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XJT management at the negotiation table requests.....
A B-fund is the perfect pilot investment vehicle. I don't know why any pilot wouldn't want one, since the money gets deposited in an account they control. You must have it confused with an A-fund, which was the traditional pension. -
More planes for ExpressJet
Sure, but when I say it was a result of PBS, it means that it came with the PBS LOA. The MEC's theory when PBS was adopted was that if we could maintain the same QOL as line bidding, and split the savings (roughly) with the company, then it would be a benefit for the company and an improvement... -
More planes for ExpressJet
Vacation low is a way to have a fixed credit window for bidding in a vacation month. No more, no less. The amount of time you get off in a vacation month is based on the credit of a vacation day. Our vacation days credit 4 hours for line building purposes only (virtual credit), but are paid at... -
ASA MEC draws a line in the sand
The reason you elect representatives is to handle decisions for you. That's the whole point of a representative democracy. Same as our local, state, and federal governments. -
Upgrade requirements
In times of quick movement, the upgrade minimums are usually waived by the company. I'm not sure why it's even a contractual thing; I'm sure the union doesn't really care as long as it is fair to everybody. -
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ALPA wants more of your money
The problem is that there are pilot groups out there that are unhappy that they must pay dues on their 401k contributions when other pilot groups do not. I agree that from a regional pilot's perspective, with only a 401k retirement account, it is a hard sell. I think if ALPA wants to collect... -
ALPA wants more of your money
If I remember right, the motion failed mainly because United voted against it. I assume they will vote against it again unless something has changed. There's a little more to it than just classifying 401k contributions as duesable. If your airline had another retirement program (like a... -
ASA has 3 Union reps work 6 days to run PBS
This directly benefits the pilots by having our advocates working on the solution. It's the exact type of thing the union should spend their money on. -
For the CRJ pilots at XJET
From listening to this XJT vs. ASA fight, it appears to me the battle is over seniority. It's simple. ASA has always valued seniority in their bidding and workrules, and XJT has designed systems that mitigate it for the betterment of the junior/midlevel pilots. Whichever view is right probably... -
I find that type of attitude a sad premonition for the future of your merger with XJT
Because the PBS language was designed to maximize lineholders. This could be revisited in negotiations, but it also may not be. For several reasons I don't think it's a big deal: The person who gets reserve (while a junior pilot gets a line) would have most likely been on reserve without PBS... -
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I find that type of attitude a sad premonition for the future of your merger with XJT
Apples and oranges. You could still have a LIW with PBS. There may be less open time though. -
I find that type of attitude a sad premonition for the future of your merger with XJT
I agree with you. I'm just saying that in the world of line bidding, we had limited say over what block/credit time the company built the lines up to. -
I find that type of attitude a sad premonition for the future of your merger with XJT
Every pilot does not have to fly the same amount. However, every pilot must fall within a 30-hour window (aside from vacation months). The company chooses the TLV which the window is based upon, just like the company chooses how many block hours they build your lines to. The current issue is... -
New ASA/XJT JCBA rumor....
Seems to me the answer is to negotiate a fixed bottom of the window. Or, allow a certain percentage of senior pilots bid to 75 hours. Or, to come up with a solution that allows the window to "flex" based on the needs of the company, but maintains an overall yearly average that favors the pilots... -
New ASA/XJT JCBA rumor....
Great, so every month, if you're in the bottom 40% of bidders you're screwed. With unstacking, which has only been done in a few months since we've been live, it may only go to 30% in a non-holiday month. In fact, I don't think we've unstacked yet in a non-holiday month. I could be wrong since... -
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New ASA/XJT JCBA rumor....
The problem is, it's an arms race. Let's say in one scenario, you have the guy that is trying to use the live bidding to his advantage. He keeps refreshing the screen to find out what he would get while he is changing his bid to account for the projected results. Unfortunately, it never ends... -
I find that type of attitude a sad premonition for the future of your merger with XJT
For crying out loud already, Nevets, please get a hobby. One that doesn't involve repeatedly badgering ASA pilots over nonsense. We have a working PBS that we like. There is no reason for us to change. Please repeat the above statement until it makes sense to you. Thanks. -
New ASA/XJT JCBA rumor....
I don't know of any pilot that bids via their standing bid. If you're banking the live aspect based on pilots' standing bids... then it will be worthless. When we had the first few months of PBS, the scheduling committee ran practice solutions each day, a few days prior to bid close. While not... -
I find that type of attitude a sad premonition for the future of your merger with XJT
Nevets, As a former rep, you have to know that the pilots elect the LEC representatives to represent them. A good rep has his or her finger on the pulse of the pilot group and does not need to poll the membership just to see how the winds are blowing. The only poll that they work off of during... -
Delta TA impact on Delta Connection...
Who cares about the 50 seaters, they are going away anyway! Why negotiate to speed up something that will happen anyway -- especially since the 50 seaters aren't a threat to mainline. The 76 seaters are a threat to mainline and should be limited, not expanded. You guys negotiate your deal... -