UPS suspends captains

[nightrider]

At least one captain has been suspended by UPS for 2 months without pay by the company for exercising his authority and bumping jumpseaters. Don't know how this will turn out in arbitration. But this is about to get nasty I think.

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[Wise Guy]

I hope it gets ugly. We might as well press to test on this one in federal court since currently the company is scheduling P3 whenever they want without impunity. Captains authority is most definitely under attack.

 

[scoreboard]

I hope it gets ugly. We might as well press to test on this one in federal court since currently the company is scheduling P3 whenever they want without impunity. Captains authority is most definitely under attack.

Thanks for sharing, but if your bringing it, make it so we know what your talkinbout plz Whats P3? Why would Capts say no?

 

[New FDX Guy]

Good luck to all the UPS fellows/fellas. It probably will get ugly quickly, hang in there.

It won't be fun while it's going on, but will be worth it in the end...kind of like being married? Oh, I drifted...good luck!

NFG

 

[Wise Guy]

Sorry, forgot the audience, P3 is company scheduled deadhead for positioning or de-positioning. (ie, it saves them buying a commercial ticket) This from a company that cleared a billion with a B last quarter. Captains would say no for many reasons, but most likely due to overcrowding issues. The cockpit facilities for an long haul flight are totally inadequate for humans. Imagine 6 dudes in a compact car on an 8 hour road trip with no stops. That should give you the picture. It is absolutely a safety issue.

 

[mosdef]

just curious, what plane can hold 6 in the cockpit?

 

[de727ups]

All of them except the 727.

 

[CKJET]

So who is he bumping? Other Brown pilots or pilots from another airline?

 

[AA717driver]

So who is he bumping? Other Brown pilots or pilots from another airline?

It doesn't matter. The Captain should have the final authority in this matter.TC

 

[Dizel8]

by me