06-07-2012Quote:
That's the only way they can vote. It's the only way they get any kind of money now. Even a six month delay has financial consequences, which is why they are so wild eyed.
Even a %20 raise a year from now does very little good to a person in their last 3 years, and this is the specific demographic for which this TA is tailored.
Note the long delay in any kind of DC bump. %14 vs %15 to these guys means very little. There is no practical way for it help.
OTOH, a reduction in staffing does help. The increase in ALV will let them fly more. These guys typically will pump the white slips (which are relatively a sure thing, rather than wait by the phone for a GS), so the reserve ALV+15 will not affect their method of schedule filling.
Scope issues are the last thing on their minds. As is sick time...(although, they are getting more).
If I was in my last 3 years, and money is all that was on my mind, and I had no interest in leaving a place better than I found it, this is exactly the kind of TA I'd want, and the sooner, the better.
Nu
Jack and Nu,Originally Posted by NuGuy
Hi Jack,That's the only way they can vote. It's the only way they get any kind of money now. Even a six month delay has financial consequences, which is why they are so wild eyed.
Even a %20 raise a year from now does very little good to a person in their last 3 years, and this is the specific demographic for which this TA is tailored.
Note the long delay in any kind of DC bump. %14 vs %15 to these guys means very little. There is no practical way for it help.
OTOH, a reduction in staffing does help. The increase in ALV will let them fly more. These guys typically will pump the white slips (which are relatively a sure thing, rather than wait by the phone for a GS), so the reserve ALV+15 will not affect their method of schedule filling.
Scope issues are the last thing on their minds. As is sick time...(although, they are getting more).
If I was in my last 3 years, and money is all that was on my mind, and I had no interest in leaving a place better than I found it, this is exactly the kind of TA I'd want, and the sooner, the better.
Nu
Well Said, Now the natural conclusion is that ALPA and the NC is complicit in ignoring the unity of the pilot group for the sake of the few. Dont forget that they are bargaining in bad faith, since they also represent many of the DCI pilots who would take mainline jobs. ALPA no longer represents pilot interests only its own interests. Vote no and demand that scope be tightened and that ALPA make a decision to represent either mainline or regional, not both.
