Originally Posted by
FoxHunter
Just one of the many things that are better at FDX rather than other carriers!!
Annnnnnnnnd ... I just want to point out, it was an enhancement negotiated by ALPA (the LOA, that is).
When the first Postal Contract promised hiring in large numbers and a "huge" bid, The Company began selectively paying some Flex Instructors to remain in the schoolhouse rather than move up to the next seat. Passover Pay for all but the SOs had been taken away with the FPA-"negotiated" contract, and large-scale defections loomed on the horizon.
In a move that amazed many and bewildered others, ALPA objected to the selective payment of extra money to certain individuals outside the terms of the contract. The result, though, was the CONTRACTUALLY GUARANTEED payment of Pay-Only Passover Adjustment pay to all seat positions (except for wide-body Capts, of course). It could not be offered and retracted at the whims of the Company.
Sounded like a good deal for the Flex Instructors and LCAs, SCAs, etc., but there is just enough disharmony amongst us and envy of instructors that many members might have voted against it just to spite them. That's where the Passover Pay came to be paid at the effective date rather than accumulating credit towards a future lump-sum payment.
Good for instructors, and good for line guys. Brought to you by the same team that just negotiated a TA.
Would you like some condiments with that, Foxhunter?
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