What would you like to see in the LOA?
05-20-2018, 08:41 AM
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What would you like to see in the LOA?
We have all heard the speculation of what could be forced on us by the company and the union, but I would like to hear what our pilots would like to see. To my knowledge the union has never solicited us for our thoughts on the matter. So here ya go, the floor is yours, let's hear what you got!
05-20-2018, 10:51 AM
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05-21-2018, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by blackhawk88
Are you with the union or simply just wondering what our opinions are?
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05-21-2018, 10:54 AM
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I agree with most of what you've said.
As far as reserve rules go...
If the negotiations fall short of what I stated above specifically for the reserve section, I'll be very disappointed. It'll be far from industry leading and if it were to go through, the entire airline industry will be disappointed at PSA for dragging the industry behind.
- Minimum day of 5 hrs/day for a 20 hr 4 day)
- 100% DH pay
- Sick time accrual of 5 hrs/month
- $2.1/hr non-taxable per diem ($50/full day)
As far as reserve rules go...
- DEFINITELY (PLEASE!!) No airport reserve (If Republic and other majors can perform without it, so can any regional)
- Be able to commute in during on-call period
- Upon finishing a reserve assignment, be released or be immediately assigned more flight duty scheduled to depart within 3 hours of previous block in
- No more than 2 nights away from domicile if you're on reserve
- Minimum of 12 days off; 80 hr guarantee
- Restrict lineholders from picking up open time within 72 hours of trip report time and allow lineholders to pick up open time trips that are within their RAP between 72-48 hrs before report time. Pay protection for trips picked up during such window.
If the negotiations fall short of what I stated above specifically for the reserve section, I'll be very disappointed. It'll be far from industry leading and if it were to go through, the entire airline industry will be disappointed at PSA for dragging the industry behind.
05-21-2018, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by blackhawk88
I agree with most of what you've said.
As far as reserve rules go...
If the negotiations fall short of what I stated above specifically for the reserve section, I'll be very disappointed. It'll be far from industry leading and if it were to go through, the entire airline industry will be disappointed at PSA for dragging the industry behind.
- Minimum day of 5 hrs/day for a 20 hr 4 day)
- 100% DH pay
- Sick time accrual of 5 hrs/month
- $2.1/hr non-taxable per diem ($50/full day)
As far as reserve rules go...
- DEFINITELY (PLEASE!!) No airport reserve (If Republic and other majors can perform without it, so can any regional)
- Be able to commute in during on-call period
- Upon finishing a reserve assignment, be released or be immediately assigned more flight duty scheduled to depart within 3 hours of previous block in
- No more than 2 nights away from domicile if you're on reserve
- Minimum of 12 days off; 80 hr guarantee
- Restrict lineholders from picking up open time within 72 hours of trip report time and allow lineholders to pick up open time trips that are within their RAP between 72-48 hrs before report time. Pay protection for trips picked up during such window.
If the negotiations fall short of what I stated above specifically for the reserve section, I'll be very disappointed. It'll be far from industry leading and if it were to go through, the entire airline industry will be disappointed at PSA for dragging the industry behind.
05-21-2018, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by blackhawk88
I agree with most of what you've said.
- Minimum day of 5 hrs/day for a 20 hr 4 day)
- 100% DH pay
- Sick time accrual of 5 hrs/month
- $2.1/hr non-taxable per diem ($50/full day)
A 3.5:1 trip rig pays 6:51 per 24 hour TAFB, much higher than 5 hours per actual day. Most 4-days have 80+ hour TAFB (much less than that and it's hardly a real 4-day), which would pay 23 hours. Give me three of those and a nice 10-hour-credit 2-day and I'm set working 14 days a month for 80ish credit, or maybe I'd just SAP down to 12 days (9 nights in a hotel room) for 69-72 credit.
The risk with rigs is that we could end up flying our butts off if planning figures out this whole efficiency thing.
And, of course, I want $25/hr across the board raise.
05-21-2018, 05:15 PM
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Trip and duty rigs are where its at
However NO CARVEOUTS
If I'm not at home, pay me. You don't want to have accurate push times wheel movement BS fine don't care, pay me. You want to build ****ty trips fine, pay me.
All that stuff aside, that stuff ya'll said is great and stuff but end of the day give me a de facto raise and increase that flow 15/mo MINIMUM
However NO CARVEOUTS
If I'm not at home, pay me. You don't want to have accurate push times wheel movement BS fine don't care, pay me. You want to build ****ty trips fine, pay me.
All that stuff aside, that stuff ya'll said is great and stuff but end of the day give me a de facto raise and increase that flow 15/mo MINIMUM
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