Originally Posted by
plt32173
Well I’ve read through section 25. These reserve rules are the WORST in the industry. I’m not just talking legacies here. Every regional airline and LCC has better rules. Seriously..I had better reserve rules at the past 3 regional I was at. Commuters Will be losing several more days a month with their families. The union reps here that let this slide for this many years should be ashamed.
Originally Posted by
Klsytakesit
70/30....It has been the hiring mandate for 30 years at Alaska Airlines. 70% must be local to SoCal, Seattle and Anchorage.( Portland is relatively new and was staffed by ex-QX.) Reserve rules and scheduling rules are not very important if you live in base and have good conflict language. 100% of the conflict language left on May 1st 2005. We have been asleep at the wheel ever since as our contract shows. As one of the 30% who dont fit in, it has been a long strange trip these last 20 years. All of the “No votes” have been over ridden by the “home dwellers” and we have a contract that needs to be torn down to the foundation and rebuilt....
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These, among other things have lead me to believe that AS management over the years must have been, and are still shaking their heads and saying to each other "I can't believe we've been getting away with this!!"
They are a data driven airline, that drill down on numbers to a level that is awe-inspiring, and they know they've been getting away with murder as it relates to overall pilot compensation costs relative to the industry.
There's an old axiom that says: "You don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate", and whether through errors of ommision, commision or just pure bad luck, negotiations over the years have just not gone our way.
Going forward, we have to be united, determined and focused on achieving a contract that is in line with the industry in ALL respects.
I want this airline to succeed and there's no reason why it can't continue to do so while bringing our pilot's terms and conditions up to par.
We should not be a legacy airline in name only...