Originally Posted by
Karma
I had a lot of FO's call me up and tell me they are going to vote yes so they can get a $5 raise. I'm telling them to vote no but they think it will be several years before anything better is presented or years before released for a strike. One FO who is very junior told me it could cost her $30,000 over the years if there are too many no votes since she feels a better contract wouldn't be in place in the next 4-5 years if this is turned down. She has been telling CA's to not screw her over and no vote because they won't get a better offer for years. After this offer is voted out then negotiations start over from scratch I believe, somebody has been paid off.
She obviously didn't read the rest of the LBFO and simply stopped after the pay rates. She needs to read the rest and realize that it is worse than the contract we currently have. Heck, the best part is that once the new rest rules start they will not be required to continue to pay 75 hour guarantee:
3.K.1. A pilot who is available for duty for the full month will be guaranteed a minimum of 75 hours of flight pay per month.
2. A pilot who is unavailable for part of a month will have his guarantee prorated (except for paid vacation or paid sick leave).
3.M.4. K.1 and K.2 above will no longer apply upon implementation of FAA flight crewmember duty and rest regulations promulgated in 2012.
Also, they want to start co-basing and anyone based in DCA or LGA will understand the huge increase in cost that will be. I don't know how I would be able to make a 2-hour callout to BWI let alone afford the gas.