Details on Delta TA
#8821
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#8822
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I've been looking at the TA contract language. I've got a question about SL and GS that I can't seem to figure out.
If I call in sick for a 4 day trip at the beginning of the month, because I'm sick. I call in well and return to flying. Assume I am above the GS trigger.
Later in the month I submit a GS. I'm offered a GS. Does this reduce how much I am paid for the GS? If it does reduce the pay, how?
Enquiring minds and all that.
If I call in sick for a 4 day trip at the beginning of the month, because I'm sick. I call in well and return to flying. Assume I am above the GS trigger.
Later in the month I submit a GS. I'm offered a GS. Does this reduce how much I am paid for the GS? If it does reduce the pay, how?
Enquiring minds and all that.
Presumably the language is there to prevent guys who have flown so much that they are approaching FAR limits that the only way to pick up more flying (GS or WS) would be to call in sick earlier in the month (thus reducing block hours flown, removing FAR consideration etc).
I don't know if we had a problem there but that is how I read the (hopefully rejected) TA language.
#8824
The TA says nothing about "adding" aircraft. They could be replacements of older narrow bodies here now and that would be completely allowed. The additional jumbo RJ's still come.
Carl
#8825
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The way I read it you will get paid as you should, as you do today.
Presumably the language is there to prevent guys who have flown so much that they are approaching FAR limits that the only way to pick up more flying (GS or WS) would be to call in sick earlier in the month (thus reducing block hours flown, removing FAR consideration etc).
I don't know if we had a problem there but that is how I read the (hopefully rejected) TA language.
Presumably the language is there to prevent guys who have flown so much that they are approaching FAR limits that the only way to pick up more flying (GS or WS) would be to call in sick earlier in the month (thus reducing block hours flown, removing FAR consideration etc).
I don't know if we had a problem there but that is how I read the (hopefully rejected) TA language.
#8826
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Carl: "There are no abusers because if there were they'd be fired and they aren't doing that."
I flew with a guy who said he called in sick every month just because he could. It was his benefit. He's got a brother or brother in law who's a doctor so verification is no problem. The company hates it I'm sure but all they can do is harass him with a CP but Honey Badger don't care.
Sick leave at this company is sort of (but not exactly) like the insurance on your car or house. It is not a "benefit" to be tapped any time you feel like--it is there for when you need it. The actuarial assumptions for an insurance company assume that most customers do not use their services most of the time. Almost all customers will eventually submit an honest claim for smaller scale stuff (fender benders, hail roof damage) and then there is the occasional total loss (totaled car, lightning burns down the house). NO insurance company has models that assume all customers use all the coverage every year--and then gloat about it!
While I think that our SVP of flight ops has an almost alarming obsession with sick leave use, the bottom line is that there are a quantifiable group of guys who use all their sick leave, but miraculously get better a couple of months before the sick leave resets (but rarely if ever go on short term disability)
So what does the company do? This TA is the answer.
Sec 14.G.3 says if the DHS doesn't like your verification after the MRT it may be "expanded to include a Company designated doctor or other health care professionals and the Director - Health Services and SVP of FO.".
So what does that mean? It means that a doc in the company can take your medical records and if not happy with your sick use can notify the FAA for certificate action. At the least it can notify the FAA and when you get your medical and don't report every one of those doc visits on your FAA form they got you for that.
I know the Delta medical guy has done more to help pilots get their tickets back. But we are talking about guys that the company wants to change their behavior at the least or terminate at the worst. Does anyone doubt that the "company designated doctor" will be on our side?
So what does that mean? It means that a doc in the company can take your medical records and if not happy with your sick use can notify the FAA for certificate action. At the least it can notify the FAA and when you get your medical and don't report every one of those doc visits on your FAA form they got you for that.
I know the Delta medical guy has done more to help pilots get their tickets back. But we are talking about guys that the company wants to change their behavior at the least or terminate at the worst. Does anyone doubt that the "company designated doctor" will be on our side?
At the same time I despise the occasional (though thankfully increasingly rare) guys who brag about going decades without calling in sick. Either they are a rare breed indeed or they have flown sick (for some weird "I have to save Delta" reason) and gotten others sick in the process. Thanks guys!
#8827
They'll immediately be in compliance regardless of whether Alitalia leaves or not. Their old compliance violations are immediately forgiven due to removing EASK's as the measuring metric. There will be no existing compliance violations because we reduced our flying even further to give management more breathing room.
Carl
#8828
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Unfortunately I had 767-400 FO on the JUMPSEAT today that said his crew were for the TA. All excited about the rates. Also said in the international lounge in Atlanta Friday afternoon all the talk was about the pay raise. We have our work cut out for us to defeat this turd.
#8829
I've been looking at the TA contract language. I've got a question about SL and GS that I can't seem to figure out.
If I call in sick for a 4 day trip at the beginning of the month, because I'm sick. I call in well and return to flying. Assume I am above the GS trigger.
Later in the month I submit a GS. I'm offered a GS. Does this reduce how much I am paid for the GS? If it does reduce the pay, how?
Enquiring minds and all that.
If I call in sick for a 4 day trip at the beginning of the month, because I'm sick. I call in well and return to flying. Assume I am above the GS trigger.
Later in the month I submit a GS. I'm offered a GS. Does this reduce how much I am paid for the GS? If it does reduce the pay, how?
Enquiring minds and all that.
This is obviously meant to punish sick users.
#8830
[QUOTE=NERD;1905192]Unfortunately I had 767-400 FO on the JUMPSEAT today that said his crew were for the TA. All excited about the rates. Also said in the international lounge in Atlanta Friday afternoon all the talk was about the pay raise. We have our work cut out for us to defeat this turd.[/QUOTE
Some guys down south look at the per hour rare vs the bottom line number. Give me company provided health care, no other changes I'll vote that in
Some guys down south look at the per hour rare vs the bottom line number. Give me company provided health care, no other changes I'll vote that in
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