By Jason Best, MCT Chairman
As most of you are now aware, we, in the Maintenance Control Technician group (formerly Technical Specialists), have voted on and passed our Tentative Agreement.
The effective date was Aug. 26, 2010, retro to May 5, 2010. At this time our contract has some parts that go into effect immediately, such as pay, some benefits, some work rule changes, and probationary period (increases from 180 to 365 days).
For those who are 49 years and younger as of December 31, 2010, they will receive a check for all money contributed to prefunding, plus interest. Only the interest is taxable because the main contribution was previously taxed.
There are yet other items in the contract that are attached by a “me-too” clause, such as retiree medical and pension benefits. Those items are dependent on the other labor groups, pilots and flight attendants, and the outcome of their contracts.
There are more items that we will meet with the company and discuss in the next few weeks concerning labor loans, profit sharing and other administrative guidelines.