Ouch. Lets all hope that this last bid was the end of the backward movement. :)

I thought this thread was about cheerleaders.
I log on today and you guys are all talking pregnancy and having babies.
Latest and Greatest cheerleader? :)

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Somebody was asking about the DAL-N paychecks, here is an excerpt from the company:

How will this transition impact me?
For the month of January 2010, instead of receiving a paycheck on January 13th, you will receive your check on January 15th for your December settlement. The check you receive on January 31st will be your advance payment for January.

Now, my question is how can you call a paycheck on the 31st, for work already done, an "advance"???

Simple. The way DAL does it is:
The 15th check is you total settlement for your work performed minus the set dollar amount they advance you on the 30/31st.
The dollar amount they advance you is base upon years of service. This number (dollar amount) is subtracted from your 15th paycheck.

I know it is crazy :eek:

Yeah, my buddy found that floating around in our ATLAS email(which I had been ignoring because I thought everything important would be elsewhere). What's going to stink is that tiny check coming on the 31st. It's really jacking with my budget, & it's something that needs to be fixed in our next contract IMO.

At least you are not on first year pay transitioning to flight pay from training pay. I have a nine dollar check that month. No kidding. :eek:

I was thinking that we could possibly use the combi's like AS does for this, but on the 73 platform. thus the GUM base into new markets that could use both freight and pax. But has Boeing ever thought of a combi 757?

What is your take. I was guessing the summer bid would be backwards as well. If the economy goes in the correct direction and the positives in the secret plan work, Which way are we headed?

Yes, but it is not an advance. The paycheck you get on the 31st is the "advance" for the month that is just ending (i.e. the Jan 31 paycheck is the advance for the month of Jan). I could understand it being called an advance if the paycheck on Jan 31 was for the advance in the month of Feb (i.e. you are going to work in Feb so we will advance you some money). It is just terminology, but don't try and trick me into the idea that it is something that is being given out of the goodness of the heart (it should be termed the "holdback" check).

I really don't care about it as it doesn't impact me that much in terms of takehome pay (now, we can talk about the 401k contribution and how it affects that for all of us but on an individual basis, it is peanuts, but as a combined group, it is a good thing for mother DAL as she accrues interest a little bit longer.

Just my thoughts, which don't mean much

Hey. Do we have layovers in Haiti or the DR?