Originally Posted by
duvie
I think you are spot on with your assessment. For the very senior, the reduction in monthly awards is irrelevant since they can pick up extra flying. For the rest of the pilot group, a reduction in awards without caps is 100% concessionary (seasonal worker model)… It Would be very hard to argue otherwise. Caps prevent this from being desirable for the company during recovery (winter 2021/2022)
Just to be clear this isn't the very senior at the top of the seniority list but those senior in each BES. As in those who were junior capts, bumped into a senior fo seat yet retaining their capt pay. If we put caps on pay now the top 20% in each BES get build their paycheck vs the 5%. There's only so much flying to go around. You do the math regarding the rest and their ability to pick up pay.
Remember the precedent being set for years and decades to come. The aftermath won't end in two years.