Intruder
To answer your questions,
As Whaledriver101 said "The Polar pilots have a scope clause in their contract(operational merger tied to a certificate) and we expect it to be honored.
Its a scope clause. It really cannot get anymore simple than that."
As to your ballot question, no it was not balloted. The 100% I used may have a margin of error of .1%. Actually I do not know of one Polar pilot that is in disagreement with our MEC.
We hold quarterly meetings in which the merger of course has been the primary subject. The group is in complete agreement and has total confidence in the path the MEC has taken. The Polar pilot group is a very tight knit group, considerably smaller than the Atlas group which makes it much easier to work together in one direction. Our contract is clear. We realize as a group that the company would get considerable benefit by merging the two pilot groups. We are not opposed to that. However, the contract does not allow for this type of merger to take place and maintain two separate companies and two separate operating certificates. So we are asking for certain job protections before moving forward. The company and the Atlas MEC would not agree to these protections, so in accordance with our contract we decline to move forward with this so called merger. Did we take a poll, no. Are we 100% in agreement, absolutely. We are standing up for our rights under our hard won CBA, even if certain members of the Atlas pilot group prefer to take whatever the company dictates.
Last edited by LANCERDVR; 4th December 2007 at 06:16.