Originally Posted by sulkair

Here are a few things that come to mind.

In the old days:
10 days off minimum for RSV
No block or better
No Line guarantee (no cancellation pay)
Zero recourse for Junior Assignment
8,10,or 12 hour ready reserve (usually assignment was 10 hours - but still)
No ASAP program
Fatigue calls resulted in hold for the chief pilot, where you would be questioned.
Brutal 5 day integration process between monthly paper bids


Now we have:
11 days off for RSV
Block or better
Line guarantee w/ cancellation pay
Junior assignment only if you agree that you are available.
6,8, or 10 hour ready reserve (usual assignment is 8 hours)
ASAP program
Fatigue call results in a polite request to go online and fill out a fatigue form, that's it! Period!
Commuter clause, but I've heard it is kind of useless.

We also have FLICA and PBS now, but I won't list them as positives because staffing rarely permits FLICA's true usefulness, and PBS is debated between Sr, and Jr. pilots as to whether it is a positive. I like it better for RSV because you have much more flexibility on days off, but again I'm senior on reserve.

We've also lost some ground on a few things over the years too. Company has gotten much more aggressive with a new non-negotiated attendance policy. Health insurance is worse than laughable - worse rip-off known to man!

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