Originally Posted by
Stetson29
"Due to weather conditions, the CLT operation has been shut down for the rest of the day. Pilots who were unable to commute due to these conditions earlier today may have been denoted with a Stuck Commuting (SCM) in their CATCREW line. I have spoken with CLT Chief Pilot BG and he agreed that any CLT pilot with an SCM in their line for today WILL NOT BE DISCIPLINED for that remark due to the conditions. Reserve pilots who receive an SCM today WILL NOT BE DOCKED PAY. Any CLT reserve pilot who was taken off personal due to being unable to get to work will be changed to an SCM code so that pay is not docked. CLT operations will reopen tomorrow morning. CLT pilots who drive to work should be very careful. Allow plenty of drive time. If you find that conditions are unsafe for you to drive to work, inform crew scheduling and return home. Be careful out there."
I thought Airways adopted AAs commuter policy at the POR.
Yet here USAPA is talking discipline issues for pilots commuting into a weather closed airport.
What's going on here?
Stetson,
We are under the APA/AA Commuter policy. Do you have any idea what it says? Pilots are docked pay under the APA Commuter policy. The update is there to make pilots understand that they will not be disciplined for an SCM code. In the past, it was used for discipline with the chief pilot's office. Some reserve pilots were taken off personal because they could not get to work today. USAPA Scheduling Representatives had Crew Scheduling change those from Personal (which would dock pay) to SCM which will not dock pay. Hope that helps explain it for you.