Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
If anything, it seems like most of the complaints that I have heard over the past couple of years is that the reserve system favors the senior guys too much as it is. Any feedback I have heard from *most* guys on reserve is that they would like to see the buckets reduced (example: bucket one only goes to RAW 0-60 instead of the current 0-80).
This resolution attempted the opposite. It wanted to give even more to the senior guys, and hose the junior guys even more.
Not to worry. I can promise you that the company is never going to go to a pure seniority/no-bucket system absent a huge giveback on our part elsewhere. I for one don't see that happening.
The current 80 threshold for bucket 1 is ridiculous. I had 3 days carryout from a 4 day trip, flew 2/3 days last week, had recurrent the last 2 days, and am still in bucket 1 and first up for flying.
So, of course now im flying 2/3 days on call this round as well. I'll finally break into bucket 2 with this coming trip.