Originally Posted by
cxorcist
Not sure about the accuracy of your rant, but you come across as unhinged. As for longer patterns for Oz based Airbus pilots, it makes sense to me. Longer layovers in Europe or elsewhere if integrating from Oz via HK seems safer to me. I’m sure the BAM would agree. I’m not sure why that would even have to be negotiated. Seems like common sense.
So a year 6 F/O on a base should have bidding seniority over a year 10 F/O who is based in Hong Kong? Makes sense. Then when you think back to the court case where the bases wanted all new command slots to only be available to those F/O already on the base, locking out Hkg skippers, it makes even more sense.
At the moment the company isn’t giving an inch, the bases have legal leverage through their contract on the base so something or someone has to give.
The based unions are doing the best for their members. As they should. If you’re on a base I’m full of **** because you are at the end of the day taking from your colleagues. If you’re in hkg I’m full of **** because the other (awkward) option is you stand up to this.
Everything I’ve mentioned has been there to be read on AOA and Yammer, burying your head in the sand is way easier though.
And calling me unhinged is easier than admitting the truth.