Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Losing credibility fast. One of (if not THE) most important aspect of our system that would be decimated by PBS is vacation. You readily admit that you "always bid reserve" with vacation and don't even know how secondary lines work with it, apparently.
Up until CBA 2015, secondary lines and vacation worked exactly opposite of what you stated above. You had to take every day x 6CH up to whatever you had available in your vacation bank. 7 days, 42 CH and the rest up to BLG is trips. No extension, no expansion - 7 days of vacation is just that. The new change you mention below is listed as TBD under implementation date. I've not heard anything from the company or union indicating that has changed. ALPA has been pretty diligent on keeping us appraised of changes as they are implemented. So, how could our "greedy secondary line holders" be doing what you claim (as you make it sound like it's been going on for a while)?
Since your view of our vacation system seems bit myopic, may I suggest you get a little more familiar with it? It might be worthwhile if you understood the ramifications of what you're saying you'd consider for a little more silver in your pocket.
I bid reserve on vacation months. It's works best for me. Call it myopic if you will.
Currently, you get 6 hours a day credit on secondary lines. Not having a contract handy at the time, I apologize for not memorizing the implementation schedule. However, you will eventually be allowed to decide how many days of vacation credit you want to take when bidding secondary lines. So, those "greedy secondary lineholders" will be able to reduce their vacation to zero if they wish.
I hear a lot of people talk about QOL issues then work 20+ days/month.
Again, I've never advocated PBS, but pretty much everything has its price. It's a very high price, but everything is negotiable.