If by “eager beavers” you mean those on the NC who can be found on PM or PR any given day of the week, then yeah I’m all in favor of that. Some example they’re setting if that’s their true motive.

Yes sir! PR and OG list is always long. Last weeks Operation Playback showed 21,849 departures with 27 crew cancellations. Trips are being covered.. company feels zero pressure. Especially now that we are going into the slower months.

Yes, but how many flights were “pre-cancelled” a month + in advance due to staffing? (Tens of thousands) How many pilots are going unqualified due to lack of check airman? (hundreds)

The leverage is here and we have it. Management will deny deny deny that we have it so people like you keep thinking that the fault is with the pilots picking up premium. Hate to break it to you, but with 15,000 pilots, we’re never going to stop unless given specific union guidance.

Who do you think the company likes more…me for flying 60 hours and getting paid 140 or you for flying 80 and getting paid 80?

Probably you flying 60 coming to the company's rescue

Noted and I respectfully disagree. I would agree with you on premium makeup, but not premium reserve. The ability to double dip and barely sit any days of reserve is the best and possibly only good part about our current contract.

One large problem with your statement. APA does not decide if there will be a merger or not. The American management will decide that. If they decide to merge your feeders you can’t force anything. In the case of SWA management worked with SWAPA to force the issue just a they did with the Frontier merger. Do you think management is going to give you veto power on a merger. I suspect not.

I disagree. You getting paid 150%, 200%, heck 300% is still saving them A LOT more than a CBA. As long as trips are covered our leverage is less. APA can't tell you not to fly open time trips, PR, or OG.

That's cool man keep picking stuff up. Do what's best for you and your family.

Whaaaaaat? SWA merged with Frontier!? :-) Air Tran :-) APA will have a saying when it comes to the SLI.

We're all entitled to our opinion. I will absolutely continue to bid short call and pick up PR. Your'e describing a utopian pilot group which doesn't and never will exist. Are delta pilots not picking up green slips? How about United? What gets us a new and industry leading contract is following the contract to a T. That's what I do.

Not to point fingers, but I'm always curious as to the situation one is in where they don't go for premium...I'm assuming you are not a local on a narrow body fleet, is that correct? My point being that those who hate on the pilots picking up premium usually have a reason why they are unable to and because of that, come off altruistic in why they don't pick it up.

No one is hating on pilots picking up premium. Im simply saying that when all the open time trips are covered it takes away from our leverage.. regardless how they are covered. I could care less what Delta or United are doing. United TA was a bigger turd than our current turd in the making. You know what happens when you assume.. I'm local, live under an hour from Miami, NB CA.

I will agree that following the JCBA is a must. Unfortunately some don't, which is a problem.