IA Calls
05-18-2023 | 12:23 PM
#81
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when is ALPA going to do something about this BS? We never had inverse calls like this before these stupidly low batch sizes came into play. If ALPA would fix the problem and raise the batches then we wouldn't even be talking about IA's going out all the time or pilots calling scheduling to get IA calls out of order. The whole breakdown in the process is a problem yet to be addressed. We have huge categories now like the 7ER and 320 fleets with 600 pilots or so. There's no way to get through the list with a batch size of 1 or even 5.
05-18-2023 | 12:33 PM
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when is ALPA going to do something about this BS? We never had inverse calls like this before these stupidly low batch sizes came into play. If ALPA would fix the problem and raise the batches then we wouldn't even be talking about IA's going out all the time or pilots calling scheduling to get IA calls out of order. The whole breakdown in the process is a problem yet to be addressed. We have huge categories now like the 7ER and 320 fleets with 600 pilots or so. There's no way to get through the list with a batch size of 1 or even 5.
05-18-2023 | 01:03 PM
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A few years back one of the biggest complaints was the company was using batch sizes that were too large. Pilots were tired of getting calls for trips they had no chance of being awarded. ALPA pushed the company to reduce the batch sizes. Might be hard to go back now and ask for a increase.
05-18-2023 | 02:09 PM
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Not our problem to solve. It is he company’s. They are the ones violating the contract not ALPA. ALPA could (and maybe should) go to the Company with a larger batch size offer in trade for something really good like positive space. But it would be better for the Company to come to ALPA with the larger batch size ask and then ALPA can better negotiate terms as the one being asked for the favor.
05-18-2023 | 03:26 PM
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If someone calls them out on each IA and ACE's it, they are in effect triple paying for each trip they IA. Personally lost money as well, but as a pilot group, it's more wages being paid (or waiting 4 months to be paid as it were with ACE).
05-18-2023 | 05:14 PM
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In the last decade, I've only spoken to a scheduler when I've called them.
05-18-2023 | 05:57 PM
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when is ALPA going to do something about this BS? We never had inverse calls like this before these stupidly low batch sizes came into play. If ALPA would fix the problem and raise the batches then we wouldn't even be talking about IA's going out all the time or pilots calling scheduling to get IA calls out of order. The whole breakdown in the process is a problem yet to be addressed. We have huge categories now like the 7ER and 320 fleets with 600 pilots or so. There's no way to get through the list with a batch size of 1 or even 5.
05-18-2023 | 06:05 PM
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I’d be willing to entertain a percentile based batch size….if the company gave us a big enough quid. Until then not our problem to solve.
05-18-2023 | 06:57 PM
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small point, we asked for the “too far” and got it with a COVID LOA driving the current sizes.
05-18-2023 | 07:21 PM
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look at it closely. does it apply to short notice trips? it's also a very small increase. There needs to be some common sense. a percentage of category size would be the best solution.
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