Originally Posted by Sunnysky (Post 3376206)

No sorry this is incorrect. ALL KNOWN FLYING SHALL BE IN THE BIDPACK. That is the basic rule of the SIG. Business necessity jumpseats are post bidback. The entire point of the MOU was to get op jumpseats in the bidpack. They want it and need the MOU. Now what would they do if we cancelled it? Who knows - maybe still schedule and force us to grieve or sue (minor vs major grievance) - I'm having a hard time seeing the upside to the Company if they did that though. If it were as simple as you say then they never would have offered it in the first place as they are clearly losing a lot of money by the non reducable deviation bank.

Ask you rep on this one as well.

Originally Posted by BrianH (Post 3376471)

Incorrect, all known flying must be in trips, but not all trip are in the bidpack. Ask your sig friends.

As for the rest, thinking the ALPA lawyers would file anything gave me a good laugh. ALPA cares about dues-able income.

But then again, they could prove me wrong, anything is possible.

Originally Posted by Huck (Post 3376696)

I've been hearing about ALPA's "profit motive" for years.

Anybody know how to buy stock?

Originally Posted by noworkallplay (Post 3376871)

i have to give our local alpa folks props for how they have managed financing. On one of the recent calls or comms they stated they have 3 times more money in the bank than they anticipated to have at this point. This is substantially better than last round of negotiations.

Originally Posted by Noworkallplay (Post 3376871)

I have to give our local ALPA folks props for how they have managed financing. On one of the recent calls or comms they stated they have 3 times more money in the bank than they anticipated to have at this point. This is substantially better than last round of negotiations.

Originally Posted by BrianH (Post 3376994)

That is out and out false.


Show me any historical projection from the last five years that shows your assertion. Please.

You should also ask to see is where the money is going. Start with FPL and get back to us.

Originally Posted by Noworkallplay (Post 3376871)

I have to give our local ALPA folks props for how they have managed financing. On one of the recent calls or comms they stated they have 3 times more money in the bank than they anticipated to have at this point. This is substantially better than last round of negotiations.