Spirit Airlines Strike Update

No link. We don't have it yet, and quite frankly, I'd like to review it in private please. I'm the one voting on it.

Again, thank you for all your support. It made the difference.
 
Congratulations to all Spirit pilots. All of you held the lines and not a single Spirit airplane moved. Absolutely incredible, and a true tribute to MEC Chairman Sean Creed, Vice Chairman Andy Nelson, Strike Chairman Paul Hopkins, and everyone else who worked so hard to make this a success for the Spirit pilots and the entire profession. It's an inspiration to air line pilots everywhere, and I think it's the first sign that we are finally "taking it back."
 
lostplanetairman said:
No link. We don't have it yet, and quite frankly, I'd like to review it in private please. I'm the one voting on it.

Again, thank you for all your support. It made the difference.
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Question: How can the strike be over when the union members have not voted on the TA yet? Have any of them, besides the MEC, even seen it yet?
 
From the union:

SPA PILOT UPDATE — 9:00 pm ET

The MEC has suspended our lawful strike as of 8:28 p.m.

As reported earlier today, the Spirit Negotiating Committee continued to meet with management this afternoon to complete all issues related to a new Tentative Agreement and provisions related to our return to service. We have successfully completed these tasks and as of 8:28 ET we are no longer on strike.

We are pleased to report that comprehensive agreements have now been reached on both the Tentative Agreement and a Return to Service Agreement, and the MEC has reviewed and approved these agreements.

We have worked with the company to develop return-to-work plans that will quickly transition the airline back to full service and our members and other employees back to full pay. We strongly encourage all pilots to report to their Strike hotels tomorrow to receive a briefing on the return-to-service and the roll we play in normalizing the airline operation. MEC members will be on hand to review the return-to-service agreement.
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CASS: The company has indicated to us that CASS has already been reactivated.

We will have full language for you to review during the pilot ratification period. The MEC will be meeting early next week to review the final language of the new collective bargaining agreement, and a series of road shows will be scheduled shortly in each domicile.

We have now worked through many difficult TA and Return to Work issues with the hope of rebuilding the airline quickly. We voiced our dissatisfaction with the airline’s position strongly and effectively during the strike. It’s now time to work just as effectively to get the airline running. The MEC urges all SPA pilots to make extra efforts to help with this initiative.
 
i was just gonna ask...

so what happens if the vote goes sour? do you go back on strike or do you have to mediate again, do the 30 day cooling of again etc??

or are you pretty much assured by the union that "this one's good!"
 
After you're released, you're released for good until you sign a new contract. So, if there is a surprising turn of events and a TA is voted down, then the MEC can immediately call the strike again, without any waiting period or other formalities. I'm sure the SPA MEC has ensured that they have a contract that their pilots will find acceptable, though.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
I'm sure the SPA MEC has ensured that they have a contract that their pilots will find acceptable, though.
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I'll second that. The MEC is pretty sharp and they know when they have an acceptable deal. I haven't seen the TA, but I'll bet the MEC got just about everything they wanted.

It is a new day and age in the aviation business and I'm sure the Spirit management has now gotten that message.

This is a professional business that demands professional wages.

Now all of your Spirit people get back to work!

Joe
 
From another message board:


Now we have to find out which bonehead decided to furlough ALL of the Flight Attendants, the day before the TA! Now, per their CBA, they have to get an official 'recall' notice, and from that point they have two weeks to report back!

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YOUR RECALL RIGHTS AND WHAT TO DO


The company CANNOT "rescind" a furlough notice. The notices were sent to all flight attendants. The company MUST follow the recall procedure as outlined in Section 16.C.1.2.3 (and they are not). This is a blatant and direct violation of our contract. We are asking ALL flight attendants to follow the procedures for recall that are in the contract.

The following are some guidelines to follow should you be contacted or are scheduled to work:
If you receive a call and have not received your Recall Notice yet, politely tell whoever is calling you that you have not received your notice and will call, once you receive your notice as required per the contract. Section 16.C.2, page 86.
You are not required to answer or return call from the company until you receive your Recall Notice.
If you have received your Recall Notice you are required to contact the In-flight department within seven (7) days of receiving the notice. Section 16.C.2, page 86.
When you call the In-flight department you may return to work within fifteen (15) days of receiving the Recall Notice. Section 16.C.2, page 86.
You also have the right to return to work at any time within the fifteen (15) day period. It is your choice.
Should you have trips on your schedule and have not received the Recall Notice, don't worry. You have not been notified of a Recall by a written notice sent to your address. You are not obligated to work until you receive the written Recall Notice.
DO NOT ALLOW yourself to be intimated by the company. Again, they are telling you that they are doing this so you will make money. They are doing this so they can get back to making millions off our backs. Don't be fooled!
Should you feel that you are being treated unfairly or may be intimidated, be polite end the call and call your local representative with all the information (date, time and who you spoke with).
You are pay protected for your line in June. We may have to fight for this one because the company thinks differently. Rest assured we are on it!
This is the last one. As always, you have the right to go back to work as you choose.

The company has failed again, to follow the contract to the letter and this will not be tolerated. We need your support by following the contract as outlined above. All of us MUST follow the contract.

This will send a loud & clear message: We will not be cajoled into coming back to work and violate our contract for the sake of money!

Stick together. Help one another. Support each other and we will prevail!

In Solidarity,
Master Executive Council
AFA-CWA, Spirit Airlines, Inc.
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That's beautiful!!!

So the management team thought they'd be cute and use the FA's as negotiations fodder by furloughing all of them and now they're gonna eat a poop-sandwhich for doing so. I hope each and every one of the pilots now support the FA's, as the FA's supported the pilots. Not a single FA should return to work without following their contract.
 
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