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All Bizniz
You make some very good points.
If you ask me, the big difference between UA, and AA being able to send back their AIPs, versus AS pilots voting YES on ours, was that we really were sick and tired of the deteriorated, and deteriorating QOL that the great majority of us were experiencing or starting to experience.
Applying pain to that pressure point is arguably one of the shrewdest things management did, but going forward, with the significant QOL gains we achieved, I think we will be in a much better position to "die on whichever hill" becomes the focus of our attention
Respectfully we made very few QOL gains because all of the QOL gains were based on staffing. There are better rules for when the operation melts down and we are extended or we are forced to work another day. As far as trading or being able to drop days, for many these gains were never realized as the staffing does not allow for these drops or trades. We rarely have proper staffing at this airline and currently the jr pilots are suffering for it. Hence the strong attrition on year 1 and 2 pilots.
The grumbling over "snap" language is just the beginning as far as I am concerned. Just wait until PBS is implemented. The language of PBS allows lines to be pushed up to 87 hours. It is right there in the letter. I speak with many on the line that say. "Oh no PBS will only allow up to 78 hours". That is not the language that the group agreed to. It is right there for all to read. On flex months the average line value can be pushed to 87 hours.
This is the next "great expectation" moment that for many will be a big let down.