June 13 , 2008 |
The Company presented proposals on Scope, Benefits and Long Distance Flying. |
May 30, 2008 |
Negotiators tentatively agreed to an item within Section 24 stating that copies of an agreement will be distributed electronically. |
May 27, 2008 |
Company negotiators presented a cost-out of all of the Union’s proposals, which would result in approximately $3 billion in recurring expenses. |
May 9, 2008 |
Company negotiators proposed closing eight sections and two letters of agreement as current book. The Union rejected this proposal. |
May 6, 2008 |
Negotiating parties met jointly with NMB mediator. |
May 1, 2008 |
Pilot contract became amendable. |
April 30, 2008 |
Negotiating committees met without NMB guidance and the APA rejected the Company’s modernization of the Pilot B Plan. The APA also submitted its own A Plan proposal. |
April 14, 2008 |
The NMB assigned Mediator Mike Tosi to oversee negotiations between the Company and the APA. |
April 10, 2008 |
The five weeks of NMB-facilitated discussions came to a close, with the Company resubmitting its proposal to modernize the Pilot B Plan. Parties also agreed upon language to pay protect pilots directly affected by MD80 cancellations in early April. The APA announced it would not continue in facilitated discussions and would resubmit its NMB application for formal Section 5 mediation. |
April 4, 2008 |
A joint subcommittee composed of subject matter experts from both sides was formed to discuss filling of open time and scheduling enhancement issues. |
March 28, 2008 |
A joint subcommittee composed of subject matter experts from both sides was formed to explore sequence and trip building model construction. |
March 14, 2008 |
Negotiating parties tentatively agreed to a proposal on Reinstatement Rights (Section 17). |
February 28, 2008 |
First Facilitation Meeting with NMB Facilitator is held. |
February 19, 2008 |
The APA withdrew its NMB request for formal Section 5 mediation. |
February 14, 2008 |
American and the APA agreed in principle to a negotiations protocol and timeframe, including five weeks of NMB-facilitated meetings outside of Section 5. |
February 13, 2008 |
The APA responded to American's previous requests for a protocol agreement by proposing a negotiating protocol and timeline. |
February 12, 2008 |
The Company presented proposals on Probation, Jumpseats, Uniforms and Moving Expenses. |
February 7, 2008 |
Negotiating parties approved tentative agreements on three contract areas pertaining to Seniority; Certificates and Ratings; and Agency Shop and Dues Checkoff (Sections 13, 16 and 25). |
January 31, 2008 |
The Company presented a proposal for modernizing the Pilot B Plan. |
January 30, 2008 |
The NMB responded to the APA’s request for formal Section 5 mediation, recommending the parties narrow discussion topics before entering mediated negotiations and explore alternative facilitation methods. |
January 29, 2008 |
The Company presented proposals regarding three sections on Seniority; Certificates and Ratings; and Agency Shop and Dues Checkoff (Sections 13, 16 and 25). |
January 25, 2008 |
The Company presented proposals on sections of the contract that deal with Grievance, Arbitration and General Administrative issues (Sections 21-24). |
January 14, 2008 |
The APA filed for formal mediation with the National Mediation Board. |
January 10, 2008 |
The Company proposed a number of enhancements to its original scheduling, sequence protection and reserve proposal. |
December 11, 2007 |
Age-65 legislation is passed. |
December 6, 2007 |
The APA negotiating committee presented the Company with a one- sentence scope proposal. |
October – November 2007 |
The APA resubmitted its Section 6 openers. |
October 3, 2007 |
First meeting following reconstitution of the APA negotiating committee; the APA provided the Company with a letter stating the Union’s original Section 6 openers were going to be replaced. |
September 26, 2007 |
The APA replaced its negotiating committee chairman and a negotiating committee member. |
September 25, 2007 |
The Company provided the APA’s negotiating committee with a multi-faceted proposal relating to scheduling, the reserve system, income protection and other topics. |
September 16, 2007* |
The APA completed its second survey of member priorities for negotiations. |
August 7, 2007 |
The APA suspended bargaining sessions for 60 days due to reconstitution of its negotiating committee and need to conduct a second membership survey. |
June 20, 2007 |
New APA President Lloyd Hill is elected. |
May 1, 2007 |
The APA presented the Company with a Scope proposal. |
February – April 2007 |
Negotiating committees met infrequently during this period as the APA was involved in and focused on the election of its National Officers and pre-election preparation and activities. |
December 2006 |
Negotiating committees reviewed side letters on various topics. |
October 3 & 4, 2006 |
American and APA negotiating committees exchanged proposals on the protocol agreement. |
October 2006 |
The APA notified American that they discontinued use of third-party negotiating facilitators. |
September 20, 2006 |
Formal negotiations began with each side exchanging Section 6 openers. |
September 15, 2006* |
American and APA negotiating committees met with third-party facilitators to establish a problem-solving approach to negotiations. |
August 2006* |
At the APA’s request, American agreed to participate in joint negotiating training with third-party facilitators. |
July 21, 2006 |
American notified the APA that it would exercise its option to begin negotiations under the Early Opener provision of Section 6. |
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| * Actual event date undeterminable; estimation is provided |
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