Originally Posted by
belliott
I would rather not have to pick up anything or work a part time job... but then reality sets back in and as a former Walmart lube technician (where I made more in a years time than flying) I would rather be flying than dealing with hot oil, brilliant and cultured coworkers, and oppressive 100+ TX heat.
I think having a min day credit is important as well as some sort of credit for working into your min days off voluntary or involuntary. It falls on the employee to ensure that they are rested prior to arriving at work.
Nobody is advocating any ability of the company to force below your original scheduled days off, a min day credit is a requirement, the entire concern really has nothing to do with the company- it's the idea that the union can limit a pilot from picking up trips on original days off. Obviously it appears that pinnacle wants no restrictions from the union, mesaba thinks they are good.