Originally Posted by
JetBlast77
If flightline is such a massive concession for the XJT guys (and it is) that they are unwilling to accept it, then logic would tell you that what they are proposing must be a massive improvement to what the ASA guys have now. If we arent willing to switch to anything less than what we have now, then this would have to be equal at the very least. Management WILL NOT sign a contract containing flightline unless its without vacation low, this system provides those same benifits but does not require it. So even if we agree to flightline it would have to be without vacation low, are you guys ok with that? I know we arent.
So, following your line of reasoning: you have it firsthand (or even a reliable second hand) from someone in Mgmt (who actually has the juice to make it a reality) that XJT managment is anxious to sign on to a system that is a "massive improvement" over what we ASA guys have now. You guys must be really good to talk them into that. The stars are really lining up. Isnt it great to be the smartest guys in the room? By the way, Ive got a really nice bridge to sell you. Goes over the East River, Roebling built it, great investment.
For you my friend, I make special deal.....
Talk about not knowing you are a horse.... Some posters on these interweb boards seem to have it all figured out, really KNOW what management wants. Absolutely KNOW what the "other" MEC thinks, wants, did or said behind closed doors. Turns out, they are not just conspiring against you, but sadly delusional and need to be saved from themselves.
Too much "who's right" instead of 'what's right". Any PBS is simply a marginally interactive system for turning pairings into lines. Those on either side who are getting wrapped around the axle over any of it, well, good luck with that. So many bigger fish to fry. Yes, the jetlinkers are in all likelyhood headed down the primrose path trying to re-invent the wheel. And yes the candlers are not be giving this new wheel the benefit of the doubt. But a couple of years from now, no one will give a flying $&#@. Either system will be turning pairings into lines. The quality of the pairings and the other 99% of the contract (you know, the stuff that is actually worth getting worked up over) will be the major factors determining
our QOL. Flightline vs Smartpref is worth debating, it does have some consequences, but how about a little perspective. While everyone is arguing over who gets to call the plays, the game is being lost.