I don't understand mine craft speak.

Example: I'm going to the nether to spawn zombie pig men, but first I need obsidian and flint and steel.

My son is a geek. Or am I?

 

Airlines offer off contract compensation to pilots all the time. It's basically how the regionals are functioning these days. If the union would actually fight for us, these off contract side deals would actually be contractual raises for everyone.

This isn't a straw man argument. I've actually been airline management. Pre-bankruptcy, I expressed concern that cutting pilot pay up to 50% at NWA would cause a mass exodus of pilots resulting in the ultimate failure of the company. I was laughed at by upper management, who told me, for every guy that walks, two guys from the regionals will replace them, and thus, they could work the pay cuts. They were dead on balls accurate.

 

Unfortunately, no, they are S3B; behind active employees.

I think on some holidays your spouse (or partner) can S2 without it being taken against their limit.

 

What?

... and to change the topic a bit ... there are still more express jobs being lost due to restructuring than are being created at the mainline level through at least year end 2017 ... so, you are still correct with regard to your assertion on replacing, you, me and the rest of us. That's why we need a union.

 

"If we can do this, we can do anything. We will send a powerful message if we stick together and STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT."

Sung to the tune of "Get up Stand up," by Bob Marley.

 

I would argue that a regional, like Endeavor is a major obstacle to scope recapture due to us being ALPA. If you get scope back in C2015, management could force an SLI between us, however, if we were not ALPA, that would not be a threat.

 

Methinks you missed my point... I think it's a stupid idea to withhold services to "send a message that we are underpaid" by claiming a sick call as the cover. IIRC, American (and maybe United also) pilots got in legal trouble over "protest" sick calls. Performing job actions outside of self help are a risky move given the way the courts have handed down anti-labor rulings under the RLA in the last 15-20 years. Bad idea all the way around. The only way is to resign or get hired where you will be compensated accordingly, not by abuse of sick leave language.

Between the big 3, they plan on hiring nearly 3500 pilots in the next 18 months....equivalent to the entire pilot groups at Republic and Compass just disappearing.

In 3-5 years it will equal or eclipse that to the tune of another 5000-7000 again and that's not even including JB, SWA, FDX, NK, UPS, or ALK.

The problem will fix itself soon because the pipline is empty due to the short-term MBA outsourcing paradigm. Main line pilots need to hold the line and continue to shrink the bottom end (and top end but different discussion) outsourcing as opportunities present themselves.

I have a mental picture that we will be seeing the return of the DC9/727 routes on 717/M88's doing ATL-SHV-MLU-SHV-ATL, ATL-BHM-JAN-BHM-ATL, etc. in the near future as the passenger demand for those cities is stable but the separate lift capability due to no pilots to fly the block hours on a separate leg.

But hey, if I could read the future I wouldn't be hanging out on the internet with you clowns!

 

You are going to have to explain.

Without a pre-nup there would be no JPWA and no support from either ALPA, or management.

Hypothetically we could work together on a consensus proposal. Without ALPA to facilitate that really can't happen.

Yes, the Delta pilots could negotiate with Delta to kill outsourcing. But, frankly, your scope negotiations have been more effective than ours. Management is complying with yours; ours not so much.

Question: Since your contract and our contract is now with the same management, is it proper to use the term "our management" ? Certainly at the level these decisions are made, it is the same people calling the shots.

 

I love me some Marley but for that song, I prefer this version, from Peter Tosh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOjg8mr36NQ

 

12.00/14.00/9.00 should be your FDP limits.

12 hours of duty without the extension
14 hours of duty with the extension
9 hours max flight time.

You should also have your PWA duty limitations. You'll see these as two numbers. An example would be 7.42/12.46

If you would like a more detailed explanation log on to the DALPA website and access the library. Search for Scheduling Alert 14-03.