Originally Posted by
Timbo
The company thought nothing of DEMANDING a 42% pay cut, and FLUSHING over $4 Billion of our DB money, in one fell swoop. We should be DEMANDING full restoration, NOW!
The first $1 Billion in profits came right out of our paychecks.
Oh, and Richard just got a 42% raise, from $8 Million to over $12 Million.
I think a 25% raise, per year, for the ones who SAVED Delta from liquidation is not at all unreasonable.
Agreed! If our leaders are getting those sorts of raises for their efforts...why shouldn't we get comparable raises for ours? It's infinitesimal in comparison.
If not, it smacks of Washington, DC. Do as I say, not as I do. I'm tired of the "me too" culture. The FA's don't fly my airplane, land in 33 kt crosswinds, fly down to mins in dreadful weather, etc. I love, however, loving on our customers. As most of them do.
I'm a huge RA fan. He should, in turn, be very appreciative of the pilot group who made this merger a cornerstone for the industry. And one, I might add, that no other pilot group has yet to achieve.
Let's not accept what US Air, UAL, SWA, et al, have agreed to. We're not them, and they aren't us.