Originally Posted by
Beewatcher2
The cliff notes:
There is a false belief that because MPG doesn’t matter much to lineholders now that it won’t matter in the post TA world. This is incorrect. There will be a lot of extra lineholders chasing very little open flying. Most lineholders will end up getting paid close to MPG. This is the TROJAN HORSE of this whole TA. As bad as reserve pilots pay is being cut, the system wide average lineholder’s pay reduction will be greater (far greater than 17%, 28%, or 50%). If the average line holder usually was flying about 80 hours per month and his pay goes to MPG his cut will be roughly 25%, 35%, or 56%. Think about that point for a moment.
Indeed, and not at all surprising.
It's COVID, few in this industry are in a position to expect any income above whatever their normal MPG is; many are voluntarily taking less.
The question at hand appears at first glance to be: Spread the wealth or go with strict seniority? Collectivism or capitalism?
But the big nuances (so big that they're not really a nuances at all) are the enlightened self-interest of
a) Saving the company from the vast expense of massive bump-and-flushs (starting on Thurs).
b) Allowing the company to not paint itself into a staffing corner from which it might never recover it's pre-covid market share.
The CBA you save might be your own. The company you save might be your own. Big if's though, no way to know for certain either way from where we sit now.
From the perspective of an objective observer, the most virulent nay-sayers seem to be more concerned with their own short-term compensation. But still, tough call for the upper 2/3.