Originally Posted by
idlethrust
just vote no
this is a complete slap in the face. Make them come with a real offer up to todsys market standards. Dont let the mec fool you into thinking this is good because it isnt.if this gets voted in you will regret it as long as youre on property and if the economy takes a dive next year as everyone is predicting you may be here longer than you thought.vote no and make them respect us and bring a real contract with pay and language that is industry leading.where are the two or three monthly commuter hotels? .15 min pay for all those freaking plane swaps? If you pu open time trips they cant jr man you at the end of it? Where are these improvements? Nevermind the fact that the pay raise is a joke im definitely voting hell no
Ok, this makes absolutely zero sense. I spent 3 hours going over the new TA language, and there are definitely improvements over our existing one. If you are terrified of the economy tanking on, wouldn’t you want to take improvements that are offered now? No chance we vote this one down and get another TA to vote on within 12 months.
A short list of things I see that are better from sitting down with the new TA and the existing contract and going through them on a section by section basis:
- “No min day” and “non rigged trip” exceptions have been eliminated
- New options for Junior Man compensation, including keeping the JM pay and receiving a paid day compensatory day off (day in lieu)
- Institution of question bank that will be the only source of questions allowed for oral examinations
- A ton of stuff in section 25 (scheduling) including creation of long call lines outside of relief lines, ability to bid for training events, additional protections and rules for reserve pilots, a decrease in the amount of flying that is allowed to remain uncovered after lines have been constructed to 5% from 10% (means more productive lines or more lineholder positions), and the requirement that our scheduling committee be able to construct lines instead just being able to offer “suggestions”
- increase in LTD coverage from 1 year to 2 years
Those were just a few that caught my eye.