Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot

I don't but the negotiating committee does and straight from their mouths on the first conference call (read the transcript), there is no contract scenario that raised CASM above .06 (we are currently between .05 and .06). Are you telling me our NC didn't even run an industry leading contract scenario? People may not like them but they aren't that stupid I assure you.

What are these amazing work rules you speak of?

The amazing line purity, the low min duty period (NOT MIN DAY) average, the horrible trip rig, the low sick accrual, the 12 day off rsv lines, the red eye override, the eye turns that pay one duty period?

Oh you mean the transition conflict where if you work the first and last week of every month, bid lines you don't like, and are senior enough to get it every month you are might be lucky enough to get a 25% pay bump by working the system. Let me forego a 75-100% pay increase for that. Give me a break. So you like the time off from transition and don't care about the money? Go get a part time job if that's what you want. This is a career for most of us. Let me be clear, I'm not willing to change transition into what the company proposed by dropping just as they do now but not get pay protection. There are other solutions.

Oh you mean the 4 days off? You mean the one that has 6 day work blocks and no matter how senior you are you will probably have a line with different work days every week and have to work at least some weekends. Ask a southwest pilot how many days off they get in a row? Hint: 15-16 min days off per month usually gets you 4 days off or more in a row. If not there is a huge block of days off somewhere and guys will bid those lines of you don't.

Are these the amazing work rules you were referring to?

Yeah let me forgo a 75% raise, a 15-16% defined retirement contribution with no cap at $18k that also requires me to put in my own $18k to get, an ltd plan that protects the investment I made to get to this point in my career, and scope that prevents the airline from codesharing away any future growth.

Those are some real golden work rules