Question for UA drivers...

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1. I heard that you guys aren't turning on Channel 9 anymore at the union's urging...any truth to that?

2. I have also heard that the MEC is negotiation a 90-seat rate with management. I have heard this from someone on the management side. What are the details of that?

 

[Abernathy]

I don't think turning off Channel 9 is going to buy that much leverage.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Not at the unions urging, but many guys don't do it, just to piss off Glenn.

90 seat rate.... I believe so... no deets...

 

[eaglesview]

Channel 9 at Captain discretion.

We have heard rumblings of a ninety seater rate but till I actually see them it's just a rumor nothing more.

 

[wooferdog]

If I were a skipper at UA, there's no way in hell I would turn on Ch. 9.

Too many willing to drop dime in this day-in-age.

 

[ualdriver]

Channel 9 as discussed above.....according to the latest webcast, we slid 90 seat rates across the table a while back and haven't heard anything back yet.

 

[hmmm]

I wonder if anyone will be retiring at 62 starting Dec 2009

 

[StaySeated]

Different question, same airline.

Any idea why there is a hotel full of Air Canada CSA's and reservation agents in Denver training at United.

Probably nothing, but is this possibly another avenue of job replacements?

 

[Mike man]

...but is this possibly another avenue of job replacements?

Yes...

 

[contrail67]

The 90 seat rate I really don't think is something that will go out the window....anything over 70 seats...at mainline, period.

 

[Aerosurfer]

The 90 seat rate I really don't think is something that will go out the window....anything over 70 seats...at mainline, period.

Or.... How about anything in United Colors at mainline, who cares how small it is, take it all back

 

[Skippy]

jetblue + 5%!

channel 9 was about 50/50 when i was there.

personally i dont see a major airline putting a dual typoe plane at the major when the regionals are currently flying them-- U will most prob cave on this fo a few items of monetary or QOL--- like higher pay rates, better retirement, better scheduling, and heres a big one longevity for furlough when you come back..

 

[johnsonrod]

If I were a skipper at UA, there's no way in hell I would turn on Ch. 9.

Too many willing to drop dime in this day-in-age.

Would you do it if you had passenger requests for Ch 9? Perhaps you would be too scared to reveal your poor flying/communications skills to unknowing passengers. That's sad.

 

[whatitdoing?]

What's channel 9? Sorry, might be an obvious answer but I don't have a clue.

 

[bluechunks]

What's channel 9? Sorry, might be an obvious answer but I don't have a clue.

On UA's entire fleet, channel 9 of the passenger entertainment system is connected to the cockpit observer audio panel. The marketing intent is to allow passengers in the cabin to monitor live ATC communications on comm 1. Some pilots will tune AM radio stations on the ADF and share football games, ect.

There is a large switch in the cockpit that allows the Captain to turn the whole thing off.