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Old 10-07-2014 | 12:27 PM
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gatorbird
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Originally Posted by Car Ramrod
To me it's a matter of principal. I want to be paid a fair wage when I do my required duties, then I want to go home. I don't want to...take advantage of the caveats in the contract (like transition conflict) to make extra days off.
Great. We're ****ed. Because of your "principles" I guess I'll have to tell my wife and kids goodbye for an additional 5-6 days a month when I usually get a conflict. Bendo will be loving every line he reads if this kind of thing ever makes it to his desk. By bidding transition conflicts I'm doing absolutely nothing outside of the confines of my CBA and I certainly don't feel like my "principles" are compromised; I'm just working within the rules both sides gave me.

But you're telling me you'll give it away just so you don't feel "bad" about it and you want to work for every penny you earn? Tell me, how does that work out for you when you get paid 4 hours a day for an 8 hour day of recurrent? Or when you sit around a hotel for virtually free (due to trip averaging) away from your family?

***Note: I changed and highlighted your "more money" to reflect more "time off" so I'm not labeled an "overtime wh@re", thereby a threat to myself and others ***
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