Still worth it.

 

I semi agree with you. ALPA is 1000 time worse thought. SWAPA= joke. ALPA = The never ending nightmare, who will throw a whole airlines under the bus without a second thought .


Pick your poison.

Sidebar. SWAPA is all of us, if you do not like it,run to be a rep and make a change . Do not sit on the sidelines and b######

 

 

Brilliant!

 

When the union only wants to represent only half of group and starts censoring the other half then SWAPA is not all of us, they are a special interest group. Which is what they have become. When that happens you have a serious problem. One of the complaints of SWAPA is no one votes anymore. Why do you think that happens? SWAPA will throw you under the bus every time, so I don’t waste my time with them anymore.

 

Honest question. What half are they representing and who are they censoring?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[QUOTE=4V14T0R;3341760]Honest question. What half are they representing and who are they censoring?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk[/QUOTE

Well if you cannot see that, I don’t think I need to explain it to you. Sorry just being honest.

 

Commuting policy is basically one Southwest flight or two offline.

Reserve length is hard to so because there are say many variables. Reserve generally goes junior, and is very junior when we are understaffed as now. Reserve can get more senior if we are overstaffed, especially weekday reserve. We can also give away reserve blocks, so in an overstaffed situation you can give away or trade you reserve blocks for trips. Reserve I believe is running around 18-20% of the total lines, and this varies depending on company needs.

A factor that comes into play in a junior base is that new hires on their first month cannot be assigned a reserve line. Let's say there are 300 hard lines and 20 new hires...once 280 hard lines have been awarded, the final 20 hard lines will be awarded to new hires. So if you are in a base with a constant influx of newhires, you may need a little more seniority to snag a hard line.

One thing to consider is that reserve at Southwest is unlike any other airline. Reserves are not "insurance", reserves are mainly used to cover open trips. Reserves lines are awarded with a monthly guarantee, but when executed have daily guarantee, get extra pay when assigned, and reserves are paid premium on some reassignments. You'll also start with a reserve line with more days off than a legacy airline. This means that at Southwest a reserve will fly more, but will have more days off and make more money. It's basically impossible to make guarantee as a reserve (and in an environment where you could not fly and make guarantee, reserve is now a choice because you can easily give it away).

 

[QUOTE=Skeet20;3341763]
Gotcha.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[QUOTE=Skeet20;3341763]I assure you he's not the only one. Please, inform us.