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07-05-2023, 06:37 AM
#61
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United could not exist if everyone had to live in base.
It’s the same argument that very senior pilots make to not negotiate better reserves rules. The union make up is a lot younger now and members want to increased QWL not just pay scales.
07-05-2023, 06:44 AM
#62
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If more than half commute (or even close) then it absolutely makes sense to spend negotiating capital on commuting benefits. That’s part of being a member of a union.
United could not exist if everyone had to live in base.
It’s the same argument that very senior pilots make to not negotiate better reserves rules. The union make up is a lot younger now and members want to increased QWL not just pay scales.
United could not exist if everyone had to live in base.
It’s the same argument that very senior pilots make to not negotiate better reserves rules. The union make up is a lot younger now and members want to increased QWL not just pay scales.
wrong. It could and would.
for every penny spent on negotiating for commuters, one penny should be spent supporting in base pilots.
if commuting pilots get a windfall at the cost of in base pilots, it will divide the pilot group for years.
07-05-2023, 07:01 AM
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“United could not exist if everyone had to live in base.”
wrong. It could and would.
for every penny spent on negotiating for commuters, one penny should be spent supporting in base pilots.
if commuting pilots get a windfall at the cost of in base pilots, it will divide the pilot group for years.
wrong. It could and would.
for every penny spent on negotiating for commuters, one penny should be spent supporting in base pilots.
if commuting pilots get a windfall at the cost of in base pilots, it will divide the pilot group for years.
07-05-2023, 07:09 AM
#65
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07-05-2023, 07:18 AM
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Not at all you sweet summer child. The way it’s rigged now is that if you live in places with low taxes or affordable housing, you are already ‘basically’ getting a pay bonus.
The company does this for Guam because the col is high there, so there’s precedent. If the biggest hurdle to filling vacancies and properly staffing bases is indeed taxes and col (my presumption), then offset that via a cola.
The company does this for Guam because the col is high there, so there’s precedent. If the biggest hurdle to filling vacancies and properly staffing bases is indeed taxes and col (my presumption), then offset that via a cola.
07-05-2023, 07:37 AM
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07-05-2023, 07:38 AM
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Like the choice to live in base or sit reserve when you don’t have to, I agree. Like many things in the contract, the benefit to you is predicated on your personal choice.
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