Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
All I can say is, this has potential for leverage in the contract. If UAL wants to fill narrow body Capt bids, they have to make it more attractive to bid. NO MORE LOA's. I want a contract.
Please, all of you call and speak to your reps and tell them, pass resolutions, exactly what you want/don't want. I have and they know my feelings exactly on the subject.
This has LOA just waiting to happen.
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When a legacy can’t fill captain seats, there is a reason. No more LOA’s. We need to address weaknesses in our reserve rules, improve compensation, and make positions not just tolerable, but desirable, especially considering the high cost of living in the bases where seats go unfilled. We are hiring at record numbers, massive aircraft deliveries are scheduled, and movement will be off the charts. It is in the interest of both the company and the employee to ensure that the infrastructure is there to minimize the growing pains. Hope we don’t let this go to waste, but it’s kind of what we do.