Originally Posted by
ninerdriver
There are a few on here that say fixing reserve rules isn't worth the negotiating capital. Why is it our capital to spend? United wants pilots to upgrade. Pilots aren't going to upgrade without a significant NB CA pay bump and much better reserve QOL. It's United's problem to solve, so they should be spending the capital, not us.
I think you’re on to something. The contract must increase QOL and reserve improvements but pilots are still motivated by pay as well. Look at last January and 200% add pay as an example. Record completion factors. Maybe it’s time to increase the pay gap between CA and FO if CA is what they’re having problems filling. Tumi TA attempted to address the TK staffing issues with extra pay. Today anyone off probation can upgrade if they so chose so it’s not a senior vs junior thing increasing CA pay greater % than FO (while still getting FOs greater than inflation adjusted increases as well.).