Just don't let them (Dunkerly and Co.) know that! We have to be complete malcontents with contract 2015 around the corner... I've flown with two of the 3 neg committee members, and there's A LOT we can get based on what DAL,UAL,AA, and others have since we raised the bar in 2010! I for one don't expect another industry leading contract, but I want to be among our peers in terms of pay and workrules..

Good luck to Allegiant guys coming closer as well, about damn time this industry turned around and we started to get paid again for what we do.

 

While our contract is decent, it never was industry leading. 3 hours a day vacation is and always has been ridiculous. If you want a month off you have to take 30 days of vacation for a 90 hour paycheck and you lose the 12 days off you get for the month. 12 days is potentially worth 50-70 hours of pay that you just lost to take a vacation.That was a bankruptcy give back to the company which has never been corrected. We also top out at 90 hours pay per month. Other companies have much better premium pay clauses.The flight attendants get double time on holidays, not us.

 

I agree, our vacation policy is VERY badly broken...

 

Just to get the thread back on track...Do you have to share said vacation bank with sick time, PTO, FMLA, etc?

 

it's not that badly broken! lol

Sick is sick... has rules I've outlined above in my 1st post...

FMLA is FMLA (under US Law)

And Vac is Vac.. they're all separate and accrue differently.

 

New Pref Bids just out.

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Rumor is that we're heading for another Training Dept. shutdown as well. Good times....

 

Another training shutdown? The government isn't shut down so what will be the excuse this time?

 

Manuals aren't ready and the second extension is running/run out. That's the word anyway.

 

Our preferential bidding system is merely a reflection of what has increasingly become the norm for AAY crews in recent years. This is nothing new. The difference is that, like Obamacare, it no longer affects 'the other (junior) guy'. It's pervasive and personal and hits even the most senior, heavily insulated and pampered pilot. What's truly stunning is the company email from management's anonymous 'Merlot Team' (who is that??) that insinuates all is well with the Feb bid. It paints a disturbing picture of just how far out of touch the new Allegiant management 'Team' really is. This was a VERY promising company just 4 years ago. The continuing erosion and demise is a testament to the sheer devastation that can occur with short-sighted, incompetent and arrogant management. While the stock continues to trade at all time high levels, the execs are partying on the Lido Deck….of the Titanic. In their drunken stupor they've failed to notice the life boats slowly disappearing, occupied by the employees abandoning ship.

What Wall Street seems to be missing is the fact that these gravity-defying profits are a result of under-funding and under-staffing the operation. Crews have virtually zero support from overwhelmed agencies such as dispatch, scheduling, IT, maintenance control, training, etc. Middle management is no help as they ignore us or blame us for the problems. Lately we have suffered one disaster after another: fleet shutdowns, training department shutdowns, simulator shutdowns, massive delays (blamed on crew sick calls), extreme sub servicing, software nightmares, etc.

As the saying goes, "pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered". Drink up.