Originally Posted by
HVYMETALDRVR
I've been hearing mixed things about whether or not guys are picking up mission mode. I really hope they're not, these staffing problems represent a massive amount of leverage that is in our favor right now.
Other than the captains that seem to have no problem with this as they only have a few more years to fly, I have only run into a few people who do this on a semi-regular basis. That being said, I recently heard a point about it for the first time. When mission modes aren't being picked up, the company is paying someone else to do the flying, outside the company, costing our pilots money and not really effecting the company. For those that are in the know, where does this fall into the reasoning of "STFD"? I am not on the email list for this stuff as I was told early on why we don't want people picking it up and I haven't even been approached by anyone in the union for anything, ergo no union emails either.
Is this policy working? Pilot group unity is obviously of great importance...are we making the case, particularly given the rapid expansion of new-hires?