Originally Posted by
Andy
They expected a full contract to be negotiated and put to a vote shortly after the amenable date????? What kind of contract did they expect would result from a rapid negotiation?
I get a lot of emails. I don't read them all and I don't waste my time sorting through tons of chaff to find a small kernel of wheat. If there were earth-shattering information out there, it'd be posted here. It's all quiet here except for the normal complaints.
Not picking up a trip that another guy's trying to drop (but will be unable to drop due to coverage) is sending the company a message? What message would I be sending the company? This pickup/drop has zero impact on the company one way or the other. It does, however, make a fellow pilot happier that he's able to drop the trip.
The trips they were picking up were not being dropped by another pilot, as in potential drop, they were open flying. But like I said do what you want.
Edit: I wasted some time going through my emails on this subject. The last one I found was dated March 7 and shows exactly what I expected - normal progress on negotiations.
I guess your expectations are lower than mine, but hey sit quietly no worries. As far as the picked up trips the ones we were talking about were not helping out another pilot trying to drop they were open trips and the debate was concerning how long do you wait as far as premium pay. But like I said do what you want.