Scope is the most valuable aspect of any labor contract. Without scope a labor contract is worthless. Polars crewmembers faught hard for its labor protective provisions, calling a strike in 1999 to get it and a fair quality of life contract. Cato and AAWH want nothing to do with such a contract and have worked diligently to pit these two pilot groups against each other. Prater and the Atlas MEC have no business mettling in the Polar pilots rights. Shame on them. The Atlas MEC needs to get some coconuts and fight for a respectable contract on there own and stop kissing managements bums. An piece of the Polar scope provision follows and seems very clear.
D. LABOR PROTECTIONS.
1. In the event of a complete operational merger between the Company and another air carrier (i.e., the combination of all the assets of the two carriers), the following seniority-integration procedures will apply:
Polar remaining Polar and Atlas remaining Atlas does not constitute a "complete operational merger".