Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
You assume pay is everything for everyone. Perhaps you misinterpreted the survey results. I think we all know what they said. More money AND More time off. Not one or the other.
Many of us don't want the extra money or the extra pay for flying to ALV +15. We're happy to make a little less money and be around for our kids' ball games in the summer.
During its sales blitz, DALPA lied about the change only affecting "international categories" and that hardly anyone would actually see it.
It's OK, though. You keep using your fuzzy math and telling us about how "we'll get them next time."
Guys,
The ability of the company to take a reserve pilot just shy of being full and flying him 14:59 above the ALV is indeed a concession. I just don't think it is that big of a deal and not worth all the angst it is given. Also, other parts of reserve have been improved.
If you guys want to complain, lets talk about 30 day months in the summer. This basically gives the company a 3.33 % productivity increase from all Pilots - lineholders and reserves. ALV + 15 will only affect a small portion of reserve pilots.
Yes, it will suck if you are hosed on reserve, but guys were randomly getting hosed on reserves since Orville and Wilbur first flipped a coin and Wilbur got a line and Orville got reserve (Ironically Orville actually got the first flight on the next attempt) this is not new to our new reserve system.
Bottom Line:
ALV +15 is a concession but reducing the busiest months of the year to 30 day bid periods is huge.
Scoop - Just my 2 cents.