It's got to be a NO vote.
No matter how the likes of Col Klink and Flapsone try to defend their proposal to the rest of us, it is fundamentally c&@p!
They keep on refering to the fact that 6/3 was abused by rostering / crewing / management but do not seem to realise that their new 5/2/5/4 will/has the same loopholes already.
The 5/2/5/4 is certainly a matter of taste, some like earlies, some like lates some like the early finish & late start of day 4 or 5 in the old 6/3. So no matter what no-one will be happy.
But;-
1. Leave - how can they actually think to loose a block of leave? Being replaced by 5 GDO's, if accepted (which the company has a right to refuse). In other words we are likely never to get it.
2. Keep on about no more Flexi-days. So what about IDO's & DDO's (a flexi in disguise).
3. The 68 hour 2 day off in laughable, again read what it says in the document. Only guareeteed if you do an early on day 5. What if we don't as the company retain the right to roster us 4 earlies and 1 late / 3 earlies and 2 lates etc, hence no 68 hours.
4. The 'Standy Period' which in effect a month of random rostering with 8 days off. Although it has now been dressed up to be '3 weeks standby and 1 week transition'. And it is around 12 weeks a year (not 6+2 a Flaps1 said, and he's a Rep!!!)
At the start of all this the joint BALPA and Company memo said less fatigue, more days off and more productive;-
Less fatigue - very debatable as its a trial been carried out in the winter months (less flights and particularly less late/night flights) and also with 'enhanced' bases to make it look good.
More days off - yes during the roster period that has been achieved but only by taking the leave off us. So now we actually have exactly the same amount of leave and days off as before .. just now its more days off and less leave (Spin).
More productive - well my question is if it so more productive why are we being screwed for the leave? If its a much better system we can have more time off. Maybe the company should employ a few more staff in rostering and the problem would be solved.
5/2/54 fine, but not with the protocols as they are and NOT with the loss of leave.
The CC keep on about 'otherwise' the return to Random Rostering, should BALPA for once actually earn their money and not allow this to happen. They keep on about joining to the 'hangers on' as solidarity of the workforce is the only way they can get thing's through. But they have the vote already, they are the pilot's spoke people and do nothing except to ask for more money.
If they don't pull the finger out soon they will loose their postion as many work mates I speak too will be resigning from what they see as a toothless union that pacifiy's the CC with an extra 2.5% (trainers) payrise and free trips to the USA to look at South West while they screw over their work mates. There is so much bad feeling for the way this debacle has been done.
For the company, if you bring this in you will destroy your workforce, with your expanding capacity you can always fill the RHS with someone who will pay CTC, but your problem is the LHS. We are generally older, have kids and want our quality time off and need our leave. Also your sickness % will soar, I can guarantee.
VOTE NO
