Originally Posted by
N1234
It shouldn't be but effectively is. There is nothing that prescribes staffing levels, min reserve requirements etc.
How do you get it in now? I really don't know how that could be accomplished. At this point the company is working everyone to the max with no end in sight. And if there is some slack, they are very good at finding new flying.
Make it happen - more power to you if you could solve that problem.
Oh I solved the problem.
As for you guys...
Get a union? Then settle in for a drawn-out contract battle over a period of years. This tough because the up-and-comers don't want to rock the boat, and the super-senior guys view unions... poorly.
SAPA could try to focus on QOL next time around. The company will avoid that like the plague. All recent enhancements have been linked to credit... so you get more, but only if you work more (pay, 401k, PPS, etc). A completely new paradigm would be to seek QOL enhancements that don't involve working more (min reserves, vacation slots, min days off, cadence, etc). I tried to tell them that last time.