Originally Posted by Scoop

All true but as pointed out by someone above vacation accrual has been accelerated. So everyone already on 5 weeks vacation gets squat from this benefit. If you were here 10-15 years you get a little bump from this and if you are a new hire you enjoy the full amount of this benefit.

Not saying I am for a minimum balance, but just pointing out the inconsistencies of the argument that it unfairly benefits the old guys - it does. Vacation accrual acceleration unfairly benefits the new guys - we could have just as easily added back a sixth or even 7th week week (which we use to have) which have benefited everyone equally.
I don't see many junior Pilots arguing how an accelerated vacation accrual is unfair to the senior Pilots - especially those howling against the minimum balance.

Which just goes to what I have always been saying - if the overall PWA is considered unfair by the majority it will be shot down. If various disaffected groups don't like particular aspects of the PWA the devil will be in the details, and if it does more overall good for the majority it will pass, unless of course it is a turd in which all demographics are equally insulted.

Scoop