Originally Posted by
tsquare
You mean, "came down to industry standard...?"
- ALV + 15? unsat
How many reserves so far have flown to that?
- 7 short calls (after we just negotiated from 8 to 6)? YGBKM
How many are sitting 7 SCs. I haven't been on reserve for a few months, so I honestly don't know.
- Yes, reserve guarantee pay increased...but at what cost? A massive majority of my DAL buds would much rather fly much less and make a little less...not be beaten like rented mules when on reserve (and NOT by choice). Of course, most of them also voted for POS12...oops.
Wouldn't we all like to work less and make more? Of course I am sure the doughnut holes would deliver something much much better just because they would demand it, right?
- Let's not forget the massive concession of tinkering with the summer bid period length--not a reserve issue per se...but a huge kick in the jimmy for us.
Please educate me how that has been a kick in the jimmy other than having to remember that it doesn't begin and end on the same date as the month... I certainly don't see it as any kind of concession
T,
I think this is a bigger productivity concession than ALV + 15. We went from having to cover 31 days to 30 days in our most limiting months. This is a instant 3% gain in productivity. Lets say 10,000 pilots flying the line - this is like an extra 300 Pilots for the company.
Now - we made improvements in other areas of the contract that also have to be taken into account, but in my mind the 30 day summer months was the biggest single productivity increase.
As proof just look at what the company is saying about next year - March may now be the most limiting month as far as Pilots are concerned. No longer are July and August limiting.
I know guys are worried about ALV + 15, but I see that more as an individual pilot issue (guys flying a ton) than a huge productivity giveback. It is also important and yes it will have a negative productivity affect but in my opinion much smaller than the 30 day summer months.
Anyway we will know sure enough when we have some hard historical data to analyze - right now its mostly speculation and opinion. The above is just my opinion.
Scoop