Originally Posted by
jj158
Oops. Sorry if I didn't provide enough context. That was the whole purpose of this swap. The member was saying "I get to keep my captain pay for an extra 30 days now because I was able to pick up one single leg that the other union member was allowed to drop." To be honest, I'm not very familiar with how the pay situation has worked with downgrades, but it sounds like if you fly a leg as captain, you get to keep it for another 30 days, which is what this member was bragging about.
Once again you are misinformed. That's not how it works at all. Pilots that upgrade don't get paid as a captain until they fly as a captain. It is a smart use of our trade language to trade a leg to get paid in the higher position that they are already awarded.