Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
I have to agree. Management does not WANT a bunch of 50-65 hour pilots on the payroll each month. Management's perfect scenario is every pilot flying 99:59 hard block each month and only enough pilots to cover the block hours. That is vastly cheaper than paying two pilots 50 hours a month.
Reduced line values may feel like a concession in the short term when you look at your deposit statement in a vacuum. However, the reality is that more pilots on the list is a much better scenario for all involved. The snapbacks will be self fulfilling since that's how management wants it anyway.
100% agree with you.
Not only that but every major was in contract negotiations prior to this, at Delta we were trying to get some much needed scheduling improvements, deadhead rules and other things. If pilots just put on their long term thinking hats we can make out well with this. Give the company some temporary relief with ALV reduction now that include all pilots in current furlough protections and make the company have to negotiate for a higher ALV again and when that time comes we can also negotiate to fix some QOL items that need fixing.
No one is even talking or will consider reducing pay rates or other QOL items because that is what we were fighting to get back. ALV is something that will self correct itself and something the company would want higher once flying picks back up.