I love to get in for a 0500 ready and get there around 0430 and there is no where for ME to take a nap and I have to sit in a chair til all the ops dwellers wake up and vacate a couch/chair..... not cool

 

I lived in ops for 2 months when I was Kennedy based. Some of us don't live close enough to drive and on 1st year pay, I could barely afford one place to live in addition to a crashpad located in a bad neighborhood. I would hesitate to criticize someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes, things aren't always as they appear.

Alright, go ahead and flame me now for my lack of professionalism!

 

I for one am looking forward to the day I upgrade and live in Kennedy Ops! I'm going to buy a really nice sleeping bag (you know, the arctic mt everest ones) and I'll zip it up tight to keep the mice out Beyond that there's an ironing board in there, and the bathroom next door. I'll send the $250 i'd be spending on the crashpad into principle on my house.

 

So your the one stealing the couches from the 5am readies........ its not fair when we have to sit in a chair when we get there... TIRED.......waiting for u guys to wake up

 

It's hard to take a shower in the restroom sink.

 

I only got the couches on slow nights! Or when my trips ended before 4pm and I could snag one before the FAs got there. Every other night I utilized the tables or chairs, which have multiplied since I was based there! I'm surprised someone hasn't thought to turn the storage racks into bunkbeds......

 

That's been done. They were laying layers of blankets down to act like a mattress.

 

You guys are obviously misinformed on what ALPA does at the local MEC council level. While your assumption is correct that ALPA has no control over the business aspect of the company, they can attempt to steer our destiny during a merger, say, with Compass and Mesaba, and attempt to get us as much seniority and seat/base protection as possible. No one forced you to come work here at Comair or to get into the aviation industry. You knew what you were getting yourself into before you did it (hopefully), and now it is time to suck it up and protect your future as much as possible. $20 is a cheap insurance policy and money well spent. I am on 3rd year pay now and am not that much better off, but I am willing to give $20 a check for our seniority.

You guys would be Biitching if we merged with Compass/Mesaba and got shafted with seniority because our MEC didn't do anything because there was no money in the coffers. You can't have it both ways.

 

Are we going to get billed once a month or is this a one time deal?

 

I believe you will have a statement mailed to your house once a month which you'll have to mail in a $20 check.