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07-27-2018, 08:12 AM
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07-27-2018, 08:14 AM
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You don’t have to believe me. You can look at the union scope reports and or read our contract. The flying to Mexico has not decreased. I guess however you will take the word of a flight attendant over your union.
07-27-2018, 08:51 AM
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07-27-2018, 09:06 AM
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I think voluntary SILs are a net benefit to the Pilot group as a whole but if the company blows off our PWA then DALPA is correct in pulling them down.
As I said RCC inputs have always basically been requests, not really inputs, but if they have sufficient manning to honor them but still don’t, then by all means shut them down.
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As I said RCC inputs have always basically been requests, not really inputs, but if they have sufficient manning to honor them but still don’t, then by all means shut them down.
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07-27-2018, 09:22 AM
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We pulled them down (for good reason), so I will be flying a line in September. Someone junior to me could have had a line instead of reserve if I was at home on a SIL instead of flying 75 hours in Sept. The point is that SILs aren't automatically bad for pilots on reserve. Some of them would be lineholders instead of reserve, because pilots senior to them are out on a SIL.
07-27-2018, 09:23 AM
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07-27-2018, 09:45 AM
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DALPA says "We're whipped, qol is going down the tubes and pilots have had enough of running on all cylinders without much to show for it. These RCC inputs are how you can give us all a teeny bit of qol back, so we can keep our backpacks on and go get you that JD Power award you covet."
Management says: "Pound sand."
Copy. See you in section 6. Good luck with that sick leave problem, rising fuel costs and the pending training churn.
07-27-2018, 10:12 AM
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No, they would have held a line instead of reserve IF we still had SILs.
We pulled them down (for good reason), so I will be flying a line in September. Someone junior to me could have had a line instead of reserve if I was at home on a SIL instead of flying 75 hours in Sept. The point is that SILs aren't automatically bad for pilots on reserve. Some of them would be lineholders instead of reserve, because pilots senior to them are out on a SIL.
We pulled them down (for good reason), so I will be flying a line in September. Someone junior to me could have had a line instead of reserve if I was at home on a SIL instead of flying 75 hours in Sept. The point is that SILs aren't automatically bad for pilots on reserve. Some of them would be lineholders instead of reserve, because pilots senior to them are out on a SIL.
07-27-2018, 10:47 AM
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It would have been interesting to see exactly how the discussion with the company went down over the SILs. I hope our reps acted with a sense of respect and dignity and didn't just walk in making demands "or else". I wonder if a less militant MEC may have been able to pull off the negotiation for improvements to QOL in exchange for keeping SILs alive?
07-27-2018, 11:30 AM
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It would have been interesting to see exactly how the discussion with the company went down over the SILs. I hope our reps acted with a sense of respect and dignity and didn't just walk in making demands "or else". I wonder if a less militant MEC may have been able to pull off the negotiation for improvements to QOL in exchange for keeping SILs alive?
Or was the MEC never even consulted before they were awarded?
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