Originally Posted by
Brahma Fear
You can imply I lack intelligence if you want. The long and short of it is we have four pages talking about this. If there is that much confusion surrounding it, a better system is needed.
As I have been on reserve pretty much my whole time here I haven’t had to worry about working for free in a vacation month. I do know the reserve rules pretty well though.
My point was that our contract is set up to ensure we get the most pay we can by providing protections on 3 different levels. Our union has provided everyone with the tools to make informed decisions yet we still have people that come on here and ask basic questions that have been covered by numerous emails and is also readily available with a simple search on the ALPA site.
The bucket system isn’t the problem. It’s a solution to loopholes that were exploited previously.
If you’re a half winger, I get it, but those are questions to ask your ALPA mentor, not an open forum where there are too many spouting off wrong answers.
Or at the very least ask these questions on the other forum where many ALPA SMEs are answering questions and you know where the info is coming from.