Originally Posted by
Superdad
It is nearly impossible for a commuter to get greenslips, if I want to make extra money, a white slip is the only way. A better system for premium pay might have helped. Something like 150% beyond 80 hrs. (numbers chosen at random) I suggested it, ALPA didn't think it was a good enough idea...
I know, I choose to commute so I should sacrifice everything to those who are better employees and choose to live in base. Or, I could just white slip to my hearts content and continue to tell the haters to go **** themselves.
The goal is mo' money, less work. It may seem counter intuitive, but to achieve that, we need a contract that makes us each fly
fewer hours. Reserves become lineholders, ERs become 777s, FOs finally move to the left seat.
150% over 80 would get everyone flying
more, and eventually moving backwards. Then you get to work
more hours just to make your old paycheck.
First on my change list would be to have max pickup apply to all WS/swaps/pilot-to-pilot transactions. Right now, it only applies to WSs. That's how guys get their lines to 100+.