No, bogie!
It's what Sloppy just said: You just don't get it!! This is a major issue because none of the rules provide any protection from massive abuse on an ongoing basis....except our COS that PREVENTS any and all freigher PX. That is the baseline. From there, if the company gives us something, like 100% credit all the time (to prevent the abuse and inefficient and stupid rostering), THEN we can offer to have SOME guys opt in IF it suits them. Not a blank check to keep doing it! What is so hard to understand?
They roster PX to no limit, to make extra 20 guys go to work (get dressed, pack, travel to airport/commute, be at work early to ensure duty is not missed, wait for hours for no credit while trip is delayed, spend 5 or 10 or 20 hours at 50% credit to PX anywhere and everywhere, all to ensure that 1 guy does not get 1 hour of overtime.
There is no NEED for all this PX insanity: It is simply easier and cheaper for the company. Similarly, there is no NEED for any manning level on any base, it is simply cheaper. And now that's it's not easier (on shoring) or so much cheaper, and though it has nothing to do with freighter PX/PT, they are diverting the issue from costs/taxation/labour laws to use the base closing fear and relating it to freighter PX. This is NOT about the IFE!
Another thing to note: While 1000USD for a PT may seem expensive to most people, it is a drop in the bucket for the company. Just look at how many millions they spend on bonuses for management? And how many billions they spend on aircraft and fuel? Seriously, 1000 or 1000000USD for tickets to keep the machine doing is nothing....much like the small pay increases we want.