Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Look at 737 and 767 in LA (Los Angeles for those of you on the east coast!
), you could be living there and not be able to hold a line in either category. Same goes for SEA which just has widebody cats. Now your saying I have to move/change bases/downbid to get this deal? It'll never float.
Fire Away!!
Denny
LAX73NB and SEA7ERB would be included in the deal.
Whatever is the most junior category in every base.
The incentives could even vary by base. Whatever it takes to get people to want to be on reserve at that base. Pay a bit more for NYC for example (because few live there and there are less potential reserves). A bit less for SLC or ATL.
I doubt the idea would fly. Too radical.
ACL is certainly correct. It would tend to make reserve more junior in the upper categories. But so what? People would still bid what they want and want what they bid.
What it does is shift contract negotiation "resources" away from those folks who want to spend our negotiating capital to make reserve more "commutable".
I know I'll draw flak, but in my opinion if you are going to commute you should bid a category where your seniority allows you to have a regular line. The guys who live in base can sit reserve. It is just plain dumb, not to mention inefficient and illogical, to waste our leverage going after contract terms that would allow more guys to live in Wyoming and be bidding reserve in Los Angeles. I'd much rather use that leverage to get better payrates, higher DC contributions and sick rules and all the other stuff we want.