Alaska Air Hiring
#2201
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Posts: 984
So what do the other 294 lines in SEA have off? 15... 14 less? If so how does anyone commute?
#2202
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 95
Lol. You are just figuring this out now?! Welcome to 1 year ago. Their trips and lines were the first thing a lot of us looked at after announcement. But let's keep our focus on better pairings. Pbs is not the answer. Alpa scheduling needs to have control of the "optimizer"
#2203
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Posts: 984
Lol. You are just figuring this out now?! Welcome to 1 year ago. Their trips and lines were the first thing a lot of us looked at after announcement. But let's keep our focus on better pairings. Pbs is not the answer. Alpa scheduling needs to have control of the "optimizer"
So yes, I am figuring this out just now.
#2205
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 95
#2206
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 95
I agree totally but we can't give them pbs without big scheduling improvements and contractual restrictions on what features they can and can't manipulate in pbs. (Like unstacking, min credit thresholds etc..)
#2207
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Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Captain B-737
Posts: 290
See how they treat contract negotiations...with one huge outstreched middle finger? These are the same people that some want to trust with PBS? No Fking way. I've been here 15 years and I will NEVER support PBS. Not that PBS is inherently good or bad...it's the people behind the curtain pulling the strings I have no trust in. It's a complete non starter for me.
#2208
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Joined APC: Apr 2015
Position: a cushy one with a forward facing window
Posts: 114
See how they treat contract negotiations...with one huge outstreched middle finger? These are the same people that some want to trust with PBS? No Fking way. I've been here 15 years and I will NEVER support PBS. Not that PBS is inherently good or bad...it's the people behind the curtain pulling the strings I have no trust in. It's a complete non starter for me.
#2209
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Joined APC: May 2016
Position: 737 tiller master
Posts: 288
Look at it like this they are the same ones behind the curtain building your monthly schedules now. You can say alpa is involved in the process, alpa would also be involved in the pbs process. The only thing with pbs is you wouldn't have to work as hard changing your lines built by the man behind the curtain, and more than likely get what you wanted out of the gate. I think your argument doesn't hold water. Alpa is involved either way.
#2210
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Joined APC: Aug 2008
Posts: 180
No, that is not the only thing with PBS. Right now Alaska pilots can, through trading, have single vacation days placed on their schedule BEFORE bidding for a month. If those days conflict with trips on the pre-built lines (which pilots often intentionally bid) then they can use just a single vacation day to get a week off. Sure, they need to get their schedules back up to min guarantee, but it's a very effective way to get the time off they need. With PBS, the company will want to have those vacation days as pre-assignments, then stick day trips around those vacation days. That's a major loss and needs to be addressed.
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