Originally Posted by
Woofers
So in this T/A, it appears as though ALPA listened to my desires, specifically. -That's a joke, folks. The work rules haven't really changed. Yes, there were abuses of sick leave, and guys were bidding check airman trips so they wouldn't have to fly or could greenslip. Tell ya what. If I was making over 400k per year as a narrowbody FO, this contract would have me screaming mad and spitting bullets, too. But I'm not, and it doesn't. So the work rules don't give me any heartburn.
If any FO does not think that they will be affected by the OE/TOE trip blocked they are just wrong!!!
On the 7ER cat in just ATL, there are 368 Captains, aprox 45 of them are LCA. If they bid 4 trips/mo that makes 180 trips per month to LCA. Now take 75% of those 180 trips and you have 135 trips that are unbiddable per month!
At 4 trips per PBS FO line, that equals 34 bottom lines GONE!!! 34 FOs back on RSV!! Not to mention the hundreds of higher preferences not awarded that would have been if blocked trips were available.
What will happen as retirements increase and training increases?