Originally Posted by
chazbird
Entitled morons? I have applied and I have an upcoming interview. Is this the welcome wagon I can expect?
I really need a 1st year pay increase, as does everyone, but not without others getting the equivalent hourly increase, among other factors. Now that was voted down what can the pilots do? How often do the two groups meet? Can the pilots call a meeting and present what they want, or is it metered out by a meeting once a month, or is it when the company decides to meet? Do they even meet? Is it all via email-web?
^^^^ This guy gets it. Sure Chazbird would like more money but doesn't think it's fair to screw over everyone else to get it. And no, not everyone will assume you are like SP since you obviously put some thought into how voting in a ****ty first year bump would effect your fellow pilots.
Originally Posted by
soakingpilot
heh ok well like i asked in my question but ill rephrase like an adult apparently
have you or anyone submitted a counter offer?
do you know what you would want to see for a realistic pay increase?
im not quite sure why it was garbage, skywest pay rates are pretty much the best in terms of regionals ( so if you dont want regional pay rates then move on ) and what would be the harm in giving your fellow first year entitled POS's apparently a living wage first year?
^^^^^ This guy doesn't get it. Trust me SP, you have way more to worry about than a couple extra dollars. You have said yourself that you don't see what the big deal about being notified via EFB is. I can only praise (insert deity here) that you weren't able to vote. You know what will get a first year pay increase the fastest?? No going to a place that doesn't have one. Since you obviously didn't want to go that route, let me throw away my future so you can not live with rats. If you wanted a livable first year wage, go to the places offering signing bonuses and $20k extra per year.
I'll make sure to let everyone I know that if you don't want to be treated like **** working for a regional, you should just apply to a major and leave. It is just that easy. Word of advice before you hit the line. Make sure you don't say that to some of your CA that have been applying to majors and not getting the call. Because you know what? They somehow managed to live with the rats on their first year pay. I'm not saying that first year pay doesn't need to go up. But this group already tried to "take one for the team" last round and it didn't work out to well for everyone. Maybe you should have done Republic instead, since they have been in negotiations for 8 years, I'm sure their TA is just around the corner.