IPA to UPS--Enjoy your Service Failures--

[ual321]

EB Publishes Solidarity Policy on Open Time and Junior Available (JA):

The Executive Board has determined that, until further notice, the following policy is in effect:

* Any IPA crewmember who has received a furlough notice is exempt from this policy

1) Do not pick up Open Time except as outlined below;

2) Do not increase original credit line values by more than five (5:00) credit hours using line improvement, trip trades, and pick up of open time to restore SIK or MIL

3) Do not participate in vacation buy-backs

4) Do not voluntarily train on days off

5) Do not bid for vacation on days off

6) Do not bid for trips that carry-in to days off, including preferencing reserve assignments that carry into days off

7) Do not accept Junior Available assignments.

* - Captains on scheduled reserve days should accept JA2 assignments to the right seat.

 

[Mr.B]

EB Publishes Solidarity Policy on Open Time and Junior Available (JA):

The Executive Board has determined that, until further notice, the following policy is in effect:

* Any IPA crewmember who has received a furlough notice is exempt from this policy

1) Do not pick up Open Time except as outlined below;

2) Do not increase original credit line values by more than five (5:00) credit hours using line improvement, trip trades, and pick up of open time to restore SIK or MIL

3) Do not participate in vacation buy-backs

4) Do not voluntarily train on days off

5) Do not bid for vacation on days off

6) Do not bid for trips that carry-in to days off, including preferencing reserve assignments that carry into days off

7) Do not accept Junior Available assignments.

* - Captains on scheduled reserve days should accept JA2 assignments to the right seat.

Wow....what a REAL union should do for its junior pilots. ALPA....take note

 

[Fubijaakr]

Wow....what a REAL union should do for its junior pilots. ALPA....take note

But, really, shouldn't all that just be common sense?

If you put a policy like this in writing you run the risk of being accused of an illegal job action unless these actions are condoned by your contract.

 

[PHXFLYR]

You are correct .They are common sense... unfortunatly common sense ain't that common anymore.

PHXFLYR

 

[Captain Oveur]

I'm not saying that UPS pilots don't have reason to complain.
But don't tell me they are abused. It's possible that UPS has a
legitimate need to cut costs. Do I know all sides of the story? No.
But it doesn't look to me as though Frank Lorenzo is about to
take over.

 

[BoilerUP]

I'm not saying that UPS pilots don't have reason to complain.
But don't tell me they are abused. It's possible that UPS has a
legitimate need to cut costs. Do I know all sides of the story? No.
But it doesn't look to me as though Frank Lorenzo is about to
take over.

UPS made $757M in profit Q4'09.

UPS also announced (just a week or two ago) that they were reinstating management raises, 401k match, and the management bonus program.

 

[Captain Oveur]

Well, it sounds like it's less necessary to increase profit on the
backs of the employees than it looked like earlier. Maybe the pilots
have a point....just keep negotiating....

 

[LXApilot]

Everyone in aviation... teamsters, ALPA, APA- etc... you should be reflecting on the measures taken by the IPA @ UPS. This is how a pilots union should look and act

 

[ual321]

But, really, shouldn't all that just be common sense?

If you put a policy like this in writing you run the risk of being accused of an illegal job action unless these actions are condoned by your contract.

Contract Approved, Article 13.k.9. Flights are already being canceled due to lack of available crews.

Article 13.k.9
It shall be a violation of this Agreement if the Association
engages in any action to encourage or suggest to its members
that they not pick up open time or decline junior available
assignments. This language shall not be applicable during a
time of furlough or furlough announcement. Further, it shall be
a violation of this Agreement if any crewmember(s) takes any
action, individually or collectively, to discourage or interfere
with other crewmembers who desire to pick up open time or
accept junior available assignments. Nothing in the preceding
sentence shall limit an individual crewmember’s ability to voice
personal opinions.

100% IPA

 

[turbodriver]

If only the Alaska Airlines MEC had this set of balls......