Originally Posted by
flyguy81
As far as preventing 1 base from stealing from another.....we have that already in that average line values across bases have to be within 5 tfp (I believe....I'd have to double check). If the majority of people in one base don't commute....don't do a ton of 4 days....they'll end up in OT and the company will be paying premium or VDT for it. It'd be cheaper to create pairings and trips that people want to do (within reason...we're not getting 40 hr overnights in SXM). If SWAPA has access to the company pairing/line generating software....all they gotta do is feed in the flights from network planning and use crew planning's base manning to ensure proper rsv coverage. My regional did this 10 yrs ago...company had final say on whether they'd accept the union solution or not....obv we're a bit of a bigger animal than a 1500 pilot group but it can be done. I'm curious how much input the APA and ALPA have at the big 3.
As far as the Chiefs....mine has no reason to make up crap. He'll tell you flat out what he's been told or not been told....he really doesn't care what DAL thinks....he'll literally tell to use sick time as you see fit without issuing a 8 page dissertation on the Honda Ridgeline. Whether any of that info is an embellishment from DAL or not? We won't know until the press release hits, if it ever does. Some stuff tracks, some doesn't as DAL changes their mind, Boeing delays hit again, etc. Some info is better than nothing and SWAPA has been pretty quiet since Casey left.
1. We already have limitations on 1,2,3,4 days in the CBA. Section 9H.4. Pretty straight forward.
2. Your regional probably worked for a network carrier. A lot easier to build pairings when intentionally bank flights. Trips probably are not as good but that is because of the nature of the network.
3, SWAPA could build pairings but like I said, in its current form, not much would change.
4. If you believe the Chiefs, then hey, have at it. When things don’t work out like displacements, bragging about sick calls because your commute sucks, don’t even ask for the rep. Since they have your best interests. SWAPA seems not have your interests at heart.
5. Just keep emailing crew planning and maybe they will implement all these ideas you have. Maybe even the chiefs can help. Maybe start your own scheduling committee. Call it the DEN scheduling committee. Subset of SRC. Maybe should email the chiefs to see what they think. SWAPA won’t even have to negotiate it. Kinda like a handshake. You know the company is a honest broker.
sarcasm off now. Nothing will change unless its written in the CBA. You can criticize SWAPA for implementation time lines, which is legit but nothing in scheduling will change until put in writing. Any slight changes to scheduling can have a pretty big effect on QOL. Those need to be tested. Look at APL. Small change like that had a some effect across the board.