Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator (Post 3227205)

We had PBS and I would never go back to that. But the rumor that PBS takes away all vacation flexibility is totally false. I was middle seniority and routinely converted one week to twenty-one days easily. It’s all in the rules you negotiate and how well you know your system. But again, I would never be in favor of going back to PBS.

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan (Post 3227366)

Amen. Struggling to get rid of my vacation month weekend flying right now. [emoji53]


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Originally Posted by MudhammedCJ (Post 3227392)

That's easy.

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan (Post 3227394)

Getting rid of ONE weekend trip is easy. Any more than that could be tricky without a hospital admission. [emoji855]


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Originally Posted by Proximity (Post 3227323)

Depending on your work rules vacation could even be better under PBS than our current system. If you could bid a four day, 30 off, then a four day all during your vacation week and have vacation drop calculated AFTER the bid, your vacation would pay more. Then you could bid weekday trips the rest of the month and not need to spend you vacation months hawking CWA in a desperate attempt to make some kind of trade to get of Friday-Sunday AMs for the weeks you work.

However, trying to explain the nuances of PBS on the line is as fruitless as ****ing into the wind. When I start to hear "My neighbor at United said PBS work work work work..." - I just smile, nod, and turn of my mic.

Originally Posted by mulcher;[url=tel:3227405

3227405[/url]]You guys must be in Colorado to think we will get remotely close to other contracts. This pilot group flinches at Mr Kelly so fast it’s pathetic. Remember 38% of our esteemed colleagues had such low regard for the profession. They would have taken TA1. Heck I’ve flown with a 1221 that was happy to help if he needed to be furloughed. Almost giddy about it. SWAPULL isn’t doing any favors squashing the forum either. Remember who took part in the SLI negotiations? I have little faith in today’s SWApA.

Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator (Post 3227567)

I was willing to be furloughed, not to help the company but to let them know we wouldn’t cave into their demands, Eve if it meant driving a truck. I think that’s the POV of most of us.

Originally Posted by Proximity;[url=[url

tel:3227323]3227323]Depending[/url] on your work rules vacation could even be better under PBS than our current system. If you could bid a four day, 30 off, then a four day all during your vacation week and have vacation drop calculated AFTER the bid, your vacation would pay more. Then you could bid weekday trips the rest of the month and not need to spend you vacation months hawking CWA in a desperate attempt to make some kind of trade to get of Friday-Sunday AMs for the weeks you work.

However, trying to explain the nuances of PBS on the line is as fruitless as ****ing into the wind. When I start to hear "My neighbor at United said PBS work work work work..." - I just smile, nod, and turn of my mic.