Originally Posted by
Abouttime2fish
Are you at all familiar with our commuter policy? We get PS on our backup now, company just has to buy someone off to do it….
And the shift to allowing free flight changes to earlier seats has killed non-rev, at least from my commute airport. If I don’t have the JS, I know I’m probably making the call. And I’ve got all the screen shots from 24hrs prior. But I’m sure that’s better for business then just letting me book that seat while it’s still unsold.
Contractually codify the commuter policy such that a pilot is paid if they follow the PWA-defined parameters and the company decides to not commute the pilot to work.
Don’t follow the rules? No pay and subject to discipline.
Positive space to and from work during Double 23K/IROP.
What those rules are is up to the negotiators, but there have been some really good ideas posted so far.
Blanket PSC? No way. Add 30k+ FAs to that and kiss non-revving, or even spirit passes, goodbye. If it the benefit erodes further, I would list it as a pilot contract-only negotiating item (that the company would NEVER go for).
And yes. Nonrevving is possible now. We do it a lot. Successfully. And it’s way more important of a benefit to non pilot workgroups than it is to us.
BL: commuting is a much more encompassing issue in 2025 than it was 10+ years ago. Shifting demographics and values. People just don’t care about corporate loyalty as much as they did when the builders broke ground on PTC. People want to live where they want to live more than ever and commuting is a QOL item for 50+% of our group. It should be addressed in our next contract. Just not blanket PSC.