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I filled mine out on day one. Ran out of characters.
I'm all for improving QOL for our reserves, but not at the expense of the line holders. Hope our worthless MEC thinks about that. But I'm not holding my breath.
I understand the importance and fairness of the seniority system, to prevent unfair cronyism from influencing upgrades and schedules, but equity and fairness should be the goal, not rewarding one group of pilots at the expense of another. Right now our reserves are extreme second-class pilots, treated like garbage compared to the line-holders. This needs to change.
Some examples of the disparity in treatment:
- Line-holders know their final schedule by the 20th. Reserves have to wait 'til the 26th for a tentative schedule.
- Line-holders know pretty much with certainty what days they will have off a month ahead. Reserves routinely have off days moved around at the last minute for company convenience (without the compensation a line-holder would get for this).
- Line-holders work about 4-18 days per month. Reserves always must work 20 days per month, just about no exceptions (and for less pay!).
[*]Line-holders are pay-protected when scheduling starts yanking them around. Reserves are never pay-protected (and watch the rest of their crew doing the exact same trip get much greater pay).- Line-holders go home at the end of their assignment. Reserves are ALWAYS told to wait around for free for another hour before begging for the privilege of being released.
- Line-holders can pick up 200% trips on their multiple off days. Reserves are banned (by ALPA!) from picking up any premium trips on their much fewer off days.
- Line-holders have a chance at getting weekends or even Fridays off. Reserves no longer can get a single Friday, Saturday, or Sunday off.
I'm sure the reserve guys can add more. These disparities are definitely worth expending negotiating capital on, as none of these differences should exist, regardless of the flexibility the company should need to utilize reserves efficiently.
One of my biggest beefs with reserve is pay protection. Once notified, a reserve should be pay protected for whatever is on his/her schedule. When I was on reserve, there was more than one instance where the lineholder called in sick over a holiday. After I would flew the Holiday and do the short overnight, they would often have a miraculous recovery in time for the good Florida overnight or whatever. So you get screwed on the QOL, plus they jerk the trip off your schedule and you lose the pay. Double whammy.
I understand the importance and fairness of the seniority system, to prevent unfair cronyism from influencing upgrades and schedules, but equity and fairness should be the goal, not rewarding one group of pilots at the expense of another. Right now our reserves are extreme second-class pilots, treated like garbage compared to the line-holders. This needs to change.
Some examples of the disparity in treatment:
- Line-holders know their final schedule by the 20th. Reserves have to wait 'til the 26th for a tentative schedule.
- Line-holders know pretty much with certainty what days they will have off a month ahead. Reserves routinely have off days moved around at the last minute for company convenience (without the compensation a line-holder would get for this).
- Line-holders work about 4-18 days per month. Reserves always must work 20 days per month, just about no exceptions (and for less pay!).
- Line-holders are pay-protected when scheduling starts yanking them around. Reserves are never pay-protected (and watch the rest of their crew doing the exact same trip get much greater pay).
- Line-holders go home at the end of their assignment. Reserves are ALWAYS told to wait around for free for another hour before begging for the privilege of being released.
- Line-holders can pick up 200% trips on their multiple off days. Reserves are banned (by ALPA!) from picking up any premium trips on their much fewer off days.
- Line-holders have a chance at getting weekends or even Fridays off. Reserves no longer can get a single Friday, Saturday, or Sunday off.
I'm sure the reserve guys can add more. These disparities are definitely worth expending negotiating capital on, as none of these differences should exist, regardless of the flexibility the company should need to utilize reserves efficiently.
I understand the importance and fairness of the seniority system, to prevent unfair cronyism from influencing upgrades and schedules, but equity and fairness should be the goal, not rewarding one group of pilots at the expense of another. Right now our reserves are extreme second-class pilots, treated like garbage compared to the line-holders. This needs to change.
Some examples of the disparity in treatment:
I'm sure the reserve guys can add more. These disparities are definitely worth expending negotiating capital on, as none of these differences should exist, regardless of the flexibility the company should need to utilize reserves efficiently.
- Line-holders know their final schedule by the 20th. Reserves have to wait 'til the 26th for a tentative schedule.
- Line-holders know pretty much with certainty what days they will have off a month ahead. Reserves routinely have off days moved around at the last minute for company convenience (without the compensation a line-holder would get for this).
- Line-holders work about 4-18 days per month. Reserves always must work 20 days per month, just about no exceptions (and for less pay!).
- Line-holders are pay-protected when scheduling starts yanking them around. Reserves are never pay-protected (and watch the rest of their crew doing the exact same trip get much greater pay).
- Line-holders go home at the end of their assignment. Reserves are ALWAYS told to wait around for free for another hour before begging for the privilege of being released.
- Line-holders can pick up 200% trips on their multiple off days. Reserves are banned (by ALPA!) from picking up any premium trips on their much fewer off days.
- Line-holders have a chance at getting weekends or even Fridays off. Reserves no longer can get a single Friday, Saturday, or Sunday off.
Some examples of the disparity in treatment:
- Line-holders know their final schedule by the 20th. Reserves have to wait 'til the 26th for a tentative schedule.
- Line-holders know pretty much with certainty what days they will have off a month ahead. Reserves routinely have off days moved around at the last minute for company convenience (without the compensation a line-holder would get for this).
- Line-holders work about 4-18 days per month. Reserves always must work 20 days per month, just about no exceptions (and for less pay!).
- Line-holders are pay-protected when scheduling starts yanking them around. Reserves are never pay-protected (and watch the rest of their crew doing the exact same trip get much greater pay).
- Line-holders go home at the end of their assignment. Reserves are ALWAYS told to wait around for free for another hour before begging for the privilege of being released.
- Line-holders can pick up 200% trips on their multiple off days. Reserves are banned (by ALPA!) from picking up any premium trips on their much fewer off days.
- Line-holders have a chance at getting weekends or even Fridays off. Reserves no longer can get a single Friday, Saturday, or Sunday off.
I'm sure the reserve guys can add more. These disparities are definitely worth expending negotiating capital on, as none of these differences should exist, regardless of the flexibility the company should need to utilize reserves efficiently.
[*]Line-holders can pick up 200% trips on their multiple off days. Reserves are banned (by ALPA!) from picking up any premium trips on their much fewer off days.
The ASA/ALPA reps are responsible for a great deal of the plight of ASA reserves...if not the majority of it. They always have, and continue to support two classes of pilots at ASA. The ASA reserve pilots are not represented.No, not by ALPA, but by YOUR very own reps maybe.
At XJT, Reserves most certainly can pick up 200% pay, and of course XJT is an ALPA carrier.
The ASA/ALPA reps are responsible for a great deal of the plight of ASA reserves...if not the majority of it. They always have, and continue to support two classes of pilots at ASA. The ASA reserve pilots are not represented.
The ASA/ALPA reps are responsible for a great deal of the plight of ASA reserves...if not the majority of it. They always have, and continue to support two classes of pilots at ASA. The ASA reserve pilots are not represented.