Originally Posted by
Lobaeux
Kinda like the downtown hotels or healthcare, I'd rather get higher pay rates or retirement than stay downtown or have low healthcare deductibles.
Gonna have to disagree with you there, Lobaeux. I respect your posts, don't get me wrong, but what you just said about downtown overnights is just plain ignorant. This being your first 121 gig, you don't know any different. You do not, let me repeat, YOU DO NOT want a 16+ hour overnight at the airport! After dealing with 17, 18, 19+ hour overnights at airport hotels with little to no transportation options to do something (without spending an arm & leg), having downtown overnights must stay in our contract imho. Now, the definition of 'downtown' and the length of overnight required to stay at said hotel, should be open to negotiation. However, if we completely gut our long stay overnight language would be foolish. (Lessons learned from the regionals....)