Couldn't make it to a roadshow so I still have a few questions that need answered.
1. Where is the profit sharing? This would not cost Piedmont anything and would improve morale and make us feel more like a team. Contrary to the constant illogical comparisons of our airline to bankrupt pinnacle (fee for departure airline flying rjs), US Airways is posting record profits...Profits we contributed to, so why not get profit sharing in the TA?
2. Where is the holiday pay? People who actually work holidays are often extended to cover the many sick outs around these days. Offering holiday pay would decrease the number of sick calls. Our flight attendants have it why not us?
3. Why is that merger clause in the mainline interview LOA? We know the merger is happening so why vote for a contract that will be revisited (per the wording LOA) once the merger goes through? Why not put language that says this is binding no matter what entity owns Piedmont?
4. Why doesn't the LOA define what a qualified pilot?
5. The per diem does increase but why not to the mainline pilot rate of $2? I was unaware that food costs more depending on who you work for. The gsa per diem rate for CLT is $56 for meals and incidentals. $48/day is less than that and would match mainline.
6. Why is the signing bonus based off the year TAMDAR was implemented?
7. Why didnt we fight to have completely automated swaps/FLICA? Since scheduling already utilizes crew trac I do not believe this would cost the company much money at all and would DRASTICALLY improve QOL. Denied swaps due to "coverage" is honestly the biggest complaint I hear on the line. I am sick of swaps getting denied for arbitrary reasons and told to just grieve it if I don't like it.
I would love to be able to ask these at a roadshow. If anyone attended a roadshow and has answers to these questions I'd love to hear it. I appreciate all the hours the negotiating committee has put into getting a TA. But I don't agree with the notion that if this TA gets voted down that we will start over at square one. If it comes to that, take a poll of the pilot group, see what most people want changed and address the many small issues that are in the language of the TA.