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Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st May 2016, 19:46
Replies: 399
Views: 402,290
Posted By Big_Picture

Pay deal has gone through so dash skippers will...

Pay deal has gone through so dash skippers will see a decent rise putting them on a par with the jet in three years. BALPA can do good work and fair play to the company council for getting far more...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Jul 2014, 13:13
Replies: 54
Views: 29,224
Posted By Big_Picture

You have a base that you are assigned to and all...

You have a base that you are assigned to and all your duties will start and end there, being local duties or night stopping elsewhere.

Twice yearly there is a bid in which you can ask to move base...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jun 2011, 20:34
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Count me in to tick the yes box............ ...

Count me in to tick the yes box............

No more faffing please, due process is complete.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th May 2011, 14:12
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

That is one area where the coffers are truly...

That is one area where the coffers are truly running dry. I for one won't be helping out with refuse-able duties and working days off and I'm a skint FO. I urge all my colleagues to do the same.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th May 2011, 14:01
Replies: 36
Views: 10,222
Posted By Big_Picture

The number of FOs that are ready for command is...

The number of FOs that are ready for command is as long as your arm. That said that list will be getting shorter and shorter from both ends.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th May 2011, 15:35
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

It took a month since the ballot closed to get to...

It took a month since the ballot closed to get to deciding to use acas. Well done flybe, drawn it out a bit longer.......:rolleyes:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th May 2011, 12:02
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Seems they 'aint doing too badly after all: ...

Seems they 'aint doing too badly after all:

Interim Management Statement - London Stock Exchange...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Apr 2011, 07:38
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Starting a few rumours about redundancies is just...

Starting a few rumours about redundancies is just the next thing it says to do in the ladybird book of industrial relations.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Apr 2011, 12:16
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

SR, that's exactly what I have been saying to my...

SR, that's exactly what I have been saying to my colleagues in the crew room and on the flight deck for ages. The management have a responsibility to the shareholders to run the airline for max...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Apr 2011, 16:50
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Well whatever they are doing behind closed doors...

Well whatever they are doing behind closed doors they need to do it fast. No more final, final, final, final offers. Those of us on a dash FOs salary are struggling with the practicalities. The...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Mar 2011, 13:07
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

OK sorry if I got my numbers wrong. My mistake,...

OK sorry if I got my numbers wrong. My mistake, it was a really good pay cut as it was only the best part of £4000. A trifling amount. :ugh:

It seems our management aren't the only ones who...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Mar 2011, 09:35
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

There are plenty FOs around that started on a...

There are plenty FOs around that started on a scheme, did the sums and decided they could make ends meet on the megre salary. It wouldn't be easy, but possible. During training BALPA successfully...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Mar 2011, 16:39
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

I spent a good bit of time chatting to the reps. ...

I spent a good bit of time chatting to the reps. One was very much trying to sell me the current offer. He seemed fed up with the whole thing and just wanted it to be over. The other was of the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Mar 2011, 21:37
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

I don't know who BALPA were talking to during the...

I don't know who BALPA were talking to during the base visits but certainly not me or most of the guys I've been talking to. They've unfortunately dropped a bit of a clanger with this one.

Even...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Feb 2011, 07:35
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

My reaction exactly. I don't understand why this...

My reaction exactly. I don't understand why this has to take so long, especially since the results of the base tours by Balpa are similar to the managements experiences.

I can see the "final"...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Jan 2011, 17:07
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

I'll be adding my name to the long list of no's. ...

I'll be adding my name to the long list of no's. I find it amazing that anyone could even consider this as a good deal. There are a few about in both the "yes" and "not sure" camps. I'll be asking...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Jan 2011, 08:53
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Duty pay hasn't been changed for years and years...

Duty pay hasn't been changed for years and years I understand. It wasn't taxed previously either. If it is supposed to be for incidental sustenance during a flying day then it is due a hefty...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Nov 2010, 11:54
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Well there is the announcement of the float.......

Well there is the announcement of the float.... does this mean we have more bargaining power? Will the new shareholders be amenable to a pilot pay rise? Should BALPA publicise the workforce are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Nov 2010, 19:12
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

Ok ok, so the company fired this one out of their...

Ok ok, so the company fired this one out of their own accord. Yet another unilateral move by the management to cause bother and erode goodwill / moral. Nowt to do with the CC but I hope you can...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Nov 2010, 18:48
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

I'm I being a bit dumb or did balpa go into a...

I'm I being a bit dumb or did balpa go into a meeting to complain about removal of the aims info and flights being uncovered for days until the morning of your standby to avoid a DP. They come out...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Nov 2010, 17:26
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

This is the last chance for the BALPA and the CC....

This is the last chance for the BALPA and the CC. It is now or never. The CC can count on my full support over the coming weeks and I am fully prepared to do what has to be done.

It needs to be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Nov 2010, 10:23
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

AD, I did see the decoded financial results...

AD,

I did see the decoded financial results which show the 100K rise for a certain individual and the interest free loans for directors to buy pre-floatation stock. The 9% I understand is for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Nov 2010, 12:06
Replies: 1,042
Views: 283,132
Posted By Big_Picture

It is true to say moral is low and that the...

It is true to say moral is low and that the goodwill of the workforce that the company has relied on for so long is becoming increasingly depleted. Yesterdays modifications in Aims are a joke and...
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