Originally Posted by
Avgwhitemale
Greenslips are effectively nonexistent unless you live in base and are in the top 25% of the category. There are just a handful of dudes that lap up all the green-ies in NYC. It is a catch 22 for them. They live in NYC so they absolutely need these gs's to make ends meet. (cost of living is crazy high on the east coast) I'm with you. Hiring equals a better qol for those of us flailing at the bottom of this seniority list. Green slips only really help the rich get richer. I am also a fan of premium pay above say 85 hours. This will allow a more equitable means of picking up extra pay. BTW...the other day scheduling offered me a gs and asked if I could be to LGA in an hour. I laughed my butt off as I told her I could be six blocks from LGA and not be to the gate in an hour. Scheduling doesn't understand the NYC layout. Whatever...."win in NY"
I commute to NYC from the south. I get GS's quite often. I see GS's awarded for the next day quite often in the A category on the ER. I hear the legend that you can only get a GS if you live in base. The reality is that GS's are much more dependent on manning. In the summer its not unusual to see multiple pilots on GS number 3 or 4. Certainly if you live in base you might get more short notice call outs but there are enough trips covered the day prior or early morning for evening departures to spread the wealth to commuters.
If you want hiring the last thing you want is premium pay above a certain hour figure. Guys will trip all over themselves to get above that threshold and hiring will be put off that much longer. At least GS's tie into the manning formula and increase min staffing.