View Poll Results: Are you happy with ALPA at the regionals?
Yes
17
16.35%
No
87
83.65%
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May 1999 to May 2009 Pinnacle Contract
#12
I have two words for you guys:
Safety First!
Unless your pilot group (not your union) individually (yet collectively) decides to actively promote "Safety First," you'll never get the contract you desire. This has been proven many times over by others who have been where you are today.
I mentioned this concept recently to a Pinnacle jumpseater. He agreed, yet made it clear that your pilot group is afraid that if performance suffers, Delta will attempt to cancel your contract. This is true. What you must understand, is that your Management is even more afraid of this than you are. At some point Delta will come to your management and say, "either you guys get your act together (i.e. get a pilot contract) or we're going to start cancelling your flying." If this happens, I guarantee, within a week, you'll have a contract.
Safety First!
Unless your pilot group (not your union) individually (yet collectively) decides to actively promote "Safety First," you'll never get the contract you desire. This has been proven many times over by others who have been where you are today.
I mentioned this concept recently to a Pinnacle jumpseater. He agreed, yet made it clear that your pilot group is afraid that if performance suffers, Delta will attempt to cancel your contract. This is true. What you must understand, is that your Management is even more afraid of this than you are. At some point Delta will come to your management and say, "either you guys get your act together (i.e. get a pilot contract) or we're going to start cancelling your flying." If this happens, I guarantee, within a week, you'll have a contract.
#13
You guys are all FAR off the truth on the payroll/401k stuff. I can spend the time explaining it all if you would like but won't take the time if not asked.
If you have problems or feel you are not given enough info- ASK!
PM me for an email and phone number or post it here. If it shouldn't be public I can tell you why and explain/answer it privately.
If you have problems or feel you are not given enough info- ASK!
PM me for an email and phone number or post it here. If it shouldn't be public I can tell you why and explain/answer it privately.
You guys are doing a fine job. The problem isn't the union it's the regional industry. It's very exsistance is based on work rules and wages like ours. If we ever had the wages we truly should earn you would probably see the swift extinction of this side of the biz. Not a bad thing in my opinion, but it'll never happen.
Once people start to accept the fact that the job most people paid JetU/ERAU Capt Program/Gulfstream $80,000+ for isn't the high-life livable dream job they saw in a movie once then maybe the constant whining will cease. What?? I had no idea it was going to be a crappy place to work when I fully understood their payscale well-before saying YES to the job offer! But hey, don't I look good in my uniform??
#14
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 939
do tell, what "real" union jobs have you had, during negotiations, in your extensive life experiences.......
#15
I am not ****ed with ALPA because of the lack of contract, their hands are tied because of the RLA. What I am ****d about is the age 65 rule that they let pass. Not only did they let pass, they endorsed and worked for. That's my main beef with ALPA. I want to see my dues used to get rid of the airlines falling under the RLA, then maby we wont see 5 yr contract negotiations.
See you all in May in MEM on the picket line. I'll proudly be carrying my "I make less than $22,000 per year" picket sign.
See you all in May in MEM on the picket line. I'll proudly be carrying my "I make less than $22,000 per year" picket sign.
#16
The whole system is flawed, why should pilots have to inconveniece passengers to get a pay raise? If the plane is broke or if you are tired, you don't fly it period. But you don't make stuff up and taxi slow and make people miss their connections just to try to get a contract.
#18
On Reserve
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Posts: 22
I agree with PinnacleFO. It isn't right to inconvenience paying customers, trying to make it to weddings, funerals, family events, business meetings, a family member or friend, who is in the hospital, and other important events, just to try to get a contract. I think you really do have to take a look at who is representing you, when you have to resort to those tactics, to get a contract. Those tactics, in my opinion, make you no better than management.
#19
If you keep giving management the good performance numbers that you do then you will continue to have a crappy contract. They know they can get good numbers out of you with the current contract so what incentive do they have to give you a new one? "Saftey first" is absolutely correct. Yeah you might **** off the passengers for a little bit, but it will all get settled in less than a month and you will end up with a good contract. Hopefully one that is industry leading. Clearly the status quo for the last 5 years isn't working.
#20
I don't know much about ALPA, but I am good friends with a guy who works a union job, non airline, and it doesn't seem like they have to play these games with management. I know management, within any industry, will not give in to any and all union wants, but it at least seems, outside of the airlines, that management plays a little more fair.
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