Contract negotiations
#982
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2020
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 713
I get that, but I also think a lot of pilots came here for that specifically. So why don't we push for that in the contract. Premium rate for anything overnight that would put us on par with Delta, et al. Day trip is still in the companies interest and pilots are compensate if it goes away.
I get that it's not a perfect strategy, but it's a fact of life. I want to be home more than I'm gone and I'm willing to sacrifice pay to get it. I'm betting there are a lot of others who would agree.
I get that it's not a perfect strategy, but it's a fact of life. I want to be home more than I'm gone and I'm willing to sacrifice pay to get it. I'm betting there are a lot of others who would agree.
#983
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2010
Position: Airbus CA
Posts: 948
LOL when the co. passed that concessionary proposal in November we should have told them to pound sand, called a strike vote just in time for Christmas (passengers don’t know it’s only symbolic), started picketing the stadium, and headed to the NMB. But I guess all that will come soon enough.
#984
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Joined APC: Dec 2022
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 53
LOL when the co. passed that concessionary proposal in November we should have told them to pound sand, called a strike vote just in time for Christmas (passengers don’t know it’s only symbolic), started picketing the stadium, and headed to the NMB. But I guess all that will come soon enough.
#985
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Joined APC: Aug 2021
Posts: 76
You're completely right, we should have. But instead, we'll be picketing during the slow winter months and after football season. Maybe if we had some critical thinking capabilities in the union we'd be utilizing that "leverage" that we claim to have (we have it). Any pilot that WANTS to go infront of the NMB is in for a world of hurt when they learn that we won't be getting anything good from them any time soon. The NMB is about the largest loss the union could take right now. If we go in front of them before exhausting all forms of leverage (picketing, striking, etc.) it will really show how inept our savior AR is.
#986
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Joined APC: Jun 2021
Posts: 69
I get that, but I also think a lot of pilots came here for that specifically. So why don't we push for that in the contract. Premium rate for anything overnight that would put us on par with Delta, et al. Day trip is still in the companies interest and pilots are compensate if it goes away.
I get that it's not a perfect strategy, but it's a fact of life. I want to be home more than I'm gone and I'm willing to sacrifice pay to get it. I'm betting there are a lot of others who would agree.
I get that it's not a perfect strategy, but it's a fact of life. I want to be home more than I'm gone and I'm willing to sacrifice pay to get it. I'm betting there are a lot of others who would agree.
#989
A strike vote is useless if you are still 2-3 steps away from a strike. That would be as amateurish as the status quo strike vote he took a couple years ago. Shot his wad and got nothing for it since a court predictably slapped him with an injunction the next day.
Andrew's biggest mistake was actually letting the company lead him on for the last year+. He should have filed for mediation the first time they negotiated in bad faith. If he'd done so the allegiant pilots might be in the end game. He couldn't really be that stupid and arrogant to believe this management group was going to actually bargain with him in good faith. That's what makes me think it's intentional, just to stay on the gravy train as long as possible. Kinda like the grievance machine does for him.
But yeah, they need to file for mediation ASAP. It'a a required step in the process to get released. That's the only thing thats going to move the process along. Plan on 1 year from the date you file for mediation to get a deal assuming nobody gets parked. That's pretty standard. Should have been done a long time ago. Ask Andrew why he didn't for so long. Press that question. Major mistake.
#990
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Joined APC: Aug 2021
Posts: 29
The NMB isn't going to release anyone to strike if you haven't already gone through the mediation process. You're showing your inexperience with the issues and management bias.
A strike vote is useless if you are still 2-3 steps away from a strike. That would be as amateurish as the status quo strike vote he took a couple years ago. Shot his wad and got nothing for it since a court predictably slapped him with an injunction the next day.
Andrew's biggest mistake was actually letting the company lead him on for the last year+. He should have filed for mediation the first time they negotiated in bad faith. If he'd done so the allegiant pilots might be in the end game. He couldn't really be that stupid and arrogant to believe this management group was going to actually bargain with him in good faith. That's what makes me think it's intentional, just to stay on the gravy train as long as possible. Kinda like the grievance machine does for him.
But yeah, they need to file for mediation ASAP. That's the only thing thats going to move the process along. Plan on 1 year from the date you file for mediation to get a deal assuming nobody gets parked. That's pretty standard. Should have been done a long time ago. Ask Andrew why he didn't for so long. Press that question. Major mistake.
A strike vote is useless if you are still 2-3 steps away from a strike. That would be as amateurish as the status quo strike vote he took a couple years ago. Shot his wad and got nothing for it since a court predictably slapped him with an injunction the next day.
Andrew's biggest mistake was actually letting the company lead him on for the last year+. He should have filed for mediation the first time they negotiated in bad faith. If he'd done so the allegiant pilots might be in the end game. He couldn't really be that stupid and arrogant to believe this management group was going to actually bargain with him in good faith. That's what makes me think it's intentional, just to stay on the gravy train as long as possible. Kinda like the grievance machine does for him.
But yeah, they need to file for mediation ASAP. That's the only thing thats going to move the process along. Plan on 1 year from the date you file for mediation to get a deal assuming nobody gets parked. That's pretty standard. Should have been done a long time ago. Ask Andrew why he didn't for so long. Press that question. Major mistake.
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