Screw TSA This Sucks

[CFI2766]

What's your point? Until they settle a deal, status quo prevails. And I don't think this issue is even being addressed in negotiations.

That means we duty in an hour prior to our first flight, and 15 minutes prior to a deadhead. Then go to the front and waste the company's time playing with the TSA nazis.

My point is that I've very little faith in the negotiating process as it now stands. I feel that we as a pilot group are somewhat hamstrung by the RLA and that if there were a way for the company to do something negative towards the pilot group in the face of ongoing negotiations, this could be one avenue. (More to the point, though, I'm still a little new to this business to understand how the process works. I don't exactly know what we as a pilot group could do to remedy the potential situation of management requiring us to be even earlier to duty in, on our own unpaid time.)

 

[John Pennekamp]

My point is that I've very little faith in the negotiating process as it now stands. I feel that we as a pilot group are somewhat hamstrung by the RLA and that if there were a way for the company to do something negative towards the pilot group in the face of ongoing negotiations, this could be one avenue. (More to the point, though, I'm still a little new to this business to understand how the process works. I don't exactly know what we as a pilot group could do to remedy the potential situation of management requiring us to be even earlier to duty in, on our own unpaid time.)

Our negotiations woes are for another thread, but I think you're missing the point. This whole issue has nothing to do with negotiations because we ALREADY OWN the duty in times.

Our remedy is to FOLLOW THE CONTRACT and duty in as normal, THEN proceed to the checkpoint and take as long as you need, when your trip starts with a deadhead. If you miss your deadhead flight, too bad for ASA.

Maybe if we all do this, our airlines will contact their ATA friends and get this stupid rule fixed.