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Originally Posted by
sailingfun
While I agree with you to an extent, there comes a point where work rules that increase the workforce make said workforce non competitive on a productivity basis. The historical trend for labor groups is to become more productive.
If we could some how ensure more productive trip construction along with your work rule changes it could work. As it is now we spend too much time sitting around getting credit instead of block hours.
Compensation is derived from market value. Two big components of that are scarcity and productivity. We should strive to improve and control both.
Work rule changes are how you force more productive trip construction. Productivity sit arounds are the worst, but to get rid of them, you have to manipulate the workrules so the sit around is more expensive than not having it.
I dont know why this quoted Sailing, I think Satch is the one it should have quoted.