Have you ever considered that it may cost you a loss of 10% pay to get 5%? ie,deduction of average o/t worked and 4 hour stoppages.
Only a small percentage of LAMEs regularly work O/T. A larger number may come in when they need a bit extra for that holiday or new lawnmower etc.
The extra 2% in our paypacket is the equivalent of coming in on O/T for two days per year. I would rather stay at home than come in for the extra money, year in year out.
Average O/T is incorporated into some rosters therefore is not lost.
But really mate, you cannot rely on OT to pay bills. Especially when QF is constantly trying to reduce costs by abolishing it. When you have'nt had a pay increase in 2 and a half years, its easy for someone to rely on OT more and more without noticing it. And this is not right or fair. Where will these ppl be when OT dries up?
If the only way we can operate currently is with O/T, then how will we go as the fleet expands? I doubt O/T will be abolished, because it's cheaper to pay O/T than employ more staff.