Originally Posted by
johnso29
I'd be floored if the kept anything close to that.
That was the LBO. Point is CH11 and we are far from it. Bunker mentality has got to stop.
Except they can do it all year. Our changing ALV prevents that. Or our you stating CAL only does FAR max in the summer?
So what? They don't and cannot flex bodies between peaks and lulls. They flex in summer and so do we. We have effectively matched the efficency and staffing. Good on us.
I know many on this board question the average 87 hour number. I remember lots of guys on this board screaming how they don't come close to 87 hours per month. Plus, that's due to what guys pick up on their own. Not what they're forced to fly, right?
Line consstruction is the initial part of it. Most line holders fly to max pickup if they can. That is 87 in a month with a ALV of 72 and 99 in a month with 84.
They rerun the avg fly every year and it is between 85-87 hrs almost every year. Even fat years.
Bad for you if we are going to match efficencies. The FT/DT LOA still needs to be done next year.
What are you willing to match?
ULH augmentation
8-12 hr augmenation to FT DT?
Little nuggets like the CAL IRO DH stuff are areas we can eek efficiency out of. Keep that in mind.
We are in a non concessionary environment and we conceded work rules and efficiencies. My Reps say that those that filled out the surveys were more than willing to concede working more for a few hrs of pay each month. When I did the math on how I have credited and timed out, it could be four to six more days on the hook.
Many want it to be ALV +7.5 not 15. Well its going to take bargaining captial to get that back next time.
We have what we have and the TA was hashed out and the majority voted yes, even if they did not like it. That is fact. Lets look at what we have and try to improve on it. We will have consolidation or the FT/DT LOA that are our nearest opportunities and threats to what we currently have as our book. We need to find ways to raise the bar, industry wide, not match the lower book in hopes of being more competitive. If max efficiency is our goal, then what is the point of work rules? Just make it FAR limits and be done with it. I want to see improvements in our career, not the other way around.