Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
I like your list, and think that there are some good ideas on there. Heck, reserve would be a better deal than line holders!
I think you will find that to accomplish these gains would be VERY VERY expensive. Especially not having moveable days off on Intl reserve. We have had that at LUAL forever. (Don't know about LCAL). It would basically force a HUGE increase in the number of wide body positions. Good for us!!!!!! The question is, how much would it cost in negotiating capital. Methinks it would be a HUGE HUGE number
Thanks,
Maybe I'm delusional with what I'm looking for. some of this may be a long shot and may indeed make reserve a nice way to work at United. I don't know why reserve has to be a poor qol. I guess simply because it has always been in the past, and none of us like change. If I was senior, while living in base, I wouldn't mind bidding reserve for the long term if it gave me more days at home and the reserve rules got straightened out giving me qol.
I think getting rid of RDO days would force them to staff the global fleet properly. They have absolutely no incentive to now. At the vary least why are we not compensated at all for rolling our days? This seems insane to me coming from a lowly regional airline with reserve rules far superior. There is no excuse to need more days available from a pilot than 18! And RDO days are basically more days on call. I still can't believe that was even allowed in a major airline contract to begin with.
Anyway, it will be what it will be. I'm voting no, as is my wife. If it passes, like it most likely will, I will make the best of it and could very well see a shiney new sports car in the garage in February to releave the stress of getting my days off rolled for the next 3 years.
Happy new year UAL brothers and sisters!