Originally Posted by
Noseeums
So the next time DW sends out a three page encrypted memo on how the intrepetation of extentions, fatigue, sick, mistrip, reserve, etc have all been suddenly changed the union will actually have a response besides, "um, well, we'll represent you in the carpet dance."? It would be nice if my time wasn't wasted to begin with for following our printed legally binding rules. Instead we're constantly threatend with diciplinary action if we don't comply with the 500th reinterpretation of whatever the airline feels like doing this week. This mickey mouse stuff doesn't go on everywhere.
By the way. The rest of the industry is complaining about pay, yet we're trying to match their wages. uhhhhhh? sure. It's a long way up from the bottom I guess....
Keep in mind we are just NOW getting to the meat of the contract (the money). We have had a bear of a time getting the basic language and wording to get each section and subpart to be free of misinterpretation. Where many companies may work WITH the unions and employees to get the job done, our company is adversarial to the max. I personally have only seen the TA language for a few sections, but within those sections the wording and examples give greater benefits to the pilots and does reduce and eliminate the company's ability to "misinterpret change".
As far as payrates- they have not been settled, and simply "industry average" will not pass the vote with this group unless there is alot of soft money and pay protections to have the credit hours higher than simply block, otherwise we would still be industry sub-standard with a new contract. Let's wait and see a TA before we all start complaining.