Originally Posted by
Spudhauler
Sailing, if this is true, why did the company push for it in the TA? When you look at the individual concessions in this thing they may not look that bad, but when you look at them in aggregate, it is a huge hit on our QOL. That is enough to make this an easy no, but when you take a glance at the sick leave portion, it's enough to make you puke. This is a giant overreach by the company, which is expected, but the blatant sell out by the very people who are supposed to represent our interests is disgusting.
They pushed for it in the TA for the same reason they ask for anything. It saves them money. It's just not on the level posted here. There are also those in management who have a philosophical bias against letting a small percentage of pilots stay home with full pay in some cases for years. I am told this was a issue RA himself has. We have a few guys who by a combination of pre month bidding and swaps only work when they go to the sim for currency every 90 days.