Follow your contract :HOTEL VANS

[FBN0223]

We had a Captain at NW, who tried to arrange our show time a 1/2 hour earlier than scheduled. We were on day one of a five-day trip with a common crew including a 30-year Lead Flight attendant. When the Captain told me in the van to the hotel that he wanted our crew to show a 1/2 hour earlier than scheduled the next morning, I said, "Why don't you run that one by our Lead and see what she has to say."

Problem solved.

It turned out to be a pretty good trip and we left the hotel every morning per the schedule. And yeah, I passed the buck, but she did a much better job of explaining duty times to him than I ever could.

 

[Golden Falcon]

Why would your duty time be affected if you showed up voluntarily 30 mins early??

 

[FlyFastLiveSlow]

The Captain instigated the labor-management relation discussion on the flight deck ( and trust me, there is no debate on where he sided, it was made very clear). However, when his feeble attempts to change my mind failed, the line between opinion and antagonism was crossed in my opinion.

And what on God's Green Earth made you think he made any attempt to defuse the situation?

And which section of our collective bargaining agreement would you have us violate on a routine basis?

Wesb






There are two ways to lead. One by example, and the other through fear and intimidation.

Wer his initials CS or BL by chance?

 

[FBN0223]

Why would your duty time be affected if you showed up voluntarily 30 mins early??

On paper, it wouldn't. Duty time starts an hour prior to departure and ends 1/2 hour arrival. You missed the point.

 

[SkiFishFly]

Wes
This AT pilot got it and enjoyed your post. Funny how the other folks jumped in with no clue about what you were talkin bout.

 

[Nindiri]

Sounds like a CA I flew with recently, and if it's him, he deserved it. That being said, it's really not that hard to pick up the phone and let him know you're taking a different van, or at least leave a message at the front desk. The thing is, it may not be just the CA waiting. For all you know, there's another crew waiting for the same van trying to be nice and wait for you instead of pulling out of the parking lot as you come down the elevator.