Originally Posted by skybolt

"Total contract compliance" would be a matter of interpretation. SPA ALPA obviously interprets the contract to say what Scott wrote. We all know pilots who are bidding reserve and flying their tails off on their days off, so reality says otherwise. The contract says NO in one place, implies yes in others. And as usual, we fight amongst ourselves while the company wins.

Personally, I think that any pilot who can fly 75 hours and credit 200 should be put on a pedestal for hero worship, BUT he should also be forced to make himself available EVERY holiday so that those of us who like our off time are allowed to drop those days. Because, a credible argument can be made that those who continuously "work the system" are enabling the company to understaff; which prevents me from receiving the scheduling QOL I desire.

In defense of the OT "gamers", I'll say this: most of them that I know WILL work Christmas .................. because open Christmas trips are almost guaranteed to go out at premium plus pay.