it is no different than rolling back the time clock before you punch your time card, and then rolling it forward so you can go home earlier.

That is accepted as fraud.

Call it as it is boys. We've been in negotiations for 2 years with no end in site and you want to call it early to make 3 more dollars? I'm not saying to not do your job, or intentionally make it late, but our planes are always 3, 4, or 5 minutes late do to a lav serivce, late boarding, count descrepancies, mx, etc. Call it as it is. No point in helping this place out until they help us out.

No but you do get an out time :)....

Agree 100%, not to mention trying to explain to a Fed why you have a pulled breaker without a collar or write-up...

"I just don't want a flight manager to call me and ask why it was late"....then they ***** all day about rampers and company screwing them

As long as there is a delay code in the system, you will rarely get a call. on united, send an acars with the reason. With american and usair, call dispatch. I've only gotten a call when they're not sure what the reason is. Just make sure you're not the reason its late.

Explain that to all the line captains

Carefull now boys and girls. Call it as it is and I promise you after coding the delay on ramp and gate agents like 1000 times, they will get your airplane off the gate 10 mins early whenever they know it's your flight. Believe me it works, you with be on the shiz-list but you will have an ontime depature unless it's MX and weather.