Originally Posted by
marcal
Yes I thought about this scenario, but not everyone lives in a place that you can easily do so.
My standpoint is purely philosophical. I don’t believe a corporation should be able to restrict your one trade with zero reason and not be prepared to compensate you for the outside loss of additional income.
Don’t want me flying outside? Sure, no problem. Here’s a bill for the $500 I lost because you restricted me from flying.
At the end of the day I do believe it’s pretty rare for Delta to say no anyway but it does happen time to time.
You are an employee, not a contractor. As an employee you agreed to work under the FAA approved operations manual which outlines the exclusive rights to your professional services. Delta and ALPA have excluded contractors from operating Delta flights per the PWA, so the only way you enjoy the benefits of working for Delta is as an employee. I see it as an opportunity to decide how much you are willing to contribute to Delta for compensation of your professional services. I routinely make average or better pay for below average utilization of my 1000 hours.