Pilots: Negotiations updates
May 2012
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May 18, 2012
Negotiations using the small group format continued this week under the auspices of the National Mediation Board. The six small groups that met this week were Scheduling, Hotel, Crew Rest, Retirement & Insurance, Pilot Instructors and Miscellaneous. Late Thursday, the...
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May 13, 2012
Negotiations with ALPA continue to make progress and, as previously reported, meeting dates have been scheduled through mid-June. ALPA is mischaracterizing the mid-June timeframe as the end of negotiations, which is a deadline of their own making. The unilateral timeline...
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May 3, 2012
The Negotiating Committees met in Chicago this week using the increased work week recently agreed upon. Negotiations took place under the guidance of NMB Mediator Gerry McGuckin. EVP Mike Bonds, SVP Doug McKeen and ALPA MEC Chairmen Captain Jay Pierce...
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May 1, 2012
Yesterday, April 30, 2012, the Company learned through a press release that United MEC Chairman Captain Jay Heppner intends to direct the ALPA President to formally submit the paperwork to the National Mediation Board (“NMB”) seeking release from mediation. Notwithstanding...
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April 2012
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April 27, 2012
The Negotiating Committees met again in Chicago this week under the guidance of NMB Mediators Pat Sims and Gerry McGuckin. EVP Mike Bonds, SVP Doug McKeen and Captain Jay Heppner Captain Mark Adams attended the talks this week. The group...
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April 23, 2012
The Negotiating Committees met Tuesday and Wednesday last week in Chicago. The Association's negotiators were unavailable on Monday and Thursday. The small group structure that has been used for the past month with good results was continued this week. The...
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April 13, 2012
The Negotiating Committees met in Chicago this week under the guidance of NMB Mediators Patricia Sims and Gerry McGuckin. The Committees continued with the small group approach and continued to make good progress in the Scheduling and Retirement & Insurance...
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March 2012
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March 28, 2012
Negotiations took place in Chicago this week. Subject matter experts met to discuss various crew rest issues and the Committee Chairs also discussed an approach to address many of the remaining open items in the non-scheduling sections. Negotiations will continue...
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March 15, 2012
The Company reached an agreement in principle with ALPA on Section 13: Sick Leave. Section Proposal lastsubmitted by Agreement in Principle 1Recognition, Scope and Career SecurityALPA-12/15/2010 2Definitions 3CompensationALPA-12/15/2010 4Expenses, Lodging, and TransportationCompany-5/12/2011 5Hours of ServiceALPA-5/12/2011 6SeniorityCompany-3/5/2011✓ 7Reduction In PersonnelCompany-8/10/2010✓ 8Filling...
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March 14, 2012
The committees continued negotiations in Baltimore this week under the guidance of Mediator Gerry McGuckin. Subject matter experts continued to narrow issues with the reserve system and crew rest. Negotiations will take a one week break to accommodate separately scheduled...
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March 8, 2012
The Negotiating Committees met in Baltimore again this week under the guidance of Mediator Gerry McGuckin and Senior Mediator Pat Sims. Subject matter experts continued to work on the remaining reserve system issues. Another group of subject matter experts began...
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February 2012
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February 28, 2012
In separate meetings on Monday, February 27, the CAL ALPA and UA ALPA MECs both ratified a letter of agreement containing several modifications to the Transition and Process Agreement....
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February 27, 2012
Negotiations were held again in Denver and the Committees agreed to break the three Scheduling sections (5, 20 & 22) into groups of topics in an attempt to make it easier to narrow the open issues. Subject matter experts then...
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February 16, 2012
ALPA presented a comprehensive Scheduling proposal covering Sections 5, 20 and 22 on Wednesday evening in Denver. Subject matter experts met and discussed different aspects of the proposal on Thursday. Additional discussions will be held next week in Denver as...
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February 10, 2012
The Negotiating Committees worked separately on Scheduling and other open issues this week. Discussions were held regarding possible modifications to the Transition and Process Agreement. The Negotiating Committees are scheduled to meet next week in Denver where it is anticipated...
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February 2, 2012
The Negotiating teams worked internally in Denver this week. ALPA continues to work on a response to the Company’s comprehensive Scheduling proposal. The Negotiating team returns to Denver again next week....
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January 2012
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January 20, 2012
The Company met with ALPA in Denver this week and passed a comprehensive pilot scheduling proposal to ALPA on Wednesday. Negotiations are scheduled to resume in Denver the week of January 30....
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January 13, 2012
The Company is working with its subject matter experts to review its Scheduling-related proposals in light of the recent release of the new federal flight and duty time regulations. Direct negotiations are set to resume next week in Denver. The...
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December 2011
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December 31, 2011
Unsuccessful Negotiations to Extend the Transition and Process Agreement for Pilots; CO Pilots to Participate in Profit Sharing for 2011 When United and Continental announced their merger in May of 2010, the Company and the union leadership representing Continental and...
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December 28, 2011
The Company and ALPA continue to meet under the auspices of the National Mediation Board. On November 17 the Company passed its latest proposal for Section 9 - Training. Throughout the month of December, subject matter experts from both parties...
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November 2011
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November 9, 2011
Meetings between the Company and the ALPA under the auspices of the National Mediation Board continued in Boston as both groups worked to find solutions to disagreements within the scheduling sections of the contract. ALPA is formulating a proposal from...
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October 2011
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October 14, 2011
For the week ending October 7, 2011, the Company met with ALPA under the auspices of National Mediation Board representative Gerry McGuckin. We continued to discuss scheduling-related issues in Sections 5, 20 and 22 in an effort to find a...
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September 2011
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September 22, 2011
Recently, ALPA distributed a communication mischaracterizing management’s motivation in proposing to ALPA’s leadership an alternative process for concluding joint contract negotiations promptly. While the Company’s motivation for the proposal should be obvious, as the proposal was a creative means to...
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August 2011
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August 19, 2011
After taking a one-week break at ALPA’s request, negotiations resumed in Boston on August 8. National Mediation Board (NMB) mediator Gerry McGuckin attended talks the week of August 8-10. The parties continued to pass proposals on Expenses, Sick Leave and...
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August 1, 2011
Negotiations with ALPA continued July 19-20 in Boston with National Mediation Board (NMB) mediator Gerry McGuckin in attendance. The Company passed a proposal on Vacations. ALPA passed proposals on Training, Sick Leave, Workers Compensation and General. ALPA also responded to...
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July 2011
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July 15, 2011
This week the Company made proposals to ALPA on Sick Leave, Worker’s Compensation, Letters of Agreement, and a memorandum of understanding on Fatigue Risk Management. No proposals were received from ALPA this week. Financial advisors continued the common valuation discussion...
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July 14, 2011
United pilots offered positions at Continental. United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today announced that it will offer approximately 100 to 200 positions to pilots currently on furlough from its United subsidiary to fly aircraft for its Continental subsidiary. The...
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July 1, 2011
The Company and ALPA met again this week in Boston. The Company made proposals on the Training, Pilot Instructors (new section), Sick Leave, Workers Compensation and General sections of the contract, while the union made proposals on Vacancies and Vacations....
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June 2011
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June 24, 2011
The pilots of United and Continental want a prompt and fair agreement, and we’re working together toward that goal. In July 2010, United and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) signed a “Transition and Process” agreement providing protections for pilots...
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