Originally Posted by Herkflyr (Post 1689653)

I did scheduling committee work at PMDL for several years, and I can tell you that these statement are complete BS. The company does violate the contract at times. I have never seen them once do it deliberately, as in "we know the contract says A, but we are going to do B anyway, and we dare you to file a grievance."

At PMNW that was actually quite common (so I have been told by north guys) but both PMDL and the merged DL does not do that.

Or if you insist on believing it, how about a few specific instances?

I am not talking about a mistake in scheduling or reroute, a computer automation error, or even a strong disagreement between the company and union on just what some "grey area" might or might not mean. I am talking about straight up, "we are knowingly violating the contract and defy you to oppose us."

Specific examples please.

Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1689667)

Republic scope violation. Flying non permitted aircraft.

I forget which regional, flying over allowable gross weight.

Originally Posted by gloopy (Post 1689668)

Its been almost 4 months, or 1/3 of the "cure period".

How bad out of balance were we on 04-01-2014, and how far out of balance are we now?

For the first 1/3 of the cure period, what (if anything) has the company done to, well, cure it?

IMO we should be getting monthly updates about this exact thing.

By the way, how long do we have to be cured in order to be cured? One year? Or the same 4 years we gave them in the first place?

Also, does TLV count for the AF/KLM JV? What if we milk it for weeks, or months, or quarters….all the while our "JV Partner" does it several times a day, or maybe increases service?

Originally Posted by Herkflyr (Post 1689653)

I am talking about straight up, "we are knowingly violating the contract and defy you to oppose us."

Specific examples please.

Originally Posted by Herkflyr (Post 1689653)

I have never seen them once do it deliberately, as in "we know the contract says A, but we are going to do B anyway, and we dare you to file a grievance."

Originally Posted by Herkflyr (Post 1689653)

the merged DL does not do that.

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy (Post 1689488)

I think this is why we consistently hear, "Volunteer so you can understand the process." i.e. Convince you how to think the right way.

Originally Posted by Scoop (Post 1689497)

Guys,

What is the best way to ship a bike? I have it all boxed up and received a $130 quote from FDX with the discount but when I got to the FDX store the actual price was $220.

Delta cargo says employees receive a 90% discount - anyone ever use this option? Pros/cons?

How about shipping it as oversize baggage when non-reving?

Thanks - Scoop

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1689558)

I have NEVER intimated that anyone should be silent about his/her opinion. As far as speaking with one voice, it is hard to do sometime with the blackmail of the Caplinger Crowd constantly being used as a threat, dontcha think? But I appreciate your saying that you do not feel entitled. That is all I was asking in all of this kerfuffel.

Originally Posted by Hillbilly (Post 1689693)

Nah. While I'm sure volunteering is enlightening, I don't buy in to the mind control bunk. I think you hear that all the time because they need more people to get of their asses and do some of the work. If they didn't want people coming in, they wouldn't be asking for new bodies all the time. JMO.