Mesa 3.0
#841
sippin' dat koolaid
Joined APC: Jun 2013
Position: gear slinger
Posts: 982
I'm all for being professional and using the appointed channels (ALPA) to implement change on our behalf, but this is getting way out of hand. I say it's past due to shove the union out of the way and handle the two things we can directly control...fuel consumption and on time performance.
I make every effort to taxi and fly safely if it means overblocking. Nobody else is going to see to our well being except you and me. Minutes matter to me at Mesa.
#842
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2015
Posts: 132
#843
sippin' dat koolaid
Joined APC: Jun 2013
Position: gear slinger
Posts: 982
It is a way to catch management's attention. People aren't happy here and the union is clearly either afraid of or in bed with the company. If on-time performance takes a steep drop then they can't stay in business from what they have told us. It forces their hand to get more serious about either A)giving us a better contract, or B) shutting the doors. Either way most of us will be better off. All of our FOs would net more and some of our junior CAs would nearly break even at select other regionals on first year pay. The senior guys/gals that have been here forever, well that's their own prerogative. Most of them understand that this day is coming.
#845
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2014
Posts: 137
It is a way to catch management's attention. People aren't happy here and the union is clearly either afraid of or in bed with the company. If on-time performance takes a steep drop then they can't stay in business from what they have told us. It forces their hand to get more serious about either A)giving us a better contract, or B) shutting the doors. Either way most of us will be better off. All of our FOs would net more and some of our junior CAs would nearly break even at select other regionals on first year pay. The senior guys/gals that have been here forever, well that's their own prerogative. Most of them understand that this day is coming.
#846
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2016
Position: DFW CRJ CA
Posts: 340
I do my best to stay out of the politics of all of this, but have to chime in on this one. Before you all go off half cocked with ideas of sick outs, and slowdown, and declarations of open time pickups stopping. You need to do some research on what unions can and cannot due legally. There is plenty of case law where unions have been sued by the company and lost with regards to these issues.
Unions CAN NOT: instigate, condone, participate in, etc etc etc anything that would appear to be a work slowdown event or a change in status. As such you will never see a union back any kind of of organized sickout. Nor can we come out and tell pilots to stop picking up time as that's a change in current status quo.
Finally, if any of these events do appear to happen. The union will be required to send out some pretty solid statements to stop doing it or a judge will slap us silly.
As far as what we can do legally. The Fall MEC meeting is in a few weeks. Expect all of that to be covered. Nothing in a union (any union) happens overnight.
Unions CAN NOT: instigate, condone, participate in, etc etc etc anything that would appear to be a work slowdown event or a change in status. As such you will never see a union back any kind of of organized sickout. Nor can we come out and tell pilots to stop picking up time as that's a change in current status quo.
Finally, if any of these events do appear to happen. The union will be required to send out some pretty solid statements to stop doing it or a judge will slap us silly.
As far as what we can do legally. The Fall MEC meeting is in a few weeks. Expect all of that to be covered. Nothing in a union (any union) happens overnight.
#847
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Posts: 977
...so were the new hire iPad payments, crashpad payments, ontime performance bonus plans, and hotel buyback program--all of which were unilaterally implemented with zero LOA from this "ALPA" chapter.
Why hasn't our association addressed those glaring violations of the status quo and sought an injunction in Federal District court, MagPBS? What condescending answers/sidesteps do you have for THAT one?
Methinks the answer is this "ALPA" chapter turns a blind eye to anything the company needs to do to keep the new hire train moving, thus wasting any potential leverage they would've had over management.
An ALPA chapter that turns a blind eye to status quo violations is no ALPA chapter at all, IMHO. Might want to step down off that high horse bud.
Why hasn't our association addressed those glaring violations of the status quo and sought an injunction in Federal District court, MagPBS? What condescending answers/sidesteps do you have for THAT one?
Methinks the answer is this "ALPA" chapter turns a blind eye to anything the company needs to do to keep the new hire train moving, thus wasting any potential leverage they would've had over management.
An ALPA chapter that turns a blind eye to status quo violations is no ALPA chapter at all, IMHO. Might want to step down off that high horse bud.
#848
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 90
I do my best to stay out of the politics of all of this, but have to chime in on this one. Before you all go off half cocked with ideas of sick outs, and slowdown, and declarations of open time pickups stopping. You need to do some research on what unions can and cannot due legally. There is plenty of case law where unions have been sued by the company and lost with regards to these issues.
Unions CAN NOT: instigate, condone, participate in, etc etc etc anything that would appear to be a work slowdown event or a change in status. As such you will never see a union back any kind of of organized sickout. Nor can we come out and tell pilots to stop picking up time as that's a change in current status quo.
Finally, if any of these events do appear to happen. The union will be required to send out some pretty solid statements to stop doing it or a judge will slap us silly.
As far as what we can do legally. The Fall MEC meeting is in a few weeks. Expect all of that to be covered. Nothing in a union (any union) happens overnight.
Unions CAN NOT: instigate, condone, participate in, etc etc etc anything that would appear to be a work slowdown event or a change in status. As such you will never see a union back any kind of of organized sickout. Nor can we come out and tell pilots to stop picking up time as that's a change in current status quo.
Finally, if any of these events do appear to happen. The union will be required to send out some pretty solid statements to stop doing it or a judge will slap us silly.
As far as what we can do legally. The Fall MEC meeting is in a few weeks. Expect all of that to be covered. Nothing in a union (any union) happens overnight.
#849
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2016
Position: DFW CRJ CA
Posts: 340
...so were the new hire iPad payments, crashpad payments, ontime performance bonus plans, and hotel buyback program--all of which were unilaterally implemented with zero LOA from this "ALPA" chapter.
Why hasn't our association addressed those glaring violations of the status quo and sought an injunction in Federal District court, MagPBS? What condescending answers/sidesteps do you have for THAT one?
Methinks the answer is this "ALPA" chapter turns a blind eye to anything the company needs to do to keep the new hire train moving, thus wasting any potential leverage they would've had over management.
An ALPA chapter that turns a blind eye to status quo violations is no ALPA chapter at all, IMHO. Might want to step down off that high horse bud.
Why hasn't our association addressed those glaring violations of the status quo and sought an injunction in Federal District court, MagPBS? What condescending answers/sidesteps do you have for THAT one?
Methinks the answer is this "ALPA" chapter turns a blind eye to anything the company needs to do to keep the new hire train moving, thus wasting any potential leverage they would've had over management.
An ALPA chapter that turns a blind eye to status quo violations is no ALPA chapter at all, IMHO. Might want to step down off that high horse bud.
Second if you deal with legal status quo issues with regards to contract issues. None of what you listed in a change in contractual status quo. Call a rep and ask. Or if you don't believe them, call a contract lawyer and ask. Hell, I had to pay for a hotel when I was hired here, did you?
United use to make you pay for a hotel as a new hire. They no longer do that. Do you see United filing anything regarding that? No, because it's not a violation in anything.
For that matter go READ the contact.
Section 1.F (standard in all contracts, so don't go fringing it's a Mesa thing).
Management Rights
Except as expressly restricted by this Agreement, the Company retains all
authority and rights to manage and direct its pilot workforce. Such rights
include, without limitation, the right to hire; to establish, amend, suspend or revoke rules, policies and procedures; to determine qualifications for initial employment; to establish employee rules of conduct; to determine the means of providing service to its passengers, including the size, type and number of aircraft to be utilized in providing service; to determine the size and composition of the pilot workforce; to furlough and recall; to establish new routes, services, schedules, and areas of service; to determine what equipment will be utilized and allocated to particular routes; to discontinue all or any part of its operations; to transfer equipment from one base of operation to another base of operation; to determine where to perform all or any part of its operations; to determine whether to purchase additional aircraft or to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its equipment; and to determine whether to merge, consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its business.
#850
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2012
Posts: 58
After doing some research, I'd rather have my family member go anywhere but to this company. Good luck to all of you Mesa pilots! Don't go out of your way for the "on time", don't pick up trips on your days off, and be Super Safe out there!
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