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As promised some pluses. Some are also give and take, others just give.

1. Pay raises, this of course is mixed, some will take what they can get others always feel like they're entitled to more. I would probably vote yes on these rates if it weren't for all the other issues we have. 1st year FO starts out at 26/hr to yr 9 at 47.26 for DOS+1. At DOS +4, a year 9 FO would cap at 49.42/hr, all F/O pay same regardless of equip. CA pay jumps at a bit but of course hourly increases go most to FO's. 20 year DOS+4 CAs on the 145 will top at 114.97 (up from ~103ish), 170/175 CA's " " will cap at 122.48/hr (up from 113-117ish), 190 CA's " " 132.77/hr (up from 119ish).

a. Taxi pay increases, (previously 12 minutes or 0.2) now 15 min for outstation and 30 minutes for hub. There is a list of defined hubs in article 1 thank God.

b. Increase from 7 to 8 recognized holidays: Used for the plus 4 hours credit pay on holidays, but it does not towards the 125% premium pay grrr.... (Day after Thanksgiving is the added holiday)

c. Higher PD, 1.80 at DOS, 1.90 plus 2 years DOS, 2.00 plus 4 DOS. Still short of AE and friends, I was getting 2.00/hr PD back in 2007 at a previous corporate gig

d. Rigs, trip and duty rigs as debated above are better than nothing, but really just recover the credit that has been lost due to the new 117 regs. Not really a big gain here.

2. All MX calls are recorded. I already thought they were, but either way its good to have this in writing, I've heard some stories...

3. Cancellation pay. A big sticking point, the language basically says trip by trip, not leg by leg. So if your over block the first leg and the and a turn gets CX on day 3 of four, the lost time will cx out down to what ever the trip was guaranteed at. I could also accept this if it wasn't for other shortcomings.

4. I re-read the LOA on co-basing, basically any group of airports within' 50 statute driving miles, and have to be agreed upon by the union. This is stupid, another no-go here from me. MIA to FLL not so bad, but MDW/ORD or EWR/LGA/JFK? pfff yeah right. They just made the most commutable places in the country uncommutable w/o a crashpad, Delta or American is one thing, but a regional? really?

There's other stuff of course, I'll let others chime in about the finer points of the TA language. I think the response will be something like:

 
ross9238 said:
Thanks for breaking it down for us. Just had a quick question, what is taxi pay?
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Aircraft re-positioning on the ground. Like taxiing an a/c over from the MX hanger, or a return to the gate due to MX, :15/:30 respectively or the actual taxi time, whichever is greater.
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
Aircraft re-positioning on the ground. Like taxiing an a/c over from the MX hanger, or a return to the gate due to MX, :15/:30 respectively or the actual taxi time, whichever is greater.
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You must have it in with the crew pay folks.
I/we taxied at LGA for 60+ mins to move from the MAT to the main. I only saw $12minutes.
The way I read the TA it looks like the same verbiage; in the same case I'd be paid 30 mins because it's at LGA.

IND is the absolute worst, since we seem to have built in taxi's at the end of the S5 pairings (amazing planning they can forecast the aircraft needing Mx 30+ days out on that LGA or ORD route).
We can move the iron in 12 minutes, but often wait for stairs and then a further 30-45 minutes for a van ride back to parking.
Taxi is another 4 letter word you can't say in church.
 
Reposition aircraft on the ground reminds me of the old Colgan days. I remember being called off of reserve just to move a plane from the hangar to a gate.

Thankfully we don't ever seem to do it at Endeavor.
 
v1valarob said:
Reposition aircraft on the ground reminds me of the old Colgan days. I remember being called off of reserve just to move a plane from the hangar to a gate.

Thankfully we don't ever seem to do it at Endeavor.
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Yeah it kind of sucks. Like Nark pointed out, it can go really easily but we will end up sitting for an hour waiting to get out of the airplane and taken back over to the shuttle center. Fortunately I don't do it that much. Maybe twice in the last 6 months. Of course I am ORD based. I would imagine the IND and CMH crews do it more than often.
 
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anthenry said:
Well that's all that really matters, isn't it? Spread the word! We're all voting yes because there was a typo in a jetcareers post.
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Well, in a professional environment, making those sorts of mistakes dilutes the message.

"If he couldn't spell x, why would he be correct about y?"

Forgot to add: There is a factually incorrect statement on those graphics. The Teamsters did NOT negotiate the Horizon rates. They were arbitrated "baseball-style". @SurferLucas ....?
 
cencal83406 said:
Well, in a professional environment, making those sorts of mistakes dilutes the message.

"If he couldn't spell x, why would he be correct about y?"

Forgot to add: There is a factually incorrect statement on those graphics. The Teamsters did NOT negotiate the Horizon rates. They were arbitrated "baseball-style". @SurferLucas ....?
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Oh, you don't have to sell me on it. Here I was trying to obsorb the content, like an idiot. I'm ashamed to be associated with this massacre of the english language. I hereby resend my fight for a better pilot contract and pledge to spend every waking moment policing syntax, grammar, spelling, and punctuation across all forums and social media. Thank you for reminding me of what's really important. The company has won this battle with their superior editing and perfect publications.
 
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HJB said:
Get a life people, some of you really need to get laid
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I have a life and yes, I do need to get laid. But I'd still come back and rant on the internet!

Like you're any different. Come on.... CAMAAAAAN! :)
 
No rant at all, just some friendly advice... I see someone that's passionate about a topic, only to get shot down by someone clearly trying to be a jackass. The info anthenry posted was helpful with the topic, others not so much.
 
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