Originally Posted by
Superdad
I fired this off to the NC chairman, not that I really expect a response:
A few questions I would like answered please:
Why the 35% DCI hiring requirement? Why is this in my contract?
Why is there still a gap between the 88/90 pay rate and the 737 pay rate? They have virtually identical seat capacities!
Why are we subsidizing our pay rate increases with a decrease in profit sharing? Especially when the company is projecting huge profits for the next few years!
Why are we using negotiating capital to get rid of an aircraft we know the company does not want?(50 seaters)
I am a junior guy, why am I being asked to subsidize and early retirement package for senior guys who are going to leave anyway? In addition, there is no guarantee they will take the package, but I will have given up money to offer it to them!!!!!!
Why are Southwest captains still making $27 an hour more than our 737 captains?
The company has stated that the 717 will be a replacement jet, so why are we allowing ourselves to be tricked into thinking those jets will mean pilot hiring?
Lastly, I strongly believe that I am worth more than what is being offered in this TA. In addition, I am certain the pilot group, as a whole, was asking for better pay rates than what is in this TA. Why did you ignore the wishes of the pilot group?
SD;
I can answer your question:
Because that is what the company told us they wanted.