Alaska Airlines Jumpseat troubles?

[Skank]

I am certain this resolution will be killed the second it is brought to the SEA LEC for consideration.
Don't let one individuals personal crusade lead you to conclusions about the majority of the group.
Regards.

Commuting on Alaska was always great. Thanks again for the ride, and I would welcome any Alaska pilots.

 

[PCL_128]

Please tell me this is fake. Copied from another site.

John Hornibrook, Chairman
> ALA Council 67
>
>
>
> *********************
>
>
> Resolution
>
> Whereas the livelihood of Alaska Airlines pilots is
> threatened by the continuing downward spiral of airline
> industry pilot wages and benefits, and
>
> Whereas nonunion airlines who employ pilots at
> significantly lower wage rates and reduced benefit packages
> enjoy a marked competitive advantage over Alaska Airlines,
> and
>
> Whereas Alaska Airlines management is publicly committed to
> providing "industry average" compensation to
> Alaska employees, and
>
> Whereas providing nonunion pilots with no-cost
> transportation further enables their employers to enjoy an
> unfair economic advantage over Alaska Airlines and imposes
> undue negative pressure on Alaska Airlines pilot wages and
> benefits, and
>
> Whereas Section 115.E.2 of the ALPA Administrative Manual
> recognizes the Union membership card as a valid jumpseat
> identification document, and
>
> Whereas Section 115.G.3 of the ALPA Administrative Manual
> encourages the consideration of union affiliation as a
> criteria for determining jumpseat boarding priority, and
>
> Whereas Section 115.D.1 of the ALPA Administrative Manual
> directs that captains, not customer service agents, may
> offer cabin seating to pilots requesting jumpseat access,
>
> Therefore Be It Resolved the Alaska MEC petition the Alaska
> Airlines Chief Pilot to immediately suspend the reciprocal
> jumpseat agreement with jetBlue, Virgin America, and
> Allegiant Airlines until such time as their pilots are
> affiliated with a national or independent pilot union.
>
> Be it Further Resolved the Alaska MEC petition the Alaska
> Airlines chief pilot to refrain from entering into
> reciprocal jumpseat agreements with any nonunion airline
> that operates narrow-body airline equipment of 100 seats or
> more and whose highest captain pay rate is less than the
> highest Alaska Airlines captain book pay rate.
>
> Be it Further Resolved the Alaska MEC encourage all Alaska
> Airlines captains to fully exercise the provisions of
> Sections 115 E.2, G.3, and D.1 of the ALPA Administrative
> Manual.

Seems like a great idea to me.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Seems like a great idea to me.

Thank Goodness this didn't happen. Remember that a reciprocal agreement is there for the benefit of both pilot groups.

One never knows exactly how many of his own pilots he may be screwing over with something like this.

I hope this is the end of all this. In times like this industry is experiencing right now....this is the last thing we need...

...unless a picket line has been crossed...

 

[chperplt]

Seems like a great idea to me.

From the guy who bought his job at Gulfsteam...

 

[DIAMONDDD]

From the guy who bought his job at Gulfsteam...

Zactly!!! Maybe we should ban, forever and ever, those who bought their jobs.

 

[imacdog]

Seems like a great idea to me.

Hey aren't you in another thread saying how dumb it is to start a jumpseat war?

I'm starting to think you're just another log-in "troll" handle for Rhoid and Instructordude. No one can be as stupid or as big of a hypocrite as you portray.

 

[DIAMONDDD]

But on the bright side, I think we all know the name of "Velocipede" from the other message board now.

 

[PCL_128]

Hey aren't you in another thread saying how dumb it is to start a jumpseat war?

No, it's dumb for a regional pilot group to start a jumpseat war with their mainline partner. Denying jumpseats to non-union pilots is another matter.

 

[imacdog]

Yeah everything makes sense in your little alligator brain, PFT_128. Where would we be without all the answers coming from a PFT whore that went to a low tier regional and now advises against both, all the while drinking and gargling ALPA kool aid then joining a non-ALPA carrier.

 

[igneousy2]

ALA COUNCIL 67 MEETING NOTICE


DATE:
TIME:

PLACE:






AGENDA:
1. Old Business
2. New Business
3. X Xxxxx Resolution (pilot's name deleted)

​

Refreshments will be served.​

John Hornibrook, Chairman
ALA Council 67

*********************


Resolution

Whereas the livelihood of Alaska Airlines pilots is threatened by the continuing downward spiral of airline industry pilot wages and benefits, and

Whereas nonunion airlines who employ pilots at significantly lower wage rates and reduced benefit packages enjoy a marked competitive advantage over Alaska Airlines, and

...



The original post posted the chairman's name out of context in an extremely unfair and inflamatory manner. The chairman's name related to the agenda and the fact that refreshments would be served! After his name...the resolution refered to in the agenda was listed...it was clear that it was put there for information and in no way conveyed his views, positive or negative about the resolution.

Rest assured that most of us recognize the slippery slope that a measure like this would setup and would not allow this measure to be passed. Is SWA to start denying jumpseats becasue Alaska pilots are bringing down 737 wages, is AA to deny jumpseats because we are part of ALPA and not part of APA, are regional pilots to deny jumpseats to major airline pilots because major airline pilots seek to limit their flying through our scope clauses. Where does this stop.

Stop worrying.