Originally Posted by
pinseeker
First, I am a yes voter. If you don't want to hear what I have to say, skip the rest.
The STV(for those who can't get it right) only applies for a vacancy that isn't filled. It will be bid and filled just like SIBA except for the duration. In SIBA, you can be inversed and given what ever crap line they want to give you if you can't hold the good ones. For all of the doom and gloomers, imagine the min days off lines that could be created for SIBA.
I've also read about the Cathy package being so great. I'm sure the company would be glad to give it to you, the caviot being you get their contract as well. Are you asking that the company pays for 100% of your housing where ever you want to live. There is housing available for the same ammount you would pay in the states plus the $2700 and it is not in the slums. Not ocean front, but not the slums.
There are lots of bad scenarios which people can come up with, the question is, will they all happen. A year from now, we could be facing that killer comet.
Don't know how long you have been here but, most of the -worst case scenario's- that have been thought up have come true at this company!
Another thing to consider is - it is not $2700 you will be getting unless you can justify all the money. The LOA states "
Pilots shall be entitled to a rental allowance of up to $2,700 per month to offset the cost of rental housing in the FDA location. Money paid to a landlord for water/utilities, internet/cable, parking, maintenance, etc., may be included in the rental allowance."
Translated - you have to justify why you need all $2700, if you decide to live in the slums/share a place with your buds you just get a smaller allowance.
