Originally Posted by
sailingfun
You can not file a grievance until you have something to grieve. So far we have nothing to grieve.
So following the PWA and not being paid (see below) is in your opinion "nothing to grieve"? ALPA apologists stand up!
Originally Posted by
Cubdrick
Unfortunately, I can say that I received a "P/D" without pay last month. During a red-eye commute, I was assigned a 1500 sign-in. I acknowledged 20 minutes after landing at 0535. I called scheds to inform them of being inside the 10 hours window so they gave me a "P/D."
When I inquired with DALPA, they said they wouldn't take up the issue since their records showed I didn't check my schedule after 1500 base time the day prior to starting reserve. I was watching "Daily Trips Covered" but neglected to view "Current Schedule." I can't back it up with timestamps, but my dropped rotation was awarded sometime during my commute. I guess I didn't comply with schedule checking requirements, but see it as a moot point due to when the trip was assigned (sometime between midnight and 0300 base time).
= Free day off with no pay.
I just inquired with a friend who is on reserve and got a call around 1am for LC assignment. He failed to wake up and acknowledge the call. When he woke up and listened to his VM he checked his schedule (at this point inside 10 hours). He said his schedule showed a "PD" instead of the trip. His schedule also reflected the lower credit for the month as a result. His time card concurred with the schedule. He informed DALPA and he said he was told their are over a hundred cases of pilots getting PDs for failing to acknowledge outside 10 hours. Surely there are others who have complied with the PWA and not the SD policy letter who are not getting paid. Nothing to grieve? YGTBSM
The better answer is our union is holding off from filing a grievance in order to get to an acceptable resolution that works for both sides; that filing a grievance right now would undermine what work has been done and that at present, negotiations favor our side. Where do we stand? Is there a likelihood this is going to an arbitrator? If so, I fail to see the logic in not filing a grievance.
ALPA says "We've heard you want more information and communication." and so we get redundant emails on often what we're already hearing from the company. That or the wolf is at the door. How about giving us an update on where we stand on issues here and now--issues where our PWA is being ignored? Between DALPA loyalists who won't even admit our fellow pilots are being denied pay for complying with our PWA and managers who issue policies usurping our contract no wonder so many of us are frustrated with the status quo.