Really sad to see pilots stirring up a storm in tea cup for their contemporaries. No wonder the industry as gone to pot when we all try and get each other in the brown stuff.
Are these 'commuting' pilots on duty, or off duty?
This is the crux. Forget about all the blah about local agreements and using ID's. Who cares. No-one is trying to get anyone in the brown stuff. In fact it is the opposite. If you are on duty then it has be to credited and 5/3 or 5/4 means just that, not 7/2 as someone quoted. Whether you are paid for positioning is a matter for your contract and conscience; and positioning should not be commuting. But why do people want to defend working for no pay AND no duty time credit. If you do then you have put yourself in the brown stuff along with many others.