the code-a-phone and the pilots only website.â€
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Respectfully,
USA320Pilot
The meeting convened at 9:00 with management’s discussion first. Representing the company were president and chief executive officer Bruce Lakefield, chief financial officer Dave Davis, senior vice president of corporate development, alliances, & express Bruce Ashby, and vice president of flight operations Ed Bular.
The meeting lasted about 4.5 hours and had three segments: introductory comments by Lakefield, a confidential financial briefing by Dave Davis, and a MEC question and answer period.
This meeting was unique because like MEC and key ALPA committee members, those rank-and-file pilots in attendance were permitted to remain in attendance for the “closed session†portion of the meeting, provided we signed a non-disclosure and confidentiality letter.
Thursday's August 12 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article titled "Pilot talks still haven't yielded concessions" is a very accurate description of today's meeting, including analyst opinions.
Complete Story
Tonight on the code-a-phone, ALPA MEC Communications Committee Chairman Jack Stephan said, “The MEC and management spent the morning in a lengthy Q&A session that focused on the pace and progress of Transformation Plan negotiations. After a candid discussion on both parties’ expectations, the Negotiating Committee and Company negotiators expect to accelerate their negotiating schedule. The Negotiating Committee plans to meet with the Company on Friday and all of next week in Crystal City. The MEC also received a PowerPoint presentation on current Company financial data in closed session. The MEC spent the remainder of the day discussing negotiating strategy in closed session and adjourned the meeting at 6:30. With negotiations entering an accelerated process, please be sure to keep updated on the progress of Transformation Plan negotiations through the code-a-phone and the pilots only website.â€
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Respectfully,
USA320Pilot