October 8, 1998
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PBS status
However, we have learned that the company has scheduled a
meeting for next week with AD-OPT. We hope that next week’s meeting will result in a
signed contract so that PBS development can get underway.
Equipment bid
Vacation bid
To resolve the issue, the 1999 vacation bid will close per
the contract on October 31, with awards being published on November 15. The company will
make every effort to contact pilots with two-week vacations that fall between October 11
and October 31. Those affected pilots will be contacted by telephone, and given the option
of having their vacation packages mailed to them. If person-to-person contact is not made,
the packages will be mailed automatically. The MEC will continue to pursue an
already-filed grievance concerning the missed October 1 deadline. The vacation bid will
also be posted on the ALPA MEC web site at www.awalpa.org.
EasyBid
AWA personnel changes
New A319 arrival
Teamsters ratify contract
Fenix Flight
If ALPA does not have your correct home mailing address,
please contact the MEC office immediately to make sure you receive the Fenix Flight.
That concludes this week’s Hotline update. The next update
will be on Thursday, October 15. Fly safe; fly your contract; and thanks for listening.
- PBS Status
- Equipment Bid
- Vacation Bid
- Easy Bid
- AWA personnel change
- New A319 arrival
- Teamsters ratify contract
- Fenix Flight
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This is Communications Committee
Chairman David Weeks with the America West MEC Hotline update for Thursday, October 8.
Tonight’s topics are:
The MEC is very disappointed that America West has not signed a contact with AD-OPT
Technologies, our chosen PBS vendor. The company just hasn’t given PBS the attention it
deserves, since the side letters were ratified last month.
Training dates for equipment Bid 2000-1 were awarded this week. The bid was published
with an effective date of January 31, 2000; however, some pilots will be trained out of
seniority order, and up to several months after January 2000; some as late as September of
2000. This is a significant change in the way America West has normally prepared the
equipment bids because not all pilots will be trained by the effective date. The MEC
continues to talk with management about this issue.
The 1999 vacation bid has also had its share of problems. The bid, which was supposed
to have been published October 1, with awards out on November 15, is now projected to be
out by 5pm, Monday, October 12. Crew Resources originally wanted to postpone the award
date; however, we informed them that this was unacceptable because the bidding period for
Bid 148, which includes the first week of 1999, would be scheduled to close before the
posting of the vacation awards.
We have been informed that the software that caused problems for EasyBid users during
Bid 146, will not be used for Bid 147. America West hopes that EasyBid will work for Bid
147.
Rhonda Theuer has resigned from her position as Labor Relations Manager at America
West to take a position with Reno Air. Rhonda’s last day will be Friday, October 9. We
wish Rhonda much success at Reno Air.
America West’s new Airbus A319 will debut at 10am Monday morning during a rollout
ceremony at the hangar. MEC Chairman Don Steinman is among several company representatives
in Germany now, who will escort the new aircraft to Phoenix. All employees are invited to
attend the rollout ceremony.
Earlier this week, America West mechanics, represented by the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, ratified a collective bargaining contract with the airline. The
Teamsters represents approximately 400 America West mechanics. The company’s board of
directors has also approved the contract. The MEC congratulates the mechanics on their new
contract.
To eliminate the delay in getting the Fenix Flight to all AWA pilots in a timely
manner, the publication will now be mailed directly from ALPA’s Herndon’s print shop to
pilots’ homes. The advantages of mailing the publication include a more speedy delivery to
everyone; the elimination of manual mailbox stuffing; and a savings of several hundred
dollars in shipping costs.
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