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07-04-2011 | 01:53 PM
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For the past two days when on Icrew and I go to see trip coverage and click on the rotation I keep getting "INVLD PAIR NBR". Anyone else getting the same?
07-04-2011 | 01:55 PM
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If you do not like what you are getting from your Reps, force the issue. If that does not work recall them. Once recalled, put someone in that beleives what you do, and have them change the leaders of ALPA.
If you cannot get enough support for that sort of drive, it is, because the majority of the pilots in your base do not agree with the position.
The contract survey is not out yet, but will be by early fall. It is on about the same timeline that the survey was done for C2K.
If you cannot get enough support for that sort of drive, it is, because the majority of the pilots in your base do not agree with the position.
The contract survey is not out yet, but will be by early fall. It is on about the same timeline that the survey was done for C2K.
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07-04-2011 | 02:03 PM
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True, they(SWA) do RECENTLY. Historically this has NOT been the case as mentioned ad nauseum.
Why are you done with ALPA? You don't know the opener. For the last time DALPA doesn't either, contract surveys have not been filled out by the pilots yet.
If DALPA put out a "wish list"/opener, minimum standard publication/press release right now; there are MANY posters here (including me) that would be ****ed at DALPA for making statements on behalf of the pilot group without even asking the pilots what they want first!!
DALPA cannot and will not publish, advertise, release to the media a fictitious set of demands when they don't know what the real desires of the pilots are!
(On a personal note: I look forward to the survey, all you DPA'ers who think we need "SWA pay" are managing my expectations, I have much higher standards than that.)
The SWA rally cry is low-balling ourselves at this point. The last full Sec. 6 contract DAL signed (C2K)was a record breaker, 1996 sucked, 1991 was good, etc.
Relax, don't shoot before you've aimed....
Why are you done with ALPA? You don't know the opener. For the last time DALPA doesn't either, contract surveys have not been filled out by the pilots yet.
If DALPA put out a "wish list"/opener, minimum standard publication/press release right now; there are MANY posters here (including me) that would be ****ed at DALPA for making statements on behalf of the pilot group without even asking the pilots what they want first!!
DALPA cannot and will not publish, advertise, release to the media a fictitious set of demands when they don't know what the real desires of the pilots are!
(On a personal note: I look forward to the survey, all you DPA'ers who think we need "SWA pay" are managing my expectations, I have much higher standards than that.)
The SWA rally cry is low-balling ourselves at this point. The last full Sec. 6 contract DAL signed (C2K)was a record breaker, 1996 sucked, 1991 was good, etc.
Relax, don't shoot before you've aimed....
It's because they're praying to lower our expectations so that our surveys will produce the weak opener that they intend to proffer. If our surveys show that we want more, they will proffer the lower opener anyway and simply lie about what the survey results were. "We'd love to show you the survey data, but we wouldn't want management to see it."
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07-04-2011 | 02:05 PM
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07-04-2011 | 02:11 PM
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07-04-2011 | 02:13 PM
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FYI, 11th yr SWA Captain here. I believe I'm pretty representative of an "average" (or more likely slightly below average) SWA pilot in terms of earnings & productivity. I commute to my base. I have small kids at home. I have a great life outside this job and very much enjoy all the days off I can get. IOW, I basically fly my line and try to improve it where I can through trip trading WITHOUT increasing total work days each month. I pick up very little (~6 extra work days total last year). My 2010 W2 showed $224,860 and I flew 761 hours....virtually all of it at straight pay. I mostly do one 3-day trip each week, or the occasional 4-day every now and then. They're usually not commutable. I shoot for an average of 100 TFP monthly throughout the year to hit our annual household income target. I have 4 weeks of vacation each year.
Best of luck with your negotiations.
Best of luck with your negotiations.
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07-04-2011 | 02:17 PM
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07-04-2011 | 02:21 PM
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07-04-2011 | 02:26 PM
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The DPA came up a lot in the Wilson Polling. DALPA is concerned, and signing the card will force DALPA to remember that they represent us, not the RJ pilots with ALPA National. Our pilots pay millions in dues, and they need to listen to us or vote in the DPA. Send in the card, it will help remind them.
07-04-2011 | 03:21 PM
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Are you running Firefox 4 or 5 on a Mac? This problem started with the release of Firefox 4. If this is the case with you, the only solution I know of is to go back to Firefox 3. And I'm not sure how to do that. I've just been putting up with this problem (I'm running the latest version of Firefox) and hoping Delta eventually fixes it.
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