Clint Early

I have my concerns, but I have to keep an open mind because I have not seen any of the briefings from the Committee.

At the end of the day, it must be voted on by the members because it is ultimately up to the line pilots.

My goal is to find ways to keep us united regardless which way it turns out because  any union is weak if we have a divided work group.

I would like to have the Negotiating Committee explore the following items:

1. Allow pilots to fly over vacation with the exception of July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

2. Look into the 1:1 after a ten hour day, if it forces the optimizer to make more 4 & 5 day sequences, look into implementing the 1:1 on all duty time above 10 hours on reassignments.

3. All work activity would pay a minimum of 5:15 pay and credit.  Be it flying, training or vacation.  This would eliminate the compression of trips in the months you have vacation or training.

4. Have the ability to rejoin trip after clearing sick.  Example call in SK for a 4 day trip, but feel well at the end of day 1, pilot would be able to rejoin his trip the next time it passes through his/her domicile and only be charged SK for the days missed.  If trip does not come back through domicile, they can pick up other open time.