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Vyse said:
Took the assessment awhile ago, and all I got was the "thanks for taking the assessment, we'll be in touch etc etc" email. Is this the TNBT, or do the unfortunate get a separate message?
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I don't *think* that's the TBNT. If you have a friend at VX have them email the recruiting lady for you and ask how you did on the assessment.
 
Reserve4Ever said:
Any suggestions from people who have been through recently on where to stay during training? Other than a boat in the bay.
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I stayed with family and friends, but if that's not an option most people find crashpads in the Northpark Apartment complex. Tons of UA, VX, and SKW folks there. The unfortunate thing is that you get all the noise and lack of privacy that comes with a crashpad while you're trying to study. Get Miami for training if you can and make a couple thousand off the perdiem. Welcome to the company!
 
I want to say a total of 12 people in the interview group today. Almost all seemed like pretty cool people. We were told we would hear a decision by tomorrow for either a July 26th or August 21(?) class.
 
Nark said:
What what....
you have to pay for your training hotel?
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Yes. Because when you're hired "on paper" you're based in SFO. Any training event in SFO you have to pay the lodging for. If you get sims in MIA, that's full hotel+per diem+rental car.

In SFO during sims, you'll get a rental car per pair.
 
pete2800 said:
Nothing. Alaska doesn't pay for lodging or transportation.
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And why would they. The mentality is they hire PNWers. You should think it's a privilege to work here, and just drive to/from home to HQs.

The architect of ALPA contract 2013 was made an Alaska Legend. An ex-MEC Chair is now Director of Flight Ops. Stuff like that doesn't happen unless the union has a very cozy relationship with management. Hopefully now with the VX merger, new AS blood, and the current AS guys that got "Kashered" , the voting majority can become one with a back spine, instead of the easy roll overs.

Anyway, there was no mutual agreement on the JCBA. It's headed to arbitration, in which we case we won't get to vote on it and must accept whatever result comes out.
 
alaskadrifter said:
Is this good or bad?
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Personally, I'd rather have an agreed-upon JCBA by both the MEC and management. With an arbitrator, anything goes. Though they are probably going to use an industry average standard. We'll see.

Only 3 sections of the current AS contract were being negotiated. Scope, pay, retirement. The others are going to be taken as is, which is pretty common after a merger. The stronger contract is used as the template, and improve a couple sections. So this 2013-2018 AS contract will have arbitrated improvements to scope, pay, retirement, and duration through 2020.

Now with arbitration, we don't vote on JCBA. Mid July the company position and union position will be released to us. Arbitration dates last week of Aug through second week Sept. Final arbitration result due out Oct 11. So our JCBA should be out by that date.
 
* there's also a separate scheduling section improvement LOA, to improve some scheduling stuff like reserve days off. This has to be mutual by company. No arbitration. These improvements have to be done first before company can open talks about PBS. If they don't, and nothing happens per this LOA, we keep AS's current scheduling section (which sucks).
 
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