Originally Posted by
hookshot123
It seems to me to be a continuation of the path we have been on the last ten years. Individual pilots get more money but the company gets a more productive pilot force and needs fewer reserves/white/green slips.
We once again trade money for being more efficient. A continuation of choosing money over quality of life. I assume this is the will of the majority of the pilot group. I must be in the minority.
JMHO
Hook
Well the way I read the email said that right now the company had to offer open time or GS for any uncovered segment more than 14 hrs off. Sometimes they don't, hence the grievance.
The language is still in the contract, now they must pay in situations where they are willfully breaking the contract for operational concern.
Before, rerouted pilot flew the extra time and just got the higher of their rotation value or the new rotation value, no one was awarded premium pay and no one was the wiser.
Now the company may still try and do that but it will be in essence at least as costly as a WS because the pilot flying now will get more credit on top of his rotation.
This would at least cause more time to go into open time as was originally designed in the contract.