PBRstreetgang
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Well,We gave them the bucket reserve system in exchange for being able to say no to junior manning and we got a 2 hour call out in some domiciles. PBS is actually something the pilot group, through SAPA, asked for. It's resulted in an increase in quality of life for a lot of people. The top 1/3 of the people on reserve got lines for example. A lot of the issues I hear about PBS are really issues with the quality of the pairings. SAPA has several reps in SGU every month looking at the pairings and trying to improve them and they usually say they are as good as they can be based on the flight schedules handed down from UAL and DAL.
Is it possible, in your view, for someone to not want ALPA at Skywest and also not be a cool-aid drinker?
Scott
NO, SAPA is a company funded tool for implimentation of policy changes, without having to "deal" directly with the pilot group. For the record those "new lineholders were flying(reserve) lines anyway, so not much difference anyway.
The new PBS created a new concept, 24/7/365 reserve for everyone, senority #1 on down. I wanna fly 4 day trips, I get those and whatever else the company has left over on my schedule. The pairings are the only the tip of the iceberg, check the monthly line requirements for staffing. I am one of the people who likes to fly the minimum 75-80 hrs. Guess what last month was 96+. 2hr callout where? ORD,DEN,LAX it is impossible to get to these airports in less than time than that if you are anywhere other than the parking lot. JR manning wasn't working so the company had to try something else, the implimentation of PBS was on the books no matter what SAPA or anyone else wanted. For the record I bid in the top 25% of the company and in the top 3rd in my domicile. Guess what I get my first choice and the companys first choice whatever else they need covered. My yearly block will be almost at 1000hrs by the 3rd week of Dec. The company is making record(amount) profits and still cannot take enough from the pilot group to increase the profits. you have seen the list of failed promises BH and the rest of the managment team has to their credit. I just do not wanna loose more than we already have. I want every pilot on the list to get a fair wage and opportunity, not just the guys lucky enough to be hired soon enough to upgrade and make more. For JA and BH to negate a collectively bargained contract would require a slide into a zone that they are loathe to go (Bankruptcy), even then if the company was in such dire straits I would gladly/willingly negotiate givebacks. We haven't recieved anything in return for all the QOL decreases issued to us. In short, if you cannot or are not willing to evaluate the issues then maybe you are a kool-aid drinker. You tell me why ALPA should be kept off the property.
Here ya go....
PBR