Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
Flattening the pay scales is probably the most meaningful thing a regional could do in the interest of longevity and self preservation. New FO's will flock there to make $35k or more a year starting, and nobody will stick around as a Captain keeping the "lifer cost" down.
No current regional would vote this in, but a prudent executive might try this if there's another start-up.
35K is still too low. As Tom stated, if you're senior anywhere, odds are you're doing ok. It's the bottom of the list - which in some cases is the same people as they move from one furlough or bk to another - that's constantly hurting.