Originally Posted by
Nevets
Let me go back and retract something I said for clarification purposes. The 175 rate we got coupled with our work rules is average with the entire industry. So your rates with your work rules are better, assuming that it's above the average. So it is a competitive compensation package for the pilots yet we don't get the aircraft. And supposedly from some SGU guy, it was because xjt doesn't have a rate in place. So it only further proves my point that he was either lying or ignorant. Both sides have competitive 175 rates in existence.
It's possible I misunderstood about the rate. It may have been like you mentioned about taking concessions in order to get the flying. Like I said, this person was from SGU where pilots that want to have QOL type items are thought to be greedy and unions that don't allow them to have their way with pilots are the devil.
The main gist of the conversation was XJT doesn't want to play nice so we just won't worry about bidding for my flying on that side. I did my part to let them know what the shenanigans they played with pilots did for morale. Surprisingly enough, I don't think they understood.
No doubt in my mind that they are able to extract 16% more out of us with our work rules (or lack thereof). Vacation rules alone would be at least 5%. Again, we would be so much stronger with 7,000 united voices.