Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Why? They've already had several and are the best paid FO's amongst any of the big jet regionals. All that at then expense of CA's who already paid their dues as FO's before the raises.
Anything that pits one demographic of pilots against another is always a big mistake. And one that I see SAPA make over and over again.
Originally Posted by
disillusioned
Voting in a raise for the first 4 years of FO would be about as stupid as voting in a raise for a plane that is going away in 18 months. So I won't be surprised if it happens.
We have some leverage but we won't use it to our advantage. Simply because our EB has no idea on what issues we face on the line. After seeing how much the reflow policy was pushed, I expect the effort to be focused on new guys coming in.
I would vote yes if we simply put something that required minimum reserves and JR man pay for any day that was below those numbers. How's that reserve proffering coming along? And a bonus if we fired J.O. and A.S. We should be focusing on QOL increases. I am preparing myself to be less than impressed.
Just an FYI, at xjt, if they don't have a minimum of 10% reserve coverage, not only do pilots get 150/200% pay and restored day off for a "reflow" but they also get a vacation day for each day they are reflowed.