It's been a week since we got the news - and the specifics. They aren't required to be implemented for 2 years.

Perhaps we need to take a hard look at them before we start law suits, petitions and other knee jerk reactions. Hopefully we have some smart folks at Fedex ALPA looking at these rules and really taking the time to figure out how they might change our operation.

Remember this is the same group that took two weeks after the company survey was published to remind us we had the right to "remain silent". Let's give them a chance to do their job.

There is no hurry here. For the most part, I like my schedule. I can barely interpret some parts of our contract and FARs dealing with duty and rest tend to throw me more often than not. I pay dues so that someone smarter than me (I hope) can break these rules down and give me the "reader's digest version". So, how about we wait and see how this really looks in the light of day.

If there's no down side here and implementation of these rules will mean QOL/rest/duty improvements across the board, then let's go for it and see if we can make it happen (not holding my breath). However, if we're going to have to commute more frequently and show up sooner, work more days because of lack of efficiency and who knows what else, then maybe we're better off with what we have.

Just my .02