Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
The point of the thread is, and many here are on reserve, that minimal changes could be made with large increases in quality of life on reserve. Minimal. Minimal negotiating capital. Minimal, for large gains. That's a win.
Also minimal impact on the companies side. Improve transparency, reduce crew desk abuse, just because they can. Almost no impact on the operation, and much more livable. It's not about taking from line holders. It's about stopping the abuse. Sounds a lot like why some voted for or against the last contract arguments.
if there are gains to be had at zero to minimal overall contract cost, then the union is incompetent and the other forum thread that everyone needs to wear their tie tacks is ridiculous
but, Dave, i doubt the union left costless quality of life improvements on the table. really doubt it
(and, to define the event where the company shedulers ask a pilot on reserve to be near the parking lot and available within a couple hours as "crew desk abuse" is the height of labor employee whining. but if the 1% of the 20% wanna sit around the crash pad sofas complaining that the company wants reserves to be near the airport - go for it. personally, on reserve, i always carried a pager to a golf course near the airport and saved my whining for the bar on my days off)