...(though i'd say that union power is not inherently a bad thing - you only need look at the recent Colgan accident to see that letting management drive working conditions is bad for safety).
' letting management drive working conditions is bad for safety' I dont know about that really, or if that is different than letting management drive ANY conditions, like 'salary' or 'benefits', or 'how many donuts are brought to staff meetings' The real fix is
mandated federal legislation including travel time to work as duty load timeIts ridiculous to have someone travel 1/2 way across the country, sleep fitfully between two chairs in a public hallway then be pronounced fit as a fiddle and fresh to take passengers out in a snow storm. Mandating some recognition of the draining power of pre-duty travel ACROSS THE BOARD makes it a level playing field for all and takes it out of the negotiating whim of unions and management.
..since they sit at the bargaining table, have days off their roster for that purpose, in short a real little porky perk.
No. If you have union representation, and if they (your union delgates) are to come from the pilot body, then they MUST have the ability to be PRESENT when negotiations take place -that HAS to, obviously, include roster flexibility (or would you rather have ALL negotiations wait until the logistical dance of all having pilot s time off coincides?)- you may well be anti-union, but the ability to represent your constituency is not a 'perk' but a vital part of the process.
LOL@PJ2 graph
who really needs more than that?