In this episode of our podcast, we talk with R&I Committee Chair Captain Kevin Biggins and R&I Committee Member First Officer James Olsen. This is the first episode in a series that will focus on R&I. Kevin and James discuss the goals of the R&I Education Series and some of the topics they cover throughout the series. They explain that the education series will dive deeper into various retirement topics, providing pilots with a comprehensive overview of their retirement options available. In this episode, Kevin and James start out discussing our current retirement plans, along with their strengths and weaknesses. You can expect more episodes in the future regarding R&I education. 

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scope Committee Chair Captain Randy Brockwell. This is the first episode in a series that will focus on scope. Randy provides an overview of what’s covered under Section 1 (Recognition, Scope and Successorship) of the CBA. He discusses current scope provisions regarding aircraft that can be operated by pilots outside of the master seniority list, how wet leasing works, and the penalties associated with wet leasing. Additionally, Randy addresses belly freight and what our CBA says about this type of freight.  You can expect more episodes in the future regarding scope education. 

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington and A-300 PSIT and Secondary Line Replacement Working Group (SLRWG) member Captain Mike Davidson. Marty and Mike discuss the December build week, one-way routing, and what days are likely to be the busiest for December. They also discuss some of the recent DARTs they’ve received and go into detail about the Secondary Line Replacement Working Group. 

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This episode of our podcast is an edited replay of our August podcast with R&I Committee Chair Captain Kevin Biggins discussing the Annual Benefits Enrollment window for 2024. We’ve edited the podcast by removing dates and events that have already passed.

As a reminder, Benefits Enrollment is now open and will remain open through October 25th.

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses what’s new with the November build week and the recent SIG Quarterly and Fatigue Risk Management Group Quarterly meetings. Additionally, Marty highlights the Scheduling Matters articles available on our website that provide useful information related to scheduling. Finally, Marty discusses some of the recent emails their committee has received from pilots.

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In this podcast episode, we talk with Grievance Committee Chair Captain Chris Wood. Chris discusses the grievance process, with particular focus on the administrative side of grievances. He also discusses the recent settlement agreement for Grievance 22-08 and where you find more information on this settlement agreement. Finally, Chris discusses the importance of contacting our Professional Standards Committee first whenever there is a conflict between crew members. Our Professional Standards Committee members are trained for conflict resolution and can assist crew members before something potentially escalates.

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses what’s new with the October build week, the production of the SIG Notes, 4.A.2.b./4.A.2.c., and the SIG Quarterly. Additionally, Marty discusses trends in credit hours, extra pairings, and asks for feedback on whether you like receiving this type of scheduling information via the podcast format.

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In this episode, we talk with R&I Committee Chair Captain Kevin Biggins. Kevin discusses the upcoming Annual Benefits Enrollment window for 2024.

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scheduling Committee Chair Captain Marty Harrington. Marty discusses the September build week, 4.A.2.b. and 4.A.2.c., and the System-Wide Average Metric (SAM). Additionally, he discusses weekend layovers, open time assignments, base airport standby and other issues related to scheduling.   

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In this episode of our podcast, we talk with Scope Committee Chair Captain Randy Brockwell. Randy’s discussion does not include a discussion on the new TA language but instead focuses on how scope works at FedEx and the scope topic in general.

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