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Dear Members,
Minimizing
the Impact of PHL Displacements
Since the company first announced on June 18
that there was a need to displace out of PHL,
AFA has been working to try and minimize the
impact of displacing our members.
We were able to convince the company to reopen
the CLT transfer bid, which saved 20 people from
being displaced, and since that time, our focus
has been on those members remaining on that
list.
We have had numerous discussions with company
representatives from Inflight Administration,
Scheduling, Crew Planning, Labor Relations,
etc., to show the company that there are
alternatives which they have either ignored or
chose not to consider. The most obvious is that
by disclosing in a timely manner the increases
and decreases of positions in PHL and CLT, this
helps provide guidance to those who are
considering a voluntary transfer.
When the company announced +30 openings for CLT
effective August 31, for the September bid
month, AFA again asked the company "what happens
if you get more than 30, will you let our
displaced members return to their base?" Their
answer was that they would "look at it." Keep in
mind the company didn't think they would get 30
requests. AFA learned yesterday that there were
in fact, more than 50 transfer requests and only
34 were granted. Why the company would not let
someone who wants to voluntarily transfer to CLT
to prevent having to displace one of our members
defies logic. Costs associated with
displacements can run into thousands of dollars,
not to mention moving days that must be awarded
and for a company that seems to be willing to
pick a penny out of asphalt, why wouldn't they
want to reduce the number of displacements.
What we want you to know is that first thing
Monday morning, AFA will once again be demanding
that the company accept those who wanted to
voluntarily transfer so as to allow a displaced
member to return to PHL. We also believe that as
the company continues to add time to CLT, there
will more than likely continue to be requests
for voluntary transfers and we've asked them to
continue to post transfers openings each month.
We will keep you updated as we receive
information and we hope to have a resolution to
this issue in the next few days.
In Solidarity,
Your AFA MEC
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