A friend of mine informed me that PDT is not communicating with ALG on the issues of seniority list integration and the proposed fence agreement. There have been no discussions between the two groups on either topic. PDT is negotiating on its own.
The word is that reason for the logjam is because the new ALG Chairman was aligned with the three ALG MEC members who roll call voted acceptance the non-negotiable, (company's terms), PDT/ALG Merger Agreement; instead of sending it out to the ALG pilots for ratificaton as is the policy at PDT. PDT, who refused to accept those same terms, feels sold out by the ALG MEC roll call majority. Simply put, ALG's roll call majority and their new chairman got in bed with Express Division and layed down. That rubs the PDT pilots the wrong way... big time. To make matters worse, the ALG MECC is asking ALG management "how high?", when it asks him to jump... and PDT knows that as well.
Smart money seems to be behind the theory that after the 100 day ALPA mandated negotiating period, it will all end up in mediation/arbitration.
The word is that reason for the logjam is because the new ALG Chairman was aligned with the three ALG MEC members who roll call voted acceptance the non-negotiable, (company's terms), PDT/ALG Merger Agreement; instead of sending it out to the ALG pilots for ratificaton as is the policy at PDT. PDT, who refused to accept those same terms, feels sold out by the ALG MEC roll call majority. Simply put, ALG's roll call majority and their new chairman got in bed with Express Division and layed down. That rubs the PDT pilots the wrong way... big time. To make matters worse, the ALG MECC is asking ALG management "how high?", when it asks him to jump... and PDT knows that as well.
Smart money seems to be behind the theory that after the 100 day ALPA mandated negotiating period, it will all end up in mediation/arbitration.