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Purple Drank 03-18-2013 05:38 PM


Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1374569)
FWIW ... about 1.2 billion.

"fleeting opportunities?"

Not for Delta pilots.

As someone cogently stated earlier...we don't need to have a huge backlog of grievances with the company. But we sure don't have to bend over for them all the time, either. Especially come contract time.

hoserpilot 03-18-2013 05:50 PM


Originally Posted by Purple Drank (Post 1374573)
But we sure don't have to bend over for them all the time, either.



But FTB just said everyone from behind wants to try it out! :eek::eek:

acl65pilot 03-18-2013 05:53 PM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1374484)
You're right. It was not too bad on the north side, nothing of what it looked like as it approached I75. Then it broke up.

The south side has lots of purple.

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbba6df5e.png

Looks like everyone coming in from behind wants to try it out, everyone in front of it and to the south said screw it and bolted to the alternates. Looks like Jacksonville is popular.


Apparently it was a mess. We got canceled in the outstation after our fourth extension. Southside got nailed.

Opus 03-18-2013 05:59 PM

Predictions on A.E:
Sleeper: NYC 320A: Goes down to 8000 on seniority.
Shocker: Atl B717A: Junior CA 6800 or so.
Inexplicable:The amount WB FOs that bid narrow body captain. (It will probably be mainly north guys doing this as we had a tendency to hire more public school kids than on the south side.)
The Unbelievable: With all the shake up and WB FOs bidding narrow body CA the 747 goes insufficient bidders from the north guys on the B side, allowing the first South FO on the airplane. (Can you say rest break controversy!)
Guaranteed: *****ing about the results.

forgot to bid 03-18-2013 06:06 PM


Originally Posted by Opus (Post 1374588)
Predictions on A.E:
Sleeper: NYC 320A: Goes down to 8000 on seniority.
Shocker: Atl B717A: Junior CA 6800 or so.
Inexplicable:The amount WB FOs that bid narrow body captain. (It will probably be mainly north guys doing this as we had a tendency to hire more public school kids than on the south side.)
The Unbelievable: With all the shake up and WB FOs bidding narrow body CA the 747 goes insufficient bidders from the north guys on the B side, allowing the first South FO on the airplane. (Can you say rest break controversy!)
Guaranteed: *****ing about the results.

Interesting prediction I could totally buy. But why would there be itching about a DALS guy holding the 744 due to insufficient bidders? Its the contract. No different than 777 going to DALN guy which I could see in DTW or new hires in the 765/330, if nobody wants it there is a plan B.

acl65pilot 03-18-2013 06:17 PM


Originally Posted by georgetg (Post 1374380)
I'm not sure that's an accurate portrayal of what's happening with DALPA.

There actually is an unresolved C16 "door pay" resolution passed well before the contract negotiations...

Some in DALPA are attempting change, while others don't care to expend the "negotiating capital" to affect a change...

A phone call or email to one's rep to bump this would be prudent...

Cheers
George

A resolution was passed for Door Pay at the last MEC meeting.

Wilbur Wright 03-18-2013 06:26 PM


Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1374601)
A resolution was passed for Door Pay at the last MEC meeting.

If the company was serious about reducing "latency," agreeing to Door Pay would be the best possible way for them to accomplish it.

acl65pilot 03-18-2013 06:30 PM


Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 1374097)
I would expect contract surveys to go out in the fall of 14. Openers in the spring of 15. Tell me the state of the economy at that point and what the SWA contract ends up being if done by then and I will give you a guess on how long ours will take.
This is also a 3 year contract not a 2 year as you posted. The amenable date is 31 Dec 15.


Openers will be Spring of 2015. 270 days prior to the amendable date.

PWA 28 A

Effective Date and Duration
Except as expressly provided otherwise, this agreement will become effective on July 1, 2012, will continue in full force and effect through December 31, 2015, and will renew itself without change through each succeeding December 31st, unless written notice of intended change is served in accordance with Section 6, Title I, of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by either party hereto at least 60 days but no more than 270 days prior to December 31, 2015 or December 31st in any year thereafter. In the absence of an agreement by March 31, 2016, the parties agree to jointly petition the National Mediation Board for mediation services.

XtremeF150 03-18-2013 06:30 PM


Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1374592)
Interesting prediction I could totally buy. But why would there be itching about a DALS guy holding the 744 due to insufficient bidders? Its the contract. No different than 777 going to DALN guy which I could see in DTW or new hires in the 765/330, if nobody wants it there is a plan B.

I don't think it will come to this but if it did how do the 300 new hires from 2010 like myself fall into these fences. Always figured those fences would fall long before it mattered, but is a new hire considered a DAL-S for bidding purposes?

80ktsClamp 03-18-2013 06:34 PM


Originally Posted by XtremeF150 (Post 1374608)
I don't think it will come to this but if it did how do the 300 new hires from 2010 like myself fall into these fences. Always figured those fences would fall long before it mattered, but is a new hire considered a DAL-S for bidding purposes?

2010 hires are not fenced.


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