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02-20-2019, 07:43 AM
#6221
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Joined APC: Sep 2006
Posts: 504
Originally Posted by FTN616
Well that’s a worthless answer. Unstacking does suck but the guy still needs to know how to bid. Go to mag.alpa.org if you can login go to committees and scheduling. Several documents there that will help get you started. Just google pbs and several videos out there as well.
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Haven't been affected since the New Year on the IAH CA side. And I'm not super senior.
02-20-2019, 09:33 PM
#6224
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Joined APC: Jul 2017
Position: CRJ9 CA
Posts: 4,083
Originally Posted by NovemberBravo
Yeah look at the captain award in DFW it goes all the way tot he top
02-21-2019, 03:51 AM
#6225
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Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 2,145
Originally Posted by pangolin
I don’t care what the investor call said we are short captains in all bases. The unstacking will continue.
02-28-2019, 12:22 PM
#6227
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Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,795
Not far off. Basically, they cancel your preferences beforehand and assign whatever they need.
It was intended for something like: everybody wants and bids for Christmas off. There’s a lot of flying to be done around Christmas, and obviously not everyone can have it off. More junior pilots get “unstacked” around Christmas (named for the “stack” of trips that need to be flown then, which are literally displayed on top of each other in certain programs), and the program gives those junior pilots trips during when they had asked off.
That’s fine and well, but the problem arises when an airline isn’t staffed properly. Suddenly tons of people, even the most senior pilots, are getting unstacked randomly and frequently. It’s a big hindrance to quality of life.
It was intended for something like: everybody wants and bids for Christmas off. There’s a lot of flying to be done around Christmas, and obviously not everyone can have it off. More junior pilots get “unstacked” around Christmas (named for the “stack” of trips that need to be flown then, which are literally displayed on top of each other in certain programs), and the program gives those junior pilots trips during when they had asked off.
That’s fine and well, but the problem arises when an airline isn’t staffed properly. Suddenly tons of people, even the most senior pilots, are getting unstacked randomly and frequently. It’s a big hindrance to quality of life.
02-28-2019, 12:40 PM
#6228
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Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 105
Originally Posted by DBono
I'm new to this world and am not familiar with "unstacking". From context, I take it that they basically cancel the line you won in the bidding process and assign whatever they need?
Another person answered your question - but I'll provide a follow-up.
PBS is one of the worst decisions - out of many inexplicable decisions - that pilot groups have made. It gives companies way too much latitude to make your schedule into whatever THEY want it to be.
Again, poor negotiating tactics and a general apathy by pilot groups industry-wide created this. Those on top of the seniority list usually do okay. Can't say the same for the rest of us.
I've bid lines and I've bid PBS. I'd take lines every day of week - hands down.
Just my opinion here
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