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I believe the company builds the pairings and gives them to the SIG.
I believe the company schedulers use the optimizer to build these pairings that are often within hard and soft parameters.
I believe the SIG works to improve what they get between when the pairings come out and when the lines are required to be built.
In short, I believe the SIG works to make the lines better.
If the process breaks down, disputed pairings are designated.
I also believe we gave the company all the ammo they needed to optimize in the latest contract.
And I don't equate a heated conversation as intent to mess with anyone's seniority.
Sorry. We will have to agree to disagree
Gunter,Originally Posted by Gunter
I simply don't believe in the conspiracy you describe. I believe the company builds the pairings and gives them to the SIG.
I believe the company schedulers use the optimizer to build these pairings that are often within hard and soft parameters.
I believe the SIG works to improve what they get between when the pairings come out and when the lines are required to be built.
In short, I believe the SIG works to make the lines better.
If the process breaks down, disputed pairings are designated.
I also believe we gave the company all the ammo they needed to optimize in the latest contract.
And I don't equate a heated conversation as intent to mess with anyone's seniority.
Sorry. We will have to agree to disagree
As nitefr8r said, I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, either but it's not surprising. This type of thing has occurred with unions on other properties as well. It's not that hard as percentage wise many pilots don't understand the machinations of not only their contract but how their union representation operates as well. In fact, imo compared to other unions it's easier for such things to go on here since we have most of our comm. and meetings out of a place that the vast majority of pilots don't live in-more so than most other carriers.