Originally Posted by
Jesse
Hey, I feel for you, but that's not my fight. And honestly, in your case it sounds more like a product of the equipment you desire to fly vs the equipment you could fly but with a better schedule. If it's sarcasm then OK, but sarcasm doesn't offer a reasoned and thought out counter to what I brought up. But maybe that's all there is for a rebuttal. That and seniority first and foremost above all else, no matter how it harms a fellow pilot.
First, I was being sarcastic. Second, isn't the part that I bolded pertain to a fair amount of those complaining about the new rules for reserve? Also, somebody has to be junior. I have also been consistently moving backwards in my seat and base. I understand what it is like to be the junior guy (I wore the red hat at the fNWA). Our entire system is built on seniority. Frankly, reserve should be a system whereby if there is one pilot junior to you that can do any of the trip, it should go to the most junior up until they time out.
Also, it is my understanding that the company and ALPA can change the bucket values on a monthly basis and this new process is only two weeks old. I am junior on my equipment and junior system wide so I get it. It sucks being junior but there are a few thousand pilots out there that wish they could be the junior guy/gal dealing with our issues. And no, I am not saying that we shouldnt voice our discontent or objections, but I just think it has been a little over the top lately.