Was on reserve for 8 years and will probably be back after the merge. Crazy to be on call 24hr a day! Just not fair and needs to change.
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Lisa Switzer
10 years ago
I have been on Reserve for many years. I have had several incidents where I was awake from early morning to be ready if called out. Then received my assignment last in the afternoon to sit Airport Alert. Then given a trip to Europe that required me to fly all night. Sometimes being awake for 30 + hours. I was exhausted. I believe that it was no longer safe for me to do my job. But, when you are Reserve, you do it or loose your job! This needs to change!!
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Katia Cunningham
10 years ago
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At the minimum there should be 2-3 overlapping shifts over a 24 hour period, so people can know when to sleep. Each block of duty days should have the same call out window for their bodies to be able to maintain some form of stability
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Please put an end to 24 hour reserve. It's inhumane and not safe!
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Rigoberto Osorio
10 years ago
24hr ready reserve for 6 days straight is inhumane... You are never able to sleep and don't know when to sleep...
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Anonymous
10 years ago
All other jobs where you are on call, the times are limited to 8-12 hour periods. Why should we be any different??
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Anonymous
10 years ago
24 hr ready reserve is stressful!
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Irina Watson
10 years ago
We, the flight attendants signing this petition, ask for the FAA duty period protections to apply to all United flight attendants. NO MORE READY RESERVE for 24 hours, 6 days a week!
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Jocelyn brown
10 years ago
Need shorter "on call" periods!!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I have been on reseve for over 8 months and I feel I don't have too much flexibility in my life! Please we need to get rid of the straight reserve system! Help us!
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Enrique Bradshaw
10 years ago
Enrique
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Tobi Whitney
10 years ago
Also, Lets get paid for duty time!
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Roxana Sinisterra
10 years ago
We're exhausted and a danger on the road once we're finally off duty.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
No
24 hr reserve,
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Doreen Lundberg
10 years ago
It is not safe nor healthy to be on call 24 hours a day and expecially in several time zones
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Anonymous
10 years ago
N/a
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Jacob Rathgeber
10 years ago
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Working a 24 on call day after day, years and years is inhumane, creating unnecessary stress and fatigue on workers. The pilots don't have it for a reason, why are flight attendants not included with them.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
For safety and security, 24 hour on call should be illegal. FAs are human too, just like pilots, and decent rest is necessary to perform our safety duty.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This ta would be much better with am & pm reserve and to pick up from coming from off days!
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Adrian
10 years ago
24 hours on call means I am on DUTY! I am on the companies time and waiting for my phone to ring. I have received countless calls at anywhere from midnight-5am when most people including myself are trying to sleep. There needs to be an end to 24hour/6consecutive day on call duty periods for reserves! 12 hours at a time MAX with guidelines and restrictions on how many hours an FA can be on actual working duty. Thankful that you are doing this and look forward to a healthier future for all reserve flight attendants!
Was on reserve for 8 years and will probably be back after the merge. Crazy to be on call 24hr a day! Just not fair and needs to change.
I have been on Reserve for many years. I have had several incidents where I was awake from early morning to be ready if called out. Then received my assignment last in the afternoon to sit Airport Alert. Then given a trip to Europe that required me to fly all night. Sometimes being awake for 30 + hours. I was exhausted. I believe that it was no longer safe for me to do my job. But, when you are Reserve, you do it or loose your job! This needs to change!!
At the minimum there should be 2-3 overlapping shifts over a 24 hour period, so people can know when to sleep. Each block of duty days should have the same call out window for their bodies to be able to maintain some form of stability
Please put an end to 24 hour reserve. It's inhumane and not safe!
24hr ready reserve for 6 days straight is inhumane... You are never able to sleep and don't know when to sleep...
All other jobs where you are on call, the times are limited to 8-12 hour periods. Why should we be any different??
24 hr ready reserve is stressful!
We, the flight attendants signing this petition, ask for the FAA duty period protections to apply to all United flight attendants. NO MORE READY RESERVE for 24 hours, 6 days a week!
Need shorter "on call" periods!!
I have been on reseve for over 8 months and I feel I don't have too much flexibility in my life! Please we need to get rid of the straight reserve system! Help us!
Enrique
Also, Lets get paid for duty time!
We're exhausted and a danger on the road once we're finally off duty.
No 24 hr reserve,
It is not safe nor healthy to be on call 24 hours a day and expecially in several time zones
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Working a 24 on call day after day, years and years is inhumane, creating unnecessary stress and fatigue on workers. The pilots don't have it for a reason, why are flight attendants not included with them.
For safety and security, 24 hour on call should be illegal. FAs are human too, just like pilots, and decent rest is necessary to perform our safety duty.
This ta would be much better with am & pm reserve and to pick up from coming from off days!
24 hours on call means I am on DUTY! I am on the companies time and waiting for my phone to ring. I have received countless calls at anywhere from midnight-5am when most people including myself are trying to sleep. There needs to be an end to 24hour/6consecutive day on call duty periods for reserves! 12 hours at a time MAX with guidelines and restrictions on how many hours an FA can be on actual working duty. Thankful that you are doing this and look forward to a healthier future for all reserve flight attendants!