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Window open now July 1 for two weeks.
Latest hiring number “at least 300” and first class in October.
Latest hiring number “at least 300” and first class in October.
Their Facebook page says it’s only open until the 7th.Window open now July 1 for two weeks.
Latest hiring number “at least 300” and first class in October.
Their Facebook page says it’s only open until the 7th.
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I’m sure it won’t happen, but it would be great if the response to the window was anemic at best. Maybe then our negotiators would gain a little leverage and the company would have to do something to address our substandard contract.
@Skåning covered this very well on post #686
Sadly I have to agree with him and what you're saying will never ever happen.
Hiring window extended until the 11th now. Guess they need more competitive applications?
I agree. They should have just opened it for 2 weeks. Or just left it open indefinitely.It was supposed to be open for 2 weeks. Not sure why it was only for 7 days to begin with.
I agree. They should have just opened it for 2 weeks. Or just left it open indefinitely.
For a pilot group that’s desperate for any sign of leverage, the extension of the window is just chum in the water. I doubt it means much, if anything. I was only (half) kidding when I wondered if they needed more qualified applications. I think they will have their pick, as usual. Like you and others have said, Alaska will never have any issues finding pilots.
I do wonder though, for a company so intent on increasing regional flying, how they are planning on staffing QX and making sure OO can meet demand in the future? If/when they start canceling regional flights due to lack of crews, maybe they’ll begin to up-gague to mainline?
I don’t know, I’m really just grasping at straws at this point. I’m just gonna enjoy the remaining time of my EIL while I can and try not to think about this place too much.
I find it discouraging, to put it mildly, that the only comforting thought I can muster is that they can’t staff horizon so maybe we’ll get to keep more flying. Sigh.
Prospective new hires should see their stuttering and lack of foresight regarding the hiring window as a sign of how they run the organization in general. This half-assery literally permeates every part of the company. Come with eyes wide open.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. But to me this said it the best of all:
“On the management sign-up sheet that’s visible on the internet, as of late Wednesday the shift starting at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday still had nine out of 10 volunteer slots unfilled.”
Alaska Airlines executives slinging baggage amid worker shortage at Sea-Tac Airport
Facing a serious shortage of baggage handlers as air travel surges, Alaska Airlines is asking managers and backoffice personnel to volunteer to help out on the ramp over the summer.www.seattletimes.com
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Why do you hate the job creators?
They’ve been real quiet about the issues the ramper who hijacked and crashed a Q400 had. He almost drove it into HQ and caused way more destruction. He literally called out management on the radio as being a reason for doing what he did.