Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
The slips themselves aren’t the issue…and you know it. The problem is (in addition to the hapless scheduling department with their many issues) the infinite use of Auto Accept, in and out of base, WS and GS, with ZERO intent or ability to fly any of them, always ignored, never proactively accepted or rejected, to force slow the trip coverage process, to then get rewarded for the deliberate slowdown, to possibly get some of that 23.M.7 honey. It is almost like pilots deliberately taxiing at 5 knots max—“for safety you know, and how dare you question my taxi speed”—and somehow getting paid bonus pay as a result.
Look at the 23.M.7 logs for some of the narrowbody categories. You’ll see a lot of the same names. You may even pretend that they are “harmed” pilots. I do not.
I personally am unaffected by most of this. My category (WBA) by its very nature doesn’t have as much of all this going on, although I was woken up the other day at 0330 by an IA call. I don’t think it unreasonable that many are upset, who used to consistently get a GS via the PWA process that worked fairly well for years, who now no longer can.
But hey, at least the “harmed” pilots are all getting paid a lot to do very little. That’s what the labor movement is all about, right?
We now have first come first serve. Those of us that are honest see the trip in open time. Wait for Arcos GS call that never comes. Finally get the IA robocall. Immediately try to get through to a scheduler. Sit on hold for 20-30 minutes, then hang up when trip is no longer in open time. Check trip coverage to see it go to junior pilot as his third of the month. Wonder how he’s getting through consistently and I’m not. I truly don’t believe he’s dealmaking, but he obviously has a way to get through. Move on without premium pay that I had gotten consistently since 2021. Hear about how great 23.M.7 is for everyone else and how they’re getting paid to do nothing. Also hear about how we’re sticking it to the company and all the leverage is on our side. Look at my own schedule and paycheck and realize I am personally being harmed. Told to suck it up and wait until the company comes to us. It is what it is.