Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
I don't think this line of thinking is completely accurate. If you're #100 out of 500 and then 300 more pilots get hired after you, you're still #100. There are still 99 guys ahead of you getting the schedules you might want, so how do those guys behind you improve your QOL?
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The biggest QOL improvement comes from those ahead of you leaving due to retirements, medical, etc.
In general I agree with you. That's how things work at a "normal" airline. Hard to explain how things work here, even after years of working as a brown fast-feeder you still end up scratching your head all the time.
They violate our contract all the time. Ask anyone who's tried to trip trade or move his/her reserve days. "Denied - insufficient coverage" is the most common response. We even have an "et al" grievance for this although, according to our union (PS), very few people ever end up filing.
So even though most of the QOL improvements come from bodies "ahead" of you, yes, the extra bodies "behind" would improve our quality of life too.
PS. DLax85 is also right. However, furlough protection or rather lessening of the furlough risk IS a huge QoL improvement to most pilots. Unfortunately, here at brown it's something we'll always have to worry about. So 10% more pilots (more like 15% or more for night operators) would be HUGE.
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