Originally Posted by
fishforfun
It is a 2 year equipment lock, unless it is in the companies best interest, and that is a quote.
What I don't get what you are saying is that guys shouldn't be able to bid into things others cannot? How does every other company fill vacancies? My understanding is all companies allow new hires to bid into vacant positions ie a new hire at Delta can bid into the 76 even though there are more senior guys did not get it.
Looking at the TDY list it appeared there were very few involuntary TDYs. Maybe that doesn't reflect the real story. I also have friends at regionals spending weeks TDY making 30-50% less than us.
So far the biggest complaint has been that they can change days off less than 12 hours before a scheduled day off. That is a serious issue that needs to be fixed in the contract. In the mean time, don't answer your phone on your days off.
I've never had any issue getting a hold of anyone I've needed to. Emails replied to in same day, phone calls answered or returned within 24 hours.
Not trying to argue or start a fight but I'm just passing on my experiences.
Fish,
Just for the record.... at majors, new hires fill vacant seats that were offered in a company wide bid but not filled, i.e. every 76ER seat filled by a newhire at Delta was previously offered on a company wide Advance Entitlement bid that anyone in the company that wasn't currently under a seat lock was free to bid. Same with the 88, 320, 73N etc.
Additionally a new hire can even bid while in training (often do and change bases even before arriving at their original base) so bottom line is no new hire is given a spot that a current pilot covets.
Hope that ALG can get a contract that includes this common standard.