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KLCuk Company Council
The British Air Line Pilots Association
81 New Road, Harlington,
Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 5BG
Tel: 02084764000
Email:
[email protected] June 2006
Update 26th June 2006
Ladies and Gentlemen
At the constructive ACAS mediation meetings held in Amsterdam, between KLCuk
and Balpa, on the 21st and 22nd June 2006, agreements were made to resolve the
current collective grievance.
The agreements reached will, of course, be required to be ratified by the KLCuk
Balpa membership before they are finally accepted in settlement of this grievance. In
the meantime the current status remains.
The basis of the agreements proposed will allow the following:
• Mainline entry for KLCuk pilots, with seat, pay and career prospective
protection.
• Improved terms, conditions and protections for any pilot remaining within
KLCuk.
As a result of the positive moves of the company we also agreed that the next 2 instructor harmonisation courses will proceed as planned.
Certain issues agreed here may require the amendment of existing agreements between KLM and VNV. KLCuk endeavours to expedite the required negotiations between VNV and KLM. KLM have meetings planned with the VNV in course of this
week.
Whilst we fully appreciate that everyone will wish to have the full detail of the
agreements reached we wish to allow the company a period of time to enable unhindered discussions with other parties to reach full agreement on their side.
I ask therefore for your patience and understanding at this time, as soon as we are
able to present to you the full package then it will be released in the usual fashion.
KLCuk BALPA Company Council.