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Old 07-08-2009 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by FXDX
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This has been debated over and over in the past, and the truth hasn't changed. The current process is broken, does not have the support of the membership, and needs to be fixed by ALPA. ....
On the contrary, I think the membership at large does support this process. What it does not support is the mealy mouthed response of the union to those that choose to fly DP's. The fact that there is no negative recourse to discourage free agents from cherry picking these trips to fill their schedules past the 4a2b limits everyone else is stuck with is what is not supported. Isn't it ironic that 4a2b was brought on by keeping the over 60 pilots and they are flying more than half of the MD-11 Capt DP's last time I checked. Sadly the rest of the Capt DP fliers are in the 80% to 100% seniority bracket. What's broken is not the SIG working their aces off every month to try and keep our schedules safe, it's allowing their work to be given the middle finger by a small group of selfish pilots who use this process to screw the rest of us and make more money with no recrimination. God knows what our schedules would be like if the SIG wasn't there every month fighting for us. Hats off to those that sacrifice time from their families to do that job. I look forward to the day that your union leadership finds more effective ways to back you up..
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