COLA Committee
On December 7, 2010 a memo was sent out seeking volunteers to sit on a Local Cost of Living Committee. To date a handful of members have volunteered. If you are interested please contact the Union office by the January 10, 2011 deadline for volunteers. Volunteers for this committee may be asked to sit on the joint Union/Company Cost of Living Committee.
Pursuant to Article 15.N, the Company has agreed to provide adequate funding for the joint committee to conduct meetings and to consult with necessary professional experts. The Airline Division will be seeking the advice of our economist as to what consulting firm would best facilitate these proceedings.
Seniority Integration Committee
On December 28, 2010 a memo was sent out seeking volunteers to sit on a Local Continental Airline Seniority Integration Committee. To date a handful of employees have volunteered. If you are interested please contact the Union office by the January 21, 2011 deadline for volunteers.
The function of this committee shall be to collect the thoughts, concerns and suggestions of the local membership as they relate to seniority integration.
Bid Area Qualifications
Effective with the date of ratification of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) employees will be required to possess an “A” and “P” license in just about all Bid Areas relating to aircraft maintenance. The CBA has protected all employees who were on the seniority list prior to the date of ratification by the grandfather language of Article 3.E.
Notwithstanding the above, it will be the employees’ responsibility to update his Bid Area qualifications (BAQ) within ninety (90) days of ratification. If you have not done so already we urge everyone to check your BAQ’s in E-Bid. Please make sure everything you were qualified for pursuant to Article 3.E is accurately reflected in your BAQ’s. Please note the Union is no longer part of the approval process. Should you feel you are being denied a qualification in violation of the CBA notify the Union office immediately so we can intervene on your behalf.
Should anyone have any questions regarding this update or anything else for that matter please do not hesitate to contact the union office immediately.