I see two issues here. The first is early show times. Asking pilots to show an hour before their scheduled showtimes is unacceptable. If they want us here early, they need to revise the pairings to reflect that. Revising the pairing may, in some cases, impact pay calculations and result in additional monetary compensation.

In that regard, I join the union in praising management for stepping up to the plate and doing the right thing. Rather than leaving the pairings as published and begging us to make the adjustments out of our own free time, they have sucked up a penny or two and put it on paper.


Under different circumstances, I would be more than happy to go above and beyond the call of duty and check my schedule ahead of time to see if there was anything I could do to make sure everything continues to run smoothly for the Company.

Of course, these are NOT different circumstances. These are the circumstances that have been forced by waiting now 803 days after the amendable date of our contract. In THESE circumstances, I'm not inclined to exert even a mere tenth of a percent over 100% effort.


Now, the second issue is that of Notification. Jack seems to think his FCIF is sufficient. The Collective Bargaining Agreement that would be examined in court says differently. I don't believe the Union's message line addresses that aspect of the FCIF.

However, I think the Union must be very careful in how it publicly addresses such issues. For the Union to suggest that we collectively refuse to access VIPS or answer the phone calls from CRS might be construed as an illegal job action, a variation from the normal mode of operation. While we can each choose personally to act in that way, it would not be proper for the Union to encourage the membership as a whole to do anything out of the normal, day-to-day routine.


Nevertheless, I wholeheartedly endorse your idea to let your Reps know how you feel!





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