Originally Posted by
poostain
This ^^^^^^^^^! People like talk about TVM but what about TV of life? Quality of life is my biggest priority and I feel that being chipped away with every new rule, loa, contract, or FAR. I am a DALPA supporter but i sometimes question what their priority and direction is. Yes, I engage my reps, do the call to actions, and pay into the pac. Problem is a lot of times talking to dalpa guy is like listening to a management mouth piece. Shout me down if you like but this perspective is not limited to me.
That's funny. I find my quality of life vastly improved over the last few years. I will ask you again. Do you want to go to the "good ol' days" of C2K? (work rules that is, I acknowledge that the pay rates were vastly superior).
-- No vacation slide.
-- No bidding for CQ. The company--not you--determined when you went to recurrent.
-- 9 hour layover, reducible to 8. And you are complaining about 10 hours?
-- No Duty Period Average, no Average Daily Guarantee. Starting in November every trip will average 5.15 a day min, both for regular and reserve pilots. This was achieved by an LOA you apparently lament.
Etc.
Also, I recommend you change your screen name. Yes we all have "unique" screen names, some more so than others. But as long as you call yourself "Poostain" you could be God himself and no one will take you seriously. ("Gee Margaret, looks like the union is all riled up. I even heard that 'Poostain' is upset.")