Originally Posted by
sailingfun
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!!!
I did read it. And what I read was "we need more to make this work". I don't know if you missed the last negotiations or what, but we actually had to send the TA back, it was so full of things we never asked for, didn't want, and apparently also, didn't fully understand. It's not a stretch to imagine 'tweaks' to the VB agreement that 'helps' the company and makes the incredible convenience of VB's a reality. You've already got guys on here foaming at the mouth to get a 320 or 757 base in their -ville or -burgh. I'm willing to bet that those pilots would have an entirely different set of priorities than a hub-based pilot.
If you lived in Boston, would you commute to a 767 job in NYC or drive in for a 320 job? What would you be willing to give up for that convenience? I don't want to find out the answer to that question, but I'm willing to bet DALPA already has a list!