Originally Posted by e6bpilot

Zard hit the nail on the head. We have had this discussion before. SWAPA doesn't generally waste time on FO problems. The pay disparity B scale is just one example that has gone on for decades and was finally (allegedly, we shall see) fixed by market forces. The "consolidation month" issue could be easily fixed by inserting language that says until a FO has 100 hours, they shall be a fly preference on reserve and at the top of the RCO in order of date of hire. Boom. Fixed. The BWI experiment has shown how detrimental this is in extended periods of hiring.