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07-07-2014, 02:43 PM

#162101

Bucking Bar

Can't abide NAI

Joined APC: Jun 2007

Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

Posts: 11,990

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mesabah

There were two missteps in my mind that ALPA and the other unions had a part in:
1. Pre-bankruptcy concessions
2. Permitted flying operated as Alter Ego flying

Both of these are things, the union's legal departments knew what the result would be, and they did it anyway.

I would narrow that down to the concept of selling jobs for pay. A union owes all of it's members the same representational obligation. It is immoral to use the loss of one pilot's unemployment to give another pilot a pay subsidy.

07-07-2014, 02:44 PM

#162102

Ferd149

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Joined APC: Apr 2008

Position: LAX ERA

Posts: 3,457

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Originally Posted by cni187

Hey Ferd, was it you I was supposed to see on the corner barstool at Godfather's? I met the owner instead and the tower air traffic controller. Super Stars is running a bit old for this 2010 hire. Carl are you here??!

I sure do miss Saipan and especially Godfathers! I'm hoping that someday we'll service it directly from SEA on da big bus so I can get back there

Is Bobby Cadillac's still open? Just about the best Rubin I've ever had anywhere.

I haven't been in Super Stars in like forever. We're mostly overflying NRT out of SEA these days.

Ferd

07-07-2014, 02:47 PM

#162103

buzzpat

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Joined APC: Feb 2008

Position: Urban chicken rancher.

Posts: 6,070

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Crew Tracking

800 DAL CREW

You can also go onto the Net and select your aircraft type and then Hotels on the bottom right. It takes you right to the hotel's website. Also good for checking out eating and workout potential.

07-07-2014, 02:48 PM

#162104

LOBO

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Joined APC: Jan 2007

Position: Right Seat over the CONUS

Posts: 326

New Email from SD:

Surface Tablets will show up for everyone (even those that opted out with the BOYD), "We estimate distribution will begin in early August and will be complete in late September."

Thus, it has slipped another month to the right.

This is getting ridonkuloous!!!!

I'm glad Microsoft is a strategic business partners so get them to help with these stupid programs that will not work on half baked operating system that the Surface's will be running.

07-07-2014, 03:03 PM

#162105

gzsg

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Joined APC: Oct 2009

Posts: 3,108

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferd149

I mostly agree except for the bold part.

I've said probably a dozen times on here that profit sharing is a scam to make you feel "like part of the organization". Give me dollars that can't be manipulated by the accountants, either in direct compensation or work rules. For the life of me, I don't know how we ever got on this profit sharing bandwagon?

Ferd

Fred

Careful what you wish for. If we get 11% of W-2 in profit sharing and then end profit sharing and get an 11% pay increase, we net ZERO!

My point is why should we give up anything?

Management and their lemmings are coming for our profit sharing. They will use it to fund pathetic hourly increases and declare victory again.

I'm with you, if we can get a 40% hourly increase date of signing, profit sharing can go. Does anyone think that will happen?

NO CONCESSIONS

07-07-2014, 03:06 PM

#162106

gzsg

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Posts: 3,108

111 retirements year to date. Can't remember the exact 2014 number of age 65 retirements. 118?

Looks like 2 to 1. IOW 1 medical/early for each age 65.

07-07-2014, 03:11 PM

#162107

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined APC: Mar 2008

Position: 767er Captain

Posts: 12,109

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purple Drank

I could go on and on.

And I am sure you will

07-07-2014, 03:17 PM

#162108

Ferd149

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Position: LAX ERA

Posts: 3,457

Quote:

Originally Posted by gzsg

J,

NOPE........I'm not arguing we need to make any concessions.

But, profit sharing has to go! As I said, re-wicker it into other areas i.e. work rules for example that aren't taxable.

Look, we paid down debt (a good thing) but that is money that isn't available for profit sharing. We paid a dividend (an OK thing if you have your stock) but it's money not available for profit sharing. We are buying back stock.........see where I'm going?

As I said, we allowed management to get us into a compensation package they can manipulate and we have to get out from under it. Now is the time!

Ferd

PS Good to see you on here, haven't seen ya since Duke's in HNL

07-07-2014, 03:17 PM

#162109

scambo1

The Brown Dot +1

Joined APC: Jun 2009

Position: 777B

Posts: 7,775

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOBO

My understanding is that everything on the surface has been debugged except for the secure content locker which is nearly sorted out. I'd rather get a platform that works rather than have to debug it on the line. Also, I've heard it is coming with an integral extended life battery which makes it useable on ULH flights with no issue. The machine is the companies tool to choose provided free. I'm just glad I don't have to post and carry all the jepps. The delay on the surface hasn't affected my life at all.