Originally Posted by
itsmytime
that’s actually pretty smart on their part. Getting and keeping captains is an issue. If an FO wants a pay raise, he has to upgrade.
Smart? Really? It’s a $20 raise to upgrade and be forced to commute to the most junior domicile and sit short call reserve for minimum guarantee pay. You would make less as a Captain not being able to break guarantee pay with a terrible QOL.
They just need to hire sucker FO’s for a few months to fill their obligations before the contract ends.