PHLfa88
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- Jan 19, 2004
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The perception on the West is that Mike Flores is actually more informative to his members than our MEC. I guess the grass is always greener on the other side, but it's also filled with weeds.
There has been some information shared to the west FA's, these are things that have already been negotiated, but are subject to change based on future hiccups in the process.
From what we have heard on the west, there really have been no concessions on in this agreement so far, in fact it appears that east is gaining a few benefits that the west has, and west is taking concessions, which west will not allow either.
For example:
West gets paid for cancelled flights, a-sectioned flights, any things that changes pay protects you. Not in the new TA, they are trying to tell the west that we would go to the "east way" of doing this. West does not like this at all.
West is losing the ability to have real time changes to schedules, instead we go the east way of the achaic, "wait for scheduling to call"....please! West would probably be ok with a seniority driven system, but not in manual process that east now uses.
Rumor has it the new system will be CATCREW which the west views as a big step backwards in time and technology. Even though west system has it's problems, it is point and click, window type technology, not DOS based ancient way.
West is being asked to think about the retirement policy for FA's that east has with traveling. West isn't keen to the idea of sa3p while retired, but again...east does it and has it.
West has had a meeting with members and will have more in the weeks coming, these are meant to inform the group, but it has it's risks too. I have not been to one yet, so im' just passing on things that have been galley chatted.
I don't know where people think Mike Flores is selling out the FA's, he seems to be standing firm on what east has and won't give in, except splitting from the pilots in the best interest of moving on.
I agree with most of your points..My partner works for DL and since they got PB he Never Ever Speaks to a Real person! Get rid of CatCrew!!
But then again..the F/A's here on the East would say " Oh No..Don't get rid of Catcrew!! We Love talking to a real person so we can change our trips everyday!! What would we do without them? Yeah...These are the same people that want to stay Attached to the pilots schedules!!