Originally Posted by
atooraya
Is he complaining that Virgin, a start up company, is paying a little bit lower than everyone one else, yet giving out raises every year?
A little lower? How about $65 an hour less than my pay rate? The complaint is that you're putting downward pressure on EVERYONE'S wages by working for 2/3rds what we are. If you don't think when we go to Section 6 negotiations that our management doesn't know VX can get narrowbody airline pilots for $110 an hour, you're severely deluded.
VX Captains this Christmas are making the same as QX Captains flying Q400s. That's called UNDERCUTTING.
And even with that HUGE labor cost advantage, VX still can't turn a profit. That's called predation.
Originally Posted by
atooraya
This isn't some sort of "scab" operation, where we're stealing jobs from another airline. It's a new competitor in major markets...
Actually, you convict yourself with your own words. But then, I suppose you are in the best position to know.