Westcoast: That's why I said correct me if I'm wrong bud.
I wasn't sure of the position of US based A scale salaries BUT I do know for a FACT that Oz based B scale salaries were adjusted up by 1/12 th to allow for the 13th month loss. This happened about 5 to 6 years ago if I remember correctly. Maybe NC could confirm this?
Anyway there is a lot more at stake than giving Based crew their 13th month, that's only 1 of a lot of issues.