ABX Hiring!?!

[ABXbooger]

Yeah, the age 65 thing really chaps my....you know...especially when we have made retirement a justification for copious amounts of OPF. What are these guys gonna do now that they have another 5 years to go. In fact one of OPF's biggest supporters was supposed to retire next month, im sure he'll continue his trend. Oh and how about the captain bragging on the bus the other day about flying almost 960 hours this year. That's what I said NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two guesses who it was...

 

[oldawg]

I agree that we must finally put an end to our current open flying program. It is the single most destructive policy to our pilot unity. The pilots must find some way of limiting or stopping the amount that any individual can fly in a bid period, or annually. We need to tell our E Board and negotiators to make this change happen. Message boards won't get it done.

 

[ABXbooger]

Done and done, Dawg. They didn't listen to me the first time I was furloughed, but they did listen the second time, different group, though.

By the way, have you all listened to the hotline this weekend?

 

[Clipperskip]

I agree that we must finally put an end to our current open flying program. It is the single most destructive policy to our pilot unity. The pilots must find some way of limiting or stopping the amount that any individual can fly in a bid period, or annually. We need to tell our E Board and negotiators to make this change happen. Message boards won't get it done.

Posting on a message board may not get it done but it certainly is a fine place to start. The timing is significant in that coincides with the Wilson Research Group Poll. Just a note....of the twenty 767 Captains who bid more than day of overtime in December twelve of them have a seniority number of 50 or less. I have heard for more than 15 years how these guys have built our union but it would appear to me that they must accept responsibility for their selfishness and lack of unity as of late. You have heard your friends talking in the cafeteria at night complaining of our union's lack of leadership. What a joke! If the truth be told our union leadership has been superb. It has been our support of the leadership that has been disappointing. Those who do not support the effort seem to always have an excuse; I'm in my last five years before retirement, I have kids in college, I supported the union effort last time, blah, blah, blah....As much as I am disturbed by this phenomenon it is time talk out our differences and start with a fresh page. Perhaps we can do that at our meetings this week in the Hoot.

 

[oldawg]

By the way, have you all listened to the hotline this weekend?

Yes, it sounds like the former "By The Book" plan...encourage your Capt to fly long range cruise and the cleared flight plan(no direct to headings)...except on Saturday mornings, of course

 

[Jurassic Jet]

Two guesses who it was...

Yeah, and the first guess doesn't count! :laugh:

I just looked at his schedule. He had a grand total of 22 days off for the whole year!

 

[hvydriver]

Yeah, and the first guess doesn't count! :laugh:

I just looked at his schedule. He had a grand total of 22 days off for the whole year!

Wow. What an unbelieveable tool!

 

[ABXbooger]

yeah, bragging in the crew bus about how much he has flown and how much he is going to make...I was impressed to say the least.

 

[hvydriver]

yeah, bragging in the crew bus about how much he has flown and how much he is going to make...I was impressed to say the least.

I'll bet. You know, it's snow and ice season. Those airstairs can get pretty darn slippery.....

 

[ABXbooger]

If that happened, they would have to bottom 50, bottom 75 the captains

 

[nitefr8dog]

Wow. What an unbelieveable tool!

Let me guess BW.

 

[Clipperskip]

Let me guess BW.

DING, DING, DING, We have a winner!

 

[hvydriver]

If that happened, they would have to bottom 50, bottom 75 the captains

I don't understand ABXspeak. Can you translate that B?

 

[Jurassic Jet]

I don't understand ABXspeak. Can you translate that B?

If we do not have an equivalent number of days of open time bid as there are hard lines, then that allows the company to assign junior man trips to the first 75 line holders in reverse seniority. If that still doesn't cover it, they can then start up the list for 50 more.

For example, in January, there is 97 hard lines on the DC9. There must be the equvalent of 97 days of open time bid or the company will envoke the rule until it reaches 97 at which point it must stop.

Our resident "tool" will usually cover at least 15% of the required trips to prevent that from happening.:laugh:

Just takes a few more "tools" each month and we are all set.

 

[hvydriver]

Thanks JJ. If they try to J/M you doing that, is the only way out a sick call?