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One of the things I was sorely dissapointed in the new contract ...just 3 days of starts. Was believing we would be getting starts every day of the week and apparently, talking with others they belived the same thing.

Ah well, its a give and take in the contract world. :confused:
 
My husband was one of those who thought that starts every day would be a good thing for efficiency. It might have been a case of "how can they not agree to something that makes so much sense". So expectations arose that weren't met in the end. It seems to me that other good ideas the pilots come up with are too difficult for the company to implement. It's been said before that NJA is a Mom and Pop company that grew quickly and still needs to shed its less sophisticated methods of running the business. It sounds like Santulli might have figured that out now.
 
About 6 years ago we did have, I believe, 5 start days...at least in the Ultra fleet. and we only had about 550 guys and only a handful of Gateways.....
 
I'm on Saturday starts in the U-boat fleet. Although the early-morning first-day drive is a piece of cake (because there's usually little traffic here at 5 or 6 AM), the last day is usually a big downer. I've only once returned before 6 or 7 PM on a Friday. Part of that may be my domicile but it's really sad that scheduling can't seem to get us home at a decent hour on Fridays. And I've already gotten one after-midnight/unrealistically-scheduled payout because of their practices or lack thereof this year as well as several hours of OT pay on those last days.
 
I'd also advise anyone who is choosing their start day to look at the schedule it gives you for the whole year and use that info to help you decide. Is being home on the holiday the priority or is flying for the extra pay and celebrating another time more important to you? My husband tells me that he'll have Christmas off for the next few years due to the line he has. That's good news for our family because I can use all the help I can get at that time.
 
NJW,
That line 3 is pretty good when you get over the Sunday part. I am very happy with the Sunday (3) start. I think I have Christmas off for the next 5 years or something crazy like that. It is making it hard for me to justify bidding another fleet. And I am in the Uboat.:erm:

Regardless, it beats the hell out of the 17 day hell I was on for 3+ years.
 
My husband moved to those very same cramped quarters in order to upgrade to Captain. It's taking awhile because his 1108 duties are keeping him too busy to finish training, but he does look forward to joining y'all on the line.
 

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