Reserves at ASA can pick up open time now!

[OCP]

As long as it's on one of your 11 days off a month or your vacation. Thanks ALPA!uke:

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Staffing is adequate

 

[centralpilot]

Staffing is adequate

But remember we're still at critical mass and it doesn't matter how we got here.

 

[777forever]

Better than nothing. At least reserves have better control of their pay now. Hated not knowing if I will break guarantee month after month

 

[Freebrd]

Lol thought all the reserves were bitching bout flying all the time, ahh the money it's the money so it's ok to fly 25 days a month now

 

[Cpt Oveur]

Great, so reserves can pick up open time weeks out. So who's going to cover the sick calls?

 

[777forever]

Great, so reserves can pick up open time weeks out. So who's going to cover the sick calls?

I thought MOU said only 2 days out. I'll double check later

 

[Cpt Oveur]

2 calender days...

 

[johnpeace]

Great, so reserves can pick up open time weeks out. So who's going to cover the sick calls?

The same pilots covering them now...nobody!

 

[COOPERVANE]

Tfayd!

 

[flyboyzii]

Ya'll stay classy ALPO!! But, hey what a great magazine, eh?

 

[Varmint]

So let me get this straight.....You guys are pissed because ALPA negotiated for reserves to be able to VOLUNTARILY pick up open time on their days off to make extra money? I don't see where ALPA negotiated language to FORCE anyone to do anything.

Sounds like a case of just something else to whine about.

 

[JumpersAway]

So let me get this straight.....You guys are pissed because ALPA negotiated for reserves to be able to VOLUNTARILY pick up open time on their days off to make extra money? I don't see where ALPA negotiated language to FORCE anyone to do anything.

Sounds like a case of just something else to whine about.

Agreed....

If you want it, pick it up. If you don't- then don't. I've been run ragged since upgrade a year ago. I have nothing else to give, and don't care to pick anything up. However, if someone wants to and decides to raid the 200% bank, good for them. Actually, I was irritated that I couldn't have access to the cash- more our of principal that practice.

There is ABSOLUTELY nothing to be irritated at here. Pilots are just run so tired we are now complaining about anything- regardless of what it means or doesn't mean.

 

[mxaviator]

This is a great thing. It would be even better if we had enough pilots to cover IROP and sick calls though.

 

[COOPERVANE]

So let me get this straight.....You guys are pissed because ALPA negotiated for reserves to be able to VOLUNTARILY pick up open time on their days off to make extra money? I don't see where ALPA negotiated language to FORCE anyone to do anything.

Sounds like a case of just something else to whine about.

I'm not pissed at ALPA, I'm pissed about our TOTALLY INCOMPETENT management issuing YET ANOTHER apology about getting caught surprised/unprepared with our staffing issues.

They REFUSE to staff properly, insist that we ARE staffed properly and then say "Oops...our bad...... looks like we are short staffed, but we are taking FULL responsibility for this. It's too late to hire now, so work harder and get us through this summer...BTW SAFETY is our number one priority"

second year in a row, and I'm positive it will happen this way next year as well.

The union and half the pilot groups say "well, at least they are taking responsibility"

That's why I'M pissed