pilots get 42 days off (about 12%)
Pilot's only get 42 days off per year?
Anyway, so you drop from 6 weeks to 4 weeks, but gain 10-12 days in PH Paid days off. Unlucky if they fall on your RDO however. You also get the choice to have those peak, holiday, and often non attractive work days, OFF. Sounds good.
What is stopping them from dropping a clause in the EBA seen across some other industries......."if we can't get volunteers, then we can force you to work etc."
They would struggle to even maintain 10% of a daily schedule going off volunteers. Might as well not operate on the 25/12. But hey, don't all the folks in HQ all over the place get the day off?