Originally Posted by
More Bacon
Well, to be fair, the whole reason for negotiating this LOA was so that those "adversely affected" are affected based on seniority, and not on an arbitrary and opaque basis.
Naturally, junior guys who were able to tweak the system and get better deals (often at odds with their seniority) may feel some discomfort in the pants. But frankly, I'm glad that the system will more accurately address seniority.
In three months, after they have increased the flying by more than twenty-five percent, I'll be a senior reserve. I'll still will have issues with the size of the buckets. Back in the old days we had a higher guarantee, move ups and SRLs. Now it's just seventy hours pay and god help you if you are the junior guy in an overstaffed category.