Originally Posted by
CX500T
How exactly is ALPA allowing this? Yes, in another industry we could pull a wildcat or something but we are constrained by the RLA, which makes anything ALPA does seem glacial.
Not giving up batch sizes in the first place? A set QS implementation timeline? I'm not going to act like negotiating a fixed day would have been a simple feat, but having an end is sight would probably help mitigate these issues. It's timeline of "soon" isn't giving anyone a warm fuzzy that a fix is near and order will be restored soon.
Originally Posted by
Extenda
But auto accept is entirely within the bounds of the contract. Anything you can do by typing away on icrew for a couple minutes is just being smart, and entirely within bounds.
Calling CS and looking for ways to circumvent the coverage sequence isn’t.
That’s the difference in my opinion.
The last sentence is key. In your (and my) opinion there is a difference, but I can see why others don't see the difference. Yes, it's within the bounds of the contract, but it certainly isn't within the spirit. How about this, we even have an "any available pilot" option. Legal vs spirit? I don't like the precedent it sets, so this needs to be fixed sooner than later. Like it or not, it will get worse the longer this goes.