Ah..."greed slips." I haven't heard that term since around late 2000, when a bunch of almost historically STUPID pilots thought that they--and they only--were the proper determiners of what kind of PWA-sanctioned flying a pilot could or could not pursue.

Were you one of those? For a history lesson, read about the "49ers" whom the company sought to sue, and DALPA had to fight for to keep their jobs. For an even greater example of pilot lemming-like behavior that didn't work out well, see "APA sickout" from the late 90s. Almost "cosmically" stupid stuff there--but cheered on mightily on certain pilot message boards--until the company took the union to court and the judge fined the union $50 million (eventually the company forgave the penalty, but you better believe that the wildcat sickout cost the union a whole lot of leverage for a long time).

So (and this coming from someone who may fly a GS about once a year) what "should" a pilot fly? Who determines that? You? Should the company staff such that zero GS are ever passed out, even in the worst IROPS? I think we both agree that the original idea behind a GS was so that the company could "surge" during IROPS, and not to be used as a tool for day to day operations. But, that ship has sailed. If you don't like it, no one is forcing you to fly a GS. Contact your rep, suggest contractual changes to staffing, etc. Do you have as much disdain for your fellow pilots that you fly with, as you seem to on this message board?