Originally Posted by
plasticpi
I don't know why some people are trying to complain about things that are helps to them. Yes it could be better. Yes these are small things. But, would you rather not have them at all?
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Pocket your $200. Take a shower before you head to the airport when your reserve is activated. Feel a little bit better about commuting.
I don't see how any of this is a bad move. It's progress.
It is progress but we must not be naive to think they are doing this to be nicer to us pilots. Maybe I am cynical but I find it odd how they are giving when the union drive is getting close to get going again.
What we need is work rules with protection. They can give and take their rules away whenever they want and we are left with nothing. A contract will not allow them to change things when they dont like something.
An example of no rules is that happened to me recently. The changed my reserve period the day before from an AM reserve to a PM reserve so they could activate me for an evening show. I was amazed how they can just change a posted awarded schedule to whatever they need for whatever they want. What can I do? Nothing! Who am I going to call and complain to? the Chief Pilot...yeah like that is going to happen. We do not have a contract which says what they can and cant do and that is what we need most of all.