savedbythevnav

DL is mad about the time between brake release and wheel movement (i.e latency if you weren't familiar) and OO management is now tracking the latency of every Captain and "informing" them during "routine" meetings about their latency time and that it needs to decrease. This means CA's are not permitted to drop the brake for ANY reason until they are going to push immediately after dropping the brake.

No dropping per the FOM. No dropping for de-ice. No dropping because you want to be paid.

The ORD chief put names of low latency CA's in an email and told everyone to contact them for "tips" as if they don't know how to drop a brake or manage their airplane.

Nevjets

Since this is the ALPA drive thread, I’ll just say how I think this would be handled if there was an actual NMB certified union. The reps would poll (formerly or informally) to find out the reason, if not already widely known. Then they would confer with management on how to deal with Delta’s (the customer) concern. And they would suggest ideas on how to lower latency. I don’t know, maybe it has something to do with getting paid historical block or better? If it is, then the reps could suggest going to a block or better as a good faith gesture to these obvious bad apples (sarcasm). Then management could do with that as they deem necessary. An honest and fair management would consider this especially since it’s industry average.

This way, you always have a dialog with the reps (who have legal authority to speak and act on behalf of all the pilots) and management when issues come up. Each airs their concerns and each come up with a mutual solution. Instead, what you have now is a management that uses coercion and intimidation against its pilots knowing they don’t have the protections of being represented by a union who would grieve and arbitrate any pilot discipline.

Legal representation, using contemporary issues as a means to incrementally improve the contract and solve problems in a mutual way, and of course the safety/security advocacy aspect of ALPA should make this a no brainer.

zondaracer

Did you contact them and tell them to stop doing that?

DirkDiggler

Wow, sounds like your company really wants a union drive to take place.

Nevjets

PILOT PEER SUPPORT TRAINS HOUSTON-AREA REP

Twenty ALPA pilots from seven properties attended training this week at the ExpressJet Training Center in Houston, Tex., to become volunteers for the Association's Pilot Peer Support program (PPS). A new program conducted by the Aeromedical component of the union's Air Safety Organization (ASO) Pilot Assistance Group, PPS is a support network that connects ALPA members with trained pilot peers to talk about any personal or professional problems they may be experiencing. Peers listen and offer confidential, nonjudgmental support.
Training for the program included presentations and role-playing exercises, focusing on listening and communications skills, physical and mental health, resources available through the union, and ethical practices, culminating with an exam. F/O Ellen Brinks (DAL), ALPA's Aeromedical Committee chair, together with other ASO pilot representatives and subject-matter experts, offered instruction.
PPS volunteers are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

captive apple

How would you know that as an FO?

UND right?

TheFly

Your words, not mine. I said ALPA representing regionals is a conflict of interest. The question is, has ALPA helped the likes of Mesa and others? The answer is flat out no. SkyWest is better managed, better paid and has a better work environment than many of our ALPA (regional) counterparts. That’s a fact.

gojo

Quantify your facts then with examples. You do a lot of cheerleading without giving specific examples. And yes, ALPA helps every airline they’re affiliated with. The degree of success depends on the elected officials in each autonomous company. Much like your SAPA. And speaking of SAPA, now there’s a conflict of interest.

ninerdriver

How this new DL latency push works at 9E as of this week:

1. We get an ACARS message at 120 seconds asking for the reason for the latency.
2. We send the reason.
3. Done.

flydiamond

And our union sent out an email asking us to write a pilot issue form if we receive any calls from the chief pilots office about latency for a possible grievance.