Originally Posted by
DC8 Driver
I agree that the Atlas business model is a more long term sustainable plan. I even understand the need for flexibility and the nature of the ACMI world. We just have nothing in our current contract that compensates us for our flexibility. I perhaps should have approached my original post a little more tact; but, after a day with 6 schedule changes in an hour, 4 rolling delays, bad catering and the preceding 7 days having to defend myself every day from illegal schedule changes, defending my basic rights under my CBA, threatened with chief pilot calls just for demanding what is provided for me in my CBA, it's really hard to have a good attitude and walk around drinking the Atlas cool aid (not saying you guys are). Things need to change here big time; I'm confident they will.
DC8...sorry for the late response...but the beaches in Waikiki were a higher priority for the last week or so!!
The issue that I have with the current discussions on the line, on our private forum, etc is that this CBA made no improvements.
That is simply not true...
1. Former Polar pilots got significant hourly rate increases,
2. Former Atlas pilots got some work-rule improvements,
3. And other improvements for both groups.
All during a process that was actually supposed to be the merging on two CBAs that were in place at the individual carriers.
Some of our junior folks (lovingly referred to as NKOTB!!) refuse to accept that the last Negotiating Committee was able to make progress (such as it is admittedly) during a process that was NOT a "Section 6" negotiation...sorry, but that is a fact. I am not gonna get into that discussion here...some of you have my personal contact info and can reach out to me for a more meaningful (and private) discussion.