Originally Posted by
MainlineorSuici
8 Captain upgrades for July? We are losing 15 captains a month which will increase in the summer, last vacancy we only awarded like half of the target upgrades, leaving a deficit, and now we are going to only upgrade 8, in the middle of our summer flying season?
The company is trying to save money on payroll, in violation of the CBA.
The company has been in violation of this for years. It’s not fair that lineholders that should be getting days off are stuck working coverage trips instead of being with their families. The company is making NO effort to correct this and should be forced to pay a heavy price for this willfull violation.
If they can continue to profit by running thin and treating their employees like slaves, and dodging any punishment/minimizing any grievance pay, they will continue to do exactly what they’re doing.
Every single pilot at this company is affected by this and every single one of you should be emailing the union about this.
How would the union enforce this or better yet, how would they file a grievance? There is no defined numbers or cap in the CBA that says staffing has to be at XYZ numbers, the paragraph quoted has so much legal jargon it’s virtually meaningless and easy to get around for management. The company will always do what’s best for the business. As I’ve always said, it’s a business, the goal is to maximize labor for the lowest cost in the Regional airline industry. I know it kills morale and QOL but that’s just the way TSH and this sector of the industry works.