Originally Posted by IFly17

JD, I really respect a lot of the things you have said on the message boards. I don't always agree, but I respect your opinion. However, this time, I have got to say that is the biggest Kool-Aid drinking response I've read in a while.

I found the e-mail yesterday to be an insult to the hard work I put in on a daily basis as well as that of my fellow pilots. I am getting TDYed around the system to cover their lack of staffing on a weekly basis, and what they come to offer me is 1% for my trouble? But hey, when you sit reserve 12 hours out of base and not get called (which I have never been called on TDY), I will get paid 3:57 towards guarantee now instead of 3:45. WOW. Not only that, but as a reserve, thanks to our pathetic MDG increase, I am going to get hurt whenever I need to take user time or vacation because I won't accrue it any faster, but I will get charged for it faster. Oh wait, how wonderful is that? That means their liabilities will be reduced at a greater rate then they are replenished, and it may cost them a few more dollars now, but it helps the bottom line on the call.

How about they fix all the ways CS can screw us over on pay? International repos, when Sked+ does not pick up an overblock flight, reflows that have taken me 3 or 4 phone calls to get paid for the higher of the two days (those glorious line holder months that I've had), anything else that might require an Appendix D, and especially the ORD parking brake issue. Take your pick. None of those concerns were addressed. If you don't think they will find ways to make this cost neutral to them, I fear you will be surprised. This isn't a pay package. This is an insult.

My vote is a resounding NO. And when ALPA comes knocking on my door, my vote will be a YES.

This is my first sober post in a long time (sitting TDY reserve in DEN after all) and I really hope a lot of the other OO guys are as mad as I am, and I hope they speak with the only voice they have an vote this awful thing down.