Originally Posted by
Cogf16
I dont need (but want) 5 weeks of vacation. I do need a pension. Scope is very important and i need it too. But I need vacation and a pension also. One's seniority often dictates what he/she thinks is the highest need. Obviously, a senior pilot is much more interested in pension issues than a junior pilot and that junior pilot is equally more interested in scope (specifically narrowbody domestic scope issues). Everyone must understand that wants and needs of a very age diverse pilot group differ greatly.
Cog,
Apples and Orangutans. Scope is job security and career progression. Vacation and Pensions are employee benefits. We need both and it is NOT and either / or proposition.
This failed thinking that so many have bought into is that scope = bargaining credits. It does not work that way. Time to let go of a decade of concessionary bargaining and move forward.