I also haven't looked at every category, but the ones I've checked out have had a significant increade in GS and RR and RSV coverage has absolutely, suddenly, tanked for the entire week. If there's not an operational fallout to some degree from that, then it at least has to come out of pilot QOL eventually. I agree that over all the integrity is high, because we have a good group. No doubt about that.

But I think we could better incentivise holiday work as well as eventually reform (or at least offer an option) for what is essentially a use it or lose it, rather large annual sick bank.

Then again, if we did any of that, it could eventually reduce manning formulas and whatnots. While I'm in favor of productivity in general, at this point its up to the company to build better trips. They (all airlines) whine about productivity and then define productivity for them as massive, working every day for low credit and sitting around all day style unproductivity for us. At this point when they say they want productivity, our answer should be "yes, we agree! RIG IT!"

I still see holiday pay as a very low to no cost item if it was implimented right. Even time and a quarter would probably be enough to cut down on GS's, RR's, IA's and even guarantee exceedances during holidays and make the RSV grid for holiday weeks look like any old boring off season week, all while giving more people off those days that truly want them.