Nu;
Agreed. I have gotten that impression also. There are "facts" to the Republic STS case that must be looked at. That position seems to be the concensus of many of the reps too. I am sure Tuesday's Special MEC meeting will have some fireworks. I suspect it will all be in "Closed" or "Executive" session though.

Haven't heard much about the FPL thing. Wassup with that?

 

I know you do not want to hear this, but first E-mail payroll. Their address is at the bottom of your pay stub. If you get no resolution from that, call them. Heck do both simultaneously and then is that does not work, call 1-800-USA-ALPA.

 

What does your time card say? That's the easiest to read. Look at your pay statement too. That might have some answers.

 

I get your frustration. I had it too coming to DAL and as a result got involved in a few committees. It allowed me to see both sides of the argument.

That said, unionism is a two way street, and you need to engage your reps on every issue. I do and am grateful for the dialogue. It provides perspective that line pilot generally do not have on many of the issues. Like it or not your reps have more facts, and many of them cannot be published in an e-mail or official publication.

On the publication front

The ALPA National Airline Magazine is from your National union and the local level has not say in that.

At the MEC level they publish the "Widget" every so often. That is our big publication. On top of that there are about 20 or so other forms of communication the MEC uses.

On the LEC level each LEC employs different mediums in which to communicate, and all of them vary in frequency depending on the LEC Council. These updates can be very in depth on all of the issues, provide strong criticism or support for a given issue etc. The way the Union is set up, this is where the majority of your communication on each issue should come from.

When something is decided or a piece of contract language is TAed the MEC provides that communication.

Furthermore, if you do not like what you see, blast em, tell them what they are doing wrong. Walking in the other direction does not solve the root of the issue. It took me being very engaged in each issue to get the level of understanding I wanted. Now, granted, I want more info than the guys I generally fly with. Because of that disparity, ALPA tries not to SPAM our group with multiple communications on the same issue.

 

What is the policy on deviating DH on the front end of a trip. I have a pattern with a DH has a 24 hour sit then operates 2 legs. Can I deviate DH on same day as operating the flights and stay home an extra day?

What are the rules?

 

If you're a lineholder, you just tell scheduling you're deviating. You're on your own getting there though - no positive space travel.

Reserves need permission from scheduling.

 

Permission is almost always granted to reserves though in my experience. I have never been turned down.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Absolutely. No question at all about that.

 

Nu,

Yep there has been a spike in interest in DPA, hope that it continues. The DPA members that I met in the ATL crew lounge were very honest trustworthy Delta Pilots.

In contrast, it seems that some ALPA Reps that were placed in the same area, on admitted flight pay loss were less than professional.