Why is line bidding better than PBS?
10-11-2018, 10:37 AM
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Vacation dropping after PBS would be like allowing SWA to line bid, then go through a week of ELITT/swaps and then applying your vacation drop.
Even SWA management wouldn't go for that, just like no management is going to allow PBS to run and then drop vacation on top to drop trips. That's worse than line bidding alone for mgmt.
Most of the large pilot groups on PBS didn't "negotiate" it, it came as a package of pay cuts and work rules that were jammed down the union's throat in front of a BK judge.
If you think Delta or UAL at least "gave away" line bidding then you don't know your history and/or weren't paying attention.
Even SWA management wouldn't go for that, just like no management is going to allow PBS to run and then drop vacation on top to drop trips. That's worse than line bidding alone for mgmt.
Most of the large pilot groups on PBS didn't "negotiate" it, it came as a package of pay cuts and work rules that were jammed down the union's throat in front of a BK judge.
If you think Delta or UAL at least "gave away" line bidding then you don't know your history and/or weren't paying attention.
10-11-2018, 01:46 PM
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10-12-2018, 05:15 AM
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At my last gig never experienced anything like this. All depends what the pilot group and management agreed to. Only way you got less than 2 days off is if you choose to do so. Min days, never saw that. In fact got more days off than line bidding. Again it all comes down to the language!
10-12-2018, 05:49 AM
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At my last gig never experienced anything like this. All depends what the pilot group and management agreed to. Only way you got less than 2 days off is if you choose to do so. Min days, never saw that. In fact got more days off than line bidding. Again it all comes down to the language!
10-12-2018, 07:50 AM
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All it takes is a few squeaky wheels who have the ear of a BOD member, and the next thing we know, we're voting YES! on it.
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