Originally Posted by
Check Essential
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.
That's why I like my idea, it gives pilots an incentive to live within 1 to 3 hours (driving ACL) of the bases closest to where they actually live. Again, there are probably a few thousand pilots on reserve at this airline, someone has to be on reserve and not everyone can hold a line.