Originally Posted by
Southerner
Commuting is not part of the job. That's your choice. If you don't want to clean, move to a base and buy tickets/zed fares when you travel.
United and American charged money for first class at one time. I'm not sure if they do anymore. Delta had an annual pass travel fee for my regional that was around $200 a year give or take ($50 per traveler on your passes, if memory serves, but that may be different now.)
My point is, all carriers have requirements. Ours may be different than others, but nevertheless it's the requirement. You aren't being forced to use non-rev travel.
Why is this an issue for you when there are actual issues that need to be resolved in our contract?
Because for most of us a strict definition of our job requirements and what it is we are being paid for is important. But you can keep comparing us to your regional if that suits you, the rest of us are striving for more.
The fact that this airline would rather fly an airplane with an empty Mint seat and leave me standing at the gate, because $75 for a ride home in first year pay was more than I was willing to pay, tells me all I need to know about our "Caring" value.