Every contract, I tell the NC I want full per diem.
On the 777, it would have increased my pay by at least $10,000 a year, tax free.
Funny, they never seem to negotiate for it, but they keep telling me it is "my union" and "my negotiating committee speaks for me". Uh, I don't think so.
ALPA national does not get dues from full per diem. If they did, I bet we would have had it long ago.
If "my" union really worked "for me", they would negotiate based on my preferences, not ALPA national's.