Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
B Scale "isn't fair" because it treats similarly situated pilots differently. Pilots flying the same equipment over the same routes are paid differently for the same work.
The preferred method is to pay according to the productivity of the aircraft. Everyone gets paid the same, then as they have the seniority to bid a more productive jet, they can.
ALPA's fear was that bigger airplanes would be parked in favor of smaller aircraft. Hence, put the smaller jets off the property and try to restrict their number.
There is a difference between "we want no scope erosion" and "we WANT to fly anything over 76 seats." I'm not sure ALPA has turned the corner and supports the idea of these jets coming to mainline.
Technically, compared to our ops, DCI pay scales already are a B scale (C-D if you really want to call it like it is since we are now career B-scale equivalent).
I have no issue bringing all the DCI equipment on board at current-ish rates to get them on property. That at least kicks the camel out of the tent so we can fix the mess we started by letting that slobbering and spitting animal in here in the first place.