Standard schedule is one (1) day off for each day scheduled.

That is not being threatened.

we all work 7/7. If the company wants to go to 14/14, it would reduce travel costs significantly. As a pool guy, I would really hate to go to 14's. Now do you understand?

For the EIEIO failed 407 LOCO union. It killed itself with foolish leadership. Plug's gonna plug along plugging, cause a plugs gotta plug. That's all a plug knows, is how to plug, a plug can't deny his plug nature.

I have. It sucks. 

you act like you never heard of it before

then why do you have to "imagine" it. you don't have to imagine what you've done lol

our rights for the pilot's at each base to decide their schedule.  That was under trusteeship, when they gave away lots of contractual "rights".   We had it great schedule, all pilots at the base loved it.   Then, then the man who wasn't a pilot in our union, nor ever a pilot flying HAA/HEMS, decided it was better for us to have the company decide our schedule and start times.

IMAGINE how much better it was before the union F**ked it up for us to decide our own "what's best for us" schedule.

I'd go back to a 14 and 14 in a heartbeat!  It was a great schedule!

Kills me to see you guys arguing over 7 & 7 vs 14 & 14 while your maintnenace guys work like 21 & 6 and lucky if they actually get the 6 days off. 

One day off for each scheduled day.  That's the "standard" schedule regardless of how it works out!

More than half of the pilots at the company are doing a 4/3 schedule now, not 7/7!

How about we go back to the contractual "standard" the union gave away and let the the pilots at each base decide what schedule they want and what days they want to do it!

7/7 under current agreement and policy (status quo) is meaning you either work a 4 days 3 nights or 3 days 4 nights split for a 7-on/7-off schedule. 

it's hard for you to argue or be taken seriously when you clearly don't even understand the subject matter or the facts

There is no contractual right to a 7 on/7 off schedule.   6/6 and 8/8 are common too!

4 + 3 = 7

then you have S-E-V-E-N days off.

whoa

work 4 days, take a day off, work 3 nights schedule, then have 6-1/2 days off!

... didn't stand up for it's pilots who were HAPPY with their schedules then, including some on the 14/14 rotations!

The contract. 

The only thing the union did was not let any grievances go past them from members who took issue that the CBA was (and still is) being violated.

Members voted for a CBA with specific language in it, so it's not up the a few interlopers to change the CBA with a LOA without the member's consent!   Why have a CBA if immediately after it is voted on and ratified one or two guys in the union can change it on their own?

Current CBA has the standard schedule of one-for-one, not 7 and 7.   You can't "protect" what you don't currently own!

Section 16.2 The parties to this Agreement will maintain schedules of service which provide for one (1) day off for each day scheduled.

Example: 7 days on - 7 days off Section

16.4 The schedule in Section 16.2 of this Article shall be considered standard.

The contract. 

Every schedule has pros and cons, for both parties. It would be nice if we could get a 14/14 option especially for  pool pilots. But a 7/7 can work as well. If I'm close I prefer 7 days on, 7 off, then 7 nights, gives full,7 off. But thats just a preference. Others prefer 4/3, 3/4 rotation with 7 off, which to me means fewer days off. I'm ok with democratic solutions.

Good on ya if you can 14 days straight of that head on collision of work type.  7 days then 7 nights?  Lots try it, not many stay with it.  

Where does 7 and 7 come from as a standard.  It's just an example, however, AMC has decided that's the standard.  I prefer 3 days, 3 nights, and 6 off.  Holidays and such then rotate vs getting screwed for years on the 7 and 7.

The split 3/4, 4/3 schedule give two guy's great weekend schedules when working, the other two are stuck with not so good weekend schedules.

the 6/6 fixes that because everyone gets equal work treatment over time!