So do you also avoid sunlight, water, and Advil?

 

I was being sarcastic, but I used to suck down absurd amounts of Mt. Dew. On a serious note, I have had friends that drank large amounts of soda that have gotten kidney stones...didn't look or sound like fun.

 

I gave up that stuff about 5 years ago and have not touched soda since.

 

Are you sure about that? The contract I got hired at while at ACA in 2000 was OLDER than 1998 if I remember correctly. For some reason, I believe it was 1997 when it was signed. We had block or better, cancellation, etc.

We also had 1 more day off a month.

 

Maybe I was mistaken, but I thought ACA was next in line after we got our contract. That was so long ago that I may be off.

And yes, the days off under the 98 contract were a low point. Like I said, some things were dated after almost 10 years...

 

Our contract 97 was the one, our contract 2001 was better. First regional CBA to have $100 for RJ CA as well.

 

Or you could have a system like XJT's. XJT has 30 37 seaters. When FOs upgrade, they either hold the 37 or 50 seat rate. If you hold the 37 seat rate, you get paid the 37 seat rate ONLY when you fly the 37 seater but when you fly the 50 seater, you get paid for the 50 seat rate (except if you are reserve and don't break MMG). There are no separate lines. Everyone bids the same lines/pairings whether you hold the 37 seat rate or the 50 seat rate.

ALPA's Fee For Departure Task Force is working on rectifying this. As a matter of fact, there is a bilateral agreement between two ALPA pilot groups and their respective management's that would allow pilots to transfer over with their aircraft and given seniority. Bottom line, if your are not ALPA, or at least union, you cannot help to prevent the whipsaw this creates.

ASA had already negotiated their CBA while the ALPA drive was ongoing. Skywest even put propaganda out using ASA's TA. The negotiations were already over by the time SKW put out their pay rates for Skywest. And the only reason why there even was a TA at that "coincidental" timeline, is because JA had to be dragged into the negotiations by the NMB and Prater to finally get it done with the threat that ASA would be released if there wasn't one.

Skywest management themselves have said that ASA's CBA is worth 4% more than Skywest's pay/benefits and work rules. PBS alone is worth that much to Skywest management.

 

Nevets. You're an ALPA prima donna...

 

Jesus....yet again another "my airline is better than your airline" thread. Pathetic. Hey alpha dogs, put down your swords, take a swig of that Mountain Dew and relax.

 

And yet another SKW FO counting on JA's promised 18 month upgrade that soothes all ills. ASA had the work rules before SKW did. ASA had the pay rates before SKW did. All that is just fact. The REAL subject is what are work rules worth? At ASA a union sits watch and provides the force of contract law (RLA) if the company violates a rule. At SKW, the company "interprets" a work rule out of existence or just blatantly violates it, you have no recourse. You just whine a little, start organizing a union drive, JA counts the votes, adds a little pay raise with a lot of propaganda just to be sure he wins, and presto! Nothing changes. Those 18 month upgrades are gonna be hard to keep now that XJT won't be subsidizing SKW growth. The main reason SKW has seen that fast a seniority progression is because they bought ASA and rebranded ASA flying under Delta, yes EXISTING ASA flying, as SKW flying. They also did the same thing with Skyway and their pilot group. Now watch the next few years as the industry contracts and there isn't the new aquisition to cannabalize. I wish all the SKW pilots the same good fortune I wish all other pilots. We all need to see a little more stability even though we knew this career was not stable. I have always wanted to see SKW do well as other carriers. I just never supported other pilot groups suffering under SKW Holdings so SKW pilots could have it better. We ALL should have it better based on our own merits at the companies we work, not because our CEO paid your CEO a bunch of money and now you sit stagnant while I advance.