Originally Posted by
LeeFXDWG
Dave,
You come across as a smart guy.
FAR117 extension.....based on the situation. And never is an acceptable answer if that’s YOU saying I’m not willing to extend the 117 max.
Not picking up, etc. Fine as well. So long as that’s YOUR personal decision.
Please realize the company tracks all numbers regarding open time pickup, SL, and so on.
Me, I don’t extend and rarely fly above my award.
We have folks that play the PP game and pick up all the time.
The nuance is one is a personal decision rather than a perceived union position regarding the voluntary aspects of the UPA.
When/if folks start changing historical behavior on such items, you better believe the company will notice.
The union must make certain any and all communications are taking the high road regarding where we are in negotiations so as not to present an image of signaling a “work to rule.”
Just trying to say we are under the RLA. Status quo is the norm once the contract became amendable.
I say know the contract and fly it. Having worked the hotline for awhile, I can tell you most pilots know very little of the contract or FAR117.
If a pilot wants to take advantage of a provision in the UPA, they are free to do so. Just realize a drastic change in behavior by pilots across the system will be noticed.
We just need to be ready as individual pilots and the union as a whole if characteristic behavioral changes occur.
Folks, read the MEC updates, download the Did You Know documents. Check out the e-library on the MEC website.
Lee
The very act of the MEC sending a TA to the pilot group will change pilot behavior. Invariably there will be those pilots who get angry because the TA isn’t what they need and will stop picking up trips, waiving, or what have you. After a TA, pilots will change behavior, It’s a no win.
The company will take that metric and run to the courts to get TRO or some other nonsense because pilots stopped picking up trips.
ALPA will never direct pilots to “work to rule”, don’t look for that message from ALPA because it’ll never come. We’re a year past amendable and each pilot is going to have to make an individual decision about what is in his or her best interest.