Originally Posted by
suckit
Isn't everyone on Reserve there by choice unless your a new-hire. Isn't there a vacancy bid that allows anyone who doesn't want to be on Reserve a chance to be a line holder on something else or in a different seat? You guys on Reserve are chasing status or dollars sort of. I choose to work hard and make more on a narrow body. You "NO" voters would rather work for 13% less while on Reserve fighting for better Reserve work rules that would take affect by the time your well off Reserve and you'd rather not have a Delta "me too" clause while doing this (and you have an education?). And somehow better vacation and training pay 3 to 5 years from now will put more in your pocket than the current TA extension? Maybe we should vote this down in order to get an Organic Crew Meal choice! Nobody I know has ever been thrown an extra $30K a year just to extend their current working conditions 2 more years. Which by the way, I bet most of you NO voters were Yes voters for our current contract! I personally like my current contract and I personally would really enjoy the extra money! No brainer! I just flew a 5 minute extension for nothing. On this TA, I would've been paid 2.5 hrs for 5 minutes! Once again, No Brainer!
There will always be reserves. Whether it is on the CS100's that might be coming our way all the up the most senior queen of the fleet, the 747. Why does reserve have to suck? Why does it have to be for the junior people? We definitely shouldn't give up the fight for QOL.
Personally, I think it's a slap in the face to see a video of Chairman Heppner essentially saying "reserves weren't worth fighting for so we just struck it from the table".
With your reasoning, maybe the long haul pilots should bid off of their flights if they don't like being extended?!?