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Just trust them
Exactly why the work rules are so critical. Most especially the rigs.
Pay = Pay-rate x Hours.
It never ceases to amaze how stupidly pilots think 'Pay' is the 'Pay-rate'.
The proposed duty rig means that the 4-day trip you fly now, which pays 19 hrs x Pay-rate, will pay 10:20hrs x Pay-rate.
This management relies on the fact that at least 50%+1 of the voting pilots only see 'Pay-rate' and never perform the simple arithmetic to translate that 'Pay-rate' into actual 'Pay'.
That simple arithmetic shows a huge concession without even considering no profit share.
And as for 'Promptly'... it would not surprise me if that gets interpreted to mean that short-call becomes an On-Property reserve. If anyone thinks that is a ridiculous possible interpretation, then you simply do not know who you are dealing with when it comes to Doug Parker and the 'Labor Relations' team at the new AAmerican Airlines.
There is nothing in the company offer that takes away our rig. I have had numerous 4 day trips with a 36 hour layover that we get a minimum of 20 hours pay. That will not change. The only trips that are not subject to the rig are the all night nighters and the red eyes.