And frankly, I'm surprised you're assuming I want it to come at the expense of non-commuters. This is something the company will have to give to us at no expense if they want to continue to shift things around. Otherwise, the so called synergies will go right out the window as sick calls increase and performance tanks.

As a far as the entitlement comment goes, I'm going to have to raise the hypocrite flag on you. You want to make our contract better. Well so do I.
Whether you like it or not, there will ALWAYS be commuters. You may find yourself commuting one day. How will you feel then? Are we all supposed to move to base to tailor to the needs of those who live in base? Why should it all be day trips and 3 days? What if I want to be more productive?

My point is this pilot group is huge, and we are supposed to be unified. That means take AND give. Some guys look at trips and assume that the only reason the company builds them that way is for commuters. Truth is there are many reasons CARMEN uses that many pilots don't even know about. Too much assumption by a lot of pilots who think everything is done for commuters. The world doesn't revolve around commuters, & it doesn't revolve around non commuters.

With all the comments from non commuters on the contract survey that absolutely trashed commuters, I'm shocked you actually have the audacity to say I have a sense of entitlement. From the attacks I read, it seems quite the opposite. If you go back and read my post, you'll see I never said I wanted better reserve rules to come at the expense of anyone. I'm actually surprised that you of all people would take the attitude that it must come at someone else's expense. I said the company needs to make it more friendly, or costs will continue to rise IMO.

If we can't become unified to improve the lives of all our pilots, then we can expect to continue with mediocre contracts regardless of who represents us.