Fellow Professional Airline Pilots,
These are the
TERMS of SURRENDER. I've attempted to boil down this new TA as I read it. (Any Corrections Welcome).
Two year agreement with a three month early opener.
Preferential Bidding System based on 12 month bid cycle:
Either party can terminate PBS by 01 Jan 2010
Items to be discontinued if PBS terminated:
a. Scheduled vs. Actual
b. Line guarantee
c. Bid for Training
“PBS will construct as many regular lines
as efficiently as practicable”.
“monthly parameters may be changed to optimize schedules.”
Pairing construction:
Two ALPA Scheduling Committee members will be “
permitted to participate” in the pairing construction with objectives to “
maximize pilot’s flight time during a given duty period” and “
ensure the ability to carry out the maketing schedule”.
“The company may withhold up to five percent (5%) of know flying per aircraft”.
Pro-rated minimum days off. When availability “is reduced due to Vacation, Non-Recurrent Training or Leave of Absence, or other absences, days of will be prorated”.
Example: In a 30 Day Month; If awarded 7 Days for Vacation; Then original 11 days off are prorated down to eight for a total of 15 days off for the month. 15 days off total including Vacation.
Minimum Days Off per monthly bid period:
11 days (Line and Reserve)
Minimum pay guarantee for reserve pilots of
75.83 hours.
Scheduled or Actual:
“Pilots will be paid the greater of the scheduled(original trip value) or actual block time (including deadhead time”, calculated by flight segment for the bid period”.
Premium Pay:
Junior assignments 200% rate of equipment flown.
No premium pay for volunteer on scheduled work day.
FLICA continues:
No swaps trades or drops outside of domicile.
Pay Rate Increase:
FO pay increase by 2.1% on 01 Jan 2010.
Improper reassignments
“If an
improper reassignment occurs, the pilot will be paid premium pay”.
“The pilot will be returned to his original schedule
as soon as practicable”.
Self-Notification: “Pilots will check in for the shift/assignments between 24 and
2 hours prior to the beginning of the first shift/assignment for a trip pairing”.
No decline for Standing Bid/Displacement awards.
One year seat lock for Freedom Certificate awarded/assigned pilots.
I'm voting NO due to:
NO pilot staffing requirements
NO Junior Assignment restrictions
Forced Self-Notification
NO increase in days off for line holders (2 days per yr.)
NO PBS protective language (parameter changes, etc.)
Schedule or Better tied to acceptance of PBS
Line Guarantee tied to acceptance of PBS
Training Bidding tied to acceptance of PBS
NO trip/duty rigs
NO pay increase for line holders
Insulting 2.1% FO pay increase not until 2010 (Inflation rate currently 4.9%)
Vacation, Leave of Absence or Non-Recurrent Training considered days off under prorate schedule
Ambiguous language remains
NO declining Standing/Displacement Awards
NO pay increase for volunteering on scheduled work day
Swaps and Trades limited to domicile
Stressfull and disruptive negotiations begin all over again in two years
Unbelievable term "Improper Assignments" actually in TA
Managements ability to discontinue PBS at their leisure leaving us with NO improvements
I ask everyone posting comments to keep it professional and use constructive language to help convince our pilots at MESA that this TA is substandard and that if we stick together we can send it back for the improvements we deserve. Many of us here at MESA are trying everything we can to improve the industry under the most adversarial circumstances. Please support the MESA Air Group pilots during these difficult times.
Thanks,
Winglet
MESA Line Pilot