Originally Posted by
saltbae
Living in base. AA has the best bases by far. Delta has the worst, by far. AA has the most retirements by far compared to any airline, so seniority means QOL. Min day is 5.75 hours at AA. Holiday pay is 200% and is on day surrounding the holidays too, not just the holiday.
United has no min day guarantee, no junior man pay, no guaranteed holiday pay. United has the worst work rules, they still have airport reserve and global reserve and you get flown into your off days constantly if you’re on a WB with no premium pay for it on reserve. They still have a bankruptcy contract in place.. not friendly to the employees
Delta has the best contract, and now it’s going to be even better. Just have to commute to their bases or be junior forever cause ATL is the only desirable base for the east coast people.
In general, United has better work rules than both Delta and AA for lineholders, but our rules are worse than both for reserves. Our min per day is 5:00, but that is rather meaningless without comparing the RIG & rates. Junior man pay? We don’t use it, because it’s not a thing at UAL, unless I’m misunderstanding what you mean by junior man pay.