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[Diesel]

your extended day pay is based on your extended day rates.

For me it would be 346.70 for the first extended day and 414.98 for every day after. Next year the rates change for the higher but i'm too lazy to look it up.

Another point.

If we are not realistically scheduled to get home, ie. airlining through chicago to get home and there's a snow storm in chicago. Or they book us an airline with less than 2hrs from scheduled block in time from the leg coming in. Both those points pretty much garantee you a after midnight or 2 days pay. or 1 day pay one comp day.

 

[Live4flyng]

NJA pilots make 1.5 times their daily rates for an extended duty day. A 4 year captain's daily rate is $317.96 resulting in $476.94 per extended day. I was trying to use round numbers to get a point across. So, for a four year captain, two extended days will cost the company $953.88. A first year BBJ pilot makes $1112.64 for the first extended day, multiply that by two and it pays to get in after midnight!

WileE, don't be too quick to judge what the Union has done for NJA. As evidenced by the BBJ LOU, Union negotiations resulted in an 87% vote in favor. Sorry that ALPO let you down, but they really don't care too much about regional airlines, except when you aren't paying dues or bringing them passengers.

I'm not trying to sway anyone to vote either way, I just believe competition is a good thing for all sides. Nothing evil, just increasing the standards of pay and work rules across the board.

Aviation is one of the most dicked up industries. Companies hire like crazy when the economy starts to pick up, and then furlough 10 times the amount they hired if there is one little hiccup. It's nice to have a contract though.

 

[old*art]

I flew with one of the lawsuit guys in another life and will do anything I can to keep him from flying at NJA. He wants a union cause he is more into what he is NOT going to do than what it takes to get the job done. As to unions, I see the need for a contract, but after that, the improvements, beyond what was promised me at hiring, have come in response to market forces and the pilot shortage of years past, not anything I can see the Teamsters have done. I personally think it hurts us more than helps us to be Teamsters in dealing with NJA management, if for no other reason than the image. I certainly do not see where we get $1 million worth a year from the Teamsters. I would like to see NJA transition to a Fractional Pilots Assoc after the contract and hopefully have an organization that would be acceptable to the other pilots of the industry. Just my opinion and worth exactly what it costs you.

 

[flexlrpilot357]

Looks like old*art has got his head planted squarely on his shoulders!