USMCFDX

Here is another great thing that will happen. Watch the R blocks that are currently showing in open time. A bunch of them will disappear after the view/add window closes having never been assigned to pilots. Then when SLG opens there will be fewer R blocks to put one VTO lines and some of those will not be assigned.

UnusualAttitude

Were you previously a rep?

MEMA300

ALPA doesnt care. They dont get a cut of QOL but get a cut of those 300+ an hour pay rates. The QOL of this job has dropped incredibly under ALPAs stewardship...

Noworkallplay

This job has been the cats meow the last 25 years in the pilot world, so I would give some credit to the local FDX union leaders. Many pilots have and are doing very well currently because of contract language. I see the same names constantly complaining, but how would you be doing had you went elsewhere at the start of your career? Give credit when credit is due. We can always make improvements, but I would say all in all FDX unions have done well. The rest of the industry is once again going to be counting on FedEx to raise the bar like what they have done the last 20 years.

BrianH

How much harder are we working for our hourly rate?

How long has it been since we have seen an improvement to our A-plan?

When is the last time you looked at your bidpack from say ten years ago, do you see any degradation to the lines?

When is the last time our contract negotiation pillars where achieved?

flextodaline

Yes I have, so I do have a dog in this hunt. I’ve worked a ton of jobs.....at the union, management and training. I voice my opinion and have always offered different views when issues have come up. I’ve resigned because of power plays, and I’ve stood up for people that have tried their best to do whats right for the pilots AND the company.Unfortunately, there are too many egos in play on both sides of the table, and too many guys that are in it to be served, and not TO serve. I’m in the twilight of my career right now, so when some upstart begins to ID problems just to rabble rouse, I always think there’s an ulterior motive

BrianH

Excellent, thanks for your service. I to am just trying to leave this place better than I found it. I see this opportunity possibly slipping away. I just hope more pilots get a hold of their reps and let them know where they stand on the issues. But if the pilots don't know what the issue are, it will all just be bus talk. That is why I ask questions.

The pilots need to know what, why, and the ramifications. Also, if you don't achieve your cornerstone issues, do you really have a contract you want to sign?

BrianH

Okay, lets try this:

Your NC just published a document comparing our contract to the passenger carriers's contracts and the brown tails' contract. Clearly they spent your resources to produce that document.

Would you have been more interested in a document that compared how much we worked, the profit we generated, and our total compensation prior to contracts '06, '11, and '15 and compare that to how much we are working now, the profits we are generating, and our total compensation now and what we can expect from contract '21ish?

Please let your reps know if this is something you are interested in.

kronan

You see, we have to Destroy the Union in order to Save the Union.

And, Our Union should've produced a CBA Comparison unlike any ever before produced in any Airline Negotiations history.
With allusions to FedEx's increasing profitability based on the perception that our CBA's have been cost negative time after time.

What I look at is Profit Margin. And it's not something FedEx can hide. Our profit margin tends to be a few percent below that of UPS and it's not something that's imrpoved following each CBA negotiations. We tend to be in the 6% range.
I googled it and came up with this website that reports it over time. Or, someone could take the time to look back at the annual reports published to determine it.

According to this website, FedEx Net Profit margin as of Nov, 2020 is 3.28%. Fedex as a whole mind you, not simply FedEx Express division.

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/c...profit-margins

FXLAX

Sarcasm aside, contract comparisons are produced by many MEC’s before negotiations. And they all pretty much look like the one just produced by our mec.