Originally Posted by
Burton78
There's a reason PBS was conceded while the legacies were in bankruptcy; It's a pilot QOL concession and benefits the company, not the pilots.
Agreed. Despite all the other airlines guys chiming in, I don’t think there has been ONE airline that voted in any sort of PBS system in an other than concessionary contract. I’m sure anyone from one of these airlines can correct me if I’m wrong.
Despite, I realize that PBS, just like most other work rules, may not be all that bad if written in a manner that benefits the pilots but we have yet to see this company do anything of that sort. Is anyone expecting to read the TA and honestly think to themselves, “Hey, Indigo threw us a bone here...not bad.”
Also, as mentioned previously, other companies have profit sharing. Lower health care costs. Higher per diem. Override pay (red eye, international, etc.). HIGHER wages. Better scope. Me too clauses (the good me too clause). And so much more it’s difficult to be all inclusive with how far behind we are lagging. I can’t believe we would consider PBS in ANY form without substantial increases to ABOVE what most other airlines get. I’ve mentioned before that this airline could offer us a contract with $300/hr 12 yr CA pay and still make money.
Airline contracts are a giant game of leap frog - you don’t accept leaping to the back or even the middle of the pack...