Originally Posted by
flysooner9
Well I haven't used it but I have friends who do and who are about the same seniority that I have here. They are consistently getting the days off that they want while I rarely get anything I want. Not arguing that it's better overall but it doesn't seem THAT bad.
What about what just wrote doesn't seem THAT bad?
Who do your friends work for?
I can tell you what kind of line the bottom line holders get at my airline: min days off, and coverage trips (read: trips that the PBS program decides you must fly, no matter how you bid). Every once in a while a weekday trip that pays 4 hours/day slips through the cracks, but most of us mid range seniority guys will fly those just to get these weekends off.
Please listen to me on this. PBS isn't something you want at the regional level. At a major, with the proper contract language, it COULD be acceptable. No regional is going to give the union the language you need to make your QOL decent. It will cost them too much, and they know that. You're dealing with a company that is in bankruptcy - do you really think their going to open their wallet now?
I've seen your lines - keep them, and cherish them.