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This would have been my situation based on last years usage. The "no erosion" is completely ridiculous. The language would have never changed if there was no erosion.
I don't think so. The company came to us with - if the comments from our negotiators are correct - their #1 issue. Rather than decreasing their liability (sick leave accruals and access), the changes were negotiated into being just "hassle" (my term) procedures.
We have the same amount of benefit.
Are you going to let the new verification requirement change your sick leave usage?
Do you know any pilots who will?
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Is it a small trade for you? Probably, but it took us one more step down the concessionary road.
I don't see it that way. I see the company's #1 issue reduced to a hassle instead of a decrease in value. Expressed another way, would we have jumped at $400/hour if it meant having to go back to Pay Sheets done manually?
Um, yeah!
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Over time this will have a cumulative impact for sure.
Were that true, we'd be very happy! If all financial issues were settled by having hassle substituted for monetary impact, we would be doing pretty good!
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Why else would the company want it?
On this we agree! I'll repeat it for the third time: Delta can't manage sick leave. It appears the lawyers in HR are telling flight operations how to (not) handle it. They might've thought they were negotiating a gate, but all they've done is build a speed bump. It won't change a thing. In a couple of years they'll be back, trying to reduce their liability and/or make it a bigger hassle. That'll continue until somebody replaces the lawyers with a beta version of the
LogicBot 3000.
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The ability to use a contractual benefit is just as important as the dollar value of the benefit.
Will you allow the new verification requirement to alter your usage? How many pilots do you think will allow it to influence them?
[If it's more than a few, PM me with their names! I want to sell them an Amway distributorship, and talk to them about Scientology]
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Record profits and we gave concessions. (small ones in your opinion, I get that) And in return we have the industry leading contract? (not when evaluated by QOL or retirement, that's my opinion) Pay is not even industry leading.
Who's contract would you rather have? Word-for-word...100%.
Let me know so I can point out areas where it lags ours, and ask you why you hate Jesus and America.