Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
I really hope you're right about that. But I gotta be honest, I will be truly SHOCKED if our
opener is even a 30% increase in pay. With guys like RW in Strategic Planning, his sidekick RH, and a Moak disciple as MEC Chairman, I just don't see anything remotely close to that happening.
But I'll tell ya what... if our opener would result in a big enough increase that our average domestic narrowbody pilot would have a W2 of over $230K (with no scope givebacks), I'll buy you a steak dinner with all the trimmings and write "ACL is a genius" 100 times on the APC chalkboard!
How's that?
I can also tell you that, if the pilots want 10-15% total that is what they are going to go for. Strat Planning gives their opinion, and the MEC will decide where to go.
I would be floored if the opener is less than what you suggest. I would expect close what the SEA FO Rep states in his article North By Southwest as a end game, not a opener. Oh and btw, if it is no where near that, the decision for me will be easy, No! Scope give backs? Nope, Work Rule give backs? Nope.
Even if AMR is in CH11 I am not giving anything back.