Originally Posted by 1257

Looks like L-UAL flt 506, a full 757 to Boston, was cancelled
last night due to no F/O's accepting JRM.....just sayin'

Originally Posted by syd111

Hey for all you know he did take it. But like I said earlier today looks like it is everyone for themselves, should have seen this coming better.

Originally Posted by 1257

They are doing it everywhere at UA, I saw that they were 3 short the other
day at a given dom/fleet/seat and presto, all filled by special people.
Special people with special me-me excuses and 5 inch bubbles of reality.
Hope the other crewmembers are recognizing how special their flying partners are.





Agreed. But don't think it's so much from lack of pilot foresight, but from ALPA's biases to support itself. (and our auto vote with the MEC)
ALPA has become it's own profit seeking corporation, afraid to do anything that will jeopardize its income.
They had to know much of what you said, but didn't want to lose the support of that faction of dues paying pilots.
We should have stood up in the BK, we should have stood up in relation to your example and we should have
held the MEC acct. for advising us incorrectly both times. Hmmm, let's see, what should we do with the next MEC "recommendation"?
Imho, they will recommend that which will minimize losses for ALPA, not that which is potentially best for the pilot group.
They would rather take the easy win vs. risk a strike vote and the huge ALPA losses which could result.
Personally, being released today would be the best course of action vs. this mgmt. team.

In the end, all we have is unity. It doesn't have to coincide with the recommendations of the MEC.
Frankly, this MEC looks to be getting handled by mgmt. again, partially due to the injunction, but no excuses there.
Their past behavior, along with partially having their hands tied with the lawsuit, leaves almost no choice regarding the first TA offer.
Vote no and hold this mgmt. team accountable for the theft they've been allowed to get away with.
Yeah, rant/soapbox/peace out.

Originally Posted by EWRflyr

I'm wondering if scheduling is getting creative again.

Got a call this morning from a 281 area code (Houston). Since it wasn't a recognizable number, I didn't answer it. It wasn't the usual Crew Scheduling phone number, but I had to wonder if the elves are using their personal phones again in attempt to make contact with those of us lineholders who aren't working. Must not have been that important since no voicemail was left offering me the chance to make money and increase my profit sharing for February 14th.

Originally Posted by A320

Who cares if scheduling is calling from their own phones. Just say NO EFFIN THANKS.

Originally Posted by JMD16

Rolling calender at UAL side, 5 sick calls in a rolling year, sick calls before/after a PC or Vacation triggers the flight office to look at your use of sick list.
AMS Absence Monitoring System

Originally Posted by krudawg

All this talk about ALPA and Junior manning. We, l-ual, are unable to "challenge" the company because of the 4 L-UAL pilots who, despite being warned, foolishly continued their activities which resulted in a lawsuit that has paralized ALPA. It is not junior manning that is hurting our negotiations, it is the lawsuit against l-ual ALPA that has crippled us.
For every pilot wanting to work over the 89 hour cap, we have at least 2 that want to work less than 50 hours a month.

Originally Posted by krudawg

I have filled all those squares and never had a peep from the flight office. There must be other triggers. Being unprepared for a PC is not a reason I would call in sick and if I ever got a call, I would be happy to discuss my illness in detail blah......