Street Captains at Pinnacle

[DoinTime]

As for senior guys holding out for the holiday's.. I'd buy that.. I almost considered the same thing. Although getting that sweet vacation bid would require me holding out to a Feb or March Vacancy.. Personally I doubt the music will still be playing then for upgrade.

Being in the training department is the way to go to get the holidays off. Per the contract you can't be held out of domicile for training from December 24th thru January 1st. Everyone in class in December just got xmas eve, xmas day, new years eve, new years day, and all the days in between off. It takes a lot of senority to pull that off without a week of vacation on your side.

As long as you don't start training until after November 20th (vacation bid close) you still get to bid in your old status and domicile position.

A December class date is the cat's ass if you ask me.

 

[dondk]

side.

As long as you don't start training until after November 20th (vacation bid close) you still get to bid in your old status and domicile position.

You know I asked that question.. I have the seniority to pick and choose my class date.. The "higher ups" put it to me that I would have to NOT been awarded a CA position BEFORE Nov 20 (hence a Feb or Mar Vacancy). Otherwise I would have to bid as the status when I was awarded it (assuming one completes training). I agree getting into training for Dec is the way to go.. They left how many guys out 2 years ago? I thought the final tally was about 125-150 guys with most of December off.

 

[dondk]

street captains are not paid during training as the FO upgrade would be, and a street captain could be let go without recourse if their training wasn't going well.

I thought back in '01.. street captains did recieve some form of compensation. Back then the Street Captains went 12-14 weeks (or better) to the check ride.

I know the mechanics back then had a sweet deal, it was the new hire FO's who were screwed.

 

[Lear70]

Street Captains were given what they could negotiate. Some of them didn't get anything, some of them got per diem, some of them got per diem and hotel, none of them got a paycheck.

Of course, that was a different environment. They really needed the street captains and there weren't a lot of qualified people on the street like there are now; this time around they probably won't get d*ck...

 

[DoinTime]

The "higher ups" put it to me that I would have to NOT been awarded a CA position BEFORE Nov 20 (hence a Feb or Mar Vacancy).

Read your contract. "Higher up" is a relative term and it don't mean much.

 

[dondk]

Read your contract. "Higher up" is a relative term and it don't mean much.

Those in the union (whom I thought should know) quoted me.. I always understood it as Nov 20 is a hard date based on seat and base and regardless of award.

I read the contract, the million dollar question and then DW's interpetation can be two different things.. In my case, the union was yet another answer to the question.