Originally Posted by
Jurassic Jet
Sadly, I don't think this one is gonna fly. From listening at the crew meeting the other night, I think some guys are really attached to the extra few bucks per hour for the international override and the bonus pay for carryover and 1 - 6 training days per year.
WOOOHOOO - 6 extra days of pay for me! Oh man, you're only getting $243 a week on unemployment...man, that sucks. Sorry about that dude. Hey, gotta run...got a PTY trip....gonna rake in an extra $27.50 for that baby! Catch ya later OK?
Even though the changes are to be
temporary in nature, the vibe that I picked up on was,
'THIS' is where we draw the line in the sand.
Temporary minor pain if you ask me to keep up to 18
'Brothers' 
employed.
This will pass....even if it is all BS any increase over what is "known flying" on the Jan Bid Pack and it all goes away. The proposed changes are just extras over and above base pay....it really cost the pilot group very little to save jobs and the company huge training costs and delays in restaffing for new business. Besides CDG/EMA come back (IMHO) when DHL gets the Asian permits which are delayed... to operate their new 300 on the Asian routes which is why CDG/EMA went away temporally. ABX pilot's contact has many ways to receive "extra" pay carryover days, Vacation buy back, reassignment to a different city than bid/awarded $1400 per day! Training on days off $900...it is all just extra..foam on the beer.