Originally Posted by
MiracleMets
With talks set to continue, can someone please explain why the FAs consider the usage of PBS a deal killer? There is, ofcourse, other things to hammer out but why don’t they want PBS? I had one ask me the other day if I liked it and I said yeah but it’s all I’ve known. Way better than paper bid packets from my old airline. They must have something really good now if they’re willing to deny a contract over PBS, right?
Right?
I've been told numerous times by FAs that they believe that PBS would get rid of 30% of the flight attendants, but somehow Delta and United both have about 28,000 flight attendants, and Delta FAs use PBS.
Complete misinformation.
Also they are stuck on the vacation override, which we used to have as well, but would any of us want to go back to bidding lines or trips you would never want to fly just to try and get an extra couple days of vacation? PBS gives me far greater control over my life and I would not exchange that so I can have a few more days off in a vacation month. Having control of my schedule year round is far more valuable than the 2 or 3 months of vacation where I could get a couple more days off. Also the "I used 4 days of vacation to get 15 days off in a row" well you can do that with PBS as well.