Statement to Delta MEC
03-08-2023 | 05:20 AM
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Bump. There were some good points mixed in there with the sour grapes, but it seems the MEC vote almost perfectly mirrored the pilot vote. If anything the MEC was more in favor than the pilot group at large so why the angst at the 14-3 vote? Seems pretty representative.
03-08-2023 | 05:31 AM
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If you are not on full time FPL, the rules vary based on reg vs reserve and preposted leave vs leave posted after you have a schedule. Those pilots can green slip like everyone else. There is no cap to what they can make, although some alpa leave is caped if you go over 94.5.
The officers and the chair and vice of the busier committees are in full time FPL. Most committee members come in for a certain amount of time each month (1-2 weeks) and fly the rest of the time.
03-08-2023 | 05:39 AM
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The vast vast majority of ALPA volunteers get paid little to no FPL to do their jobs. They do it on their off time when the rest of you are out on your 3rd boat and they do it for your, not their, benefit. To claim otherwise is ignorant..
03-08-2023 | 05:48 AM
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LEC reps are paid same as line pilots, which they are. They get individual trip drops as ALPA duties require. Their FPL drops are capped at the same 94.5. Any additional ALPA duty must be banked. Their days dropped must equal ALPA duty, otherwise their bank is debited, and if their overall bank is negative, cannot received FPL until it is repaid. Why would a LEC rep do ALPA duty at straight pay when it rains GS/IAs constantly?
I totally get wanting to go on a rant, but at least have the facts right.
03-08-2023 | 05:53 AM
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Pilots on full time ALPA leave (officers, committee chairs, etc) cannot pick up premium time. Their pay is capped at 94.5 hours in the Policy Manual, and there are specific office time requirements. Any flying that they do for currency is unpaid.
LEC reps are paid same as line pilots, which they are. They get individual trip drops as ALPA duties require. Their FPL drops are capped at the same 94.5. Any additional ALPA duty must be banked. Their days dropped must equal ALPA duty, otherwise their bank is debited, and if their overall bank is negative, cannot received FPL until it is repaid. Why would a LEC rep do ALPA duty at straight pay when it rains GS/IAs constantly?
LEC reps are paid same as line pilots, which they are. They get individual trip drops as ALPA duties require. Their FPL drops are capped at the same 94.5. Any additional ALPA duty must be banked. Their days dropped must equal ALPA duty, otherwise their bank is debited, and if their overall bank is negative, cannot received FPL until it is repaid. Why would a LEC rep do ALPA duty at straight pay when it rains GS/IAs constantly?
03-08-2023 | 05:53 AM
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I would say that there is work within DAL ALPA that is true volunteer, but not a majority. I would also say that most people who receive fpl do more work than would be required by the policy manual.
03-08-2023 | 05:55 AM
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94.5 hours for 18 days of work is also far less than what people do on the line.
03-08-2023 | 06:02 AM
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But you knew that.
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