samc

Go here.
Think.
Go elsewhere.

http://www.rahcontractnow.org/

jeff122670

Can we declare tomorrow, 19 April 2013, as "speak positive day"???

That website is terrible gloom and doom and I refuse to believe life is that bad. If it is, WHY would people still work at RAH??

REMEMBER, you can always quit and work elsewhere.

feltf4

Pathetic for sure.

Herb Flemmming

How long have you been there?

Saabs

With that growth I'd go to RAH over any other regional that's hiring. Ridin the front of the wave is everything.

3stripes

Having reviewed the new pay rates offered by RAH in their LFBO, what is it that the union are refusing in the contract? I take it that it isn't the pay rates offered, because frankly they're about the best that can be expected in the current climate. I know the RAH contract is woefully lacking in some areas, but what exactly is it in the company's offer that is causing the ongoing rift?

Karma

True but wouldn't you rather apply to Comair or Pinnacle? They have a better contract.

What is the $6k in deductions? Taxes were already taken out so that must be tax free per diem?


The hourly pay rates are better than any regional I've ever seen. It's the cancellation pay above min guarantee that people want.

3stripes

So is that the sole sticking point on the contract? The cancellation pay above guarantee?

samc

Speaking from personal experience...

1. Minimum day
2. Trip rig and duty rig
3. Vacancies
4. Ability to trade/drop trips
5. Massive improvements to scheduling for reserves and line holders
6. Pay
7. Length of agreement

Are the concerns people have. We've been at this for 2200 days. Cancellation pay is a popular point but it doesn't overshadow the fundamentals above. The company did not offer a minimum day, a duty rig or a meaningful trip rig (unless we start doing MORE 16 hour 4 days). The company wanted to create a new type of displacement (again without respect to seniority). The company wanted pilots to be contactable at all times, and force pilots to call on their day-off to self-notify of reserve trips because they don't want to do staggered reserve periods or shift from their current 3-3 or 4-4 profile. The LBFO had numerous mistakes in it. For instance in the RSV section, a RSV pilot who worked on their day off would be compensated IAW an non-existent paragraph (in any of the proposals or the current contract). Importantly, the language used throughout both proposals was too similar to current language and would have brought serious grievance issues. If this CBA had been offered in 2007 it might have received a 51% vote. As things stand now, there is absolutely no way we would pass this garbage.

Finally, the company wanted this to be another 10 year agreement.

3stripes

So at the moment is there no ability to trip trade or drop trips?

I take it in terms of vacancies you mean the pilot group would like to see vacancy bids that allow movement between certificates?

From what I've seen the proposed trip rigs are actually better than those offered at several other regionals, including my own (currently 15 hours min for a 4 day trip).

I'm trying to get a greater understanding of where the conflicts lie.