Originally Posted by
20Fathoms
Training operates in its own separate world from scheduling and it’s complete BS. Scheduling rules and PWA stuff are complete afterthoughts to them. I had a line check assigned at 0600 on day 1 of a LC block. Called scheduling and said that was in violation of the PWA and they said sorry it’s a training thing and scheduling can’t touch it. It was also a weekend so calls to training went to voicemail, cause who the heck works weekends.
Decided to fly it and get paid later but it was like pulling teeth. ALPA said I was due pay, but it took 9 freaking months and multiple emails and calls to actually pay out.
Why?!?!
It was an illegal assignment.
Once you made yourself aware of your schedule you would have seen the assignment and you would not have the FAR minimum rest so not only would it be a PWA violation, it would be an FAR violation.
You could have sat at home and someone would have got a GS to cover the trip short notice.
It's my personal opinion that more pilots need to push back and make the company follow the PWA instead of just having the "I'll get paid" mentality. It reinforces to the company that we are OK with them wiping their arse with our contract as long as they throw a little extra cheddar our way.