Originally Posted by
LuckyNow
Wow! I made this thread wondering if these tactics were going to pay any dividends and few hours later, here we are. Obviously there are other things that need to be fixed, but I won't ignore that this is a gain. Now, I wouldn't be a pilot if I didn't ask, 'Can we get it retroactive?'
That's funny and accurate at the same time.
I'm glad you brought this thread up. I do think that no float was a success. There were a few more prime weeks available in round two than the previous year but the real deal was the added burden on the company of pilots actually taking themselves off the schedule for vacation. There's a lot of manpower saved when pilots float, particularly since we can't pick up flying on vacation or the footprint of trips dropped for vacation (the latter not an issue under PBS).
So now we see Parker reversing course and giving a pay rate raise when he had firmly stated no mid contract bump and 'you get what you negotiate'. Why yes, Doug, you do. You get what you pay for. Non motivated employees will do just the minimum. And in this business, if you only do your job as a pilot the place will meltdown on its own. Reality is, pilots and captains in particular can either help or hinder the operation a lot more than management wants to acknowledge. This pay bump is tacit recognition of that fact.
I'm on a relatively small fleet and I've been called 3 times this week on makeup. I've passed each time but it tells me they are scrambling. And looking at the open time on the 767 in various bases shows that reserves will be busy.