AWA320,
The decertification drive is just one option open to the US Airways pilots. Decertification may be the best way to go, but with the ALPA EC and Rice Committee supporting solutions to the Nicolau Award that would work for the US Airways pilots, maybe the decertification effort is not in the East pilots' best interests.
It never was in your best interest and would most certainly burn you for good, why do you think we are pushing you to hurry up??
Today in an ALPA Fast Read sent to about 60,000 airline pilots John Prater said, “To summarize, given all of this, the Executive Council decided that our union’s resources should be devoted to bringing about practical results through the efforts of the Executive Council, the Rice Committee, the MECs, and the Joint Negotiating Committee" to the Nicolau Award. “The result may lead to a merged agreement, umbrella agreements, or multiple agreements," Prater noted.
Well bro let me put it to you like this, Prater is an idiot if he thinks we will do anything to alter this award! The AWA pilots will watch the lions share of any new contract go east and we feel that it's payment enough. Now you guys moan and groan all you wish about a possible AWA BK but you and I both know that AAA was headed to liquidation. We have given all we are going to give so I guess we best get on with it my friend.
AWA320, Prater just sent an email to add ALPA International Pilots on file discussing the EC's two resolutions, the work of the EC, and the work of the Rice Committee. As you know the only option available to the US Airways MEC is separate contracts of equivalent value with separate operations", thus, the US Airways pilots are seeking ways to improve the pay and benefits of the AWA pilots and to preserve their pre-merger career expectation, which as we know is fair.
As you were told before, if the company wanted to run things seperate they never would have gone thru all this training and other crap to get a single cert. We will not control that plain and simple. Hey if it makes you and your fellow east pilots feel good then by all means preach it.
I found it interesting that Prater sent out a very detailed report on the EC and Rice Committee's action to all ALPA pilots indicating the "result may lead to a merged agreement, umbrella agreements, or MULTIPLE agreements."
Why do you think Prater did that?
Well because Prater never ever should have stuck his nose in the middle of this adn is now praying that the AWA MEC bails alpa out. Well let me be the first to tell you, it aain't gonna happen. ALPA thru John Prater dug this hole and ALPA is going to have to figure out how to get it'self out. The noose on this end is getting ready to get really tight around ALPA's neck!!!
Regards,
USA320Pilot