SkidMark Plus

[purduej]

How does it hurt QOL? Everybody has been complaining about not being able to drop trips unless you pick one up for equal or greater credit. Now we can and it's a drop in QOL? Sure the FO's won't get any trips dropped (since there are no reserve FO's); but being so fat on captains they should have no problem dropping trips.

 

[Bluto]

It should only hurt QOL for reserves who will become more firmly everyone else's whipping boys and girls. There's nothing wrong with schedplus+ (still don't know how to pronounce that bad boy) except that it only works when the Co. is fat which they rarely are, (but conveniently happen to be now...). There is no transparency in the system as the Co. decides what "adequate" reserve staffing is on a continual basis so, until they give us some information and guarantees as to reserve staffing requirements, it's a pretty soft benefit.

IMO, I think CA's will see a substantial improvement until our staffing situation normalizes, which will probably happen shortly after the union vote is over.

 

[HockleyPilot]

It should only hurt QOL for reserves who will become more firmly everyone else's whipping boys and girls. There's nothing wrong with schedplus+ (still don't know how to pronounce that bad boy) except that it only works when the Co. is fat which they rarely are, (but conveniently happen to be now...). There is no transparency in the system as the Co. decides what "adequate" reserve staffing is on a continual basis so, until they give us some information and guarantees as to reserve staffing requirements, it's a pretty soft benefit.

IMO, I think CA's will see a substantial improvement until our staffing situation normalizes, which will probably happen shortly after the union vote is over.

Exactly Bluto. How often are we "properly staffed"? Some of us have finally got vacation approved after 15-20 denials due to staffing.

Skediplus will only be as effective for pilots as BH and company want it to be.

On the surface it looks good, and it could possibly be.......But they hold the constraints, just like with PBS, so if the parameters aren't "set" in favor for pilots, then it will be just like the system we have in place, substituting a computer message from an actual CS person.

What good will it do to not be able to drop, if adequate reserves aren't there? It will be no different.

As long as SKW gives open time to reserves, hence depleting the true reason why reserves are needed, (ie sick calls, emergency etc.), or is not staffed properly, then it will be no different.

I am hopeful, but as usual the expectation of this and all projects, communications, and exchanges between MGT and the pilots these days have seemingly proven beneficial to one side only.

 

[HockleyPilot]

But I did hear we are finally getting something for nothing from SkyWest.

Free Staph Infections for those who quailfy.

 

[Bluto]

I'm actually surprised they chose to implement this now. It seems to me they can't win, either it's great and the pilots love it, in which case they'll be seen as interfering with the union drive (and have to defend the legality of their actions in court), or it'll be worthless and the pilots will be undeterred in their ALPA drive. Either way, Schedplus seems like another step towards ALPA, except for those who really don't pay attention (which admittedly, could be the majority of SkyWest pilots...)

 

[SkyNation]

Either way, Schedplus seems like another step towards ALPA, except for those who really don't pay attention (which admittedly, could be the majority of SkyWest pilots...)

I think most pay attention (not all). However, the majority have not bought off on what the OC is selling.

I predict the vote will be roughly

38% FOR, 62% AGAINST.

after all, if what was being offered was so great, why wouldn't we want it? If the majority believed that it would benefit them to vote in ALPA, then of course they would.

 

[Gr82Aviate]

I think most pay attention (not all). However, the majority have not bought off on what the OC is selling.

I predict the vote will be roughly

38% FOR, 62% AGAINST.

after all, if what was being offered was so great, why wouldn't we want it? If the majority believed that it would benefit them to vote in ALPA, then of course they would.

If the majority informed themselves, they would know that ALPA would benefit them!

 

[Coloaviator]

I predict the vote will be roughly

38% FOR, 62% AGAINST.

This is pretty close, out of the 250 people I have asked in the last 6 months, my poll is indicating 39.4% FOR and 60.6% AGAINST. I think this is pretty accurate!

 

[MYFpilot]

I think polling your FO's is not the most accurate method. Take a look at these numbers...
Of 2822 total the magic number for ALPA is 1411+1 or 1412 (actual number eligible voters will be lower, a little over 2600, but the percentages stay the same)

EMB pilots 509 - 80% Yes = 407
CRJ CA 1218 - 70% Yes = 852
CRJ FO 1095 - 20% Yes = 219
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Total Yes votes for ALPA 1478 or 52%

Close, no doubt, but ALPA still wins

 

[Coloaviator]

My poll is approx. 80% Captain and 20% First Officer. I am trying to keep my poll accurate and scientific.