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Old 02-27-2014 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by madeinUSA
Yeah I hear what you are saying but why not just call it what it is. Instead of 20/hr for a 75 hour guarantee, just say 4/hr for time on duty. It might do us more justice to have headlines read "Pilot's make less than half minimum wage" Plus the fact that we are not being paid overtime. They worked it out so that we are salaried but under the "hourly" category minus the overtime benefits.
I agree with you 100% I've been saying that for years. Pay us by duty hour so that we can compare fairly to other workforce. I'm sure the pay rates would go up even if it take hiking up the ticket prices.
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