when 25% plus in some NCEPT panels of CPC transfers have already been unsuccessful with more to come, obviously something needs to change. and just because one person doesn't want to leave home and his mommy doesn't mean there isn't another willing to do just that. someone controlling the NCEPT potentially has to make that choice and think what is best for most. top level facilities are receiving people they probably shouldn't in some cases because many of the lower level facilities are the only places that can release people because they get people from the academy. Also we already have a cap, its at the academy, why are we ok with screwing people who aren't in the union yet but not ok with it once you are certified, academy grads have to prove something? whats the difference? the lower level facility person has to prove it at the next facility anyway. I believe RobertB is right, the union sees an inconsistent success with trainees so the cap must be, at the minimum considered.
I completely agree this needs to be more transparent, and I'm not saying I necessarily agree with a cap, but more things absolutely need to be taken into consideration, personal ability for one but that's extremely difficult because culture and OJTIs can be the downfall of that person also, or traffic complexity at the losing facility. but the overall staffing health of all facilities must be considered because what we had prior put us in this awful mess in the first place. and yes a bitter manager can be your downfall, but the union is just as responsible for screwing as many people over because of politics. people talk, if you are a shit stain according to one persons opinion, the facrep doesn't have to hold back their thoughts when asked for a recommendation and they haven't in many instances Ive seen.
either way, policy intended to help the overall, does not and will never solve every single problem and help every single person. when people at your facility play the game and fake a hardship or blast out 40 ERRs the union sees that and says well if some are willing to do it then why change? we as a workforce are our own worst enemy and want some many different things and the system will never be perfect because of just that.
some of the lower level facilities training programs are trash yes and some of that has to do with people not wanting to train day after day because of low traffic and they don't want to spend time in the classroom teaching the trainee because they aren't receiving 10%. plug in talk to someone, anyone and its better for the trainee, sit in the classroom and talk about traffic, use falcon, table tops whatever go through some common scenarios over and over and over during low traffic hours, and if you think that's wasting hours, then raise the target hours at your facility, talk to the union and negotiate an update of your training order with management so plugging in daily doesn't affect that.
