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10-06-2014, 06:57 AM
#2681
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: Left seat of a little plane
Posts: 2,431
If you think we have a "horrible" vacation system (outside of internet la-la land anonymous whining) then you just don't understand all the great things that you can do with it (vacation slide, vacation any, purchase more vacation days, bid reserve in a vacation month, then Rolling Thunder, etc).
10-06-2014, 07:59 AM
#2682
No longer cares
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: 767er Captain
Posts: 12,109
10-06-2014, 08:27 AM
#2683
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2009
Position: Lowest Pay I Could Find
Posts: 1,044
When vacation value goes to 5:15, call me. Still won't be as good as SWA but at least we will be in the same zip code.
10-06-2014, 10:34 AM
#2685
Straight QOL, homie
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: Record-Shattering Profit Facilitator
Posts: 4,202
10-06-2014, 10:35 AM
#2686
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Posts: 19,599
You assume a pilot is senior under the FDX system. A junior guy can get hosed!
10-06-2014, 11:05 AM
#2687
The Brown Dot +1
Joined APC: Jun 2009
Position: 777B
Posts: 7,775
Who is working to FARs? Certainly not me or any number of guys I have met. I rather like our vacation system as well--though we need more pay per day.
If you think we have a "horrible" vacation system (outside of internet la-la land anonymous whining) then you just don't understand all the great things that you can do with it (vacation slide, vacation any, purchase more vacation days, bid reserve in a vacation month, then Rolling Thunder, etc).
If you think we have a "horrible" vacation system (outside of internet la-la land anonymous whining) then you just don't understand all the great things that you can do with it (vacation slide, vacation any, purchase more vacation days, bid reserve in a vacation month, then Rolling Thunder, etc).
10-06-2014, 11:41 AM
#2688
No longer cares
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: 767er Captain
Posts: 12,109
Yeah, you're right. Everything about SWA is better. I shoulda paid for a type rating and gone to work there. I'd be a 737 captain by now.
10-06-2014, 12:00 PM
#2689
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: 757/767
Posts: 588
And that kind of a trade would screw anyone who was trying to drop a high time trip, if it meant their line would go below a certain value.
While on the surface, a 6hr. min day in trades sounds great, and it would work for the domestic trips, most of our 8+ hour International legs won't benefit by a 6hr. min day, but WILL be affected if you have a 30-45+ hour international trip on your 80hr. line and you want to drop it, to pick up something else, or just get some time off.
Beware of what you ask for, you might get it!
Perhaps there should be a different rules for International trips vs. domestic trips, when it comes to min line value, min hrs./day, etc.?
And then there's the whole Green Slip game too...drop all your trips, and only pick up greenslips, double your line value in an understaffed category? Maybe that's what they are really after?
While on the surface, a 6hr. min day in trades sounds great, and it would work for the domestic trips, most of our 8+ hour International legs won't benefit by a 6hr. min day, but WILL be affected if you have a 30-45+ hour international trip on your 80hr. line and you want to drop it, to pick up something else, or just get some time off.
Beware of what you ask for, you might get it!
Perhaps there should be a different rules for International trips vs. domestic trips, when it comes to min line value, min hrs./day, etc.?
And then there's the whole Green Slip game too...drop all your trips, and only pick up greenslips, double your line value in an understaffed category? Maybe that's what they are really after?
I think this discussion is moot anyway since gzsg has provided no evidence that the company wants a minimum line value and it wasn't on DALPA's radar enough to include it on the survey.
10-06-2014, 12:05 PM
#2690
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: 757/767
Posts: 588
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