SkyWest voted no ALPA

[capt. megadeth]

ALPA is currently working on fixing the FMLA law so that pilots and FA's will be included... another free ride for the SKYW and Colganites...

What's this all about (ie. I thought all employees had a right to 12 weeks FMLA)????

 

[cactusboy53]

lucky;
The ALPA Merger policy has not changed for many years. The term "date of hire" has been absent since the last change. If you didn't like it, you should have attempted a change of union THEN or a change of the merger policy.

More to the point, it was decided in BINDING ARBITRATION.

 

[cactusboy53]

Done.....

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

What's this all about (ie. I thought all employees had a right to 12 weeks FMLA)????

On paper yes... but airlines have found a way to deny FMLA to pilots and FA's Mega. (FYI.. FA's are crew members that serve passengers on passenger carrying aircraft.. )

Workers must have worked 1250 hours (60% of a fulltime schedule based on 9 to 5 work week)...

However companies only count flight time... not duty time... so time spent on RSV or between flights doesn't count...

Many crews who have real familiy needs such as babies born, injuries etc are denied cause of this...

ALPA will probably get Congress to change the law and the SKYW pilots will of course benefit all while giving ALPA the finger...

 

[capt. megadeth]

Uh oh....don't tell UPS management about this.....

On paper yes... but airlines have found a way to deny FMLA to pilots and FA's Mega. (FYI.. FA's are crew members that serve passengers on passenger carrying aircraft.. )

Workers must have worked 1250 hours (60% of a fulltime schedule based on 9 to 5 work week)...

However companies only count flight time... not duty time... so time spent on RSV or between flights doesn't count...

Many crews who have real familiy needs such as babies born, injuries etc are denied cause of this...

ALPA will probably get Congress to change the law and the SKYW pilots will of course benefit all while giving ALPA the finger...

 

[Widow's Son]

The best thing for ALPA and all airlines would be for ALPA to focus exclusively on legacy airlines, and quit the facade of being everything to everyone. Everyone else should be represented by various associations unique to their niche, and all of the unions could have a CAPA type association for matters of mutual interest. ALPA trying to be everyones union bogs it down in conflicting interests and weakens its power and influence to all.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Can ALPA please do anything about the horrible ramp employees at PHL?

 

[Hawker dude]

On paper yes... but airlines have found a way to deny FMLA to pilots and FA's Mega. (FYI.. FA's are crew members that serve passengers on passenger carrying aircraft.. )

Workers must have worked 1250 hours (60% of a fulltime schedule based on 9 to 5 work week)...

However companies only count flight time... not duty time... so time spent on RSV or between flights doesn't count...

Many crews who have real familiy needs such as babies born, injuries etc are denied cause of this...

ALPA will probably get Congress to change the law and the SKYW pilots will of course benefit all while giving ALPA the finger...

I've worked for both ALPA and Teamsters.

I never got denied FMLA. It was negotiated in our contracts to go by Duty Time.

Why would they bother congress with this when we already have it in the contracts?

Non union loser.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I've worked for both ALPA and Teamsters.

I never got denied FMLA. It was negotiated in our contracts to go by Duty Time.

Why would they bother congress with this when we already have it in the contracts?

Non union loser.

Because other pilots and FAs are having this problem. It is not about you. It is about all of us... but if you need a reason.. then you don't want your company to see how other comapnies are gaming the law and decide to make changes....

 

[rtmcfi]

Skywest pilots do not need any ALPA merger policy in the way of their next acquisition. Skywest has $500M ready to use. ALPA would just mess it up.

Screw ALPA before they screw you. Ask the US Air guys what they think of ALPA merger policy.

And how much of the $500m would SkyWest part with to see that the SkyWest pilots get a fair shake in a merger?