Originally Posted by
TED74
What's your fix?
I took this job to earn money for myself and my family...presumably most of us did. Given the opportunity to earn a couple hundred dollars an hour to fly a trip that fits nicely into my otherwise chaotic schedule, or lays over some place I want or need to be (maybe even where I live?), I'm not sure why I'd pass to POTENTIALLY (but not certainly) give another fellow an opportunity to earn premium pay.
Do you decline green slips so others can get premium pay via IA without hitting the GS trigger? Do you decline GS and IA so the company will require more pilots... and bring some of our junior guys off of reserve and into a line?
My fix is that oobws shouldnt be in the pwa at all, or at the very least behind in base greenslip coverage.
I dont fly but 2 or 3 greenslips per year, but I am a senior reserve / junior Capt here and I see this happen frequently. When the category is out of reserves and short calls and you pick up an out of base white slip short notice trip you are helping the company out, and flying the trip for 1/2 of what that trip would pay.
Just cause its in the PWA doesnt make it a good practice. If its a 1 off, for whatever, layover or etc, so be it....but if its a habit...and it is and people see it all the time...then perhaps we should address it.
Look at it like this, would you fly an open time trip/ greenslip with guys on the street furloughed? Well its in the PWA and its legal right? (Its bull****.)