Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
The OOBWS nose is already under the tent and I can kinda see why....The only problem I have with it is regular line guys who commute to another base (who cannot hold a regular line in the base they are OOBWSing to) and regularly drop their trips for the month then pick up trips where they live but cannot hold a regular(or possibly even reserve) line there. Sorry, I'm just not for this kind of schedule manipulation. If one wants to fly trips in a different base, bid that base.
IMO, allowing any kind of OOBWSing, OOBSing, etc. effects total manning for the airline in a negative way because it evens out the flying and management doesn't have to do a thing. I know there is a fine line in all of this with QOL but I believe the current system we have with OOBWSing and no OOBSing is a good compromise.
I completely understand, but I didn't think the survey was asking us if wanted to roll back OOBWS. I was restricting myself to discussing the plethora of concessions that the survey is putting on the table, including the introduction of OOBS.
I feel strongly that a base's flying belongs to the base, and is on loan to the pilot that rightfully bids it. If he doesn't fly it, for whatever reason, it belongs in open time. The company has already mechanisms, including OOBWS and DH for Reserves, to get around that, for a net negative staffing impact.
I think you and I strongly agree that we don't need to give them any more tools to reduce staffing.