Lakers Stand Tall!!!

[flying4food]

December 13, 2004

This is a hotline message from Jason Hedgepeth, Communications Manager for Local 747





In accordance with IBT Local 747 by-laws, the following results of the Great Lakes Aviation Collective Bargaining Agreement ratification vote have been certified by Local 747 President, E.E. Sowell:



0% Voted to Accept the Amended Collective Bargaining Agreement

100% Voted to Reject the Amended Collective Bargaining Agreement

Way to go Lakers!!! That's the way to send a loud, strong clear message!!

 

[asarjfo]

December 13, 2004

This is a hotline message from Jason Hedgepeth, Communications Manager for Local 747





In accordance with IBT Local 747 by-laws, the following results of the Great Lakes Aviation Collective Bargaining Agreement ratification vote have been certified by Local 747 President, E.E. Sowell:



0% Voted to Accept the Amended Collective Bargaining Agreement

100% Voted to Reject the Amended Collective Bargaining Agreement

Way to go Lakers!!! That's the way to send a loud, strong clear message!!

VERY NICE!!! I had a chance to JS on Lakes a few months ago. I can not believe the pay rates and work rules over there. Good luck and stay strong!

 

[fuzzy077]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!! Go git em.

 

[Cardinal]

Very, very nice.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Cheyenne!
100% Strike Vote
100% TA Rejection
Release the dogs!

 

[Twotter76]

I can't even remember the last time I saw a 100% vote on anything related to this job. More power to you guys - you deserve far more than you are getting. Stay strong.

 

[schafjet]

Nice to know that Dougy hasn't change since I was there. Good luck guys. I know what you're going thru, keep strong and keep the faith. Is Dick Fontaine still there? Dick him before he dicks you. Again, good luck.

 

[General Lee]

Everyone keeps saying that Lakes has terrible schedules. Can someone include a 3 day trip or a good example. I do see a lot of your 1900s when I fly through DEN every once and awhile....


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[PHXFLYR]

Way To Go, Lakers!!!!!

PHXFLYR

 

[FarginDooshbahg]

I thought this was gonna be about Kobe calling down and b!tching that they didn't send up enough shrimps.

 

[T-Gates]

100%... Now THATS solidarity!

Way to go Lakes!!!

Git-R-Done!!!

 

[Dizel8]

Looks like you boys got yourself a bit of a party!

Like someone else said, it does not speak clearer than 100%!

 

[Cardinal]

Can someone include a 3 day trip or a good example

Well, General Lee, it kinda depends on what you'd call "terrible." The one thing that ain't bad is that every airplane in the system is chocked by 10:30pm, and nothing moves before 5:30am. No protracted back side of the clock flying. Our continuous duty overnights, "highspeeds" can suck, however, sometimes with 5 hours at the hotel. Very few 3 day trips, mostly 4 and 5 day odysseys. Here's some January Beech flying, a busy and a boring pairing, both ends of the spectrum:

Jan 2004 BE1 Pairings
DAY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT SEGT GRNT TBLK
TCRD LAYOVER

MO 5114 DEN-CDR 1134 1239 105 105
MO 5114 CDR-AIA 1259 1324 25 27
MO 5114 AIA-DEN 1334 1430 56 57
MO 5023 DEN-MCK 1518 1719 101 105 10
MO 5016 MCK-DEN 1729 1730 101 105 330
MO 5045 DEN-GCC 2100 2224 124 126 552 605 1116
D-END: 2239L (NR 900) REPT: 0955L CLARION (307) 686-3000 SHUTTLE
TU 5173 GCC-DEN 1055 1220 125 127 110
TU 5019 DEN-CYS 1330 1409 39 41 11
TU 5019 CYS-WRL 1420 1524 104 104 16
TU 5024 WRL-CYS 1540 1644 104 104 11
TU 5024 CYS-DEN 1655 1733 38 43 332
TU 5109 DEN-CEZ 2105 2225 120 123 610 622 1637
D-END: 2240L (NR 900) REPT: 1517L COMFORT INN (970) 565-3400 SHUTTLE
WE 5104 CEZ-DEN 1617 1730 113 114 242
WE 5059 DEN-ALS 2012 2110 58 58 211
212 950
D-END: 2125L (NR 900) REPT: 0715L GRIZZLY INN (719) 589-4788
TH 5054 ALS-DEN 0815 0915 100 101 215
TH 5177 DEN-FMN 1130 1255 125 124 15
TH 5177 FMN-PGA 1310 1400 50 50 10
TH 5177 PGA-PHX 1410 1525 115 119 355
TH 5179 PHX-PGA 1920 2032 112 114 542
548 943
D-END: 2047L (NR 900) REPT: 0630L B.W. ARIZONA INN (928) 645-2466
FR 5176 PGA-PHX 0730 0845 115 119 140
FR 5178 PHX-PGA 1025 1137 112 114 13
FR 5178 PGA-FMN 1150 1240 50 50 20
FR 5178 FMN-DEN 1300 1420 120 125 100
FR 5101 DEN-BFF 1520 1613 53 55 20
FR 5102 BFF-DEN 1633 1728 55 103 625
646 1113
D-END: 1743L --------------------
TOTALS BLOCK 2620 DHD 0 CREDIT 2713 T.A.F.B. 10309


SU 5183 DEN-SAF 1430 1551 121 125
SU 5182 SAF-DEN 1606 1730 124 126
SU 5069 DEN-HYS 1900 2116 116 118 401
409 1714
D-END: 2131L (NR 900) REPT: 1445L HOLIDAY INN (785) 625-7371
MO 5068 HYS-DEN 1545 1610 125 127 455
MO 5109 DEN-CEZ 2105 2225 120 123 245
250 1637
D-END: 2240L (NR 900) REPT: 1517L COMFORT INN (970) 565-3400 SHUTTLE
TU 5104 CEZ-DEN 1617 1730 113 114 130
TU 5069 DEN-HYS 1900 2116 116 118 229 232 1714
D-END: 2131L (NR 900) REPT: 1445L HOLIDAY INN (785) 625-7371
WE 5068 HYS-DEN 1545 1610 125 127 240
WE 5005 DEN-EAR 1850 2106 116 119 241
246 905
D-END: 2121L (NR 900) REPT: 0626L WINGATE INN (308) 237-4400 SHUTTLE
TH 5000 EAR-DEN 0726 0750 124 130 100
TH 5111 DEN-RKS 0850 1010 120 126 15
TH 5112 RKS-DEN 1025 1132 107 112 351
408 621
D-END: 1147L --------------------------------------
TOTALS BLOCK 1547 DHD 0 CREDIT 1625 T.A.F.B. 9417

 

[propjockey]

Congratulations to all my Laker brothers and sisters! Way to go.

To answer the General Lee's question above (in part -- I doubt things have changed much since I was there a year ago, just more junior-manning):

It isn't so much that a typical flying day is so bad -- actually there are a couple features of the schedules at Lakes that I liked better than we have here at SKYW. For example, at Lakes you would often be done at 0730 on the last day of your trip. And there were more lines with commutable start times. Here, not so much. What sucked is the rampant junior-manning and irregular schedules. For example, one month you might be 5 on, 1 off, 4 on, 2 off, 4 on, 3 off, etc. Hope this helps.

Lakes definitely needs a trip rig (so does SkyWest)! Look at that 4-day trip with 94+ hrs TAFB and 16.25 credit. And I thought our lines were bad. That's a crime against flight crews.

 

[Guitar Guy]

Wow - congratulations to my former co-workers! I hope that the vote sends a clear message not only to Voss and co. in CYS but also to the mediators. I went my whole 4 years at Lakes with an open, ammenable contract and never once got to vote on an offer. Doug and co. have the mediators on their side.

Let's see what happens next. My thoughts and prayers are with all y'all Lakers!

 

[General Lee]

Cardinal,


Thanks for the example. Yeah, that looks like it could be rough, especially if the weather goes down in DEN. Good luck to you guys.


Bye Bye--General Lee