That makes no sense. You are assuming that the payroll remains static. It will be increasing. Some might more than others, but nobody will take a paycut.

 

My point is the payroll will not be any different because we want LGP. If the next contract would have brought a 10% increase, it will still be a 10% increase no matter what kind of pay we want.

So how do you sell it if some guys are going to get a 1% pay raise while others get a 15% pay raise. Do you really think something like that would pass a vote?

Further, how do you handle staffing as you shift to LGP? Do you rebid the entire airline? Cause a guy who is sitting junior reserve at a crappy crashpad at LGA is not going to want to stay there if his pay is the same either way. Again, for every pilot who gets a good deal someone else will get the shaft. A pilot who is junior in ATL but not commuting may well be forced to commute when that senior pilot who was commuting to LGA for the money decides to come home.

How far do you run out the pay scale? 20 years? 25 years? How do you set it up so a pilot gets a raise every year for 25 years without lowering the rates for years 1-12?

LGP creates more problems than it solves. It's a pipe dream for few lazy pilots who want 777 pay without having to commute to a base where the 777 is flown.

 

Ivar's Acre of clams on the pier has great food and a happy hour starting at 3pm every day. Great oyster shooters, clam chowder, fish tacos, crab cakes, and excellent beers. Highly recommended.

 

Go over to Kenmore and show your ID. If there's space they can get you a discounted ride up around the San Juan's in a float plane.

 

+1. Very inexpensive and delicious.

TEN

 

Ivar's has the best New England clam chowder too. It's my favorite place to eat lunch on the waterfront. (When friends are in town)

I forgot to mention you can do a tour of underground Seattle too.


Denny

 

Shorty's: 2222 2nd Ave. Dive bar with classic video games and pinball machines. Wife and I loved it!

 

Note to self (and others here on rsv)- If you deviate back end or front end dhd, that duty period you deviated from (if it consisted only of the dhd) no longer counts as a duty period and can count as part of your 24 hours off in 7.

Signed: 80ktsClamp working 8 days in a row because I deviated.


Oh, and as part of that streak- I did a "dinner and a movie" (well, no movie on fifi, so "dinner and play angry birds on my ipad") today. CA 1 was on his 3rd GS, CA 2 was on his 5th, and the other FO was on his 2nd.

 

This place is really worth a visit:

Seattle Japanese Garden | Home

Here are more photos:

https://www.google.com/search?q=seat...w=1024&bih=672

 

You're so overstaffed on that thing.