Originally Posted by
beeker
I guess I don't get this concept of capping pay credit. Maybe I am reading everyone post wrong? This is a line construction thing in my mind. I picture capping the line construction to 80 hours. The people that want to fly more can find extra time because people will always want to get rid of some. Don't limit us, limit the company. With people on furlough everything should be done to get them back, including a pay cap if needed.
I am just looking for answers.
beeker,
While there have been some improvements to this concept, they are far from a perfect answer. Whether PBS was there or not, if you give the company some 20 hours of line build flexibility in their month to month operation, the result is fewer pilots, less QWL, poor schedule quality, and the list goes on.
You narrow that window, all things improve in a great many ways. It isn't rocket science to figure how a min line credit of 70 or a max of 95 doesn't give way to much flex to the company as well as the effect on manning requirements.
As to a credit cap max with furloughs, it limits certain pilots by not allowing them to pick up the slack. If the max build credit is 95 but reduced to 85 when there are any furloughs, you reduced the company's flex.
Sure they will speed and min-man regardless of the cap restriction. Just nowhere near as much when you provide a 25 hour pendulum for them to play. They'll run you at 70 when it suits them and 95 when it suits them.
And, that minimizes the necessary reserve coverage when they have that flex.
Frats,
Lee