Originally Posted by
Regularguy
You know the sad part is all you CAL pilots who are stomping your feet and saying NO! But the truth is any TA on the table right now is the best flying and pay scales you will have ever seen since 1983. Now UAL pilots, not so much...
I know your mantra is "we had better scope!" And the reason why you had a better scope has been argued ad nauseam, here and on the official/unofficial blog.
Not even close Regularguy. A snapshot shows only $10 more than Contract ’97 rates or $56 less when adjusted for inflation. Unlimited trip trades and reasonable work rules made Contract '97 a pleasure to work under compared to anything else we've seen since (including "leaked" info). In the meantime, UAL asked for and received the highest pay scales in the industry, under which the airline promptly went bankrupt.