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Old 01-24-2023, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Squeakygreaser
Yeah I'm not sure what he means when he says guarantee day trips. All you can do is have a higher min pay per day based on the length of the trip, or some type of graduated tafb rig. A guarantee doesn't really mean anything without some type of financial incentive.
Union proposed a min % of day trips as part of the contract. that is how you get the guarantee. Union is obviously aware of this and working to get it in the contract (from what I'm hearing, this is a line in the sand for some on the NC and E Board).
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:02 PM
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We proposed a min % of trips must be day trips, management rejected it and sources say it hasn't been brought up since. If there is min% of trips must be day trips then that is a difficult thing to "ignore" when its a number that can easily be quantified. Similar to min # of days in a month, etc.

Y'all can poo poo my biggest asks, and my "sample size" but none of you have mentioned any other reason for being here. Margi, tom, tailend, etc. why are you all here if not for the day trips? please give me one reason you are still here? if you don't have other options, i get it. But anybody with options would be crazy to stay here unless they valued the day trips. there is nothing that this place offers to keep somebody here...

Still waiting to hear of any reason why someone would stay here if not for the day trips...
I live in base, that’s it.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by captnate702
We proposed a min % of trips must be day trips, management rejected it and sources say it hasn't been brought up since. If there is min% of trips must be day trips then that is a difficult thing to "ignore" when its a number that can easily be quantified. Similar to min # of days in a month, etc.

Y'all can poo poo my biggest asks, and my "sample size" but none of you have mentioned any other reason for being here. Margi, tom, tailend, etc. why are you all here if not for the day trips? please give me one reason you are still here? if you don't have other options, i get it. But anybody with options would be crazy to stay here unless they valued the day trips. there is nothing that this place offers to keep somebody here...

Still waiting to hear of any reason why someone would stay here if not for the day trips...
there is no way to guarantee day trips. All you can do is negotiate pay premiums for multi day trips to create a financial incentive to the company for day trips. No management team would ever sign a contract that inhibits their ability to operate the airline as you suggest.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tom11011
I live in base, that’s it.
Exactly: that’s day trips. I’m in the same boat. If I’m living in base but my trips are 4-5 days then living in base is WAY less important because I’m still spending 35% of my life in a crummy airport hotel.

Let’s get those day trips codified and protected.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rdneckpilot
there is no way to guarantee day trips. All you can do is negotiate pay premiums for multi day trips to create a financial incentive to the company for day trips. No management team would ever sign a contract that inhibits their ability to operate the airline as you suggest.
There are some on the NC and E Board that will never accept a deal that doesn't include a min % of day trips. I believe them when they say this is a line in the sand that will not be compromised. Time will tell.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by captnate702
Exactly: that’s day trips. I’m in the same boat. If I’m living in base but my trips are 4-5 days then living in base is WAY less important because I’m still spending 35% of my life in a crummy airport hotel.

Let’s get those day trips codified and protected.
I’m not commuting to work or commuting to reserve. Overnights don’t bother me.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:12 PM
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I’m not commuting to work or commuting to reserve. Overnights don’t bother me.
You hate commuting so much that you'd rather stay here and not commute instead of working for legacy? Maybe a legacy isn't an option, but I just don't understand your decision making process if you are gonna let your dislike of commuting to keep you here vs a legacy gig.

Why do you hate commuting so much? if you were willing to commute you'd get an extra couple mil in career earnings...

I will do anything to try and avoid spending a third of my life in a hotel by myself when i could spend it at home family/friends.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:16 PM
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They would make the pilots pay for any such "guarantee" with lower benefits QOL and/or pay elsewhere. Pay and benefits that would be written into the agreement and last for the duration. Meanwhile still waiting on that PBS.....

No thanks.
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Old 01-24-2023, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by captnate702
You hate commuting so much that you'd rather stay here and not commute instead of working for legacy? Maybe a legacy isn't an option, but I just don't understand your decision making process if you are gonna let your dislike of commuting to keep you here vs a legacy gig.

Why do you hate commuting so much? if you were willing to commute you'd get an extra couple mil in career earnings...

I will do anything to try and avoid spending a third of my life in a hotel by myself when i could spend it at home family/friends.
I live where I want to live, that’s never going to change.
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Old 01-24-2023, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rdneckpilot
there is no way to guarantee day trips. All you can do is negotiate pay premiums for multi day trips to create a financial incentive to the company for day trips. No management team would ever sign a contract that inhibits their ability to operate the airline as you suggest.
I agree. I can take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed. Any one who has worked at Allegiant should know that those types of guarantees mean nothing. The way to incentivize the company to have more day trips is to pay a lot more for overnight trips. Then at least the pilots who are losing on the schedule gain on the money. Who gets paid when the company violates the percent of day trips? Does that just get paid out to those that filed a grievance? no thanks.
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