Liam
That's a bit of a contentious issue at the moment.
The DPA have concluded pay negotiations with the company. Predictably it has come out at the lower end of expectations. It's a three year deal of 3% / 2% /2% combined with a rise in FDP. Can't remember the exact figures but it's ends up being a 75% increase over 3 years. So it works out around 4 ish % per year if you work your standard 110 hours a month.
The company wants a COS change for this. They want to stop new joiners swapping fleets within the first 2 years of starting. Unlike CX we can swap fleets every two years but no such restriction applies to a new joiner.
We have a meeting on the 30 th to vote yes or no on this.
The conspiracy theory is that we were offered the staff travel deal to placate us for the low wage offer and COS change.
My personal opinion is that the deals aren't related. Both have pros and cons. The pay deal is not guaranteed of getting through. There is plenty of debate for and against. Plus as I said before not all want to take up the staff travel offer.
As to saying your CLS is a special friend. The staff travel deal allows a single crew to have a travel companion, but there are the normal restrictions with that plus they still lose the medical.