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I wonder if it was due to all the 5 day trips? I wonder if it was due to trips finishing at 0020- 0040 and not getting the daily rig? The Most junior CA has a line next month ( if only 13 years was good enough)
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The June pairing set brings significant block hour increases and flights to our base. While we welcome the beginning of a return to normalcy, it is clear that this pairing set includes a significantly heavier redeye load and includes new departure times that transit the entire WOCL. Your LEC is concerned that this could indicate a return to the pre-COVID scheduling practices that have proven time and again to be problematic for LAX pilots on multiple levels.
A few things to keep in mind here. First, while we see serious flaws in the construction of many of these pairings, the pairing set has been verified as contractually compliant. Second, there is no reason to expect this trend to go away as this is the third time since October 2018 that we’ve seen a foray into pairings in the WOCL, multiple WOCL flights, and the dangerous “circadian flips” that we have all dealt with on the west coast for too long. Finally, as distressing as it is to see the company repeatedly traffic in these fatigue-inducing schedules that are so debilitating and contrary your physical and mental well-being, ALPA volunteers remain ever-vigilant, and will utilize all the tools we have to combat these unsound scheduling practices. We all know the scientifically-proven facts: acute fatigue can be easily induced, is cumulative, and can become a chronic condition which negatively impacts your mental health and quality of life.
We recommend that anytime fatigue is an issue, each pilot should make a self-evaluation. After all, we are required to certify that we are fit for duty prior to every leg. Documentation of fatigue events, whether a callout event or diagnosed in flight, is a vital tool for your System Scheduling committee to help identify and adjust pairings that create fatigue issues. We cannot stress this too highly.
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Fellow LAX Pilots,
The June pairing set brings significant block hour increases and flights to our base. While we welcome the beginning of a return to normalcy, it is clear that this pairing set includes a significantly heavier redeye load and includes new departure times that transit the entire WOCL. Your LEC is concerned that this could indicate a return to the pre-COVID scheduling practices that have proven time and again to be problematic for LAX pilots on multiple levels.
A few things to keep in mind here. First, while we see serious flaws in the construction of many of these pairings, the pairing set has been verified as contractually compliant. Second, there is no reason to expect this trend to go away as this is the third time since October 2018 that we’ve seen a foray into pairings in the WOCL, multiple WOCL flights, and the dangerous “circadian flips” that we have all dealt with on the west coast for too long. Finally, as distressing as it is to see the company repeatedly traffic in these fatigue-inducing schedules that are so debilitating and contrary your physical and mental well-being, ALPA volunteers remain ever-vigilant, and will utilize all the tools we have to combat these unsound scheduling practices. We all know the scientifically-proven facts: acute fatigue can be easily induced, is cumulative, and can become a chronic condition which negatively impacts your mental health and quality of life.
We recommend that anytime fatigue is an issue, each pilot should make a self-evaluation. After all, we are required to certify that we are fit for duty prior to every leg. Documentation of fatigue events, whether a callout event or diagnosed in flight, is a vital tool for your System Scheduling committee to help identify and adjust pairings that create fatigue issues. We cannot stress this too highly.
The June pairing set brings significant block hour increases and flights to our base. While we welcome the beginning of a return to normalcy, it is clear that this pairing set includes a significantly heavier redeye load and includes new departure times that transit the entire WOCL. Your LEC is concerned that this could indicate a return to the pre-COVID scheduling practices that have proven time and again to be problematic for LAX pilots on multiple levels.
A few things to keep in mind here. First, while we see serious flaws in the construction of many of these pairings, the pairing set has been verified as contractually compliant. Second, there is no reason to expect this trend to go away as this is the third time since October 2018 that we’ve seen a foray into pairings in the WOCL, multiple WOCL flights, and the dangerous “circadian flips” that we have all dealt with on the west coast for too long. Finally, as distressing as it is to see the company repeatedly traffic in these fatigue-inducing schedules that are so debilitating and contrary your physical and mental well-being, ALPA volunteers remain ever-vigilant, and will utilize all the tools we have to combat these unsound scheduling practices. We all know the scientifically-proven facts: acute fatigue can be easily induced, is cumulative, and can become a chronic condition which negatively impacts your mental health and quality of life.
We recommend that anytime fatigue is an issue, each pilot should make a self-evaluation. After all, we are required to certify that we are fit for duty prior to every leg. Documentation of fatigue events, whether a callout event or diagnosed in flight, is a vital tool for your System Scheduling committee to help identify and adjust pairings that create fatigue issues. We cannot stress this too highly.
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In DFW also. Many of the restaurants and bars are closed for lunch entirely now. No staff. How am I supposed to day drink ? 🤣
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Sounds like supply and demand at work. restraunts need to raise the pay.
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Position: CA
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When I was 16 working a min-wage job I didn’t need to buy much lumber. And why would one work that job if the government would pay them the same to sit home?
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It’s not supply and demand. The government is interfering in the free market. Same is happening with the stock market and housing prices. The fed is creating inflation and an incentive not to work.
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They’re creating dependency. Don’t worry, Uncle Sugar will take care of you. Just do what we say.
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“A recent Bank of America analyst note estimated that 4.6 million workers exited the labor force during the pandemic – and only half are expected to rejoin by the end of the year. For workers earning less than $32,000 annually, it's more financially lucrative to collect government aid, the analyst note said.”
32k a year is a government problem!
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