It's about days off and efficiency gained by the company and us only getting 2 extra hours for that give to the company.
I'm assuming those of you that are not captains want to be captains some day. Ever been 10 away from upgrade for 5 years on a stagnant list or furloughed by one class?
You don't vote to reduce staffing. That affects everyone's relative seniority and is therefore a concession for the entire pilot group.
Remember this argument when pbs come up and everyone is arguing about sophomoric issues like vacation touch or transition conflict. ITs A STAFFING PROGRAM IN THE SIMPLEST TERMS!! Vacation, transition, and training are the big three on the pbs hit list and some of you are willing to sell them one of them for a measly 2 hours. What a joke