As told by the IPA [UPS pilots union] EB and negotiators in 2 road shows I have attended, while the company was ***** slapping the pilot group [they took away right to accept or deny Jumpseats, suspended several pilots for 2 and 3 months without pay and benefits -includding medical several-etc] we had 44% of the pilot group pick up over 72,000 [that's right, seventy two thousand] hours of open time [which are paid at straight pay rate] and 8000 hours of JA [150%] in 2005!

You can't say you're hard to get and show up in bed naked, legs up in the air and all wet!

We are getting what we deserve by being a bunch of OT and JA *****s. I hope the FEDEX guys get on with the program if they don't want the same sub standard TA presented to them. As you well know, your negotiators are disecting the TA presented to us. Be careful out there.