I do agree with more granular leveling (right now a 1-day GS puts you on the same level as a 5-day GS, which makes no sense), although GS/SS/QS should still be separate categories since the method in which they're awarded is different, both QOL and bidding strategy-wise. Someone who's only putting slips in for longer commutable 3-4 day GS should not be in the same pool as someone who's hustling massive batch size 3am QS calls. And neither of them should be in the same leveling pool as someone trying to drop their schedule to fill up on SS weeks ahead of time. SS hours count towards GS trigger which is a HUGE win for pilot compensation that is often overlooked (premium-only months used to be unheard of but now are common. you used to have to credit surf WS to get to your GS trigger but now almost no one has to worry about that if they stick to QS or do GS+SS). And less trigger filling through WS leads to more open time which leads to more premium. Leveling all premium together would largely negate this benefit.


Also, leveling by hours (instead of trip #) was on the latest contract survey, which shows it has some semblance of merit and passed muster, but for some reason anytime it's brought up here it's immediately shot down by people who aren't thinking about how it would actually play out in the big picture (and present no argument). There's no scenario where it hurts pilots. It would actually be a nice QOL win because you're not screwing yourself over by filtering out 1 day trips in hopes of getting a 2 or 3+ day trip which just turns it into a game of dumb luck. You would just get the first trip that fits your schedule without hesitation and the number of days would be irrelevant, and it wouldn't burn senior nor junior to take a 1 day G#1 in the first week of the month. In an hours leveled system, getting three separate 1-day GS should be functionally equivalent to one 3-day GS, but for some reason people think this screws up seniority (it doesn't, it actually makes it more efficient and adds value for everyone). Someone against it needs to post an example where it hurts us. Not seeing it.