Originally Posted by
buscappy
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)
Holy $hite Dude, We can all see your side; I politely don't agree. Based on your last paragraph it seems that you are so stubbornly burying your head in the sand and not even trying to understand the other side of the issue that I'm feeling sorry for you.
Respectfully, whether your misunderstanding is based on ignorance or arrogance; born of seniority, obtuseness or former company loyalty is largely irrelevant. You are digging and digging and digging after you've hit bottom. You seem to be unaware that reserve is not always a choice. That is an immutable truth in this industry.
Cheers.