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Originally Posted by sailingfun
98% of the payments ALPA gets for pilots are not payroll errors. They are crew scheduling errors. Until you eliminate people in CS there will always be errors. Once white slips are automated I suspect there will be a large drop in issues. Reroute would be the only remaining problem and since some of reroute is subjective a contract rewrite is the best way to fix that.
98% of 737 doors opening on takeoff are flight attendant errors, and yet captains were asked to brief it every leg. If there's a problem, you fix it. UNLESS not fixing the problem actually saves you money...as seems to be the case in most pay errors.
I'm happy to change the contract to anything that doesn't make me lose money for company errors. I just want them to pay me what they owe me - nothing more and nothing less. They should automate, hire or fire as needed to pay their (industry-leading) people.
How about every pay error not discovered and rectified by the company in 10 business days pays 200%, and any error not corrected in 30 calendar days pays 300%? Heck, they could even get special dispensation for an annual IT meltdown or two. I would love to see the company cost that change, as it should be ZERO... right? If they believe it would be expensive, why? Are they not staffed or equipped to remain in compliance with the PWA? How is being understaffed or underequipped to pay us per the contract - while making RECORD profits - acceptable behavior?