To all DCA employees recent moves by magangement have made us all question our security. The time to organize is now. We must protect ourselves and work together for a better safer work enviorment. Are you aware....
- As a wage employee when you do required work and are not compensated that it violates state and federal labor laws
- That competitive flight schools in Florida offer pay 50% higher on average then DCA. In addition there are benifits packages to include vacation and medical.
- That in the past month 6 flight instructors have been suspended or recomended for termination.
- Why DCA boasts record emrollments and expansion it has "let go" two of its most respected management personnel with no notice.
- Cost of living expenses have increased 36% in central florida in just 5yrs, even though additional costs have been billed to students no compensation has been given to the instructors
- Just one week after telling the maintence team they were not going to recieve their yearly pay increase, the president arrives in a $125,000 mercedes. Somebody got there bonus!
- Our VP of operations has been suspected of falsifying aircraft registration
- The school operates with one DPE who is in constant violation of federal regulations and over flies his availible monthly hours sometimes in two weeks thanks to our scheduling dept.
- Just recently to due demands of aircraft it was suggested at a meeting by management that if an airplane has equipment not working including coms/navs and we don't need it just go anyway. A clear violation of the FAR's
The list is mounting and overwhelming for employees working in this enviorment, Instructors are you tired of....
- trying to put a "positive spin" on the shortfalls of the company so that customers don't have a negative image
- Having a management team that is invisible and incompetant when it comes to meeting the logistical demands of the company. Aircraft shortage and equipment condition has plagued the company for years.
- Not understanding why one wrong for somebody is a termination and the same wrong by someone else is a suspension
- Taking orders or directives from people who lack integrity, respect and have been rejected from other areas of the industry who now make there home at DCA
- Seeing other flight schools advance there programs, update there equipment, reward there employees, and provide a work enviorment which is satisfactory to both customers and employees alike.
- Flying at night in an aircraft with inadequate or no interior lighting at all
- Having senior instructors with 1000+ hours making the same wage as the 200hr new hire?
- Skipping meals, doctor check-ups, car/house/loan payments due to lack of income, when you spend 50+ hrs a week at work.
We can no longer afford to look the other way or just deal with it, we must work together for change. The time has come to demonstrate that no one is stronger than the team! Our safety our well being and our resources will no longer be put in jepordy or abused. Organize today, spread the word, post on websites, please discuss on forums, forming a union is our right as workers and our employement CANNOT be jepordized as a result of it. Pilots organized in the airlines to protect themselves from similar abuses we must now do the same.
The time to act is now.
- As a wage employee when you do required work and are not compensated that it violates state and federal labor laws
- That competitive flight schools in Florida offer pay 50% higher on average then DCA. In addition there are benifits packages to include vacation and medical.
- That in the past month 6 flight instructors have been suspended or recomended for termination.
- Why DCA boasts record emrollments and expansion it has "let go" two of its most respected management personnel with no notice.
- Cost of living expenses have increased 36% in central florida in just 5yrs, even though additional costs have been billed to students no compensation has been given to the instructors
- Just one week after telling the maintence team they were not going to recieve their yearly pay increase, the president arrives in a $125,000 mercedes. Somebody got there bonus!
- Our VP of operations has been suspected of falsifying aircraft registration
- The school operates with one DPE who is in constant violation of federal regulations and over flies his availible monthly hours sometimes in two weeks thanks to our scheduling dept.
- Just recently to due demands of aircraft it was suggested at a meeting by management that if an airplane has equipment not working including coms/navs and we don't need it just go anyway. A clear violation of the FAR's
The list is mounting and overwhelming for employees working in this enviorment, Instructors are you tired of....
- trying to put a "positive spin" on the shortfalls of the company so that customers don't have a negative image
- Having a management team that is invisible and incompetant when it comes to meeting the logistical demands of the company. Aircraft shortage and equipment condition has plagued the company for years.
- Not understanding why one wrong for somebody is a termination and the same wrong by someone else is a suspension
- Taking orders or directives from people who lack integrity, respect and have been rejected from other areas of the industry who now make there home at DCA
- Seeing other flight schools advance there programs, update there equipment, reward there employees, and provide a work enviorment which is satisfactory to both customers and employees alike.
- Flying at night in an aircraft with inadequate or no interior lighting at all
- Having senior instructors with 1000+ hours making the same wage as the 200hr new hire?
- Skipping meals, doctor check-ups, car/house/loan payments due to lack of income, when you spend 50+ hrs a week at work.
We can no longer afford to look the other way or just deal with it, we must work together for change. The time has come to demonstrate that no one is stronger than the team! Our safety our well being and our resources will no longer be put in jepordy or abused. Organize today, spread the word, post on websites, please discuss on forums, forming a union is our right as workers and our employement CANNOT be jepordized as a result of it. Pilots organized in the airlines to protect themselves from similar abuses we must now do the same.
The time to act is now.
