For those of you who say that the Min/Max doesn't matter.. I disagree.
That is a number that the company will use when they see how overstaffed we are in the end, is it not?
If we end up with 2500 Airbus FO's (Min/Max is 1008) and 3500 73/Guppy FO's (Min/Max is 1868) wouldn't that basically mean we are overstaffed by 3124 (Using arbitrary numbers to prove a point...)?
I get that Min/Max don't hold the same weight as they do in a Vacancy Bid.. but they still hold weight never the less.
So what happens to that 777 EWR FO who is now displaced into the 756 EWR FO BES.. does he get a training slot in June or July even though he might be displaced on the next Displacement Bid? What then happens to those pilots who were NOT displaced and yet now are.. they now displace into a category where they may displace others?! How many Displacement Bids does it take to get this done?
And WHEN does the first pilot from this bid go to training? THAT is a question I look forward to reading the answer. I would think that any 2-3 yr Capt on the Narrowbodies would be prime to start training almost immediately.. but wasn't the E-SRL designed for them so how many are left.. and on top of that, aren't they also in the Furlough Crosshairs? Hmmm
Something that has had me scratching my head and the questions that I asked about has still not been answered to my understanding.. so let me try it here.
I was told (on a Town Hall) that this 20-07D bid was based on projected pilot needs for Summer 2021. So, if true and PC is projecting a need of 7290 ACTIVE Pilots, why does the Min/Max only show 52 pilots retiring as of 6/30.
Shouldn't they be posting a Min/Max with usable reliable information? Shouldn't it show retirements to 9/30/2021?
And I totally get that this is a strange time. But that still shouldn't be reason to give the company a pass when they are overstepping and/or causing extra/undue stress to our fellow pilots.
Almost EVERY United Pilot wants to see our Company survive and thrive. Now and in the future. You hear it on the Town Halls, you read it on the Social Media posts. But we also need a little good info to make our decisions.
We should be primed to attack as things get better instead of retreating and expecting things to get worse (my opinion).
I look forward to the next DB. It will be interesting to look at Active Pilots, Min/Max and also Retirements.
36 Pilots are retiring in the Month of July. So that number should help out some WideBody Capts and FO's.. and a few Narrowbody Capts too.
My Fiance laughed when I told her I posted last night after a few drinks! (Corona Biers & Jagermeister!) but at least I didn't reach out to any of the ex gf's! LOL
But I still believe that the company really is playing Chess and for some reason.. we have pilots playing checkers. Hell.. there were guys still asking about when they get their new displacement pay just today on FB!
Oh, and something else that got my attention was some of the names of the list that the company published on the 21st of Pilots without Bids.
It's Memorial Day and for many of us, we had friends that died while serving. Hope everyone is able to tip a glass to our friends and everyone who paid the ultimate price.. so we could enjoy this weekend with friends & families..
All The Best Everyone~
Always
Motch
PS) I still believe that the ulterior motive for this crazy displacement bid and then these E-SRL's are to make the bottom 1000-2000 pilot "seasonal workers". And that bothers me.