Originally Posted by
Swindler128
Just out of curiosity but for a new contract why not just have rsv blocks which are yours. Morning noon nite with no moveable reserve days Never change and are just set. Seems simple enough in a new contract. Is that something that's being pushed ?
Because 80% of the company doesn't care about reserve. This may have changed during COVID when a huge number got pushed from their lines to RSV but by and large the post merger folks have heard "Don't worry one day you will be senior too".
There are numerous ways to "fix" reserve. The last negotiating committee tried to use financial incentives based on previously observed pilot behavior to incentivize pilots to pick up the bad deals and SCs etc. This method was overwhelmingly rejected.
Company wants max flexibility to protect the system. Reserve pilots want fixed rules that allow predictability/transparency in scheduling and protection of time off and abuse of any flexibility granted to the company. Line pilots want the flying their seniority can hold protected from flexibility given to the company.