Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
Bottom line, and its already been said, the proposed reserve rules permanently reduce pilot head count by 300 or more throughout all categories forever (this is not a one time deal folks....it negatively affects the number of pilots at Delta as long as it is in effect which could be well beyond when each of us retire). Its a boon for the company and a bust for the pilots. Just say NO.
Helping fill the companies reserve productivity want list is not part of a restorative contract. Many guys want the ability to bid reserve and fly less in the winter. Its an option. Options are good things for pilots. Let's not give more options away please.
Vacation per pilot at DAL is roughly 4 weeks/year. Increase it by :15.
10,500 x :15 x 28 = 73,500 hours
DAL Pilots spend approx 6 days per year at training. Increase it by :30.
10,500 x :30 x 6 = 31,500 hours
73,500 + 31,500 = 105,000 / 12 months = 8,750 hours
8750 / 87* hours = 100.57 = 101 MORE pilots needed for just those 2 provisions.
72 hours is the projected gain from the staffing formula changes.
So between staffing formula and vaca/trng pay increases we have wiped out well over half of what they are claiming in savings from the 300 number....
Don't forget that you are still full once you hit ALV, and no longer will all reserves be forced to fly up to the lineholder ALV... A reserve will be full at their individually calculated ALV..... Combine that with the increased values for VAC/TRNG and a reserve ALV will often be lower than the normal ALV for 5-6 months per year.
*The 87 is the official ALPA distributed number... using a lower divisor of 75:00 means it would be 117 pilots needed.
This is an extremely complex set of changes and getting hung up on a small piece of it is not good. It still might not stack up to what we want as a group, but make sure we evaluate it in its entirety and in light of the reality of our peers and the RLA/NMB. Still can't be sure I'm voting yes, its a daily swing for me too.