bill,,you sure do know alot about the ins and outs ..thank goodness for this forum,, does the flight center work 3 8 hour shifts,,so it's open 24 hours,, or is it 2 8 hour shifts,,or some permutation thereof,,, are the schedules bid on every month,the same way lines are,,or are they assigned based on seniority ..another question,, regarding the contract concessions,, while it's been said it was 8.9 percent cut in hourly rates,, what is the real affect,,,, i know that deadhead now only gets paid half rate.. what other major blows..?? i guess though,none of them would affect someone in the training center..so sounds to me like..given the stats i posted,, 200,000 a year is still very doable.. with the override added in,etc..