Originally Posted by
SailorJerry
Like I said earlier - loud mouthing the defeatist attitude is only gonna get you defeated. Not sure what made you worth $319 in 2000 besides well timed pattern bargaining and cheap gas, but you aren't gonna just be able to ask nicely for a 25% raise. Best to just set it as a goal and go for it.
Not to mention unreasonable pay rate jumps were listed as contributory factors in a number of airline BKs. Bad management aside, pensions plus $319 an hour is unsustainable.
I guess we'll watch SWA - who pays a bunch of their guys the equivalent of that to fly a 737 - turn supernova.
I think you need to go back to your independant analysis.
Someone earlier said that our union politics would change when we hire more regional guys...Not if their frame of reference is "wow, this is so much better than my regional."
Unfortunately, when this contract got voted in, the Delta pilots said "yup, this is the new normal."