Originally Posted by
Whaledriver
You're not listening. In a couple years, long before we get the new contract, seat locks won't matter, natural flow thru will take more than three years. It will take more than three years to be senior enough to move from the junior 767/757 to the 747. Why spend leverage on something that will fix itself?
This is all conjecture. With 15 767s and 40+ 747s, I guarantee that 747 new-hire vacancies will exist going forward, even with all of us flowing to the 747. This is going to continue to be a problem for the new-hires, and if we say we want an industry-standard CBA, the 3 year seat lock must be moved down to 1 (at the very minimum).
Of course, we need an EXCO that will push for the junior guys. I can tell by your posts that you're a topped-out 747 CA. Your seniority works as it should at your position on the list, and your pay is significantly more than $82/hr. So, since you're pushing Target 2016 pretty heavily on APC: Sell it to me. Sell Target 2016 to a bunch of junior guys whose seniority isn't being honored. Why should we vote for a slate whose supporters feel it'd be a waste of time to help the junior pilots?
Keep in mind, my dealings with KM personally have been good, but if this is the type of support his slate is getting, I don't want much to do with it.
Originally Posted by
Whaledriver
This is just like want we do. They bring us more planes with the 767 LOA and we want something for it, same thing with the 777 LOA and the AQP LOA. These by themselves are good for us, but we want something more because they want them.
What did the 767 and 777 LOAs do for the average line pilot, exactly?