PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Atlas Polar
Thread: Atlas Polar
View Single Post
Old 18th October 2008 | 08:16
  #96 (permalink)  
nitty-gritty
 
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 238
Likes: 0
From: Planet Earth
Sounds like we need scope similar to Republics contract in the new merged CBA (SCBA). BTW they are Teamsters.

The problem is that you are arguing a point that is in motion that you cannot change. Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. was the entity created and to sell DHL a 49 percent portion of Polar Air Cargo, inc for the block space - ACMI agreement that included Atlas services under ACMI. It is why Atlas is flying under it now. The merger is in motion and PID set and awaiting a final CBA. Whether we are ALPA or Teamsters it will go forward and you will not be able to STRIKE as many Polar crewmembers seem to think. It will be an agreed to merged contract by all or an arbitrated merged contract. The holding out of the Polar contingent that Prater will pull the circuit breaker on the merger if ALPA is kept in place after the upcoming representation vote may be a hope for your group since he obviously prefers to represent Polar vs Atlas, but the ALPA bylaws say he can't do it along with the ALPA legal department. I wouldn't doubt him saying "sue me if you don't like it" to the Atlas crewmembers with all the resources (our collective dues) at his disposal.

As to Loss of License in your earlier post, there is a commitment letter from a vendor already. Medical services and legal services available also.

You can buy services as above, but you can't buy representation. ALPA chose not to represent Atlas along with a number of other "B" carriers, particularly during the Prater term, and here we are with a number of councils initiating decertifications. Heard Midwest Express is doing it now.
nitty-gritty is offline  
Reply