Originally Posted by
Firsttimeflyer
Going to have to give a little to get a little IMO the next time we negotiate. That's why we saw no changes as the two parties were too far apart.
Having done both global and basic reserve, a day off should be a day off. If they are short, $$$ talks. Incentives to pick up a trip on a day off or for a reserve to VDO are all that are needed.
The SC and FSB issues can be partially corrected by having straight SC lines but with more days off than a LC line or higher pay. That would take care of almost all SC issues. And line it up so LC can aggressive pick up and LC would be used before a SC as long as the trip was available outside the 13 hour window. This would be good for commuters to not worry about short call and good for local guys as they wouldn't have to work as many days. The company would have their SC coverage and LC coverage on a constant basis. SC would also be covering early shows so no need to change the 1000 first day report for LC.
If they wanted to convert a LC to short call for a day, pay 5 hours a day.
Converting SC to FSB could be negotiated that same or allow 2 FSB conversions a month. I'd also want a cap on the amount of SC/FSB conversions per pilot a month without pilot concurrence.
If that doesn't fly and the current system stays mainly in place, SC assignments need to be built by 1100 and assigned by 1500. No more randomly created SC at 11pm.
I like your SC line idea but FSB needs more thought. If I lived in base, like I did for almost 29 years, SC's weren't even a blip on my scope. I'd just not get too involved with anything on SC. I would have gladly picked up SC lines for an extra day off or maybe a little more pay. But FSB lines are a completely different animal - I doubt you could find anybody willing to pick up FSB. But anyway, thanks for sharing.