Allegiant Air
05-17-2016, 02:43 PM
#2682
Gets Tue/Wed and Sat Off
Joined APC: Oct 2008
Posts: 551
I'm surprised they haven't run another quarterly bid. I'd have thought the spring one would be out by the end of April. With new hires they've always (long as I've been here) had vacancies just for the class and not advertised them to the whole group. I've also noticed that the monthly (give or take) base transfers happen without a real vacancy ever going out to the group. Only for upgrade and transitions do they ever post that stuff. It needs to change.
05-17-2016, 03:11 PM
#2683
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: jets
Posts: 220
Apparently guys have been assigned new bases without the posting of a vacancy notice. It looks like it's happening in conjunction with new hire classes and instead of the vacancies being posted for the entire group to see, only the new hires are getting them and others notified via random emails. After speaking with others at different airlines this practice is not only bad it is a quick way to [bake a cake] off the pilot group and union. Certainly hope this stuff is part of the contract.
Wow, that is really really frustrating if true. Can we get some confirmation on that and maybe a statement from the union? This company lacks transparency, with the CBI, negotiations, and now vacancy bidding. Beware what you are getting into if you come here. Expect to be treated without respect.
Last edited by vagabond; 05-18-2016 at 04:15 PM. Reason: please stop with the profanity
05-17-2016, 03:29 PM
#2684
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: jets
Posts: 220
I'm confirming it. I was awarded something during the quarterly bid with an August effective date. I have spoken with guys behind me that got a random email in January, a month before the quarterly bid, awarding what I had wanted. Now, the caveat to this is that my preference list did not reflect my preference so that is why I was skipped over but I had assumed that any vacancies would be announced and then just like the quarterly bid we had a cutoff date to finalize our preferences. I was wrong. SB has been doing as needed vacancy moves without telling anyone except those that are awarded something. I really hope the union is all over this in the contract.
You hit it with the lack of transparency. I don't see what they are trying to hide anyway, we have no contract to enforce anything.
You hit it with the lack of transparency. I don't see what they are trying to hide anyway, we have no contract to enforce anything.
Now, WHERE'S THE [sloppy joe] SPRING BID!!!???
Last edited by vagabond; 05-18-2016 at 04:17 PM. Reason: please stop with the profanity
05-17-2016, 03:54 PM
#2685
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Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A320
Posts: 1,347
Always get a chuckle when the newhire switches from happy to be here to asking me if I can believe what just happened to them.
Sorry to hear it happened to you.
But all that aside I do hope we get a good contract for all of us and those who have yet to come here.
Sorry to hear it happened to you.
But all that aside I do hope we get a good contract for all of us and those who have yet to come here.
05-18-2016, 06:13 AM
#2686
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2005
Posts: 442
I'm certainly not defending their practices but Bingo and Revision 3 did say numerous times that vacancies between the quarterly bids would be filled off the standing bid. Looks like whoever is doing it now is continuing that practice. That being said, if a new hire is awarded something that you have on your standing bid, send an email to your CP, they'll try to correct it if they can.
05-18-2016, 08:32 AM
#2687
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Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: 320A
Posts: 913
05-18-2016, 09:58 AM
#2688
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: Off to the left!
Posts: 465
At least they publish bids now, occasionally. In the past, that never happened. You just got a phone call asking if you wanted to be based in XYZ.
05-18-2016, 10:34 AM
#2689
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2012
Posts: 11
Beware!!!
I was just told by a management contact that EG and his flight ops team are randomly downloading CVR data to gather intel and are using the info for disciplinary purposes. This info falls in line with why our FOQA program in currently shut down. I was also informed that EG did the same thing at Mesa and actually fired people over CVR conversations. Watch you back.
05-18-2016, 12:09 PM
#2690
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2010
Posts: 519
I was just told by a management contact that EG and his flight ops team are randomly downloading CVR data to gather intel and are using the info for disciplinary purposes. This info falls in line with why our FOQA program in currently shut down. I was also informed that EG did the same thing at Mesa and actually fired people over CVR conversations. Watch you back.
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