Originally Posted by
cencal83406
I would prefer that IAs run as advertised… inverse… and that each pilot get their opportunity in that order rather than the FCFS free for all.
One 12 minute ARCOS award window for the entire IA list. Most junior pilot to acknowledge receives the IA.
Unfortunately we are stuck with the current CNO blast call system since it’s a waste of negotiating capital to modify.
The reason why inverse assignments are inverse is because they aren't profers. The way our call out system is designed now, especially using the VRU in the way they are, inverse assignments are effectively proffers. They are designed to "punish" the most junior available pilot before a senior one and "trick them" to try and get them to pick up the phone. It's an archaic mentality that really isn't applicable to the way the airline does business. Furthermore, sending them to ARCOS further separates the entire premise of a IA making it a full proffer. They aren't designed to benefit a junior pilot over a senior pilot. If you are going to make IA a no auto accept, no batch ARCOS call, it needs to be seniority order.
Originally Posted by
crewdawg
I understand your side, but on the flipside, skipping GS and going to IA isn't how our PWA is supposed to award seniority either. Chicken or egg. They have the ability to avoid this, they just won't do it because they want something from us. In the mean time, it may be painful for some, myself included. I dont get M7 and rarely has an IA made up to me or it goes senior because I'm slow on the call. It is what it is and I'd rather have this, than cave again. I'm truly not trying to be obstinate, I just don't agree that change is needed from us because the company won't follow the contract.
And I want to be clear that I'm not interested in just bending over. We need to continue to enforce the contract and extra 300% pay out of the company. BUT, they will want relief and I fully support us negotiating meaningful and measurable contractual gains, especially outside of section 6. You want to be able to just pay premium and not 300%? Okay, here's how it'll work and we want x in return. That's how you use leverage.