So did this thing pass?

 

MEC voted unanimously to release the TA for a pilot vote. Details to follow in the coming days.

 

It passed the MEC and will be coming to the pilots for a vote.

 

Just saw the email. Thanks!!

 

Thanks for posting here. No email yet for the CRJ side. In spite of all the crap going on here and Facebook I think most of us trust you to do what is in everyone's best interest and if it passed through your MEC it should be ok at worst. I look forward to seeing it.

 

The email just stated that it passed unanimously. Information will be sent to the pilot group in coming days. 2 weeks then vote. Trust me, we will hold the line. I do trust our MEC and expect this to be a good proposal.

 

Good for you guys. I hope you get a contract you deserve.

 

It’s just a different culture at lxjt than you are used to at lasa. Over there, everything seems to be strictly seniority. At lxjt, like I said, not only the ILIW, which allows junior people to get extra days off, for example, that their seniority wouldn’t otherwise allow, but the contract also requires four phases of vacation bidding, and pilots of all seniority accruing five hours of sick bank per month. At lxjt the MEC (ALPA) decided to spread the love/pain on those few key contract pieces. Even the ILIW window isn’t a giveaway to the junior pilots as they are on equal footing as any other pilot. But it still does honor seniority a bit in that it allows people who are lineholders to improve their schedule before relief line holders get theirs built with the leftovers. But even that, I’ve seen dozens of pilots bid DOWN (exercising their seniority) into a relief line SPECIFICALLY to use smartpref and not deal with the ILIW.

Anyway, nothing is always completely set in stone. Just because the smartpref LOA envisions an ILIW, doesn’t mean lasa pilots cannot still influence a different outcome.

 

Hearing everything stayed the same as current contract with enhancements to work rules and pay scales...can anyone confirm?

 

I've heard zilch, bit I'm anxious like you!

Back to the ILIW, I've never once heard a senior pilot complain about the ILIW. Everyone likes it and everyone makes it work. Your seniority determines whether you get a hard line or not to begin with. And we get to adjust our schedules with the better stuff in open time before the more junior people have their relief lines built. If you like, you can exercise your seniority and opt out of phase one and go to the phase two, where you can then choose a relief line or reserve.

Lately there's been a lot left over on the FO side and there's still some really good pairings that go to relief lines. Also, if we are going to PBS, I'm looking forward to the substantially improved credit rules. Based on the feel from other airlines, they wind up crediting noticeably more hours for the same flying.