I emailed my ALPA rep explaining my frustration. NO WAY are these individuals fast fingering me to the punch on a monthly basis. Obviously they have an upperhand or insider helping them out. I was told, quote, they are being watched and have been called in and....was told "ALPA does not discipline their own, we protect our own".

My reply was, "...their behavior is against ALPAs Code of Ethics, and therefore, ALPA should act accordingly. PERIOD."

What I hear is that the few involved are working with their former regional schedulers who now work for FDX.

Another rumor I heard is that BM called over to scheduler manager and inquired about this issue. He was told, "You manage your pilots, I'll manage my schedulers". Bottom line, trips still get filled so who cares.

It's BLATANTLY obvious...TRIPS ARE FRZ until these dudes are in a position to pick them up.

Look who keeps getting the charters...we know who you are fellas...