CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Airways pilots' governing body, the Master Executive Council (MEC), a unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, has authorized its Negotiating Committee to continue talks on Transformation Plan Negotiations with US Airways management.
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According to the articles is looks like the MEC is willing to do whatever it takes to reach an agreement with US Airways and has all restrictions on their negotiators in order to come to an agreement with US.

It's a step, although a small one, in the right direction for the future of US.

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According to the articles is looks like the MEC is willing to do whatever it takes to reach an agreement with US Airways and has all restrictions on their negotiators in order to come to an agreement with US.

It's a step, although a small one, in the right direction for the future of US.

Well with US Airways being in BK court. The pilots now have their head on a chopping block. What could have been a somewhat of an okay deal could now be far worse if they don't come to terms and the judge does not show any mercy to the unions. Could be interesting to see what developes.

I guess we will wait and see.


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Hopefully it is not too late.

There's nothing like closing the barn door after the horse it out! :D

If they try to cut the DC pension and/or try to cram in language about out-of-seniority furloughs, it won't pass (nor, in all likelihood, make it to the rank and file for a vote).

I would probably guess is that the only reason they are back at the table is because they think the BK court would probably impose (in their eyes) a worse contract on them then US would negotiate.

If nothing else the fact that US is attempting to negotiate with the unions (1 success, 1 at least at the table) should make it easier to pursade for the court to invalidate the contracts with the unions that wouldn't sit down and at least talk.

If they try to cut the DC pension and/or try to cram in language about out-of-seniority furloughs, it won't pass (nor, in all likelihood, make it to the rank and file for a vote).
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The pilots and other unions have little say at this point regarding what they will end up with--if anything--in pay and pension benefits. US (or UA or DL--take your pick) are or soon will be in a position to dictate their terms to the unions that will allow for job preservation.

Unfortunately for the airline industry and for the workers, airline management did not have the foresight and guts to prevent the payrates for its employees to spiral out of control over the past 20 years.

Its hard to tell somebody they have to take a substantial paycut to keep their job--

But it would have been harder to hang tough 10 or 20 years ago and potentially even take a shutdown for a strike instead of buckling to union demands for higher and higher pay.

Management was not up to the task back then. BK court makes it easy to wring out 20 years worth of concessions that should have occurred through hard work and showing the employees the unsustainability of such wage increases and inefficient work rules over the long term.

Perhaps they're willing to negotiate now that they to some extent
accomplished one of their goals, ie. having ownership lose their
equity.