Originally Posted by borismud

Maybe I can provide some examples:

ABX 12 year 767 Captain $204/hour
ATI 12 year 767 Captain $173/hour

Why does Joe give ATI pilots only 85% of what he pays ABX pilots? Are they only 85% as skilled? Does Joe think the ABX pilots need more money because they probably have more bills to pay? Maybe.

When ABX pilots do commercial travel more than 10 hours international, they get business class or better. Seats that recline into beds, good food, nice booze, other amenities. ATI pilots don't even get coach. They get tickets so bad that they are guaranteed a middle seat that cannot be upgraded. Does Joe have more concern for the comfort of the ABX pilots? Maybe.


Another possibility is that ABX pilots did something called negotiating. The way it works is when one party wants something, they have to give the other party something in exchange. Of course, peeing your pants and reducing yourself to a quivering mass of puss is one technique but there are other strategies available. I think it's interesting that ATI guys are still falling for the "we can't do combi without the merge" technique. Has anyone ever heard of verifying facts? Nope. They just like to trust that MEC. What?

Don't worry. I know a simple exercize that can help.

Step 1. Sit in a comfortable chair and in a whiney bltch voice say "I had to hold my nose but I changed my NO to yes."

Step 2. Stand up. Place your right hand on your testicles. Give em a gentle squeeze. In a clear deep voice say "today. I can be a man."
Repeat step 2 above until the right actions start to happen.

As an extra bonus, after you cast the right vote, take a nice deep breath through your nose an enjoy.