Originally Posted by
slowplay
Whatever. Ask the UAL pilot that's paid $35,000 less than you on the same aircraft while having 1400+ guys on the street if he'd think it was "treading water."
Oh, there have been increases or partial restoration (whichever term soothes your psyche) every year since we left bankruptcy, so your baseline statement is, well, baseless. How's AMR's 52% increase coming?
OK, then let's sign a 100 year deal at 4-5% per year. The dollar amounts "over the life of" would be mind blowing. 100 bucks today would be over 13,000 by the end of the contract. A win so huge we wouldn't need any other gains and in fact could justify relief in some areas to help pay for it!
SWA is the floor. The absolute floor, from which negotations can even start with any amount of credibility.