Originally Posted by
Sunvox
Couldn't agree more.
And, to the point of this thread, I'm 14% in base and got 5 weeks of vacation all of them being my first choice. That is NOT right. I know it's utopian to think, but really seniority should not have that kind of power. We all signed up for piloting knowing it meant some weekends, holidays, and summers, but with our current system the spoils all go to a select few.
"Select few"!? Its a seniority based system. That's what seniority is all about. If you think its wrong, then don't bid and let those junior to you get what they want. I got news, lots of guys could be in the top 10% in their category, but they really wanted that Captain upgrade, or that WB FO, or that 767 FO.
You get mostly what you bid for on your monthly preferencing every month right? Do you complain how unfair it is and think that some months other pilots should bid first?
If you don't think seniority should "have that kind of power" then go volunteer for ALPA and change the seniority system to some other kind of system. Until then, its all about seniority.