Originally Posted by
flyallnite
What I'm seeing here is the company is framing the VB as being a work in progress, and it's the pilots who will need to do all the work! DALPA has a history of miscalculating pilot's desires, and of getting bamboozled in terms of contract language. I could see the next contract being a disaster if we take the VB concept into the next round of negotiations. I believe the concept could be used to gut our contract and work rules.
You are also going to significantly split the pilot group into the VB's and the hub pilots. That could be a wedge that the company will exploit in future negotiations. Just look at the comments on here...
Virtual Basing could work, it could be a great deal, if we had a more cohesive pilot group and a unified union that had a track record of making gains at the negotiating table. But we don't. The company will ask for a LOT to make it happen.
Read this months crew resources newsletter. It explains what I have been trying to say on here for the last two years. VB’s are of very limited use to the company and savings are minor.
As far as gut our contract and work rules all I can say is black helicopters are everywhere! Regardless of how this test goes the company can open for anything they want in the next contract. Even if they open a couple of VB’s it has zero impact on the next round of negotiations. In fact if they are as bad as you post it works in our favor on the next contract.
VB’s, much ado about nothing!!!