Originally Posted by
wmupilot85
Do you see the issue there? You want it all, but yet on the same hand you don't want anything. If you're not required to have a cell phone, how does the company know that they will be notified of an issue? They do that by having the option to login through ANY electronic device or computer, which includes the gate computer, or through the crew room. I see nothing wrong with that at all.
So because it works, why change it? Why change the turbojet engine to a turbofan? Why change the light bulb, when it works? Obviously your pay check works for you, since you still work for the company, so why change that? You ask for raises, but why when it works for you guys right now?
Checking in is NOT a QOL issue. You say it hurts commuters. It says you have to be there 1 hour prior departure for a report time. If you're planning a commuting flight that will get you there with less than 1 hour prior to departure, then that's your fault for gaming the system.
I said we are not required to have a cell phone, not that we don't have cell phones. It is for our convenience, not the other way around. Otherwise they would have to pay for it. If someone doesn't get a hold of scheduling through the company provided 800 number and just doesn't show up, I expect him/her to be fired for job abandonment. How do you think people did this before cell phones?
As a commuter, it can be the difference between commuting a day before or the day off. If I have to be at the crew room computer one hour prior, that can be as much as 30 minutes extra you need to give yourself and many times that means commuting a day early only because you have to walk to and from the crew room.
As for pay and raises, I'm not planning on working here forever. And I'm actively working on changing pay for the better. Meaning more compensation and better QOL. Changing it to require me to check in is like changing my turbofan to turbojet. Do you see the difference? No check in, just as turbofans, work and has worked. So why do you want us to go from our turbofan to your turbojet?
I'll concede this one thing. This is not a big issue but if they want me to check in, they will have to pay for it in other areas of the contract. This is true in almost every section of the contract. They want me to give something up, they have to give me something in return that is better. No concessions and One List or nothing!