Originally Posted by
DeltaboundRedux
Not much of a dog in this fight (because I'm very, very lazy), but I don't think you heard many senior guys complaining about new hires getting <1 year upgrades or rolling thunder consistently for 2-3 years.
Other than maybe noting that "this won't last, because it's a union shop and seniority always rules."
(I didn't see my first green slip until well past year five, and almost year 9 for the upgrade..which went the way of the dodo during Covid)
Can't fight the system. But boy, you sure can complain.
Yep. Got my first GS after 8 years at DAL - 9 years before my upgrade at 17 years. With that said I am not against tweaking the leveling mechanism to make it more equitable, but the reason we have 1 and 2 year upgrades is because many FOs have decided to stay senior to leverage their seniority. How much we weigh that seniority is totally subjective, but guys getting all premium before middle level Pilots get any seems a little unfair.
I guess its kind of like improving the vacation accrual - great for junior Pilots but absolutely worthless for all Pilots alrady on 5 weeks of vacation. Why didn't we add a 6th week which would provide benefits to both Junior and senior Pilots? Both SS and vacation came from the same contract - we all have something we can complain about.
Scoop