Originally Posted by cargo hopeful
Guys and gals please excuse my ignorance on this issue but could I ask two questions about it. Firstly, what exactly is a “draft” and secondly, what about the guy or the girl who really, really needs the extra dough for the month or so to do something really important like help out a family member in desperate need, and so on? How do they go about explaining their motives to the rest of the crew? I understand that you take a stand now, and it helps out a whole bunch later, but what about the flyers with “good intentions”??
Sorry, I don't know what Draft is.
As for the "needy aircrew member," flying extra once in a while wouldn't be harmful to the "cause." The problem is that it appears that too many are flying extra and helping out the company at a time when the union is trying to convince management to see things their way with respect to scope, QOL, etc.
If the status quo is preserved, management has no incentive to shift from their position.
As for the "good intentions..."
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
-- Dr. Samuel Johnson
For what it's worth...
Dave