Hey anybody know how to sign up for the ALPA website/And or get text messages from the union about bidding/vacation etc? Heard about this the other day and don't know how to sign up for it. Thanks.

 

Go to the DALPA site: Dal.alpa.org log in, go to the 'notifications' link and opt in for the 'Pilot Blast' with your cell phone number. You'll get text messages for bidding opening and closing dates and bid awards, etc.

 

Any idea how to sign up for the website? I go to login and don't see a place to sign up as a new member.

 

In a short staffed category with 12 day trips. Had 3 or 4 shadow days at the start of the month. Bid a 12 day trip going out after the shadow days. Could have bid and held several 12 day trips touching the shadow days and had the entire trip dropped and paid for. Would have easily received a 12 day or a couple of 6 day greenslips. Worked 12 days got 75 hours pay. Could have worked 12 days for 225 hours pay.

 

Thanks, and OUCH!

 

Tomorrow call the DALPA office at 1 800 USA ALPA and have them look up your ALPA number, they can walk you through the registration and log in, and pilot blast sign up.

 

You've probably also received what looks like junk mail from DALPA. In one of the 1st mailings I got from them, it had my union number and a temporary password.

 

Am I the only one watching the Number 1 Draft Pick playing against the Number 2 Draft Pick?

I KNEW Tampa was making a huge mistake drafting Crab Legs ahead of Mariota.

 

Total newbie, here. What is a shadow day?

 

When you are in training, you want to bid your schedule so your trips conflict with training dates. The company will buy your trips, you fly the training schedule but get paid the schedule you were able to bid for.

For example, if you have training 1-14 October and can bid a 12 day 75 hour trip, you want to try and bid that trip to touch your training from 1-14 October. Lets say under the hypothetical training schedule you get a trip that goes from 5-17 October. The company will buy your 5-17 October trip and pay you for it while you do whatever flying is required during training. You could then GS for double pay between 15 and 31 October, assuming your category is short manned and you don't exceed any FAA flight time limits.

EDIT: but if you are a new hire it works a little differently. The company still buys your trips, but you only get paid your monthly new hire salary until you are off OE.