Originally Posted by Airfix

5 hours per duty day minimum.
12 days off minimum for line holders
Annual pay raises to keep us up with inflation like we used to have starting right now with 5% to make up for the last contract *cough* agreement.
Proffering for reserves.
When switching seats, domicile, aircraft you take awarded master vacation with you.
Predetermined reserve coverage system wide to allow x% people to drop trips or use vacation after bid award for their last minute plans.
150% pay on all open time within 5 day window i.e revoke the 115% and 130% brackets.
Honor seniority during bid awards.
Probably some other reserve improvements that reservists would be more qualified to ask for.

We need to go in for what we want and not accept the first or second offer if it's not good enough. This is a negotiation. If the company has come to us then they need something. Let's not buckle under threats of downsizing or other fear tactics.

We pilots don't need higher first year pay. We need quality of life improvements which include a mechanism to use all the vacation accrued that can never be used.

Airfix