For those former military pilots, PBS is like the military assignment system, you put in your 'dream sheet' and the company give you what they want you to do
. Talking to others who have it, it is almost impossible to audit (i.e. why did the guy below me get a 'better' line than me?
) since it has very very little transparency. Controlling our schedule and understanding why our schedule turns out the way it does is a huge plus. Even though I'm at the bottom of the seniority list, our current system is orders of magnitude better than PBS. No way, no how will I vote for a contract that has it!