ALPA Scheduling Help- FAIL
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ALPA Scheduling Help- FAIL
Is there anyone else that thinks the new system of e-mailing scheduling and hearing back a month later is acceptable? Do we not give them enough money? Are there not 3 full time paid( prior) Delta Scheduling managers and a team of pilots on flight pay loss to help with scheduling problems. But don't worry, your ALPA monthly magazine is on the way. Seriously, ALPA Scheduling is nearly the only touchpoint a pilot will have with their union in their entire career. If we need a 13,000 sq/ft building and a staff of 150 to answer scheduling questions promptly then we should have it, that's what we pay for. ACTUAL HELP. Good forbid we cancel a few hospitality suites or the Lets Hold Hands Committee.
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Is there anyone else that thinks the new system of e-mailing scheduling and hearing back a month later is acceptable? Do we not give them enough money? Are there not 3 full time paid( prior) Delta Scheduling managers and a team of pilots on flight pay loss to help with scheduling problems. But don't worry, your ALPA monthly magazine is on the way. Seriously, ALPA Scheduling is nearly the only touchpoint a pilot will have with their union in their entire career. If we need a 13,000 sq/ft building and a staff of 150 to answer scheduling questions promptly then we should have it, that's what we pay for. ACTUAL HELP. Good forbid we cancel a few hospitality suites or the Lets Hold Hands Committee.
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Our schedulers do a fantastic job with what they are given. There are only a handful of people working in that office and this is the most efficient way to do it. If they need more info they will call you. Lumping in our volunteer people with the shenanigans that our elected reps do is uncalled for. I get your frustration when you want an immediate answer, but I still believe there is a number to call if you need that for FAR violations.
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Is there anyone else that thinks the new system of e-mailing scheduling and hearing back a month later is acceptable? Do we not give them enough money? Are there not 3 full time paid( prior) Delta Scheduling managers and a team of pilots on flight pay loss to help with scheduling problems. But don't worry, your ALPA monthly magazine is on the way. Seriously, ALPA Scheduling is nearly the only touchpoint a pilot will have with their union in their entire career. If we need a 13,000 sq/ft building and a staff of 150 to answer scheduling questions promptly then we should have it, that's what we pay for. ACTUAL HELP. Good forbid we cancel a few hospitality suites or the Lets Hold Hands Committee.
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1. Calling scheduling
2. Reading the contract
3. Talking to the CPO
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Our schedulers do a fantastic job with what they are given. There are only a handful of people working in that office and this is the most efficient way to do it. If they need more info they will call you. Lumping in our volunteer people with the shenanigans that our elected reps do is uncalled for. I get your frustration when you want an immediate answer, but I still believe there is a number to call if you need that for FAR violations.
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Suggestion:
-Every day, or every week, update the DAL/ALPA website, and all social media accounts with the number of outstanding scheduling inquires, and the time in hours that the average inquiry is being answered.
-Starting tomm, blast out information on how to get scheduling help on every ALPA communication we receive. Weekly, monthly, everything.
-Poll the pilots on budgeting priorities. Ask them to rank how important it is that pilots be able to call the main ALPA line and get real time scheduling help. For all scheduling issues. It would rank #1. I think we all know that.
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To be a boomer, I relate this to raising kids. When doing homework, they initially thought that by asking me to help them find the answer it was going to save them time. After I realized the game, the "game was up". When asked a question, I made sure that my answer was anything but easier for them. They quickly realized that a little bit of self motivation ended up being the easiest solution.... so how does this relate to scheduling? ALPA scheduling has realized the game is up. They now make you email your questions and, voila, it now is what it is.
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How are they supposed to ensure they answer everything in order.
For example, if you have a scheduling question that isn’t 117 related immediate need, and there are 30 emails in the box, why is your question more important than someone who emailed 2 days ago?
would you be okay with calling and explaining your situation and being told “okay we’ve logged your question it’ll be answered in the order received, which is currently running 2 days” or something similar?
Or are you demanding that your question is more important than the other people who have sent a question first?
For example, if you have a scheduling question that isn’t 117 related immediate need, and there are 30 emails in the box, why is your question more important than someone who emailed 2 days ago?
would you be okay with calling and explaining your situation and being told “okay we’ve logged your question it’ll be answered in the order received, which is currently running 2 days” or something similar?
Or are you demanding that your question is more important than the other people who have sent a question first?
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In a previous life, I was a scheduling committee volunteer, did it on my own time, no FPL... it FORCED me to know the contract intimately. After we got frustrated with the company schedulers started “freelancing “ when they had to solve problems, our union started putting a union rep in OCC, all day, every day to watch the schedulers. Sound familiar? I did that work, it was tedious and boring at times. But, when a scheduler rerouted someone, or tagged a reserve with a trip that the crew member thought was inappropriate, all they had to do was say “transfer me to the union rep, and I answered the line, I had full access to the company schedulers system and notes... I could verify the trip legality and look at the bigger picture for fatigue issues. Most often, I had to tell them to put their big girl panties on and go fly the trip. Occasionally we coordinate with the company schedulers and compromise.
My point is that having a rep in scheduling may not be a bad thing. They don’t need to do the company’s job for them, and it will usually cause a scheduler to think twice before “freelancing”
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My point is that having a rep in scheduling may not be a bad thing. They don’t need to do the company’s job for them, and it will usually cause a scheduler to think twice before “freelancing”
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How are they supposed to ensure they answer everything in order.
For example, if you have a scheduling question that isn’t 117 related immediate need, and there are 30 emails in the box, why is your question more important than someone who emailed 2 days ago?
would you be okay with calling and explaining your situation and being told “okay we’ve logged your question it’ll be answered in the order received, which is currently running 2 days” or something similar?
Or are you demanding that your question is more important than the other people who have sent a question first?
For example, if you have a scheduling question that isn’t 117 related immediate need, and there are 30 emails in the box, why is your question more important than someone who emailed 2 days ago?
would you be okay with calling and explaining your situation and being told “okay we’ve logged your question it’ll be answered in the order received, which is currently running 2 days” or something similar?
Or are you demanding that your question is more important than the other people who have sent a question first?
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