Originally Posted by alconguin crusader
They also have in their contracts concepts practically no one at EK has even heard of much less experienced. Green Slips, Trip Credit, Duty Regs, Min Day and on and on. That means they can work less and boost their hourly rate, something that is sorely lacking here in the sand.
I know we will never achieve that here mainly because pilots here think EK is a good job and won't push for what is theirs.
Comparing apples with pears... And if Delta is so marvellous why are you still here? Oh yeah, you'll need to do 20 years there just to get a 737 command

Have you not learnt that 'pushing for what is ours' in the Middle East is not quite the same as back Stateside? You need to pick your battles here! Simple as that. Some we win, some we lose, but the company is not going to give us a pay-rise because you think it should!
I don't see many picket lines in EGHQ
PS. What is a 'green slip'? Must be some yankee thing