Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
02-13-2012, 06:38 AM
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When ALPA asks the pilots masses " do you want higher pay or profit sharing?" Can they also say "Do you want compensation taxed at 8% or compensation taxed at 25%." I hope everyone noticed the amount of FEDERAL TAXES that were taken out of yout compensation labeled as "profit sharing"
02-13-2012, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
You do get a DC contribution on your profit sharing. However, the contribution will show on your mid month regular paycheck pay stub, not on the profit sharing check pay stub.
"The government do take a bite, don't she." (I wonder if they are partying in Herndon today.)
02-13-2012, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
Who flies the majority of Delta's domestic brand - Delta or DCI + Code Share?
A majority of what?
(I would like to know the percentages also and I admit that I'm too lazy to do the research, but I want to know what the metric is being used, not just a cryptic "yes or no".)
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
Another great example of how our DALPA MEC bureaucrats operate and communicate. It's almost as if every day is all about: "How can we fool them today? How can we better obfuscate in our member communications?"
Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
Slowplay's latest attempt at defending the indefensible is to ask for examples of other organizations that govern themselves differently than does DALPA. The answer of course is that most all corporations govern themselves far differently (and with greater transparency) than DALPA. Slowplay knows this too, so that left him with the need to portray the MEC committee structure and members as "middle managers" or "civil servants". Our MEC committees are the total power and influence within our union. They are equivalent to a corporation's executive leadership team. Nobody gets appointed to an executive leadership position without board approval. Very few board members get to be board members without being elected by the shareholders.
When comparing our union to a corporation, the LEC members are similar to a board of directors because they are elected by the members. Where our union differs is that our elected representatives (board members) DO NOT get to appoint the executive leadership team. They only get to appoint the individual chairmen. This is just one of the problems that has led to DALPA becoming a totally top-down organization that has utterly marginalized the LEC reps. This is what slowplay desperately hopes to hide from you.
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When comparing our union to a corporation, the LEC members are similar to a board of directors because they are elected by the members. Where our union differs is that our elected representatives (board members) DO NOT get to appoint the executive leadership team. They only get to appoint the individual chairmen. This is just one of the problems that has led to DALPA becoming a totally top-down organization that has utterly marginalized the LEC reps. This is what slowplay desperately hopes to hide from you.
Carl
The Committee Chairs are not an ELT.
In my opinion, the 3 officers and the 2 EA's are, but not the entire Committee Chair complement.
I would submit that no one has produced an answer to slow's question yet, would some of the peeps here know how the other unions deemed to be "successful" (IPA, APA, SWAPA) operate their structure?
(I'm not saying that another union has done a better or worse job, just wanting to know the structure they use.)
02-13-2012, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by UncleSam
FTB,
This is not what I have been told by scheduling supervisors. I was #7 in order for a 4-day. Everyone ahead of me was assigned SC for the next day. A 4-day trip came up late in the day but was over 12 hr before sign-in. I got the trip because all the other pilots "had an assignment for the next day." Turns out that they should not use a pilot that has SC assigned unless there are no other LC pilots available in that grouping. So, yes scheduling can manipulate the trip assignments by using SC's.
This is not what I have been told by scheduling supervisors. I was #7 in order for a 4-day. Everyone ahead of me was assigned SC for the next day. A 4-day trip came up late in the day but was over 12 hr before sign-in. I got the trip because all the other pilots "had an assignment for the next day." Turns out that they should not use a pilot that has SC assigned unless there are no other LC pilots available in that grouping. So, yes scheduling can manipulate the trip assignments by using SC's.
02-13-2012, 06:53 AM
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Another Reserve Question
Tell me....How a guy on reserve can already be assigned a trip today that doesn't report until 1030 on the 15th?
02-13-2012, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferd149
I'll catch the rest of the debate later, got to take momma for anniversary dinner.........35 years with the same woman, how is that for one of the bigger Narcissist you've ever met.
Ferd
02-13-2012, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Sink r8
Anyone else confused by SD's update? He actually made the Crew Resources letter even more undecipherable, but now he wants us to change our preferences based on 8 MD-90's in the summer of 2013?
Seems like trying to encourage early-outs to me.
Seems like trying to encourage early-outs to me.
Seeing people AE/VD/MD from one position to the other the past two years has been like watching bunch of socks in a dryer.
Ok. We have surpluses on the 747, 777, and 767, I get that. But, didn't they just post 6 vacancy's on the 765 on the last AE?
What gives?
02-13-2012, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
Congratulations Ferd and Mrs. Ferd!
Looks like we didn't solve the commuter schedule thingie, imagine that
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02-13-2012, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ExAF
Tell me....How a guy on reserve can already be assigned a trip today that doesn't report until 1030 on the 15th?
02-13-2012, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
Ummm. Yeah.
Seeing people AE/VD/MD from one position to the other the past two years has been like watching bunch of socks in a dryer.
Ok. We have surpluses on the 747 and 767, I get that. But, didn't they just post 6 vacancy's on the 765 on the last AE?
What gives?
Seeing people AE/VD/MD from one position to the other the past two years has been like watching bunch of socks in a dryer.
Ok. We have surpluses on the 747 and 767, I get that. But, didn't they just post 6 vacancy's on the 765 on the last AE?
What gives?
It's driving me crazy, and yes it's a short drive.......
Ferd
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