doylehargraves
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That 39 month seat lock still doesnt apply to a captain upgrade. Even if you bid in to the falcon as an fo which incurs another 39 month seat lock after you complete your inital seatlock you can still upgrade to captain and your seat lock just rolls over.
This is not really the appropriate venue to discuss this topic.
I don't work at NJA, but I have a few friends who do. Basically it is a short-term vs. long-term tradeoff. For anyone who was hired post-ratification of the last TA, this will enable them to boost their salaries and choose from 100 total domiciles - that would be a significant QOL win for the pilots. Plus, interest in NJA would jump because pilots from every other facet of aviation would be interested in the choice of domiciles and high pay (including some major airlines). It would be very positive for some pilots in the short term.
On the other hand, my friends are very concerned about the implications of a contract that could last until 2016 - that is a loooooooooong time. Many things could happen during that time.
So, it's a short-term vs. a long-term type of question. Do you take the short term benefit of the initial higher wage and great domicile choices? Or do you think about the long-term considerations in which you could be screwing yourself for a very long time depending on what happens in the industry. What about inflationary concerns? What about structural changes in the industry? Why can't NJA provide the domiciles in a home-basing format like the formerly did for NJA and currently do for NJI? There are a lot of questions that need to be answered. NJA management is waving this initial salary/domicile carrot in front of all of the junior people to entice them and to distract them from the long-term picture that would surely benefit them (not having to negotiate for a long, long time).
Personally, there is no way I would agree to any contract that long. Never - that is way too long (and it includes a negotiating period at the end). Netjets management knows that it needs pilots NOW for growth and the current domicile system is ridiculous (and NJA management knows that - it is basically a bargaining chip that they are waving around). If NJA management is serious about attracting and RETAINING the best pilots it will have to change the domicile policy because pilots are actively avoiding Netjets because of the restrictions. Plus, NJI (the related Gulfstream operation that is not unionized) already operates on a home-basing setup - so, we know it can be done if NJA management wants to make the change. Home basing can be done - and that's the way NJA used to do it.
So, if you think about this as a long-term career issue, I would vote NO if I were in your position and I would wait for NJA management to make the INEVITABLE domicile and salary changes (or I would have the union reps negotiate it). If they don't, I believe attrition rates will increase as the majors continue to hire more and the so-called "best pilots" avoid the joint going forward. This is a long-term vs. short-term bet. It is very easy to focus on the short-term benefits and forget about the long-term implications - and NJA management wants you to focus on the S-T picture.
That's my $0.02.