Originally Posted by
TheBaron
You guys use a lot of big words and legal sounding terms, but I don't see the B-Scale. A pilot senior enough to bid the 767 will only be paid W/B pay. Someone junior that can only hold the 757 (or senior that chooses the 757) will be paid N/B pay...except they will receive W/B pay when/if they fly the 767. Sounds like a normal A-Scale 767 W/B pay rate and an A-Scale+ N/B pay rate. Some narrow body gets paid more, no wide body gets paid less.
True.
BUT
Using simple numbers...
Let's say historical manning for WB 7A7 is 100 CA and FO. Manning for NB 7B7 is 100 CA and FO.
With a common reserve pool between A and B, the company can now man WB 7A7 at 80 CA and FO and NB 7B7 at 120 and 120. The WB flying is still protected but we effectively lost 20 WB CA and FO positions.
Here's the B scale...those 20 lost positions should normally be held/paid at WB according to seniority. The bottom 20 guys on the WB 7A7 seniority list are 'cut' and moved down to the NB seniority list. They are protecting the WB flying at NB rates unless they actually fly the WB plane.
At least that's my simplified interpretation...