Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
As for your example of extending a reserve pilot into their regular line days off, what is your point? That contractual provision sucks and has been there for awhile. It isn't a "gray area" any more than a GS or OOB WS is. It is a (crappy) stage of the trip coverage process. I should know. I got that "good deal" myself a couple of months ago.
I live in the real world and I WOULD think that they would do that, because the contract allows them to. That ain't the same as the unknown of VBs. They might be great. They might be awful. Who knows?
My point is nobody ever thought they would do that. You have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. The company is smart, they get 100% out of the contract. I'd rather not let them try with VB. The details are slim. Would we vote this in if instead of getting retro to 1 Jan 16, 18/3/3/4 we instead would receive "a raise that Ed thinks is fair"? Of course not, so why are we signing a blank check when it comes to VB? Sure we can stop payment on the check later on, but there could be some unpleasantness while it all gets sorted out.