Originally Posted by
EdGrimley
It's interesting that most of the rumors regarding work rules put the pilots in the defensive position. Where is our offense? Where is our list of improvements to work rules? I realize the union has decided to not publish survey results (I think this is a mistake and removes solidarity but a topic for another day) but why can't we take better control of the narrative in the public arena?! Why don't we leak some of our must haves and discuss those.
It just seems when it's time to raise the bar on our already gutted contract Ford and Harrison on behalf of Delta Air Lines gets us chasing our tales when we should be moving our agenda forward and building an army of soldiers determined to move the offensive forward.
Btw, I don't blame guys for mentioning rumors. I do believe they are being leaked by the powers that be. Our union needs to implement a strategy to rally the troops behind core work rule improvements and get that information out there. Hiding the data from those they need support from does not help.
OK, I think our QOL should include
1. holiday pay for duty on holidays,
2. an additional APD's, like one per quarter,
3. the ability to take sick leave to help a family member who is sick or injured, and
4. an annual set of positive space r/t passes for immediate family members.
I have no idea if ALPA asked for any of that, but I'd like to see it in the contract as well. So your right, if QOL items are up for discussion, there are some of the ones that we should demand.