Originally Posted by Gunfighter

The downside of trading PS for payrates has been explained to you several times, but it seems you have not yet grasped why it is bad. Here is a real world example of why it is bad.

IF we would have kept PS in C2012 instead of trading it for pay rates, our current hourly rate would be EXACTLY the same as it is today because of 3B4 and our PS would be HIGHER. I am pleased our negotiation team understands this concept and isn't selling PS for pay rates.