Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
This is great news! Easy fix. Now all DALPA has to do is invoke some of its "constructive engagement" with the company to alter the wording such that ALV +15 applies only for reserves called out for Pacific 12-14 day trips. Nothing could be simpler.
Gosh, and we thought domestic reserves we were going to get hosed. Silly us.
It applies to any long trips including 4 and 5 day domestics. We can ask the company to change it but I suspect the will want the offsets they gave us back. Reserve utilization was looked at long and carefully when this was agreed to. Actual data and schedules were used not idle speculation. It is going to have minimal effect. The 1 hour yearly increase in average ALV and 30 day months will have a larger effect.
The offset of a lower full point and applying known absences keeps the job loss close to neutral. The company is using the same manning assumptions pre and post contract.
I honestly don't know how many of you have time to post here. If you believe even 10% of what you post here you must be on the Internet most of the day job hunting. It would be the only responsible thing to do if you have a family and if you truly believe what comes off your keyboard.