Company found a smart way to “deviate from” the CBA on that. A lot of those undesirable 4 days end up with no bidders on DOT or HOT. Technically they should be offered VDT:
O. Voluntary Double Time (
VDT)
- Pairings ran through a DOT or HOT process that remain uncovered will be offered in VDT. ”
guess what? Many times they don’t and they use an outdated part of the contract for it. Trip is split and sent to another base
- With the exception of MOT, a pairing will not be split unless it was offered in the open time process and there were no legal premium bidders.
“Open time process”. That should include VDT but it does not. all that to say unless we do a better job at watching our back on contract wording for next round of negotiations nothing will change. On that case multiple time there is no reserve, no one wants the trip premium and they split it. If they would follow point O mentioned above someone would probably bid. Same for SNOT-P many times it’s not covered because not offered VDT. It’s cheaper to JA someone.
it’s all cost related whether it is displacements, open time issues, hotel standards. Our union has to come with stronger wording to better enforce the CBA.
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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.