Originally Posted by
Packrat
The problem for reserve contract improvement language is the fact that the guys on reserve are:
1. Junior in both seats.
2. A minority of the pilot group.
As such the NC and MEC are more inclined to spend their "negotiating capital" on pay and work rules (scheduling, etc.) that benefit the majority of the pilot group. If your LEC reps can convince them to make reserve rules changes a priority then go for it.
However, since the advent of block representation, the small base F/Os pretty much lost their voice and vote at the MEC level.
How original. The "you'll be senior some day!" argument.
That mentality needs to go the way of the dodo bird. And with 2% foreseeable growth, more pilots are going to be on reserve for a longer time. And how do you give up something to gain something when you're already #6 and falling compared to the 8 big major passenger airlines left?