Ironically enough our PTO/vacation system was something the company did not want to change. When ALPA negotiated and sold CBA 1.0, the target was market rate and industry standard. Unfortunately industry standard is precisely what we have now.

I always put on surveys I want my 12hrs PTO and sell back at 1.5, could careless about vacation weeks. Would rather just bid around a vacation that I book and pay for. I’m always going regardless so whether or not I can hold a week vacation is irrelevant.