Originally Posted by
CaptCoolHand
A commuting Pilot who complies with the requirements of this Section shall not be subject to discipline based on missed commute unless there is evidence that the miscommutes are the result of inadequate planning by the Pilot.
Personally, I'm glad the spelled out what could happen in the event your plans have gone poorly. That way there are no surprises should you have to deal with this.
But that said, it's simple. comply and you shall not be disciplined.
Youre right there's no early retirement benefit. This is not market rate. however, I suppose if you want to retire early that's on you. If you've planned that well to retire at 55, you've probably planned for your health care as well. Not worth voting no on imo. There are more benefits to lock in than this in this TA.
Fixed it for you. You also left out the part where missed commutes count against your "dependability". Also missing is the section where the chief pilot can intimidate you if you miss "too many".
The whole point of a commuter clause is to clarify what is an adequate attempt to get to work. In NO OTHER AIRLINE is there anything following the first sentence in that paragraph. If you follow the policy you are safe. End of story.
Except at Jetblew.
At least now no one can blame the company for these abuses. We can look only at ourselves. (Well, really the yes voters.)