ASA FA Contract

[WalterSobchak]

I thought UNT was a music school. Great if you wanna be a high school band director, but not good for much else? Wrong?

They do have an excellent music school...but the common misconception is that they are ONLY a music school. They are an excellent school overall with one of the best Radio, Television, Film programs in the country...thus how I wound up there. I was an RTVF guy before getting into aviation.

Somewhat related...I'm not sure why, but I know quite a few former radio guys that wound up being dispatchers, including myself. At one time there was 3 or 4 in our office alone. I still do voiceover work on the side.

 

[777forever]

With all the complaining about the TA I heard from FAs in the lounge I thought there was no chance it would be voted in. Guess they were the minority.

 

[B727FA]

I was told AFA had an increase in dues so it resulted in a net pay cut for our FA's....Trojan

That doesn't even make sense. What Union, IBT, AFA, ALPA, TWU, etc would move to ratify a TA with a net loss in pay (other than a concessionary)? I say it's not true. I don't doubt there may have been an increase in dues, but there's no way it could have been more than the raise.

Perhaps the net raise is less than hoped for b/c of the dues offset?

 

[CFI2766]

They do have an excellent music school...but the common misconception is that they are ONLY a music school. They are an excellent school overall with one of the best Radio, Television, Film programs in the country...thus how I wound up there. I was an RTVF guy before getting into aviation.

Somewhat related...I'm not sure why, but I know quite a few former radio guys that wound up being dispatchers, including myself. At one time there was 3 or 4 in our office alone. I still do voiceover work on the side.

I grew up in Texas, and was very close to going to UNT to become a high school band director. It's a great school, I reallly liked it there when I visited.

I wound up at 'Bama, and it was the best decision of my life...

 

[COOPERVANE]

An EVEN fifteen? Therein lies the problem

 

[Eggplant]

The payraise was not all that great. However they now have duty rigs, the ability to drop trips, holiday pay, better reserve system, etc. Plus since Eva left they have offered time off without pay, part time has opened back up and any line holder could drop trips between the 23rd and the end of the month.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

I wound up at 'Bama, and it was the best decision of my life...

Of course it was. After all, it's tough to find a school where you can get a "coloring" major and a "chewing gum" minor.

War Eagle, by the way.

 

[HoserASA]

Of course it was. After all, it's tough to find a school where you can get a "coloring" major and a "chewing gum" minor.

War Eagle, by the way.

Hmmm all those difficult courses War Eagle players take....but listen, it's the same at all the schools in the SEC. Not a bit of difference. It's all about FB, and I don't have a problem with that myself. In fact they ought to pay the players from all that cash the schools make off their athletic abilities. My opinion.

Hoser
RollTide!

 

[USCtrojan]

Hmmm all those difficult courses War Eagle players take....but listen, it's the same at all the schools in the SEC. Not a bit of difference. It's all about FB, and I don't have a problem with that myself. In fact they ought to pay the players from all that cash the schools make off their athletic abilities. My opinion.

Hoser
RollTide!

You only agree, cuz you never learned how to read . You Alabama faithful! What are you good at anyways? Wait, on second thought, don't answer that!

Trojan

 

[USCtrojan]

That doesn't even make sense. What Union, IBT, AFA, ALPA, TWU, etc would move to ratify a TA with a net loss in pay (other than a concessionary)? I say it's not true. I don't doubt there may have been an increase in dues, but there's no way it could have been more than the raise.

Perhaps the net raise is less than hoped for b/c of the dues offset?

I don't know how it affects different people with different seniority, but my friend said the raise was so small that it was a net paycut after the dues increase. QOL improvements don't look too shabby, however.

Trojan