Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
I completely disagree. I've never seen a green slip. Ever. But that's a different topic. Under this plan, you'd still have green slips...it's just that the wealth would be more evenly distributed. 75 to 85 hours at 1.5X pay does that. 2X pay over 85 would again spread the wealth at the same rate of pay. Also, traditional green slips are still preserved. It takes us away from the winner take all super seniority green slip model. But again, if you're going to burn the place down over that, fine...dump it. What about the rest of the letter? Or are you just feeling grumpy that this didn't come from the MEC?
No, the wealth wouldn't be more evenly distributed, not by a long shot. The wealth would be concentrated in the hands of those who WS, which are done out of seniority. GS are distributed by seniority AND designed to ensure everyone gets a shot before the first guys get a second helping. WS are a free-for-all. You might say the system would retain GS, but in reality, it would be very, very rare events that generate GS.
As for the rest of the letter... asked and answered.