Pros / Cons
#81
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Joined APC: Feb 2018
Position: B-737 Captain
Posts: 657
Again, you are both completely missing the point. I guess I am not skilled enough in communicating to get you to understand that this isn't about comparing how hard the olden days were to today. I am fully aware of how long transfers/upgrades used to take. Enjoy your big fat signing bonus and the ignorance of not being able to comprehend what you gave up for it.
There are 300 contract changes in this TA. According to AR, they run about 280-20 in favor of the pilots. THAT’s what we used the manpower leverage for. Not for a signing bonus… although a buck twenty and change is sure gonna be nice, I’ll admit. 😎 But 10.2B is what’s up. That’s more than DAL. More than AAL. That’s why you’ll see a fat passing percentage on this TA come Oct 1. I guarantee it.
To the malcontents… DAL is still hiring.
#82
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Joined APC: Oct 2021
Posts: 775
Judging by the amount of very new first officers (just off probation) taking the upgrades on the bid award today, the likelihood of anyone ever being “forced” into an upgrade is slim. A lot of these guys and girls seem to be chewing at the bit to go to the left seat. Plus the regional captains will probably trip over themselves to get straight into the left seat out of the gate. No one will be forced, a lot of hysteria over something that won’t happen
#83
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
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Sadly, our leverage gets whacked at every turn, and those who only see $$ will never understand it. The number one contractual provision that has led to more disunity, reduction of leverage, and “all about me” thinking is…….. ADD PAY.. Yes, I said it. Add pay puts bandaids on onerous contractual qol issues, and allows the company to pit us against each other in the hunger games of add pay chasing. Meanwhile, strict prohibitions/protections in section 20 simply won’t ever happen as long as this mindset exists. The street Captain issue is simply one more piece of leverage flushed down the toilet.
#84
When the captain bids started being unfilled, they started moving the vacancies to where pilots actuallly want to be based. That will never, ever, ever, ever happen again. Humongous concession, the effect of which we will never even really be able to measure. Everyone has gotten "retro fever" and is turning blind eyes to huge red flags. You think this wont effect you because you are already in the seat/base you want to be in but it will undoubtedly stunt the growth below you.
Its also selling short the future pilots in a huge way, pilots who are forced to upgrade will inevitably be forced into bases they dont want to be in, transferring out to the base where they want to be as a captain will take years instead of the months that it does for their classmates.
A yes vote is selling out yourselves and future pilots. Full stop.
Its also selling short the future pilots in a huge way, pilots who are forced to upgrade will inevitably be forced into bases they dont want to be in, transferring out to the base where they want to be as a captain will take years instead of the months that it does for their classmates.
A yes vote is selling out yourselves and future pilots. Full stop.
Again, you are both completely missing the point. I guess I am not skilled enough in communicating to get you to understand that this isn't about comparing how hard the olden days were to today. I am fully aware of how long transfers/upgrades used to take. Enjoy your big fat signing bonus and the ignorance of not being able to comprehend what you gave up for it.
The thing is though, anyone who is still in those “undesirable” bases who are senior enough to hold a more “desirable” base are staying for a reason. The reason is that it’s more desirable to *them*. Desirable vs undesirable is a personal choice. Most people don’t find EWR to be an island made of candy where rainbows always shine, but to the many pilots who live on the east coast, they wouldn’t give it up for anything.
Looking at your post history you’ve been here less than a year. So, essentially what you seem to saying is “screw the more senior people with established seniority in their base. I want to ‘get mine’ in a more desirable location”.
Also, looking at your post history, you were throwing similar temper tantrums this time last year when you were at Alaska (and a newbie there as well) when their TA came out and said you’d leave if it passed. Well, apparently you chased the golden ring over to United where it also looks like you’re not going to get what you want. Will you be applying to Delta next? Or, is beating your chest over TAs as a new guy just the thing that you do?
#85
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Joined APC: Oct 2021
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I would be much more likely to take an upgrade if I didn’t have to commute. I’m not commuting to narrow body reserve. Just because you walked uphill both ways to school in the snow doesn’t mean I should have to as well.
#86
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 190
Sadly, our leverage gets whacked at every turn, and those who only see $$ will never understand it. The number one contractual provision that has led to more disunity, reduction of leverage, and “all about me” thinking is…….. ADD PAY.. Yes, I said it. Add pay puts bandaids on onerous contractual qol issues, and allows the company to pit us against each other in the hunger games of add pay chasing. Meanwhile, strict prohibitions/protections in section 20 simply won’t ever happen as long as this mindset exists. The street Captain issue is simply one more piece of leverage flushed down the toilet.
HMMM add pay,
I'm sure the majority of pilots are "capitalists". They want to make more money if they choose to work smarter, harder or longer or things go south with the operation whilst on a trip.
Some pilots lean more "socialist" and would prefer to have everyone make the same pay(same seat, category) and have an equal distribution of work.
The capitalist views it as my choice, my pay not your concern. The socialists view it as less productivity equals more pilots which means an increase in my individual seniority and I'll make more pay eventually that way.
It is a conundrum. LUV is basically fly to FAR limits and that's the only pay governor. Delta has numerous ways to really capitalize on add pay and they have the capability to have $800,000 months(albeit only 1 individual) and numerous $1M year captains 7 or 8 years ago with the old pay rates. UAL has the most restrictive of the 3 to boost one's pay above and beyond the "standard". There are very few extremes at UAL. Some add pay will always be needed to remunerate the disadvantaged pilot due to events beyond the companies control. Other times, add pay is a type of abuse governor in an attempt to change company behavior.
Personally, I think it's a bit myopic to paint all "add pay" as bad, and those individuals as participants in the "hunger games". It's merely participating in the "game of life" as we know it in America.
BTW The company is hiring as fast as they can. I personally don't feel getting them to agree to less productivity(resulting in even more hiring) was a realistic option. The result was "add pay" as the negotiated middle of the road.
#88
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Joined APC: Aug 2015
Position: Captain
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by the next 2-3 vacancy bids and the new CPA settles in , I expect 2-3 years to upgrade
#89
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Joined APC: Feb 2018
Position: B-737 Captain
Posts: 657
Proof perfect that
1. QOL is vastly improved on this contract.
2. passage is a forgone conclusion.
y’all enjoy YOUR new contract.
#90
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Joined APC: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,360
if I lived anywhere near Denver, I’d be at TK in a heartbeat with this contract.
why fly a 90 hour line, or sit 73 hours reserve when you can just go in for 6 hours and get 90 hours of CA pay. Work a few extra days and get almost 130? Yeah
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