Talk Story: Hawaiian-Alaska Merger Overview

On December 3, Hawaiian Airlines announced a merger agreement with Alaska Airlines. To talk about what the merger process will look like going forward for our pilot group, MEC Chair Larry Payne, Joint Negotiating Committee appointee Rob Willoughby, and Merger Committee Chair Eric Thorstad joined Communications Chair Mike Davis for an in-depth discussion of the merger.

Among the topics discussed: an overview of the merger process, preparations for Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) negotiations, major tenets of ALPA Merger Policy, and the logistics of Seniority List Integration.

Episode recorded December 22, 2023