The 29/7 was mentioned. Removing 29/7 renders the transition conflict language next to worthless except for a couple other instances. It also boosts the groups productivity significantly the rest of the month if lost. Productivity increases reduce staffing requirements. Reduction of staffing requirement can drastically affect your relative seniority for long periods of time and maybe your whole career. We all know how seniority affects your day to day and just about everything from what base you can hold to what vacation you get. It also affects upgrades. And at this airline you absolutely have to upgrade to make any money.

I mentioned this productivity issue with the efb loa and nobody listened. It got the company a permanent 1% staffing reduction forever. We got 10hrs of pay. Everything has a price I understand. If we as a group don't mind the seniority ramifications of something as huge as 29/7 then I'm fine with that but we sure as **** better get something amazing for it. I'm talking truly amazing. And when you are the seller in any negotiation it's not about how valuable it is to you but how valuable it is to the buyer that determines what the price is. While some of you may not care I can assure you that this one work rule is the company's number one target right behind getting a pbs system which they know they won't get. We have what they want more than anything and I say we sell for nothing less than having the absolute best contract in the industry starting with section 1. They can and will pay for it. If they don't want to then it's not for sale.