Reserves at ASA can pick up open time now!

[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

 

[crj567]

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

-Where is that recall ballot?

-I have just had it with this MEC. Just another brick in the wall.

 

[johnpeace]

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.

So, instead of ALPA negotiating a BETTER DEAL for me...they negotiate a way for the company to have access to even more days of me at work.

Great...more money.

How about negotiating to get more staffing?
How about negotiating to get pay protection for reserves?
How about negotiating to get more days off?
How about negotiating to get more efficient schedules?
How about negotiating to get the schedules published when they're contractually due?

Nope.

But we negotiated to make it so you can give up your (few) days off to fly even MORE.

What a total freaking JOKE!

 

[Freebrd]

and pick up open time when you're on vacation, at regular pay no less, geez, and reserves can pick up OT on their days off, but bitch about flying all the time

not sure if they changed it where you can pick up OT that goes above quarantee when you're under quarantee for the month

crazy times :nuts:

 

[nerjdriver]

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

What a joke. Amazing it takes something like this to get this done. F this company and the horse it rode in on.

 

[Abernathy]

ALPA is a sellout club. To allow reserves to pick up opentime on days off is a slippery slope and unsafe considering the ways our reserves fly. Un figgen real. Time to throw these animals out. Turning us into bus drivers.