Originally Posted by
FreightDawgyDog
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..
I don't think anyone is bashing the SIG, only the current DP process. The SIG does an incredible job when they are left in the process. That said, when you give any group of people a choice, which is what we have in the current process, we can't be surprised some choose a different path than we on this board and there is no mandate or punishment for them to do otherwise. It's been said many times, but hard parameters are the only way to fix this process from where we are now.
Those that say the process will work if we support are missing the reality that WE don't support it. I support it, you may support it, but WE don't. Simple as that.
As a side note referencing the current month MD-11 DPs, when do we do our 8-24 rest on the back end of STN, VCP, FRA, CDG, KIX trips? (Yes we have over 8/10 capture to feed the wallet) On our time off? I think we are in trouble in regard to these trips, whether they are flown or not unless an Enders report or like surfaces soon. Just thoughts.