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1234,
I think you missed my point. In months that the ALV is above 80.... you would not have to do anything since once over 80 you get 1.5 pay.
Now if you were to pick up white slips and go over 80 you get straight pay.
ALV now are low.... told they will go high over the summer.
I may like GS flying too. I have not gotten one yet.
My main point was to EVALUATE BOTH programs and see which one puts the most money in all of our pockets. I know both are different, however, the union was able to show the results of both programs to the MEC a few months back.
I get your point. I really do and I can see how both ways can work and can't work. It would be nice to see the real analysis data instead of working on hypothetical models. I think that where the 1.5 over 80 helps out is for those that commute. I don't think that many commuters are going to get GS's since they are same or prior day awards.
Maybe a hybrid between the two would be nice, where as you can have 1.5 over 80 and GS's. We need to be careful however so that the incentive of flying high time doesn't negatively impact our staffing any more than it already has. This will be the fine line.
Keep in mind that even when the ALV's are low, you can still get green slips whereas if the ALV is 70hrs, you wont get any 1.5 over 80 on the initial bid and there most likely wont be much open time to pick up to the max of 85 hrs.
I would rather see better rigs first however, especially since we now have a lot of 30 hr layovers in real garden spots like GRB and RAP.