ASA unstacking next month?

[blesko]

Uh... Hello... ALPA already builds the pairings.

The problem lies in the fact there should not be pairings at all. All the flying should be put into a pot and schedules should be built from that. But hey, I voted no.

 

[Tom_Bodett]

The problem lies in the fact there should not be pairings at all. All the flying should be put into a pot and schedules should be built from that. But hey, I voted no.

and the result of that wouldn't be a pairing?

 

[dojetdriver]

With PBS I build a week off each month and turn one week vaca into 20 days. And a junior person can do it with PBS. He doesn't have to hope for a line that will work.

With line bidding, when I was 450 out of 500, I was able to get AT LEAST 20 days off for my one week of vacation even with my 450th pick. I didn't have to "hope" for anything. After the ILIW/SLIW I could easily turn it into more if desired.

 

[dojetdriver]

so there is no reason to think that we couldn't preserve the vendor of the line bidding system XJT uses if we wanted to.

The bid software that XJT uses now is capable of doing PBS. It's simply a matter of paying them more money to rearrange all the 1's and 0's to do so.

It's the same that TWA used to use. And if you ask anybody that used it there, or knows/is related to anybody there, it's probably the best software to run it.

However, if I'm not mistaken, the TWA ALPA people had 100% full control from the top down on how it worked. No company intervention.

 

[veneratio]

And what are you going to give for it?

Absolutely nothing, XJT does not have PBS therefore if the company wants PBS than they have to give the pilots something for it.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Close, ALPA builds pairings for each month, as does the company, but it is the company who decides which set of pairings are used. IIRC, ALPA's pairings have been used only once so far.

I know how it works.

The ALPA solution was used for May and June. I'll have to ask Ken, but I thought they were used for April too.

 

[COOPERVANE]

Absolutely nothing, XJT does not have PBS therefore if the company wants PBS than they have to give the pilots something for it.

We need more of THIS type of thinking. Im getting tired of being asked what I am willing to give up for ANY QOL improvement.

We are in a unique position to improve many aspects of our CBA. Who says we have to give up anything. That is a defeatist attitude and I'm tired of it.

Instead, let's ask what the COMPANY is willing to give up to realize the cost savings of this purchase. We need stronger more aggressive union representation. Not this "they might get mad if we ask for this" mentality!!!!

ENOUGH!!!!

How do we start the recall process?

 

[Freebrd]

We need more of THIS type of thinking. Im getting tired of being asked what I am willing to give up for ANY QOL improvement.

ENOUGH!!!!
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+1 :uzi: