Originally Posted by
ewrbasedpilot
I still think it should be one rate for ALL CA's and one for ALL FO's. Time *****s shouldn't be rewarded, just as pilots on reserve who HAVE to work 18 days a month and be abused shouldn't be screwed. If everyone gets the same amount, then NO ONE will be able to say the other guy got "more". JMHO of course.....................
Besides, it's going to be a fricking nightmare if they start dissecting everyone's pay registers. Would take YEARS to figure out everyones "RETRO".............
After reading all the various ways of dividing the retro or Signing Bonus, as the company prefers to call it, I have drawn the following conclusions:
Each individual pilot is trying to carve out a bigger slice than they may be entitled to because of a desire to "get mine and screw anyone else". I get that-greed is a motivator that separates Capitalists from Communists. I don't want any less "than my fair share" but I am not willing to argue endlessly about what is "fair" - nobody will convince someone else to take less. We are all providing fodder to the UA management team. So let's take a page out of Rick Dubinsky's book and "choke the goose to lay more golden eggs" Gentlemen; we must throw this AIP back at the company and tell them NO! I want UAL to choke on the retro pay so next time they will think twice about dragging on negotiations and wearing down the pilot group.