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11-26-2014, 02:22 PM

#173131

sailingfun

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Originally Posted by Jughead135

Newbie questions:

I see bidding is open for 2015 vacation week(s). I also see that vacation has to be in 7-day increments. As a new hire, I have a prorated number of vacation days (11).

Is that a single vacation period to bid? Or will I bid for a primary & secondary week?
If the latter, is the primary week 7 days, and the secondary 4 days? Or can I designate a different distribution?
If the former, and I "buy" 3 days via the bank, will it then become two periods?

I don't really understand how "buying" vacation days works--anyone got dumbed-down version to share?

Thoughts on mixing (or not) vacation weeks in training months?

Thanks!

If you only have 11 days it will be bid as 1 period. I would buy 3 more days. You can go negative in the bank to do it. That will let you bid two different weeks.

11-26-2014, 02:34 PM

#173132

TexanDriver

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

If you only have 11 days it will be bid as 1 period. I would buy 3 more days. You can go negative in the bank to do it. That will let you bid two different weeks.

Is there somewhere where can we see what weeks correspond to what days? When I go through icrew and click on display vac weeks avail in category, I see "no vac wks data in 2015" Thanks!

11-26-2014, 02:44 PM

#173133

sailingfun

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Originally Posted by TexanDriver

Is there somewhere where can we see what weeks correspond to what days? When I go through icrew and click on display vac weeks avail in category, I see "no vac wks data in 2015" Thanks!

Go to vacations and then select display vacation start dates.

11-26-2014, 03:22 PM

#173134

Sink r8

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Originally Posted by Dorfman

Council 1 sent it out to all their members. I would expect others to follow now

Thanks. Mind sending me a PM?

11-26-2014, 03:33 PM

#173135

Jughead135

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

If you only have 11 days it will be bid as 1 period. I would buy 3 more days. You can go negative in the bank to do it. That will let you bid two different weeks.

Thanks, sailingfun. That first part is sort of what I expected (11 days = 1 period). The second part, I just don't understand the mechanics of it (buying more days)....

I've been slogging through §7 of the PWA. It talks about having more than 14 days of "earned vacation" in order to split. The definition of "earned vacation" is slightly nebulous to me (could read it either way, to include--or not--days "bought"). It also talks about adding "bought" days to the beginning or end of a vacation period. Does that mean the vacation period has to be established before the day(s) can be added? Catch-22, no?!?

11-26-2014, 03:43 PM

#173136

qball

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Originally Posted by Sink r8

Thanks. Mind sending me a PM?

Its language from LOA 14-07…VA JV. MEC will vote on it at Dec MEC meeting Dec 8-12

11-26-2014, 04:00 PM

#173137

Flamer

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank

New Virgin Atlantic TA.

Does that mean "if the company is not in compliance this year, it must be in compliance next year?"

what is the motivation to remain in compliance?

as we've seen from the AF/KLM language, the company has no problem blowing off its obligations.

I'm sure we'll get 'em next time.

Yeah in layman's terms that says the company should maybe try to attempt to be in compliance every other year. It's like we never learn with this stuff. Face palm. Every other year is good enough?

11-26-2014, 04:11 PM

#173138

Purple Drank

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And why was it released Wednesday afternoon before the long Thanksgiving weekend?

Hoping we'd forget about it come Monday?

11-26-2014, 04:11 PM

#173139

qball

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Originally Posted by Sink r8

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PM sent

11-26-2014, 04:50 PM

#173140

Denny Crane

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Originally Posted by Purple Drank

And why was it released Wednesday afternoon before the long Thanksgiving weekend?

Hoping we'd forget about it come Monday?

Or...............maybe the MEC wants input from the rank and file before they vote on it? According to qball, the vote is not going to be until the December MEC meeting.

Denny