Originally Posted by
Free Bird
That's exactly my point GS. I know reserve sucks, especially for 4 or 5 years. This quest for equality by junior folks is getting old though. Should we do away with the years of service pay? How about every FO regardless of aircraft or years of service gets paid the same? That's equal. Maybe everyone gets 2 weekends off a month? That's fair. Im sure scheduling could come up with a system where senior and junior pilots fly approximately the same number of days per month. That's fair.
The seniority based system has nothing to do with what's fair. Come summer time, all reserves will be abused equally.
You can insert hyperbole in all you want to try and make your case, but it doesn't float. There's seniority in the system with line holders that allows for a manageable amount of fairness. The reserve system should not be less so just because under-represented junior pilots can be abused without penalty. Noticed I said "should." Big difference between that and "will", which is what these bucket values accomplish.