Originally Posted by
ewrbasedpilot
Gotta agree with this one! You don't see the UPS guys chasing the pay since they don't need to! What's even funnier is that a friend of mine who's a captain there got DOWNGRADED from the 75 to the MD-11 to the B747! Interesting eh? And he's still making the same amount of money! THAT is how it should be. Some like the longhaul flying and others don't...............so why should we be penalized (monetarily) for the type of flying we do?
My best friend works for UPS. Been there the same time as I have been with CAL. He makes almost 60% more than I do in hourly rates alone. Add to that more per diem, international pay, night pay, etc. etc.
True, it could be considered "different" flying but as the unions advocated with FT/DT rules, a pilot is a pilot is a pilot.