Tony C is Running for Block 3
#63
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It wasn't pilots that tried to get us cut out of 117, it was the cargo companies. Why do you think that is?
#65
As to the rest...Hopefully no one is saying 117 over anything. My point is very little of what I see in 117 is going to be better than what we have right now.
But if enough people b!tch about the cargo cut-out and it eventually goes away and we're under 117 - now we have to be able to justify what's in our contract and use negotiating capital to do so.
If this supposedly "science based" regulation that ALPA has been championing since it's inception now becomes gospel in the cargo world, how are we going to be able to sit on the other side of the negotiating table and say, "Yeah...we still need an RFO at 7:36 block even though the rest of the industry is going 9:00 with two pilots".
"Oh, while we're at it, let's stick with 4-pilots over 12 hours of block even though industry standard is now 13 hours".
My point is that anyone at FedEx complaining about the "cargo cut-out" probably hasn't taken the time to look into what they're complaining about.
#66
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But if enough people b!tch about the cargo cut-out and it eventually goes away and we're under 117 - now we have to be able to justify what's in our contract and use negotiating capital to do so.
If this supposedly "science based" regulation that ALPA has been championing since it's inception now becomes gospel in the cargo world, how are we going to be able to sit on the other side of the negotiating table and say, "Yeah...we still need an RFO at 7:36 block even though the rest of the industry is going 9:00 with two pilots".
"Oh, while we're at it, let's stick with 4-pilots over 12 hours of block even though industry standard is now 13 hours".
....
My point is that anyone at FedEx complaining about the "cargo cut-out" probably hasn't taken the time to look into what they're complaining about.
If this supposedly "science based" regulation that ALPA has been championing since it's inception now becomes gospel in the cargo world, how are we going to be able to sit on the other side of the negotiating table and say, "Yeah...we still need an RFO at 7:36 block even though the rest of the industry is going 9:00 with two pilots".
"Oh, while we're at it, let's stick with 4-pilots over 12 hours of block even though industry standard is now 13 hours".
....
My point is that anyone at FedEx complaining about the "cargo cut-out" probably hasn't taken the time to look into what they're complaining about.
Why would we have to give up what we already have? Isn't that the argument that the union used to sell the last contract, look what we didn't give up?
Using your argument of other carriers already blocking 9 hours without an RFO, then I guess we are going to have to spend negotiating capital to keep us from giving up RFO's at 7+36. Of course, non bid pack trips that block over 7+35 don't require an RFO already, so X pairings and a lot of charters are already excluded from that contract provision.
As far as assuming that people who don't like the cutout haven't taken the time to look into what they're complaining about, you know what assume does.
#68
Well, if someone cares to pipe up and explain how 117 will be a major improvement to what we already have and worth the negatives that I've identified, I'll gladly acknowledge being the ass due to my assumptions.
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