Originally Posted by
tailendcharlie
LOL not even Alaska pilots are happy with the new & quickly obsolete Alaska rates…
But that aside, I agree the work rules have always been, and will be, the real sticking point. The long laundry list of much needed industry standard work rules are going to run smack dab into management need to keep it “special”, “different”, and “flexible”. Industry standard scheduling, reserve, and hours of service sections means the end of Allegiant being Allegiant. I don’t see this being resolved anytime soon and not outside of mediation & all it entails up to incl. self-help.
I have no desire for "industry standard" scheduling if that means no more day trips. I don't know a single pilot here who wants multi day trips and crappy hotel rooms 10-15 times a month - the only thing keeping most of us here or coming here are the single day trips. If go to an "industry standard" scheduling process and get rid of what makes us "different" then you can definitely kiss this place goodbye (could you imagine crew services trying to schedule multi day trips? half the pilots would be "lost" because crew services would have no idea where we are).
i forget who mentioned it, but one thing i will be looking for in the contract are some assurances that we do NOT change the scheduling model to be industry standard - aka keep it exclusively day trips. That is way more important to me and the pilots i talk with than any other scheduling practice/work rule. If you are not here for the day trips and home every night then why in the world are you here??? there is literally nothing else this place has to offer...